Eivind
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse Eyvindr, composed of ey (probably in the sense ‘luck, happiness’) and -vindur, of unknown origin, possibly "winner". Cognate with Danish Ejvind.
Proper noun
Eivind
- A male given name.
Related terms
- Even, Øivind, Øyvind
References
Eivind on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia no - Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 8 345 males with the given name Eivind living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.