Nygaard (surname)
Nygaard is a surname of Scandinavian origin, derived from the compound of Old Norse words ny 'new' and garðr (modern gård or gaard 'farm', 'yard', or 'enclosure'. The name originated as a toponymic or habitational surname referring to someone who lived on or near a newly established farmstead.
Etymology and variants
The components ny and gård together denote 'new farm' or 'new homestead'. This compound is found across Scandinavian languages; Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish as Nygaard or Nygård, and occasionally simplified as Nygard in English-speaking contexts. The variant forms also appear in genealogical databases as Nyegard, Nigaard, and others.People with the surname
- Agnes Nygaard Haug, Norwegian judge
- Alfons Nygaard, Swedish footballer
- Andreas Nygaard, Norwegian politician
- Anne-Pia Nygård, Norwegian writer
- Arne Nygaard, Norwegian organizational theorist
- Arne Nygård-Nilssen, Norwegian art historian, publicist, and magazine editor
- Åse Nygård Pedersen, Norwegian handball player
- Bob Nygaard, American private investigator
- Camilla Martin Nygaard, Danish badminton player
- Christoffer Nygaard, Danish auto racing driver
- Damien Nygaard, Australian football player
- Eldon Nygaard, American politician
- Eline Nygaard Riisnæs, Norwegian pianist and musicologist
- Finn Nygaard, graphic designer from Denmark
- Gulborg Nygaard, Norwegian politician
- Gunhild Nygaard, Norwegian fashion designer
- Gunnar Nygaard (disambiguation)
- Herluf Nygaard, Norwegian military officer
- Hermund Nygård, Norwegian jazz musician
- Hjalmar Nygaard (disambiguation)
- Rain (gamer), Norwegian Counter-Strike player
- Jeff Nygaard, American beach volleyball player
- Jens Nygaard, American orchestra conductor
- Jens Nygård, Finnish footballer
- Jens Nygård (sport shooter), Norwegian sports shooter
- Joakim Nygård, Swedish ice hockey forward
- Jon Nygaard, Norwegian Ibsen scholar
- Jon-Ivar Nygård, Norwegian politician
- Jorun Askersrud Nygaard, American communist politician
- Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer programmer and politician
- Kristen Nygaard (footballer), Danish footballer
- Marc Nygaard, Danish footballer
- Margaret Nygard, British-American environmentalist and conservationist
- Marius Nygaard (disambiguation)
- Mathias Nygård, or Warlord Nygård, vocalist of Finnish folk metal band Turisas
- Nils Nygaard, Norwegian law professor
- Oddvar Nygaard, Norwegian accordionist and composer
- Olaf Nygaard, Norwegian cyclist
- Olav Nygard, Norwegian poet
- Olivia Lykke Nygaard, Norwegian handball player
- Peter Nygård, Finnish-Canadian fashion executive
- Petri Nygård, Finnish rap artist
- Ragnhild Nygaard, Norwegian actress
- Rainer Nygård, Finnish guitar player of Diablo
- Rikke Nygard, Norwegian footballer
- Roger Nygard, American film director and producer
- Richard Lowell Nygaard, American judge
- Safiya Nygaard, American YouTuber
- Trygve Nygaard, Norwegian footballer
- Vanessa Nygaard, American basketball player and coach
- William Nygaard, Norwegian publisher, head of Aschehoug
- William Martin Nygaard, Norwegian publisher and politician, head of Aschehoug
Fictional characters
- Lester Nygaard, in TV series ''Fargo''