Re: Nereus, Nerthus, Njord and a few other thoughts part 1

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 59625
Date: 2008-07-24

At 5:46:19 AM on Thursday, July 24, 2008, tgpedersen wrote:

[...]

> Placenames from Njord:
> Nærum
> http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A6rum
> Nærå
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otterup_municipality

In Norway:

Njærheim (< *Njarðheimr; <a Nairdheme> 1445)
Nærøy(a) (< Njarðøy)

*Njarðheimr also underlies <Nalum>, <Nereim>, <Nærem>, and
<Nærum>.

Brian