Steinarr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ), consisting of ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ, “stone”) and Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ, “defender”). In some cases, the second part of Steinarr might stem from *ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*harjaʀ, “warrior”), being equivalent to Old High German Steinheri.
Proper noun[edit]
Steinarr m
- a male given name
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: Steinar, Steinarr
- Faroese: Steinar
- Norwegian: Steinar; (dialectal) Steinår
- Old Swedish: Stenar
- Swedish: Stenar
- Danish: Stener
References[edit]
- “Steinar, -war-” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN
- Steinar; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN