Gormur

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Faroese

Proper noun

Gormur m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Gormur: Gormsson
  • daughter of Gormur: Gormsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Gormur
Accusative Gorm
Dative Gormi
Genitive Gorms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Gormr, a Danish (East Norse) name, perhaps a contracted form of *Goðormr, from goð (“god”) + ormr (“worm, dragon”). Compare also Guttormur.

Proper noun

Gormur m

  1. (historical) a male given name, the name of a king of Denmark, Gorm the Old
Declension
    Declension of Gormur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Gorm Gorminn Gormar Gormarnir
accusative Gorm Gorminn Gorma Gormana
dative Gormi Gorminum Gormum Gormunum
genitive Gorms Gormsins Gorma Gormanna

Etymology 2

From gormur (“mud, sludge; bottomless morass”).

Proper noun

Gormur m

  1. The name of some bogs in Iceland
  2. The name of a shallow muddy pond in Kollsvík in the Westfjords
Declension
    Declension of Gormur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Gorm Gorminn Gormar Gormarnir
accusative Gorm Gorminn Gorma Gormana
dative Gormi Gorminum Gormum Gormunum
genitive Gorms Gormsins Gorma Gormanna
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