Eileifr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- Æilæifʀ
- ᛅᛁᛚᛅᛁᚠᛦ (ailaifʀ), ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ (elifr), ᛁᛚᛂᚠᚱ (ilefr) (runic)
Etymology
Likely from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaz) or *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalaibaz). From Proto Germanic Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) or *aiwaz (“always, eternity”), and Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”) with added masculine -r (akin to -lífr m from líf n).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈɛilɛivr̩/
Proper noun
Eileifr m (genitive Eileifs)
- A male given name
Declension
Declension of Eileifr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
| masculine | singular |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Eileifr |
| accusative | Eileif |
| dative | Eileifi |
| genitive | Eileifs |
Descendants
- Icelandic: Eileifur
- Norwegian: Eileiv, Eilev
- Old Swedish: Elef, Elof
- Swedish: Elov, Elof
- → German: Elov
- Swedish: Elov, Elof
- Old Danish: Elef
- → Danish: Elef
References
- Entry “Æilæifʀ” in: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).
- Entry “ÆilæifR” at Nordic Names Wiki. Retrieved 18 May 2020.