Given name

Arnsteinn

Arnsteinn is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Arnsteinn comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Arnsteinn.

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Arnsteinn’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Arnsteinn has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Årstein.

Walk Arnsteinn’s family in the name graph

ArnsteinnArnsteinÅrstein

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Old English

Aðalsteinn

“noble” · “stone”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Ássvein

Ássvein is a masculine given name. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Þorsteinn

“Thor” · “stone”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Oystein

“filled with happiness”

No U.S. birth series

98% boys · 2% girls

Old Norse

Øystein

“luck” · “stone”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Eysteinn

“a lucky man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Arnfinn

“eagle” · “Sami”

No U.S. birth series

94% boys · 6% girls

Old Norse

Havstein

Havstein is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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