Gulbrand Explained

Gulbrand
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	"God's sword"
Region:	Norway
Origin:	Old Norse
Related Names:	Gudbrand, Gullbrand Gulbrandsen (a surname, meaning "son of Gulbrand")

Gulbrand is a Norwegian masculine given name. It is derived from the Old Norse Guðbrandr meaning "god's sword", from the elements guð ("god") and brandr ("sword"). It is a variant of the name Gudbrand.^{[1] [2]}

People bearing the name Gulbrand include:

• Gulbrand Alhaug (born 1942), Norwegian onomastician and linguistics professor
• Gulbrand Hagen (1865–1919), Norwegian-born American was an American newspaper editor, writer and photographer
• Gulbrand Jensen (1885–), Norwegian judge
• Gulbrand Lunde (1901–1942), Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator
• Gudbrand Østbye (1885–1972), Norwegian Army officer and historian
• Gulbrand Eriksen Tandberg (1775–1848), Norwegian politician

Notes and References

1. Book: Norsk Personnamnleksikon. Kristoffer. Kruken. Ola. Stemshaug. 1995. Det Norske Samlaget. Oslo. 978-82-52-14483-3. no.
2. Book: 10 001 Navn. Gulbrand. Alhaug. 2011. Cappelen Damm. Oslo. 978-82-02-24184-1. no.