Given name
Steinarr
“defender”
Steinarr is a masculine given name from Proto-Norse. It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Steinarr goes back to Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ, meaning “defender.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ, from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (“defender”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Steinarr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Steinarr continues an earlier form in ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Steinarr has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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