Gauti

See also: gauti

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Gauti, from gautr (“man from Götaland, Gautaland”). See Götaland.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkøyːtɪ/
    Rhymes: -øyːtɪ
    Homophone: gauti

Proper noun

Gauti m

  1. a male given name

Declension
declension of Gauti
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Gauti Gautinn Gautar Gautarnir
accusative Gauta Gautann Gauta Gautana
dative Gauta Gautanum Gautum Gautunum
genitive Gauta Gautans Gauta Gautanna

Proper noun

Gauti

  1. dative of Gautur

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably related to Gautr (“Odin”), gjóta (“to cast, to pour”) originally referring to libations, thus perhaps "the pourer of libations".

Proper noun

Gauti m

  1. (heiti) the pourer of libations? (Odin)

Declension
  Declension of Gauti (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Gauti
accusative Gauta
dative Gauta
genitive Gauta
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