Gulbrand

Gulbrand
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Old Norse
Meaning	"God's sword"
Region of origin	Norway
Other names
Related names	Gudbrand, Gullbrand; Gulbrandsen (a surname, meaning "son of Gulbrand")

Gulbrand is a Norwegian masculine given name. It is derived from the Old Norse Guðbrandr meaning "god's sword", from the elements guð ("god") and brandr ("sword"). It is a variant of the name Gudbrand.

People bearing the name Gulbrand include:

Gulbrand Alhaug (born 1942), Norwegian onomastician and linguistics professor
Gulbrand Hagen (1865–1919), Norwegian-born American was an American newspaper editor, writer and photographer
Gulbrand Jensen (1885–), Norwegian judge
Gulbrand Lunde (1901–1942), Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator
Gudbrand Østbye (1885–1972), Norwegian Army officer and historian
Gulbrand Eriksen Tandberg (1775–1848), Norwegian politician

References

↑ Kruken, Kristoffer; Stemshaug, Ola (1995). Norsk Personnamnleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 978-82-52-14483-3.
↑ Alhaug, Gulbrand (2011). 10 001 Navn (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen Damm. ISBN 978-82-02-24184-1.

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[1] Kruken, Kristoffer; Stemshaug, Ola (1995). Norsk Personnamnleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 978-82-52-14483-3.

[2] Alhaug, Gulbrand (2011). 10 001 Navn (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen Damm. ISBN 978-82-02-24184-1.