Einar is a Scandinavian
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
deriving from the
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
name Einarr, which according to
Guðbrandur Vigfússon
Guðbrandur Vigfússon, known in English as Gudbrand Vigfusson, (13 March 1827 – 31 January 1889Jón þorkelsson, "Nekrolog över Guðbrandur Vigfússon" in ''Arkiv för nordisk filologi'', Sjätte bandet (ny följd: andra bandet), Lund, 18 ...
is directly connected with the concept of the
einherjar
In Norse mythology, the einherjar (singular einheri) literally "army of one", "those who fight alone"Simek, Rudolf. 1993. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. Translated by Angela Hall. p. 71Orchard (1997:36) and Lindow (2001:104).) are those who h ...
, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in
Norse mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period ...
. Vigfússon comments that 'the name Einarr is properly = einheri" and points to a relation to the term with the Old Norse common nouns ''einarðr'' (meaning "bold") and ''einörð'' (meaning "valour").
[Vigfusson (1874:121).]
Einar as given name
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Einár (rapper)
Nils Kurt Erik Einar Grönberg (5 September 2002 – 21 October 2021), who was commonly known as Einár, was a Swedish rapper. He released four albums, two of which topped the Swedish album chart. In 2019, he won the Musikförläggarnas pris f ...
(2002–2021), Swedish rapper
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Einar Jan Aas
Einar Jan Aas (born 12 October 1955) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a central defender. He was the first Norwegian to play professionally in England and Germany.
Club career
Aas started his career in Moss FK in 1973. In 1976, they ...
(born 1955), Norwegian footballer
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Einar Arnórsson
Einar Arnórsson (24 February 1880 – 29 March 1955) was an Icelandic politician, lawyer and law professor. He was the minister for Iceland from 4 May 1915 to 4 January 1917.
Biography
Einar was born in Minna-Mosfell in Grímsnes to Arnór ...
(1880–1955), Icelandic politician
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Einar Axelsson
Einar Axelsson (February 25, 1895–October 30, 1971) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Biography
Einar Rickard Axelsson was born at Lund in Skåne, Sweden. He was the son of actors Konstantin and Amelie Axelsson. He was the brother of journali ...
(1895–1971), Swedish actor
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Einar Benediktsson
Einar Benediktsson, often referred to as Einar Ben (31 October 1864 – 12 January 1940) was an Icelandic poet and lawyer.
Einar Benediktsson's poetry was a significant contribution to the nationalistic revival which led to Iceland's independenc ...
(1864–1940), Icelandic poet and lawyer
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Einar Blidberg
Vice Admiral Carl Einar Blidberg (20 September 1906 – 21 March 1993) was a Swedish Navy officer. Blidberg served as Chief of the Naval Staff from 1957 to 1961, Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1962 to 1966, and as commanding officer of the Nav ...
(1906–1993), Swedish Navy vice admiral
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Einar Bollason
Einar Gunnar Bollason (born 6 November 1943) is an Icelandic former basketball player, coach and TV analyst. As a player, he won the Icelandic championship six times with KR men's basketball, KR. In 2001, he was named to the Icelandic basketball ...
(born 1943), Icelandic former basketball player, coach and TV analyst
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Einar Bragi
Einar Bragi (or Einar Bragi Sigurðsson) (7 April 1921, Eskifjördur - 26 March 2005, Reykjavík) was an Icelandic poet and publisher. He was a modernist who founded and edited the journal '' Birtingur'', the leading forum for modernism in Icela ...
(1921–2005), Icelandic poet
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Einar Bruno Larsen
Einar Bruno Larsen (17 November 1939 – 27 July 2021) was a Norwegian footballer and ice hockey player.
He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1964. He was awarded Gullpucken as best N ...
(1939–2021), Norwegian footballer and ice hockey player
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Einar Dahl (politician)
Einar Dahl (born 15 November 1880, death unknown) was a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Trondhjem as a son of judge Hartvig Bernhard Dadhl (1841–1903) and Therese Mathilde Ellingsen (1850–1919). H ...
