Einar

Einar is a male first name.

Origin and Meaning

The name comes from the Icelandic derived from Old Icelandic Einarr, einn 'alone' herr "Lord" = " the sole fighters."

The name Einar was in 2012 among the six most popular Icelandic male first name.

Well-known bearers of the name

• Einar Billing (1871-1939), Swedish theologian
• Ole Einar Bjørndalen ( b. 1974 ), Norwegian biathlete
• Einar Enevoldson ( born 1932 ), Norwegian glider pilot
• Einar Forde (1943-2004), Norwegian politician
• Einar Gerhardsen (1897-1987), Norwegian politician
• Einar Már Guðmundsson (born 1954 ), Icelandic writer
• Einar Haugen (1906-1994), American linguist
• Einar Heimisson (1966-1998), Icelandic writer
• Einar Hólmgeirsson ( b. 1982 ), Icelandic handball player
• Einar Jónsson (1874-1954), Icelandic sculptor
• Einar Kárason ( b. 1955 ), Icelandic writer
• Einar Karlsson ( wrestler) ( 1908-1980 ), Swedish wrestler
• Einar Karlsson ( footballer ), Swedish footballer of the 20th century
• Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran (1859-1938), Icelandic writer
• Bjørn Einar Romøren ( born 1981 ), Norwegian ski jumper
• Einar Schleef (1944-2001), German writer and director
• Einar Snitt (†), Swedish football striker from 1926 to 1936
• Einar Thorsen January ( b. 1966 ), Norwegian skier
• Einar Frovin Waag (1894-1989), Faroese politician and brewer

Fictional people

• Einar Suðringur ( Einar from the southern islands ), figure in the Faroese