Hróðný

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Hróðný. Composed of Hróð- +‎ -ný.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hróðný f

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Hróð- +‎ -ný, a base meaning "fame," from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (fame, glory).[1]

Proper noun

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Hróðný f

  1. a female given name

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: Hróðný
  • Swedish: Rodny

References

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  1. ^ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)