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Sondre
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sondre
Norwegian Bokmål
Sondre,no:Sondre
Etymology
nb non Sundri male given name, of uncertain meaning. One interpretation analyses the Old Norse name as meaning “one of two”; another connects it with the Old Norse name element non sunn- southern.
The older form non Sundri is documented in Norway from approximately 1340, particularly in eastern Norway. The modern name has traditionally been associated especially with Telemark.
Compare da Sondre and sv Sondre male given name.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈsɔn.drə/
nb ɔndrə 2
nb sondre
nb Son dre
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Old Norse
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Sondre is 17 February, shared with nb Aleksandra and nb Sandra.
nb Sondre was traditionally associated especially with Telemark and had its strongest period of use in Norway around 1995–2005.
The name’s rise in popularity during the 1990s may have been encouraged by renewed attention to the skier Sondre Norheim when the torch relay for the 1994 Winter Olympics began in his birthplace, Morgedal.
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 9,642 men in Norway had nb Sondre as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“Navn”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Sondre” in Store norske leksikon
“Sondre” at Nordic Names
Sondre
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Anagrams
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