Given name

Egils

Egils is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Latvian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Egils comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Egill.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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People named Egils

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Old Norse

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Germanic

Egill

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

Éric

“always, eternal”

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Germanic languages

Érik

Érik is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in French.

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Old Norse

Ejvind

“luck, good fortune” · “victor, victorious lord”

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Old Norse

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“Thor” · “pledge”

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Germanic

Arvīds

Arvīds is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Latvian.

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Sibling ideas

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