Roar: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Roar – Meaning: famous spear – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ROO-ar


Roar is an Old Norse boy's name meaning “famous spear”. It appears in our list of 200+ Scandinavian Baby Boy Names That Are Cool and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Roar

Meaning: Famous spear.

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Roar

Phonetic: ROO-ar

Popularity of Roar

Roar doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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