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