Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. AWRT-veen(German)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old German elements ort "point" and wini "friend". This is the name of Gudrun's brother in the medieval German epic Kudrun.

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Name Days

Austria: May 22

Categories

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1181.
Entry updated December 7, 2022