Eileifr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • Æilæifʀ
  • ᛅᛁᛚᛅᛁᚠᛦ (ailaifʀ), ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ (elifr), ᛁᛚᛂᚠᚱ (ilefr) — runic

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ) or *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalaibaʀ), whence also Eiláfr. From Proto Germanic Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) or *aiwaz (“always, eternity”), and Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”) with added masculine -aʀ (akin to -lífr m from líf n).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈɛilɛivr̩/

Proper noun

Eileifr m (genitive Eileifs)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Eileifr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Eileifr
accusative Eileif
dative Eileifi
genitive Eileifs

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Eileifur
  • Norwegian: Eileiv, Eilev
  • Old Swedish: Elef, Elof
    • Swedish: Elov, Elof
      • → German: Elov
  • Old Danish: Elef

References

  1. ^ Entry “Æilæifʀ” in: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).
  2. ^ Entry “ÆilæifR” at Nordic Names Wiki. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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