Bjartur

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Faroese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Bjartur m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes[edit]

  • son of Bjartur: Bjartsson
  • daughter of Bjartur: Bjartsdóttir

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Bjartur
Accusative Bjart
Dative Bjarti
Genitive Bjarts

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the adjective bjartur (bright), from Old Norse bjartr, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz. Famously the nickname of Guðbjartur Jónsson, a character from the novel Independent People (published 1934–1935) by Halldór Laxness. Its first bearer as a given name proper was born in 1947.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Bjartur m

  1. a male given name

Inflection[edit]