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Name Group Tyr

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Group info:
Language of origin:Old Norse
Info about origin:in Nordic/Germanic mythology Tyr is the good of war
 a name variant is Old English Tiw, which is behind the word Tuesday
 the original Germanic form (god of the sky Tiwaz or Teiwaz) has Indoeuropean roots related to the roots of Zeus and Jupiter
Words:deiwo = the light, the daylight, the deity  Indoeuropean
Topics:Germanic mythology
Somehow related to:Jupiter, Zeus
Name variants:

All variants, grouped by language of use

LanguageFemale VariantsMale Variants
Scandinavian Tyr
Old High German Ziu
Old English Tiw
Germanic Teiwaz, Tiwaz
Old Norse Tiu, Tyr
Name variants:

7 male name variants, sorted by name and gender

NameLanguages of Use
TeiwazGermanic
TiuOld Norse
TiwOld English
TiwazGermanic
TyrOld Norse
TyrScandinavian
ZiuOld High German