Meaning & History
Gothic word meaning "aware, cautious".
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureswær(Anglo-Saxon) war(Frankish) waraz(Old Germanic) war(Old High German) varr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsOliver(Catalan) Oliver, Olivera(Croatian) Oliver, Olivie(Czech) Oliver, Olivia(Danish) Olivier(Dutch) Alivia, Oliver, Olivia, Olyvia(English) Oliver(Estonian) Oliver, Olivia(Finnish) Olivia, Olivier(French) Aldara(Galician) Oliver, Olivia(German) Alawar(Germanic) Alvarus, Hildiwara, Hildoara(Gothic) Olivér, Olívia(Hungarian) Olivia, Oliviero(Italian) Olivers(Latvian) Olivette(Literature) Oliver, Olivera(Macedonian) Olivier(Medieval French) Oliver, Olivia(Norwegian) Oliwer, Oliwia, Oliwier(Polish) Álvaro, Olívia(Portuguese) Oliver, Olivera(Serbian) Oliver, Olívia(Slovak) Álvaro, Olivia(Spanish) Oliver, Olivia(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 447.
- K枚bler, Gerhard. Gotisches W枚rterbuch, entry wars, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/gotwbhin.html.
