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Most books say, that the second part of the name is what is now “Not” in modern German, then meaning “danger” (in battle) or “eagerness”. But in a usually quite reliable book (Rosa und Volker Kohlheim, Das große Vornamenlexikon, Mannheim 2003) I found, that the -NOT part is from a word meaning “fight”, that goes back to Old West Nordic “hniótha” (to strike). Does anybody know more? Satu maybe?
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Hi Andy,
There is an Old Norse word 'hnjóða' (hnýð, hnauð, hnoðinn), which means "to rivet, to clinch", but I don't think it has got something to do with Gernot (or Notburga or Notger - see Kohlheim, Vornamenlexikon pg. 193). These names are German and not Nordic.
Maybe 'hnjóða' is related to 'nauð', the Old Norse word for "need" (German: 'Not', Swedish: 'nöd', Icelandic 'neyð')?
Regards,
Satu
There is an Old Norse word 'hnjóða' (hnýð, hnauð, hnoðinn), which means "to rivet, to clinch", but I don't think it has got something to do with Gernot (or Notburga or Notger - see Kohlheim, Vornamenlexikon pg. 193). These names are German and not Nordic.
Maybe 'hnjóða' is related to 'nauð', the Old Norse word for "need" (German: 'Not', Swedish: 'nöd', Icelandic 'neyð')?
Regards,
Satu
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BtN states that Gernot is derived from Germanic ger "spear" and hnod "crush". Perhaps it was intended to mean "spear that crushes [enemies]", or something along those lines.
I haven't a clue what Gernot might mean in Norse though.
Miranda
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I haven't a clue what Gernot might mean in Norse though.
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