Einar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Estonian ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from Old Norse Einarr.
=== Proper noun ===
Einar (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
a male given name from Old Norse
==== See also ====
Eino
== Faroese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse Einarr.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈaiːnaɹ]
=== Proper noun ===
Einar m
a male given name
==== Usage notes ====
Patronymics
son of Einar: Einarsson
daughter of Einar: Einarsdóttir
==== Declension ====
== Icelandic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse Einarr.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈeiːnar/
Rhymes: -eiːnar
Homophone: einar
=== Proper noun ===
Einar m (proper noun, genitive singular Einars)
a male given name from Old Norse
==== Declension ====
== 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)
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, page 86
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 ===
=== Proper noun ===
Einar c (genitive Einars)
a male given name from Old Norse