Eivind is a
Norwegian masculine
given name
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of
Norse
Norse is a demonym for Norsemen, a medieval North Germanic ethnolinguistic group ancestral to modern Scandinavians, defined as speakers of Old Norse from about the 9th to the 13th centuries.
Norse may also refer to:
Culture and religion
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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
Denmark and
Sweden
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, and as ''
Eyvindur Eyvindur is an Icelandic-language variant of the given name Eyvind. Notable people with the name include:
* Fjalla-Eyvindur (1714–1783), Icelandic outlaw
* Eyvindur P. EirÃksson (born 1935), Icelandic writer
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'' in
Iceland, though appearing less frequently than in Norway.
Variations of the name include
Eyvind,
Øivind,
Øyvind and
Even.
People with the name
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Eivind Aadland, Norwegian conductor
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Eivind Aarset, Norwegian guitarist
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Eivind Eckbo (1927–2017), Norwegian politician and lawyer
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Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer
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Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Norwegian conductor
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Eivind Reiten, Norwegian economist and former politician
See also
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Eoghan
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Norwegian masculine given names