(born 1880), Norwegian politician
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Einar Daníelsson
Einar Þór Daníelsson (born 19 January 1970) is an Icelandic former footballer who played in for UMF Grindavík, KR Reykjavík, KAA Gent, FSV Zwickau, OFI Crete, Stoke City, Lillestrøm SK, ÍBV and also for the Iceland national team.
Clu ...
(born 1970), Icelandic footballer
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Einar Dønnum
Einar Olav Christiansen Dønnum (19 April 1897 – 22 April 1947) was a Norwegian Nazi collaborator who was executed during the legal purge in Norway after World War II.
Early life
Before the war, Einar was a manager and Sunday school tea ...
(1897–1947) Norwegian Nazi collaborator
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Einar Englund
Sven Einar Englund (June 17, 1916 – June 27, 1999) was a Finnish composer.
Life
Sven Einar Englund was born at Ljugarn in Gotland, Sweden, on June 17, 1916; he died June 27, 1999, in Visby, Sweden. He married twice: in 1941 to Meri Mirjam G ...
(1916–1999), Finnish composer
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Einar Eriksson
Einar Sven Axel Eriksson (20 October 1921 – 5 August 2009) was a Swedish featherweight weightlifter who won three bronze medals at the world and European Championships in 1950 and 1953. He placed 17th at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 S ...
(1921–2009), Swedish weightlifter
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Einar E. Erlandsen (1908–1995), American politician
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Einar Fagstad
Einar Fagstad (30 October 1899 in Lillehammer – 19 February 1961 in Göteborg) was a Norwegian–Swedish accordionist, vocalist, singer, actor and composer.
Fagstad began playing accordion aged four. He trained as a painter and studied at the ...
(1899–1961), Norwegian-Swedish accordionist, singer, actor and composer
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Einar Førde
Einar Førde (20 January 1943 – 26 September 2004) was a Norwegian journalist and politician of the Labour
Party. He served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1979 to 1981, and director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corpo ...
(1943–2004), Norwegian politician, Minister of Education and Church Affairs and vice-chairman of the Norwegian Labour Party
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Einar Forseth
Carl Einar Andreas Forseth (1892–1988) was a Swedish artist, remembered above all for his mosaics in the Golden Hall in Stockholm City Hall completed in 1923.
Early life
Born in Linköping, Forseth was the son of the Norwegian lithographer Ole ...
(1892–1988), Swedish artist
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Einar Galilea
Einar Galilea Azaceta (born 22 May 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Croatian club NK Istra 1961 as either a central defender or a midfielder.
Formed at Alavés, he spent most of his career in the Croatian Football Leagu ...
(born 1994), Spanish footballer
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Einar Gerhardsen
Einar Henry Gerhardsen (; 10 May 1897 – 19 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party of Norway. He was the 22nd prime minister of Norway for three periods, 1945–1951, 1955–1963 and 1963–1965. With totally 17 years i ...
(1897–1987), Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway
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Einar Granath
Hans Einar Granath (28 October 1936 – 5 January 1993) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He was part of the Swedish team that finished fifth at the 1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games an ...
(1936–1993), Swedish ice hockey player
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Einar Már Guðmundsson
Einar Már Guðmundsson (born 18 September 1954 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic author of novels, short stories, and poetry. His books have been translated into several languages.
Background
Guðmundsson grew up in Reykjavík. In 1979 he rece ...
(born 1954), Icelandic author
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Einar Hákonarson
Einar Hákonarson (born 14 January 1945, in Reykjavík, Iceland) is one of Iceland's best known artists. He is an expressionistic and figurative painter who brought the figure back into Icelandic painting in 1968. He is a pioneer in the Icelandi ...
(born 1945), Icelandic artist
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Einar Hanson
Einar Hanson (; Stockholm, Sweden – ; Santa Monica, California), also known as Einar Hansen, was a Swedish silent film actor.
Career
Discovered at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre by director Mauritz Stiller, handsome and sophisticated, he w ...
(1899–1927), Swedish actor
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Einar Haugen
Einar Ingvald Haugen (; April 19, 1906 – June 20, 1994) was an American linguist, writer, and professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University.
Biography
Haugen was born in Sioux City, Iowa, to Norwegian immigrants from t ...
