Einar

See also: einar

Estonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse Einarr.

Proper noun

Einar (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a male given name from Old Norse

See also

• Eino

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Einarr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaiːnaɹ]

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

Etymology

From Old Norse Einarr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːnar/
• Rhymes: -eiːnar
• Homophone: einar

Proper noun

Einar

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Norwegian Nynorsk

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

• In regular use since the Viking Age, e.g. used by Einar Tambarskjelve, an 11th century Norwegian jarl.

Patronymics:

• son of Einar: Einarsson
• daughter of Einar: Einarsdotter

Related terms

• (surname): Einarsen

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

Alternative forms

• Ejnar

Etymology

From Old Norse Einarr.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Einar c (genitive Einars)

1. a male given name from Old Norse