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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language | Old Norse |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Respectful protector |
| Other names | |
| See also | Åmund, Aamund, Ommund, Ogmund, Agmund |
Amund (Old Norse: Agmundr), is a Norse masculine given name. It derives from the Old Norse Agmundr, meaning respectful protector.[1][2]
Notable people with the name include:
- Amund B. Larsen (1849–1928), Norwegian linguist
- Amund Dietzel (1891–1974), Norwegian-American tattoo artist
- Amund Helland (1846–1918), Norwegian geologist, politician and non-fiction writer
- Amund Rydland (1888–1967), Norwegian actor and theatre director
- Amund Rasmussen Skarholt (1892–1956), Norwegian politician
- Amund Sjøbrend (born 1952), Norwegian speed skater
- Amund Skiri (born 1978), Norwegian footballer
- Amund Svensson (born 1978), Norwegian guitarist, The Kovenant
- Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952), Norwegian author and playwright
- Master Amund (Mäster Amund), Swedish 15th-century painter known for his paintings in Södra Råda Old Church
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with Amund
- All pages with titles containing Amund
- Aamund
- Amundson
- Olukayode Oladipo Amund, a Nigerian academic administrator
- Amund, Iowa, an unincorporated community, United States
- Amund Ringnes Island, one of the Sverdrup Islands in Nunavut, Canada
References
[edit]- ↑ Coleman, Nancy L.; Veka, Olav (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 23, 50. ISBN 978-0-299-24833-8. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ↑ Ellefson, Connie (2012). A Genealogist's Guide to Scandinavian Names: A Reference for First Names from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. New York, New York: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-4403-3112-1. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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