(1906–1994), American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University
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Einar Hille
Carl Einar Hille (28 June 1894 – 12 February 1980) was an American mathematics professor and scholar. Hille authored or coauthored twelve mathematical books and a number of mathematical papers.
Early life and education
Hille was born in New Y ...
(1894–1980), American scholar
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Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran
Einar Gísli Hjörleifsson Kvaran (6 December 1859 in Vallanes, Iceland as Einar Hjörleifsson – 21 May 1938 in Reykjavík) was an Icelandic editor, novelist, poet, playwright and prominent spiritualist.
Life
Einar Kvaran was the son of Rev ...
(1859–1938), Icelandic editor, novelist, poet, playwright and prominent spiritualist
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Einar Høgetveit (born 1949), Norwegian prosecutor
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Einar Høigård (1907 – 1943), Norwegian educator and activist
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Einar H. Ingman Jr.
Einar Harold Ingman Jr. (October 6, 1929 – September 9, 2015) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Third Battle of Wonju in the Korean War.Schudel, Matt (September 13, 2015) "Einar H. Ingman ...
(1929–2015) American soldier
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Einar Iversen
Einar "Pastor'n" Iversen (27 July 1930 – 3 April 2019) was a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer and the son of a "pastor." He went into jazz after World War II ended. Through more than sixty years, he played with everyone in Norwegian jazz.
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(1930–2019), Norwegian jazz pianist
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Einar Jansen
Einar Jansen (27 March 1893 – 13 December 1960) was a Norwegian historian, genealogist and archivist.
He was born in Røyken as the son of priest Jens Jonas Jansen (1844–1912) and Jenny Therese Schroeter (1863–1942). He was a nephew of Jens ...
(1893–1960), Norwegian historian, genealogist and archivist
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Einar Jolin
Einar Jolin (7 August 189029 August 1976) was a Swedish Painting, painter best known for his decorative and slightly naïve art, naïve Expressionism, Expressionist style. After studying at Konstfack, Stockholm in 1906 and at the ''Konstnärsfö ...
(1890 – 1976), Swedish painter
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Einar Jónsson
Einar Jónsson (11 May 1874 – 18 October 1954) was an Icelandic sculptor, born in ''Galtafell'', a farm in southern Iceland.
Biography
At a young age Einar proved himself to be an unusual child with an artistic bent. At that time there was li ...
(1874–1954), Icelandic sculptor
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Einar Jørgensen
Einar Jørgensen (12 June 1875 – 13 May 1944) was a Norwegian military officer, teacher and politician.
Personal life
Jørgensen was born in Kristiansand to Georg Theodor Jørgensen and Karen Margrethe Dahl.
He married Ada Concordia Mø ...
(1875 – 1944), Norwegian military officer, teacher and politician
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Einar Kárason
Einar Kárason (born 24 November 1955 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Euro ...
(born 1955), Icelandic writer
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Einar Riegelhuth Koren
Einar Riegelhuth Koren (born 12 November 1984) is a Norwegian handball player, currently playing for FCK Håndbold. He started his club career in Runar, and has also played for Haslum. (born 1984), Norwegian handball player
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Einar Kristjánsson
Einar Valur Kristjánsson (16 August 1934 – 7 September 1996) was an Icelandic alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He also played football for ÍBÍ and Víkingur Reykjavík.
Personal life
Kristjánsson ...
(1934 – 1996), Icelandic alpine skier
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Einar Axel Malmstrom (1907–1954), American military officer
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Einar Møbius
Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology ...
(1891–1981), Danish gymnast
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Einar Nerman
Einar Nerman (6 October 1888 – 30 March 1983) was a Swedish artist known for his portraits, book and magazine illustrations and theatrical designs.
Early life and education
He grew up in a middle-class family in Norrköping with his twi ...
(1888–1983), Swedish artist
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Einar Økland
Einar Økland (born 17 January 1940) is a Norwegian poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer.
He was born in Sveio, and educated psychologist.
He made his literary debut in 1963, with the poetry collection ''Ein gul dag''. He was awarded ...
