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.