Given name
Øivind
“luck, good fortune”·“victor, victorious lord”
Øivind is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Øivind is a form of Eivind. Eivind is built from elements meaning “luck, good fortune” and “victor, victorious lord”.
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Where it comes from
Øivind is a form of Eivind. Eivind comes from Old Norse.
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Øivind’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Øivind has a related form in EIVIND. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Øivind has a related form in EIVIND. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Øivind has a related form in EIVIN.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Øivind
- Øivind HolmsenNorwegian footballer (1912-1996)
- Øivind NerhagenNorwegian biathleteborn 1958
- Øivind BlunckNorwegian actor and comedianborn 1950
- Øivind JohannessenNorwegian association football player (1924-1996)
- Øivind BerghNorwegian conductor, violinist and musician (1909-1987)
- Øivind JohnssenNorwegian actor and sports journalist (1922-2005)
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