Eivind is a Norwegian masculine

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 ...

of Norse origin, ''Auja-winduR''. It is made up of two parts: ''Auja'' meaning "lucky/gift", and ''winduR'' meaning "winner and/or warrior". The name ''Eivind'' is also used in

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and

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, and as '' Eyvindur'' in

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, though appearing less frequently than in Norway. Variations of the name include

Eyvind Eyvind is a masculine given name. Its variant is Eivind. Notable people with the name include: *Eyvind Alnæs (1872–1932), Norwegian composer, pianist, organist and choir director * Eyvind Andersen (1874–1939), Norwegian judge * Eyvind Bødtker ...

Øivind Øivind may refer to: *Øivind Blunck (born 1950), Norwegian comedian and actor *Øivind Bolstad (1905–1979), Norwegian playwright and novelist *Øivind Farmen, Norwegian accordionist *Øivind Holmsen (1912–1996), Norwegian international footb ...

Øyvind Øyvind or Oyvind may refer to: * Oyvind Aasland (born 1967), Norwegian darts player * Øyvind Alapnes (born 1976), Norwegian football referee *Jon Øyvind Andersen (born 1965), Norwegian black metal guitarist * Carl Øyvind Apeland (born 1964), No ...

and

Even Even may refer to: General * Even (given name), a Norwegian male personal name * Even (surname) * Even (people), an ethnic group from Siberia and Russian Far East ** Even language, a language spoken by the Evens * Odd and Even, a solitaire game w ...

People with the name

Eivind Aadland Eivind Aadland (born 19 September 1956) is a Norwegian conductor and violinist. He has been concert master of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Aadland was Chief Conductor and Artistic Leader of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra between 2004–2 ...

, Norwegian conductor *

Eivind Aarset Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist who has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Abraham Laboriel, Dhafer Youssef, Django Bates, and Nils ...

, Norwegian guitarist *

Eivind Eckbo Eivind Eckbo (10 August 1927 – 7 May 2017) was a Norwegian politician, lawyer and farmer. Biography While working as a lawyer in Bø i Telemark, he stood as the second candidate of Anders Lange's Party on the Telemark ballot in the 1973 Norw ...

(1927–2017), Norwegian politician and lawyer * Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer * Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Norwegian conductor *

Eivind Reiten Eivind Kristofer Reiten (born 2 April 1953) is a Norwegian economist, corporate officer and politician for the Centre Party. He served as Minister of Fisheries from 1985-1986 and Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 1989-1990, before entering ...

, Norwegian economist and former politician

People with the name

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