Eileifr
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Likely from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ) or *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalaibaʀ), whence also Eiláfr. From Proto Germanic Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) or *aiwaz (“always, eternity”), and Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”) with added masculine -aʀ (akin to -lífr m from líf n).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Eileifr m (genitive Eileifs)
- a male given name
Declension edit
Declension of Eileifr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: Eileifur
- Norwegian: Eileiv, Eilev
- Old Swedish: Elef, Elof
- Old Danish: Elef
- → Danish: Elef
References edit
- ^ Entry “Æilæifʀ” in: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).
- ^ Entry “ÆilæifR” at Nordic Names Wiki. Retrieved 18 May 2020.