Teitur () is a male
given name
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. In
Old Norse
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the word means ''happy''. In
Modern Faroese, it is archaic but used as a male given name.
People
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Teitur Gestsson (born 1992), Faroese football player and goalkeeper
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Teitur Lassen
Teitur Lassen (, 4 January 1977) is a Faroese musician, composer, singer-songwriter and producer. He is a winner of multiple Danish Music Awards and has toured globally since his debut release, ''Poetry & Aeroplanes'', in 2003.
Teitur was bor ...
(born 1977), a musical artist from
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
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Teitur Thordarson
Teitur Thordarson ( is, Teitur Þórðarson, born 14 January 1952) is an Icelandic football coach. He is the older brother of Ólafur Þórðarson.
Playing career Club Íþróttabandalag Akraness
Before coaching, Teitur playing as a striker f ...
(born 1952),
Icelandic football coach.
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Teitur
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Given names
Faroese masculine given names
Scandinavian masculine given names