Type Word & Element Usage Old Norse Meaning & History Old Norse word meaning "battle". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesbeadu(Anglo-Saxon) badu(Frankish) badwō(Old Germanic) batu(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsBaard, Bård(Norwegian) Bárðr(Old Norse) Surname DescendantBaardsen(Norwegian) Same Spellingboth