Given name
Eyvind
“luck, good fortune”·“victor, victorious lord”
Eyvind is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eyvind is a form of Eivind. Eivind is built from elements meaning “luck, good fortune” and “victor, victorious lord”.
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Where it comes from
Eyvind is a form of Eivind. Eivind comes from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Eyvind’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Eyvind has a related form in EIVIND. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Eyvind has a related form in EIVIND. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Eyvind has a related form in EIVIN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
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 Eyvind
- Eyvind JohnsonSwedish writer (1900–1976)
- Eyvind AlnæsNorwegian composer, pianist, organist, and choir director (1872–1932)
- Eyvind EarleAmerican artist (1916-2000)
- Eyvind KangAmerican musicianborn 1971
- Eyvind BrynildsenNorwegian rally driverborn 1988
- Eyvind SkeieNorwegian priest, lyricist, authorborn 1947
- Eyvind Johan-SvendsenDanish actor1896–1946
- Eyvind GetzNorwegian politician1888–1956
- Eyvind HellstrømNorwegian chef, author and TV hostborn 1948
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