Hlér
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hlér (“the sea”), Hlér (proper name, an alternate name of Ægir and namesake of the island Hlésey according to the Prose Edda), from Proto-Norse *ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ (*Hlēwaʀ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”). Taken up as a given name in the 20th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hlér m
- a male given name
Declension
Categories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛːr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛːr/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic male given names
- Icelandic uncountable nouns