Vár

Etymology
From.

Proper noun

 * , of Old Norse origin

Usage notes
Matronymics
 * son of Vár: Várarson
 * daughter of Vár: Várardóttir

Etymology
Perhaps from, , from.

Proper noun

 * 1) The name of a female deity of the Norse pantheon which was associated with the making of oaths, pledges or agreements.
 * 2) * Snorri Sturluson: Gylfaginning of the Prose Edda, trans. and ed. by Anthony Faulkes; London: Everyman 1995 (ISBN 0-460-87616-3), chapter 35.
 * "Var: she listens to people's oaths and private agreements that women and men make between each other. Thus these contracts are called varar. She also punishes those who break them."