(born 1940) Norwegian writer
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Einar Ólafsson (disambiguation) Einar Ólafsson is the name of:
* Einar Ólafsson (basketball) (born 1928), Icelandic basketball coach
* Einar Ólafsson (skier) (born 1962), Icelandic Olympic cross country skier
* Einar Ólafsson (born 1963), singer and one of Iceland's ear ...
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Einar Olsen (disambiguation) Einar Olsen may refer to:
* Einar Olsen (gymnast) (1893–1949), Danish Olympic gymnast
* Einar Olsen (editor) (born 1936), Norwegian newspaper editor
* Einar Olsson (footballer), Swedish footballer
{{hndis, Olsen, Einar ...
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Einar Olsson Einar Olsen may refer to:
* Einar Olsen (gymnast) (1893–1949), Danish Olympic gymnast
* Einar Olsen (editor) (born 1936), Norwegian newspaper editor
* Einar Olsson (footballer), Swedish footballer
{{hndis, Olsen, Einar ...
(born 1981), Norwegian musician
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Einar Örn Benediktsson
Einar Örn Benediktsson (born 29 October 1962), often billed as Einar Örn, is an Icelandic popular music singer and trumpet player. He was a member of the Sugarcubes. He served as a member of the Reykjavík City Council between 2010 and 2014.
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(born 1962), Icelandic vocalist for Sugarcubes and Ghostigital and former Reykjavik City Council member
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Einar Ortiz
Einar Ortiz (born 22 May 1993) is a Cuban-Italian singer.
He ended up third in the seventeenth edition of the Italian talent show ''Amici di Maria De Filippi'' and released his debut EP ''Einar'' on 1 June 2018.
Einar participated at the Sanremo ...
(born 1993), Italian singer
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Einar Nilsen
Einar Nilsen (later ''Skar'', 18 November 1901 – 29 March 1980) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Drammen and died in Lier.
In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the flyweight class af ...
(1901–1980), Norwegian boxer
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Einar Pettersen
Einar Pettersen was a Norwegian sport wrestler.
He represented the club TIL National
Turn- og Idrettslaget National is a Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwe ...
, Norwegian wrestler
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Einar Johan Rasmussen
Einar Johan Rasmussen (born 30 December 1937) is a Norwegian engineer and ship owner.
Rasmussen was born in Kristiansand to ship owner Einar Normann Rasmussen and Jenny Alvilde Tjøm. He graduated as ships engineer from the Norwegian Institute o ...
(born 1937), Norwegian engineer and ship owner
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Einar Rose
Einar Rose (27 January 1898 – 3 February 1979) was a Norwegian actor, revue artist, singer and restaurant keeper. He was among Norway's most popular singers, and recorded more than 300 songs between 1927 and 1941. He made his debut in the rev ...
(1898–1979) Norwegian entertainer
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Einar Sagstuen
Einar Sagstuen (born March 22, 1951) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won the silver medal in the 4 × 10km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian lang ...
(born 1951), Norwegian cross country skier
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Einar Schleef Einar Schleef
(17 January 1944 – 21 July 2001) was a German dramatist, director, set designer, writer, painter, photographer, and actor.
Life
Schleef was born and raised in Sangerhausen, a small town in the South East of Germany. An industria ...
(1944–2001), German dramatist, painter, set director, writer, and actor
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Einar Sigurdsson
Einar Sigurdsson (died 1020), also called Einarr rangmunnr Sigurðarson or Einar Wry-Mouth, was a son of Sigurd Hlodvirsson. He was jointly Earl of Orkney from 1014. His life is recorded in the '' Orkneyinga Saga''.
When Earl Sigurd was killed ...
(died 1020), Norse royal
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Einar Skavlan
Einar Kielland Skavlan (30 July 1882 – 16 August 1954) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, theatre critic and theatre director.
Biography
Skavlan was born in Frogn. His father, Olaf Skavlan, was writer, literary historian and prof ...
(1882–1954), Norwegian journalist
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Einar Sörensen (1875–1941), Swedish fencer
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Einar Stavang
Einar Magnus Henriksson Stavang (20 November 1898 – 3 May 1992) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Labour Party.
He was born in Bru as a son of teacher Henrik Matias Stavang (1866–1965) and Jensine Margrete Salomonsdatter (1866– ...
