 The figure's second name sometimes appears in sources featuring "-brúðr" replaced with "-troll", and, in place of "Hölg-", the prefixes "Hörða-", "Hörga-", and "Hölda-" also appear.It has been suggested that name "Þorgerðr" derives from the name of the jötunn Gerðr, as Þorgerðr is also described at times as a troll or giantess.Alternatively, "Gerðr" may simply be an abbreviated version of the name "Þorgerðr."