Steinar
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See also: steinar
Faroese
Etymology
Proper noun
Steinar m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Steinar: Steinarsson
- daughter of Steinar: Steinarsdóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Steinar |
| accusative | Steinar |
| dative | Steinari |
| genitive | Steinars |
Icelandic
Etymology
Proper noun
Steinar m (proper noun, genitive singular Steinars)
- a male given name
Declension
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse Steinarr, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”) + *warjaz (“defender”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Steinar, Swedish Steinar and Danish Stener.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Steinar m
- a male given name from Old Norse
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 333
- Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 36
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10602 males with the given name Steinar living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 8th December, 2022.