Orm
m.
Proto-Germanic *wurmiz 'worm; serpent, snake; dragon', giving rise to Old English wyrm, Old Saxon, Old High German wurm, Old Icelandic ormr.
The name entered Britain via the Danelaw.
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● a1177 Orm (abl) CartNBer 3
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Orm". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Orm.