Hallgeir

Hallgeir m

1. a male given name

• son of Hallgeir: Hallgeirsson
• daughter of Hallgeir: Hallgeirsdóttir

• Halgeir (alternative spelling)
• Hallgjer, Halgjer (pronunciation spellings)

From Old Norse Hallgeirr, from hallr (“stone”) +‎ geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese Halgeir, Halgir and Icelandic Hallgeir.

• IPA^(key): /²halːjɛɪr/, /²halːjər/
• (newer, from written form) IPA^(key): /²halːɡɛɪ(ː)r/

Hallgeir m (definite Hallgeiren)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

• hall (“stone”, especially a small and round one)
• geir (“spear”)

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Hallgeir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN