Bård: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bård – Meaning: battle peace or battle guardian – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BORD


Bård is an Old Norse boy's name meaning “battle peace or battle guardian”. It appears in our list of 200+ Scandinavian Baby Boy Names That Are Cool and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Bård

Meaning: Battle peace or battle guardian.

Origin: Old Norse.

A common claim: Poet, bard Actually: Bård has no connection to the Celtic word for a poet; it derives from an Old Norse warrior name.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bård

Phonetic: BORD   IPA: /boːr/

Popularity of Bård

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1920–1979.

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