Given name · also Old Norse
Egil
“of the sword's point or edge”
Egil is used as a given name. One Scandinavian interpretation is “of the sword's point or edge.”
Original Old NorseEgill
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “of the sword's point or edge.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
In Faroese usage, Egil developed from the Old Norse form EGILL.
Egil’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Egil developed from the Old Norse form EGILL. In Old High German usage, Egil has a related form in AGIL. In Faroese usage, Egil has a related form in EGILL.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Egil has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
Old Norsewhere Egil comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Egil
- Egill SkallagrímssonViking Age poet, warrior and farmer910–983
- Egil OlsenNorwegian association football player and managerborn 1942
- Egil Danielsenathletics competitor (1933–2019)
- Egil ØstenstadNorwegian footballerborn 1972
- Egil GjellandNorwegian biathleteborn 1973
- Egil SelvikNorwegian association football goalkeeper (born 1997)
- Egil SøbyNorwegian canoe racerborn 1945
- Egil EideNorwegian actor and film director (1868-1946)
- Egil HovlandNorwegian composer (1924-2013)
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