Einar

Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈæɪ.nɑɾ/ (Norwegian) /ˈeiː.nar/ (Icelandic) /ˈɛj.nar/ (Swedish) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements einn "one, alone" and herr "army, warrior" [1] [2] [3] . This name shares the same roots as einherjar, the word for the slain warriors in Valhalla.

Related Names

Rootseinn + herr
Other Languages & CulturesEinārs (Latvian) Einarr (Old Norse)
Surname DescendantEinarsson (Swedish)
User SubmissionEinár

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong strange serious

Name Days

Estonia: November 17
Norway: September 26
Sweden: September 26
  1. Peterson, Lena. Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Uppsala, 2007, page 261.
  2. Cleasby, Richard and Gudbrand Vigfusson. An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874), entry einn, available from https://old-norse.net/html/e.php#einn.
  3. Cleasby, Richard and Gudbrand Vigfusson. An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874), entry herr, available from https://old-norse.net/html/h.php#herr.

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