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Gerðr
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Old Norse
Etymology
Probably derived from Old Norse non garðr garden, yard, in the older meaning “protection”.
Proper noun
f
non female, name of a giantess in Norse mythology
Declension
Gerð Gerð sing-indef
Descendants
is Gerður
fo Gerð Gerda
no Gjerd Gerd
sv Gärd, no Gerd
da Gerd
Further reading
Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, 82-991668-0-2
Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964