Steinarr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *stainawarijaʀ (*stainawarijaʀ), which consists of *staina- (*staina-, “stone”) and *warijaʀ (*warijaʀ, “defender”), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”) and *-war-. In some cases, the second part of Steinarr might stem from another root, and would be cognate to Old High German Steinheri.

Proper noun

Steinarr m

A male given name.

Descendants

Icelandic: Steinar, Steinarr
Faroese: Steinar
Norwegian: Steinar
Danish: Stener
Swedish: Stenar

References

“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

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