Gender Masculine
Usage Old Norse
Other Forms FormsDiærf (Old Swedish), Dierf (Old Danish), Djärv (alternative modern Swedish transcription)
Meaning & History
Modern transcription of Old Norse Diarfʀ, itself derived from Norse djarfr "brave, bold, daring". The name appears on several runestones and some other runic inscriptions as tiarfʀ and tiarfr.