Hallgeir

== Faroese == === Proper noun === Hallgeir m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of Hallgeir: Hallgeirsson daughter of Hallgeir: Hallgeirsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Halgeir (alternative spelling) Hallgjer, Halgjer (pronunciation spellings) === Etymology === From Old Norse Hallgeirr, from hallr (“stone”) +‎ geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese Halgeir, Halgir and Icelandic Hallgeir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²halːjɛɪr/, /²halːjər/ (newer, from written form) IPA(key): /²halːɡɛɪ(ː)r/ === Proper noun === Hallgeir m (definite Hallgeiren) a male given name from Old Norse ==== Related terms ==== hall (“stone”, especially a small and round one) geir (“spear”) === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Hallgeir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 160