Einar

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See also: einar

Estonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse Einarr.

Proper noun

Einar (genitive , partitive )

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

See also

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Einarr.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Einar m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Einar: Einarsson
  • daughter of Einar: Einarsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Einar
Accusative Einar
Dative Einari
Genitive Einars

Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse Einarr.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Einar

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Declension

declension of Einar
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Einar Einarinn Einarar Einararnir
accusative Einar Einarinn Einara Einarana
dative Einari Einarinum Einörum Einörunum
genitive Einars Einarsins Einara Einaranna

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /²ɛɪːnar/, (regional) /²ɛɪːna/

Proper noun

Einar m (definite Einaren)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Usage notes

Patronymics:

Related terms

References

  • 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

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Einarr.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Einar c (genitive Einars)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse
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