(1898–1992) Norwegian politician
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Einar Stray
Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology ...
(born 1990), Norwegian musician and composer (
Einar Stray Orchestra
Einar Stray Orchestra is a Norwegian indie-pop and post-rock band. The young quintet have released three albums to rave critics, two EP's,
and have played more than 300 concerts in Europe/Asia. Combining classical
and folk music with pop and ro ...
)
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Einar Strøm (disambiguation) Einar Strøm may refer to:
* Einar Strøm (gymnast) (1885–1964), Norwegian gymnast
* Einar Strøm (politician) (born 1945), Norwegian politician
{{Hndis, Strom, Einar ...
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Einar Selvik
Einar Selvik (born 18 November 1979), also known by his stage name Kvitrafn ("white raven"), is a Norwegian musician known for being the drummer in the black metal band Gorgoroth from 2000 to 2004, and for fronting the Nordic folk project Wardru ...
(born 1979), Norwegian musician (
Wardruna
Wardruna is a Norwegian music group formed in 2003 by Einar Selvik along with Gaahl and Lindy Fay Hella. They are dedicated to creating musical renditions of Norse cultural and esoteric traditions, and make significant use of Nordic historical a ...
,
Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. It was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus, who is also the only original member remaining, and the band have since released nine studio albums. Gorgoroth are a Satanic band and have ...
)
*Einar Solberg, Norwegian keyboardist and composer (
Emperor
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
and
Leprous
Leprous is a Norwegian rock band from Notodden, formed in 2001. The group was founded by singer and keyboardist Einar Solberg and guitarist Tor Oddmund Suhrke.
After releasing several demos with relatively unstable lineups, the band released th ...
)
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Einar Söderqvist
Einar Söderqvist (24 December 1921 – 14 April 1996) was a Swedish athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as Londo ...
(1921–1996), Swedish athlete
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Einar Sommerfeldt (1889–1976), Norwegian rower
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Einar Soone (born 1947), Estonian clergyman
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Einar Aaron Swan
Einar Aaron Swan (born Einar (Eino) William Swan; March 20, 1903 – August 8, 1940) was an American musician, arranger and composer. He is known for writing songs including "When Your Lover Has Gone" and " In the Middle of a Dream".
Early life
Sw ...
(1903–1940), American musician
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Einar Thambarskelfir
Einar Eindridesson Thambarskelfir (c. 980–c. 1050) (Old Norse: ''Einarr Þambarskelfir'', Modern Norwegian: ''Einar Tambarskjelve'') was an influential Norwegian noble and politician during the 11th century. He headed the feudal lords in th ...
(c. 980–c. 1050) Norwegian noble and politician
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Einar Thorsteinn Einar Thorsteinn (1942–April 28, 2015) was an Icelanders, Icelandic architect with an interest in geometrical structures. Thorsteinn was a follower of Buckminster Fuller and he worked with Polyhedron, polyhedral and spherical shapes. He graduated ...
(1942–2015), Icelandic architect
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Einar Tørnquist
Einar Tørnquist Johansen (born 23 June 1982) is a Norwegian drummer and talk-show host. He hosts the eponymous Tørnquist-show which is available from VG's, Norway's largest newspaper, web-TV. He also featured in the comedy late-night talk show ...
(born 1982), Norwegian entertainer
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Einar Vallbaum
Einar Vallbaum (born 9 October 1959) is an Estonian economist and politician. He was a member of the XII and XIII Riigikogu.
Valbaum was born and raised in Rakvere. In 2007, he graduated with a degree in business management from Mainor Business ...
(born 1959), Estonian economist and politician
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Einar Vilhjálmsson
Einar Vilhjálmsson (born 1 June 1960 in Reykjavík) is a retired male javelin thrower from Iceland, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He set his personal best (86.80 metres) on 30 Augus ...
(born 1960), Icelandic javelin thrower
Einar as middle name
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Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen () (born 27 January 1974) is a retired Norwegian professional Biathlon, biathlete and coach, often referred to by the nickname, the "King of Biathlon". With 13 Winter Olympic Games medals, he is second on the List of multip ...
