Eileifr

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈɛilɛivr̩/

Proper noun

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Eileifr m (genitive Eileifs)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: Eileifur
  • Norwegian: Eileiv, Eilev
  • Old Swedish: Elef, Elof
  • Old Danish: Elef

References

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  1. ^ Entry “Æilæifʀ” in: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).
  2. ^ Entry “ÆilæifR” at Nordic Names Wiki. Retrieved 18 May 2020.