Einar

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Estonian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Old Norse Einarr.

Proper noun

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

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

See also

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Einarr.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Einar m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of Einar: Einarsson
  • daughter of Einar: Einarsdóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Einar
Accusative Einar
Dative Einari
Genitive Einars

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Einarr.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Einar

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Declension

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /²ɛɪːnar/, (regional) /²ɛɪːna/

Proper noun

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Einar m (definite Einaren)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Usage notes

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Patronymics:

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References

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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Einarr.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Einar c (genitive Einars)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse