Erlendur

See also: erlendur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Erlendr, of uncertain origin. Connection with Old Norse erlendr, ørlendr (“foreign”) uncertain.

Proper noun

Erlendur m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Erlendur: Erlendsson
• daughter of Erlendur: Erlendsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Erlendur
Accusative	Erlend
Dative	Erlendi
Genitive	Erlends

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Erlendr, of uncertain origin. Connection with erlendur (“foreign”) uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.lɛntʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛrlɛntʏr

  Homophone: erlendur

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtlɛntʏr/, /ˈɛtlɪntʏr/

Proper noun

Erlendur m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Erlendur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Erlendur	Erlendurinn	Erlendar	Erlendarnir
accusative	Erlend	Erlendinn	Erlenda	Erlendana
dative	Erlendi	Erlendinum	Erlendum	Erlendunum
genitive	Erlends, Erlendar	Erlendsins, Erlendarins	Erlenda	Erlendanna

Derived terms

• Elli