Amund ( non, Agmundr), is a Norse masculine

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. It derives from the

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''Agmundr,'' meaning respectful protector.

People named Amund

Amund is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Amund B. Larsen Amund Bredesen Larsen (15 December 1849 – 27 April 1928) was a Norwegian linguist. He was one of the first to study Norwegian dialects and made the first dialect map of any Nordic country. Early and personal life He was born in Grue as the son ...

(1849–1928), Norwegian linguist * Amund Dietzel (1891–1974), Norwegian-American tattoo artist *

Amund Helland Amund Helland (11 October 1846 – 15 November 1918) was a Norwegian geologist, politician and non-fiction writer. He is particularly known for his works on glacial erosion and the role of glaciers in the formation of valleys, fjords and lake ...

(1846–1918), Norwegian geologist, politician and non-fiction writer *

Amund Rydland Amund Rydland (25 November 1888 – 16 February 1967) was a Norwegian stage and film actor and theatre director. Born in the village of Alversund, Lindås municipality in Hordaland, he made his stage debut at Det Norske Teatret in 1913, and serv ...

(1888–1967), Norwegian actor and theatre director * Amund Rasmussen Skarholt (1892–1956), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *

Amund Sjøbrend Amund Martin Sjøbrend (born 1 December 1952) is a former Speed skating, ice speed skater from Norway. Together with Sten Stensen, Kay Stenshjemmet, and Jan Egil Storholt, Amund Sjøbrend was one of the legendary ''four S-es'' (which sounds like ...

(born 1952), former ice speed skater from Norway * Amund Skiri (born 1978), Norwegian footballer currently playing for Aalesund *

Amund Svensson Amund Svensson, born 21 April 1978, is a Norwegian musician and composer. He is the co-founder and the main composer of the band The Kovenant, for which he plays guitars and keyboards as well as write orchestrations. He is also involved in his ow ...

(born 1978), Norwegian guitar player with The Kovenant * Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952), Norwegian author and playwright *Master Amund (''Mäster Amund''), Swedish 15th-century painter known for his paintings in Södra Råda Old Church

Places

* Amund, Iowa, an unincorporated community, United States *

Amund Ringnes Island Amund Ringnes Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Arctic Ocean, between 78 and 79 degrees of latitude. It lies east of Ellef Ringnes Island, west of Axel Heiberg Island. Hassel ...

, one of the Sverdrup Islands in Nunavut, Canada

People named Amund

Places

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