Given name

Eileiv

Eileiv is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.

Original Old NorseEileifr

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Eileiv comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse Eileifr.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Eileiv’s family of names

In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Eileiv continues an earlier form in Eileifr. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Eileiv has a related form in EILEV.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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