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Bjartur

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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Bjartur m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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  • son of Bjartur: Bjartsson
  • daughter of Bjartur: Bjartsdóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Bjartur
accusative Bjart
dative Bjarti
genitive Bjarts

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the adjective bjartur (bright), from Old Norse bjartr, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz. Famously the nickname of Guðbjartur Jónsson, a character from the novel Independent People (published 1934–1935) by Halldór Laxness. Its first bearer as a given name proper was born in 1947.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bjartur m (proper noun, genitive singular Bjarts)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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