Eivind

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Eyvindr, composed of ey (probably in the sense ‘luck, happiness’) and -vindur, of unknown origin, possibly "winner". Cognate with Danish Ejvind.

Proper noun

Eivind

1. a male given name.

Related terms

• Even, Øivind, Øyvind

References

• Eivind on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^no
• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 8 345 males with the given name Eivind living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.