Einar
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See also: einar
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Old Norse Einarr.
Proper noun
[edit]Einar (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a male given name from Old Norse
See also
[edit]Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Einar m
- a male given name
Usage notes
[edit]Patronymics
- son of Einar: Einarsson
- daughter of Einar: Einarsdóttir
Declension
[edit]| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Einar |
| Accusative | Einar |
| Dative | Einari |
| Genitive | Einars |
Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Einar
- a male given name from Old Norse
Declension
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Einarr, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and *harjaz (“warrior”). Doublet of einherje. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Einar, Swedish Enar, Danish Ener (Jutlandic Jenner).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Einar m (definite Einaren)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Usage notes
[edit]- In regular use since the Viking Age, e.g. used by Einar Tambarskjelve, an 11th century Norwegian jarl.
Patronymics:
- son of Einar: Einarsson
- daughter of Einar: Einarsdotter
Related terms
[edit]- (surname): Einarsen
References
[edit]- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Einar”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 259 males with the given name Einar living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 30th March, 2023.
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Einar c (genitive Einars)
- a male given name from Old Norse
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- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian proper nouns
- Estonian given names
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- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
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- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/eiːnar
- Rhymes:Icelandic/eiːnar/2 syllables
- Icelandic terms with homophones
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- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic male given names
- Icelandic male given names from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
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