Given name · also Old Norse
Eilífr
“one”
Eilífr is a masculine given name from Proto-Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Norse.
Original Old NorseÆilīfʀ
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eilífr goes back to Proto-Germanic *ainaz, meaning “one.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Eilífr comes from Proto-Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalībaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Eilífr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Eilífr has a later derivative in Eilif. In Old Norse usage, Eilífr has a related form in Æilīfʀ. In Old Norse usage, Eilífr has a related form in Æilīfʀ.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eilífr has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
9 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eilífr
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