Kjartan
Appearance
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Kjartan, shortening of Mýrkjartan, from Old Irish Muircheartach (literally “mariner”), from muir (“sea”) + cheartach (“warrior”). Muircheartach was the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish Mael Curcaigh (“servant of Curcach”)) was brought to Iceland as a slave.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Kjartan m
- a male given name from Old Irish
Usage notes
[edit]Patronymics
- son of Kjartan: Kjartansson
- daughter of Kjartan: Kjartansdóttir
Declension
[edit]singular | |
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indefinite | |
nominative | Kjartan |
accusative | Kjartan |
dative | Kjartani |
genitive | Kjartans |
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Kjartan, shortening of Mýrkjartan, from Old Irish Muircheartach (literally “mariner”), from muir (“sea”) + cheartach (“warrior”). Muircheartach was the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish Mael Curcaigh (“servant of Curcach”)) was brought to Iceland as a slave.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Kjartan m (proper noun, genitive singular Kjartans)
- a male given name from Old Irish
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Norwegian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]19th century, borrowed from Icelandic Kjartan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Kjartan
- a male given name from Icelandic
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Irish
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- Faroese male given names from Old Irish
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Irish
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic male given names
- Icelandic male given names from Old Irish
- Norwegian terms borrowed from Icelandic
- Norwegian terms derived from Icelandic
- Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian male given names
- Norwegian male given names from Icelandic