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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ), consisting of ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ, “stone”) and Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ, “defender”). In some cases, the second part of Steinarr might stem from *ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*harjaʀ, “warrior”), being equivalent to Old High German Steinheri.
Proper noun
Steinarr m
- a male given name
Descendants
References
- “Steinar, -war-” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN
- Steinar; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN