Boy · Old Norse
Gorm
Say it: GORM
Meaning
Uncertain; perhaps a short form of a longer name, but its origin is not settled.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Borne by Gorm the Old, whose name is carved on the Jelling stones.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Gormr |
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Famous bearers
- Gorm the Old, king of Denmark
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Where this comes from
- Viking Age runestone inscriptions
- Royal and noble genealogies
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