Given name
Kolbein
“coal”·“bone”
Kolbein is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kolbein is built from elements meaning “coal” and “bone”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Kolbeinn, built from Old Norse kol (“coal”) + bein (“bone”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kolbein’s family of names
Kolbein may belong to the same name family as KOLBEINN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kolbein
- Kolbeinn TumasonIcelandic chieftain and poet1173–1208
- Kolbein FalkeidNorwegian writer (1933–2021)
- Kolbeinn ungi ArnórssonIcelandic chieftain or goði1208–1245
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Kolbein, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kolbjørn
“coal” · “bear”
>99% boys
Oystein
“filled with happiness”
98% boys · 2% girls
Þorsteinn
“Thor” · “stone”
>99% boys
Coghill
“cottage”
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Jósteinn
“horse” · “stone”
>99% boys
Jóstein
Jóstein is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Kotilainen
“home”
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Cawston
“enclosure; settlement, town”
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