Trond

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Þróndr, Þrándr.

Proper noun

Trond m

  1. a male given name
  • (surnames) Trondsen

References
  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 621 males with the given name Trond living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • Trånd

Etymology

From Old Norse Þróndr, Þrándr, from þróndr (“man from Trøndelag”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /trund/, /trunː/

Proper noun

Trond m

  1. a male given name
    Her vardt han døypt so som Folk pla’ gjera;
    men Trond vardt Namnet, som han fekk bera.
    Here, he was baptised, as people used to do;
    and Trond was the name that he got to carry.

Usage notes

Patronymics:

  • son of Trond: Trondsson
  • daughter of Trond: Trondsdotter

References
  • Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn‎, →ISBN
  • Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 621 males with the given name Trond living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
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