Trond

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Thrond (alternative spelling) Trånd === Etymology === From Old Norse Þróndr, Þrándr, either from þróndr (“man from Trøndelag”) or of the same origin, the present participle of þróa(sk). Another suggested origin is Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᚨᚹᛟᚹᛁᚾᛞᚢᛉ (þrawowinduʀ /⁠þrawōwinduʀ⁠/). Cognate with Faroese Tróndur, Icelandic Þrándur and English Throwend. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trund/, /trunː/ === Proper noun === Trond m (definite Tronden) a male given name from Old Norse ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics: son of Trond: Trondsson daughter of Trond: Trondsdotter ==== Related terms ==== Trondheim (surnames) Trondsen trønder === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), Norderlendske fyrenamn‎[1] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN [2] 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.