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Meaning & History
From Old Norse VæringR meaning "Varangian, Northern warrior who served as lifeguard to the emperors of Constantinople" The word derives from Old Norse várar meaning "solemn vow, oath" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names. They indicate a patronymic form meaning 'son/descendant of ...' or just 'belonging to ...', 'coming from).