Given name

Eilívur

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

Original Old NorseEilífr

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Eilívur comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Eilífr.

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Eilívur’s family of names

In Faroese usage, Eilívur shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form Eiliv. In Faroese usage, Eilívur continues an earlier form in Eilífr.

Walk Eilívur’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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