(born 1974), Norwegian professional biathlete
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Carl-Einar Häckner
Carl-Einar Häckner, also ''Charlie Häckner'', (born 8 October 1969) is a Swedish illusionist, actor and comedian.
Early life
Häckner was born in Nol, Ale Municipality and raised in Gårdsten, Angered, a suburb of Gothenburg. He fell in l ...
, (born 1969), Swedish illusionist, actor and comedian
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Kenneth Einar Himma
Kenneth Einar Himma is an American philosopher, author, lawyer, academic and lecturer.
Born in Seattle, Himma earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois in 1985, his masters from the University of California in 1987, and his d ...
, American philosopher, author, lawyer, academic and lecturer
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Bjørn Einar Romøren
Bjørn Einar Romøren (born 1 April 1981) is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level from 2001 to 2014. His career highlights include eight individual World Cup wins, two ski flying world records, and a team bronze medal at ...
(born 1981), Norwegian ski jumper
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(born 1966), former Norwegian Alpine skier
Last name
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Kristján Einar
Kristján Einar Kristjánsson (born 8 January 1989) is an Icelandic racing driver. He started racing in karts at 14, the age when Icelandic law allows drivers to start racing karts. He is the first ever driver to emerge from Icelandic motorspor ...
(born 1989), Icelandic racing driver
Einar in popular culture
*Einar is the name of a war general in the fantasy game
HeroScape
''Heroscape'' (stylized as "heroScape" or "HeroScape") is an expandable turn-based miniature wargaming system originally manufactured by Hasbro subsidiaries from 2004 until its discontinuation in November 2010. Geared towards younger players, th ...
.
[heroScape: Rise of the Valkyrie 2nd edition rules, pg 7] and is also a race of
dwarves in the
Dragonlance
''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving in t ...
fiction.
*Einar is the first name of the Autumn King, Einar Danaan, in the
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
series, “Crescent City,” written by
Sarah J Mass
*Einar is a character in
Vinland Saga.
*Einar is a character in the Lorien Legacies Return book Generation One.
*In some of Ray Bradbury's short stories, there is mention of a mysterious "Uncle Einar".
*Einar is a character in the film “An Unfinished Life”(2005) starring Robert Redford
*
Einar Stray Orchestra
Einar Stray Orchestra is a Norwegian indie-pop and post-rock band. The young quintet have released three albums to rave critics, two EP's,
and have played more than 300 concerts in Europe/Asia. Combining classical
and folk music with pop and ro ...
*
Einar Gerhardsens plass
Einar Gerhardsens plass is a town square between the three government buildings ''S Block'', ''R4'', and ''Høyblokka'' in ''Regjeringskvartalet'' in Oslo. The street Grubbegata passes through the square.
The square was named in 1997 after Prime ...
References
External links
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Vigfusson, Gudbrand (1874). ''An Icelandic-English Dictionary: Based on the MS. Collections of the Late Richard Cleasby''.
Oxford at the Clarendon Press.
Behind the Name: Einar
See also
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Einer (disambiguation)
Einer may refer to:
* 11728 Einer, a main-belt asteroid
* Hans Einer (1856–1927), an Estonian teacher, author and public figure
Given name
* Einer Bankz American musician
* Einer Boberg (1935-1995), a Danish-Canadian speech pathologist
* Einer ...
*
Ejner Ejner is a male given name. The following is a list of notable persons with that name:
* Ejner Augsburg (1892 – 1971) Danish modern pentathlete
* Ejner Bech (1912 – 1956) Danish racewalker
*Ejner Federspiel (1896 – 1981) Danish film actor
* ...
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Ejnar
Ejnar is a masculine given name and may refer to:
*Ejnar Dyggve (1887–1961), Danish architect and archeologist
* Ejnar Emborg (1888–1963), Danish composer
*Ejnar Hansen (1898–1947), Danish wrestler
*Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873–1967), Danish ch ...
*
Enar
Enar is a Nordic male given name. Notable people with this name include:
* Enar Bolaños (born 1983), Costa Rican striker
* Enar Edberg (1936–2013), Swedish weightlifter
* Enar Josefsson (1916–1989), Swedish cross-country skier
* Enar Jääg ...
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