Description
Flik
Old Norse Flík (m.)
Flík was originally a byname possibly related to Old Norse flík ‘tatter’ hence ‘gaping wound’ or the name of a farm. It the first element of the place-name Flixborough, Lincolnshire.
Old Norse Name
- Flík
Anglicised Name
- Flik
Gender
- Male
Ascribed Culture
Collection
- Viking Names
Keywords
- male_name, Old English, personal-name
Further information
This object is related to
Flixborough, Lincolnshire.
Find out about Flixborough, Lincolnshire.
References
Gillian Fellows Jensen, Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag (1968), p. 83.
E.H. Lind, Norsk-isländska personbinamn från medeltiden. Uppsala: A.B. Lundequistska Bokhandel (1920-1921), col. 85.