Vagn () is an
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
masculine forename, meaning 'vehicle; wagon, wain'.
It was the name of a famous 10th-century
Jomsviking
The Jomsvikings were purportedly a legendary order of Viking mercenaries or conquerors of the 10th and 11th centuries. Though reputed to be staunchly dedicated to the worship of the Old Norse gods, they would allegedly fight for any lord who ...
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Vagn Åkesson
Vagn Åkesson was a Norseman of the late 10th century, mentioned in the ''Jómsvíkinga saga''. At the age of 12, Vagn, a warrior, applied for admission to the mercenary brotherhood of the Jomsvikings. According to the ''Jómsvíkinga saga'', Vagn ...
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The Old Norse was revived in modern Scandinavia, the first modern bearer of the name on record being
Vagn Ekman (1874-1954), a Swedish oceanographer.
The name became popular in Denmark during the 1920s and 1930s.
[Eva Villarsen Meldgaard: Den store navnebog (2004)]
Other people called Vagn include:
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Vagn Bennike
Vagn Bennike (6 January 1888 – 30 November 1970) was a Danish army engineer and demolitions expert. During the occupation of Denmark during World War II he worked in the Danish resistance movement in Jutland, where he was attached to the army's i ...
(1888–1970), Danish resistance fighter during World War II
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Vagn Holmboe
Vagn Gylding Holmboe (, 20 December 1909 – 1 September 1996) was a Danish composer and teacher.
Life
Vagn Holmboe was born in Horsens, Jutland, into a merchant family of dedicated amateur musicians. Both parents played the piano. His fa ...
(1909–1996), Danish composer.
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Vagn Hovard (1914–1998), Danish field hockey player
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Vagn Jørgensen (
fl. 1930s), Danish sprint canoeist
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Vagn F. Flyger (1922–2006), Danish-American wildlife biologist
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Vagn Schmidt
Arthur Vagn Schmidt (born January 15, 1935) is a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague.
Schmidt also ...
(born 1935), Danish sprint canoeist
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Vagn Nielsen
Vagn Harris Nielsen (born 28 November 1943) is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
He played club handball with Bolbro GF. In 1972 he was part of the Denmark men's national handball team
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(born 1943), Danish handball player
Related terms
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Vaghn,
Vaughn (disambiguation)
Vaughn may refer to:
Places in the United States
*Vaughn, California, former name of Bodfish, California
*Vaughn, Montana
* Vaughn, New Mexico
* Vaughn, Oregon
* Vaughn, Pennsylvania
* Vaughn, Virginia
* Vaughn, Washington
Name
*Vaughn (surname) ...
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Vaughan
Vaughan () (2021 population 323,103) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increas ...
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Wagn,
Waghn
See also
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References
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Danish masculine given names
Scandinavian masculine given names
Swedish masculine given names