Given name
Eigil
“of the sword's point or edge”
Eigil is a variant of Egil. One Scandinavian interpretation is “of the sword's point or edge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eigil is a variant of Egil. One Scandinavian interpretation is “of the sword's point or edge.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eigil is a variant of Egil. An origin associated with Egil is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old Danish Eghil, from Old Norse Egill, from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz.
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Eigil’s family of names
In Danish usage, Eigil shares a linguistic root with the German form Egon. In Old High German usage, Eigil has a related form in AGIL. Eigil has a related form in Egil.
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Around the world
Eigil has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eigil
- Eigil RamsfjellNorwegian male curlerborn 1955
- Eigil NielsenDanish association football player (1918-2000)
- Eigil NielsenDanish footballer (1948-2019)
- Eigil BryldDanish cinematographerborn 1971
- Eigil NansenNorwegian human rights activist (1931-2017)
- Eigil SørensenDanish cyclist, born 1948
- Eigil ChristiansenNorwegian sailor (1894–1943)
- Eigil KnutsenNorwegian politicianborn 1988
- Eigil PedersenDanish chess composer1917–1994
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