Eyvindr

Old Norse

Etymology

Composed of ey (probably in the sense ‘luck, happiness’) and -vindr, of unknown origin, possibly “winner”.

Proper noun

Eyvindr m (genitive Eyvindar)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Eyvindur
  • Faroese: Eivindur
  • Norwegian: Øyvind, Øivind, → Eivind
  • Old Swedish: Ø̄nder, Ø̄inder
    • Swedish: Övind
  • → Swedish: Eyvind
  • → Danish: Ejvind
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