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3/4/2023, 8:15 PM SeaHorse15
9/30/2012, 10:28 PM SeaHorse15

Name Valgerðr
Gender Feminine
Usage Old Norse
Other Forms FormsValka (Old Norse short form), Valgerd (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), Valgerður (Icelandic), Valgjerd (Norwegian)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and garðr meaning "fence, defense". Alternatively the first element may be derived from Primitive Germanic *walha- meaning "Celtic, Welsh, foreign".
Added 9/30/2012 by SeaHorse15