Einar
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Name day | 26 September: Norway and Sweden 17 November: Estonia |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Meaning | one, alone + warrior |
| Region of origin | Scandinavia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ejnar, Ejner, Ener, Enar, Einari, Einars, Einārs |
Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology. Vigfússon comments that 'the name Einarr is properly = einheri" and points to a relation to the term with the Old Norse common nouns einarðr (meaning "bold") and einörð (meaning "valour").[1]
Einar as given name
- Einár (born 2002), Swedish rapper
- Einar Jan Aas (born 1955), Norwegian footballer
- Einar Arnórsson (1880–1955), Icelandic politician
- Einar Axelsson (1895–1971), Swedish actor
- Einar Benediktsson (1864–1940), Icelandic poet and lawyer
- Einar Blidberg (1906–1993), Swedish Navy vice admiral
- Einar Bollason (born 1943), Icelandic former basketball player, coach and TV analyst
- Einar Bragi (1921–2005), Icelandic poet
- Einar Dahl (politician) (born 1880), Norwegian politician
- Einar Daníelsson (born 1970), Icelandic footballer
- Einar Dønnum (1897–1947) Norwegian Nazi collaborator
- Einar Englund (1916–1999), Finnish composer
- Einar Eriksson (1921–2009), Swedish weightlifter
- Einar E. Erlandsen (1908–1995), American politician
- Einar Fagstad (1899–1961), Norwegian-Swedish accordionist, singer, actor and composer
- Einar Førde (1943–2004), Norwegian politician, Minister of Education and Church Affairs and vice-chairman of the Norwegian Labour Party
- Einar Forseth (1892–1988), Swedish artist
- Einar Galilea (born 1994), Spanish footballer
- Einar Gerhardsen (1897–1987), Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway
- Einar Granath (1936–1993), Swedish ice hockey player
- Einar Már Guðmundsson (born 1954), Icelandic author
- Einar Hákonarson (born 1945), Icelandic artist
- Einar Hanson (1899–1927), Swedish actor
- Einar Haugen (1906–1994), American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University
- Einar Hille (1894–1980), American scholar
- Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran (1859–1938), Icelandic editor, novelist, poet, playwright and prominent spiritualist
- Einar Høgetveit (born 1949), Norwegian prosecutor
- Einar Høigård (1907 – 1943), Norwegian educator and activist
- Einar H. Ingman Jr. (1929–2015) American soldier
- Einar Iversen (1930–2019), Norwegian jazz pianist
- Einar Jansen (1893–1960), Norwegian historian, genealogist and archivist
- Einar Jolin (1890 – 1976), Swedish painter
- Einar Jónsson (1874–1954), Icelandic sculptor
- Einar Jørgensen (1875 – 1944), Norwegian military officer, teacher and politician
- Einar Kárason (born 1955), Icelandic writer
- Einar Riegelhuth Koren (born 1984), Norwegian handball player
- Einar Kristjánsson (1934 – 1996), Icelandic alpine skier
- Einar Larsen (born 1939), Norwegian footballer and ice hockey player
- Einar Axel Malmstrom (1907–1954), American military officer
- Einar Møbius (1891–1981), Danish gymnast
- Einar Nerman (1888–1983), Swedish artist
- Einar Økland (born 1940) Norwegian writer
- Einar Ólafsson (disambiguation)
- Einar Olsen (disambiguation)
- Einar Olsson (born 1981), Norwegian musician
- Einar Örn Benediktsson (born 1962), Icelandic vocalist for Sugarcubes and Ghostigital and former Reykjavik City Council member
- Einar Ortiz (born 1993), Italian singer
- Einar Nilsen (1901–1980), Norwegian boxer
- Einar Pettersen, Norwegian wrestler
- Einar Johan Rasmussen (born 1937), Norwegian engineer and ship owner
- Einar Rose (1898–1979) Norwegian entertainer
- Einar Sagstuen (born 1951), Norwegian cross country skier
- Einar Schleef (1944–2001), German dramatist, painter, set director, writer, and actor
- Einar Sigurdsson (died 1020), Norse royal
- Einar Sörensen (1875–1941), Swedish fencer
- Einar Stavang (1898–1992) Norwegian politician
- Einar Strøm (disambiguation)
- Einar Selvik (born 1979), Norwegian musician (Wardruna, Gorgoroth)
- Einar Solberg, Norwegian keyboardist and composer (Emperor and Leprous)
- Einar Söderqvist (1921–1996), Swedish athlete
- Einar Sommerfeldt (1889–1976), Norwegian rower
- Einar Soone (born 1947), Estonian clergyman
- Einar Aaron Swan (1903–1940), American musician
- Einar Thambarskelfir (c. 980–c. 1050) Norwegian noble and politician
- Einar Thorsteinn (1942–2015), Icelandic architect
- Einar Tørnquist (born 1982), Norwegian entertainer
- Einar Vilhjálmsson (born 1960), Icelandic javelin thrower
Einar as middle name
- Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 1974), Norwegian professional biathlete
- Carl-Einar Häckner, (born 1969), Swedish illusionist, actor and comedian
- Kenneth Einar Himma, American philosopher, author, lawyer, academic and lecturer
- Bjørn Einar Romøren (born 1981), Norwegian ski jumper
- Jan Einar Thorsen (born 1966), former Norwegian Alpine skier
Last name
- Kristján Einar (born 1989), Icelandic racing driver
Einar in popular culture
- Einar is the name of a war general in the fantasy game HeroScape.[2] and is also a race of dwarves in the Dragonlance fiction.
- Einar is a character in Vinland Saga.
- Einar is a character in the Lorien Legacies Return book Generation One.
- In some of Ray Bradbury's short stories, there is mention of a mysterious "Uncle Einar".
- Einar is a character in the film “An Unfinished Life”(2005) starring Robert Redford
- Einar Stray Orchestra
- Einar Gerhardsens plass
References
External links
- Vigfusson, Gudbrand (1874). An Icelandic-English Dictionary: Based on the MS. Collections of the Late Richard Cleasby. Oxford at the Clarendon Press.
- Behind the Name: Einar
See also
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