Eivind

Norwegian Bokmål Eivind,no:Eivind Alternative forms nb Eivin, nb Eivinn, nb Eyvin, nb Eyvind, nb Eyvinn nb Ejvind Danish-influenced spelling nb Øivin, nb Øivind, nb Øivinn spellings with pre-1938 Øi nb Øyvin, nb Øyvind, nb Øyvinn spellings following current orthography Etymology nb non Eyvindr. The modern form was revived as a historical-literary name during the Nordic name renaissance in the mid-19th century. The Old Norse name continues gmq-pro *Auja-winduʀ, traditionally analysed as containing an element related to gem-pro *awją luck, good fortune and the name element gmq-pro *-winduʀ victor, victorious lord, although the precise origin and interpretation of the elements remain somewhat uncertain. nb Even male given name, the inherited Norwegian continuation of the same Old Norse name. Compare nn Eivind, fo Eivindur, da Ejvind and sv Ejvind male given name. Pronunciation nb /ˈæɪ.ʋɪn/ nb æɪʋɪn 2 nb Eivin Eivinn nb Ei vind Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Old Norse Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Eivind is 26 August. nb Eivind was revived as a historical-literary name in the 19th century. The variant nb Øyvind more closely reflects the Old Norse pronunciation and current Norwegian orthography. Spellings beginning in Øi- reflect the Norwegian spelling used before the orthographic reform of 1938, while the corresponding Øy- spellings follow current orthography. These spellings remain valid as personal names. Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 8,281 men in Norway had nb Eivind as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“Navn”, Statistics Norway. References “Eivind – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon. “Eivind” at Nordic Names. Kristoffer Kruken and Ola Stemshaug (2013), Norsk personnamnleksikon, 3rd edition, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 9788252170369. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Alternative forms nn Eivin alternative spelling nn Evind dialectal Etymology From nn non Eivindr, a variant of non Eyvindr, from nn gmq-pro *ᚨᚢᛃᚨᚹᛁᚾᛞᚢᛉ, from nn gem-pro *awją luck, fortune + gem-pro *winduz winner, or a younger compound of non ey (either in the sense of luck or island) and non -vindr winner. According to Vågslid, the form with non Ei- is the oldest, from non ei vindr always; eternal breath wind 1, which he interprets as someone should always have breath, i.e. live for a long time or always be brave. nn Øyvind. Cognate with fo Eivindur and sv,da Ejvind. Pronunciation nn /²ɛɪːvɪn(d)/ Proper noun m nn male Old Norse nn 1868 Aasmund O. Vinje Aasmund O. Vinje Storegut 58 https://www.nb.no/items/60d0ff3293f5701c6d60d816fc096e40?page=61 Han Heiddølen Flørann og Hallingen Flø,og so Eivind av Eikja, den Kjempa fraa Bø,og Vossingen Sigurd og Valdresen Svein,deim tok han paa Marknaden Ein etter Ein. The Heiddøl Flørann and the Halling Flø,and then Eivind of Eikja, the big man from Bø,and the Vossing Sigurd and the Valdres Svein,them he took on the market, one after one. Usage notes Eivinds Derived terms nn Even Danicised form nn Eivind Beinlaus References Eivind 89 m 8 369 1980s 1st December 2022