Øystein
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Øistein (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From Old Norse Øysteinn, Eysteinn, from ey (“luck”) + steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Faroese Oystein, Icelandic Eysteinn, Swedish Östen, and Danish Østen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Øystein m
- a male given name from Old Norse
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 411
- Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 46
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 729 males with the given name Øystein living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 8th December, 2022.