Steinar

See also: steinar

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinarr.

Proper noun

Steinar m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Steinar: Steinarsson
  • daughter of Steinar: Steinarsdóttir

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Steinar
Accusative Steinar
Dative Steinari
Genitive Steinars

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinarr.

Proper noun

Steinar m

  1. a male given name

Declension
declension of Steinar
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Steinar
accusative Steinar
dative Steinari
genitive Steinars

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • Steinår, Steinår’e

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinarr, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”) + *warjaz (“defender”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Steinar, Swedish Steinar and Danish Stener.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²stɛɪːnar/

Proper noun

Steinar m

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

References
  • Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 333
  • Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne‎ (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 36
  • Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10602 males with the given name Steinar living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 8th December, 2022.
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