Sibbi written in Viking Age runes (Group A)
Sibbi written in Viking Age runes (Group A)

Description

Group A runes were most common in Viking Age Denmark

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Sibbi

Old Norse Sibbi (m.)

Sibbi is originally a short form of the Old Norse male personal  Sigbjǫrn. As an independent name it is common in Sweden and fairly frequent in Denmark, and is recorded in a number of runic inscriptions. Sibbi is potentially the first element in the place-name Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire.

Old Norse Name

Sibbi

Anglicised Name

Sibbi

Gender

Male

Ascribed Culture

Collection

Viking Names

Keywords

male_name, personal-name

Further information

This object is related to Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
Find out about Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire.

References

Lena Peterson, Nordiskt runnamnslexikon: Femte, reviderade utgåvan. Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen (2007), p. 189.

Gillian Fellows Jensen, Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag (1968), p. 230.

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