Viljar is both an
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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and an
Old Norse 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 ...
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Its Estonian meaning is "grow" or "nourishment", whereas the Old Norse version of the name means "Willing warrior".
People named Viljar include:
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Viljar Loor
Viljar Loor (1 October 1953 – 22 March 2011) was the most successful Estonian volleyball player. In the 1980 Summer Olympics he was part of the gold winning Soviet Union volleyball team. He played all five matches.
Loor died on 22 March 2011 ...
(1953–2011), volleyball player
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Viljar Myhra
Viljar Myhra (born 21 July 1996) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Strømsgodset as a goalkeeper.
Career statistics Club
References
1996 births
Living people
Norwegian men's footballers
Odds BK players
Strømsgodset Toppfotba ...
(born 1996), football player
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Viljar Peep (born 1969), historian and civil servant
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Viljar Schiff
Viljar Schiff (born in 1964) is an Estonian military personnel.
He has been the chief inspector of Estonian Defence Forces.
2001-2006, he was Commandant of the Estonian National Defence College.
In 1997, he was awarded with Order of the Cross o ...
(born 1974), military personnel
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Viljar Veski
Viljar Veski (born April 29, 1986) is retired Estonian basketball player. Viljar Veski played center position. Veski has also been a member of the Estonia national basketball team since 2008.
Honours
* 2008–09 Estonian Cup (BC Kalev/Cramo
BC ...
(born 1986), basketball player
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Viljar Vevatne
Viljar Helland Vevatne (born 7 December 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Viking FK.
Career
Vevatne started his career with Viking, where he was a part of the youth academy. He did not manage to break through to the fi ...
(born 1994), football player
References
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Estonian masculine given names
Norwegian masculine given names