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 f ...

deriving from the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was 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 ...

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. 71.Orchard (1997:36) and Lindow (2001:104). are those ...

, warriors who died in battle and ascended to

Valhalla In Norse mythology, Valhalla ( , ; , )Orchard (1997:171–172) is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. There were five possible realms the soul could travel to after death. The first was Fólkvang ...

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 as the Nordic folklore of the modern period. The ...

. 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

* Einár (rapper) (2002–2021), Swedish rapper *

Einar Jan Aas Einar Jan Aas (born 12 October 1955) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a centre-back. 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 we ...

(born 1955), Norwegian footballer *

Einar Arnórsson Einar Arnórsson (24 February 1880 – 29 March 1955) was an Icelandic politician, lawyer and Jurist, 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 ...

(1880–1955), Icelandic politician *

Einar Axelsson Einar Axelsson (25 February 1895 – 30 October 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 journal ...

(1895–1971), Swedish actor *

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 *

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, Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1962 to 1966, and as commanding office ...

(1906–1993), Swedish Navy vice admiral *

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. In 2001, he was named to the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th ce ...

(born 1943), Icelandic former basketball player, coach and TV analyst *

Einar Bragi Einar Bragi (or Einar Bragi Sigurðsson) (7 April 1921 – 26 March 2005) was an Icelandic poet and publisher. He was a Modernist literature, modernist who founded and edited the journal ''Birtingur'', the leading forum for modernism in Icel ...

(1921–2005), Icelandic poet *

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 ...

(1939–2021), Norwegian footballer and ice hockey player *

Einar Dahl (politician) Einar Dahl (15 November 1880 – 3 August 1956) 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). ...

(1880–1956), Norwegian politician *

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. ...

(born 1970), Icelandic footballer *

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 *

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 ...

(1916–1999), Finnish composer *

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 ...

(1921–2009), Swedish weightlifter * Einar E. Erlandsen (1908–1995), American politician *

Einar Fagstad Einar Fagstad (30 October 1899 – 19 February 1961) was a Norwegian–Swedish accordionist, singer, actor and composer. Fagstad was born in Lillehammer and began playing the accordion at the age of four. He trained as a painter and studied at ...

(1899–1961), Norwegian-Swedish accordionist, singer, actor and composer *

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 Corp ...

(1943–2004), Norwegian politician, Minister of Education and Church Affairs and vice-chairman of the Norwegian Labour Party *

Einar Forseth Carl Einar Andreas Forseth (1892–1988) was a Swedish artist, remembered above all for his mosaics in the Golden Hall (Stockholm City Hall), Golden Hall in Stockholm City Hall completed in 1923. Early life Born in Linköping, Forseth was the son ...

(1892–1988), Swedish artist *

Einar Galilea Einar Galilea Azaceta (born 22 May 1994) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF as either a centre-back or a midfielder. Formed at Deportivo Alavés, Alavés, he spent most of his caree ...

(born 1994), Spanish footballer *

Einar Gerhardsen Einar Henry Gerhardsen (; 10 May 1897 – 19 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician who served as the prime minister of Norway from 1945 to 1951, 1955 to 1963 and 1963 to 1965. With a total of 16 years in office, he is the longest serving Pri ...

(1897–1987), Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway * Einar Granath (1936–1993), Swedish ice hockey player * Einar Már Guðmundsson (born 1954), Icelandic author *

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 Icelan ...

(born 1945), Icelandic artist * Einar Hanson (1899–1927), Swedish actor *

Einar Haugen Einar Ingvald Haugen (; April 19, 1906 – June 20, 1994) was an American linguist and writer known for his influential work in American sociolinguistics and Norwegian-American studies, including Old Norse studies. Haugen was a professor at ...

(1906–1994), American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University *

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 *

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 ...

(1859–1938), Icelandic editor, novelist, poet, playwright and prominent spiritualist * Einar Høgetveit (1949–2020), Norwegian prosecutor * Einar Høigård (1907 – 1943), Norwegian educator and activist * Einar H. Ingman Jr. (1929–2015) American soldier * Einar Iversen (1930–2019), Norwegian jazz pianist *

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 Je ...

(1893–1960), Norwegian historian, genealogist and archivist *

Einar Jolin Einar Jolin (7 August 189029 August 1976) was a Swedes, 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 ''Konst ...

(1890 – 1976), Swedish painter * Einar Jónsson (1874–1954), Icelandic sculptor *

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 *

Einar Kárason Einar Kárason (born 24 November 1955 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic writer and poet. Einar has been a full-time writer since 1978. He started his career with poetry in literary magazines from 1978 to 1980. In 1981 he published his firs ...

(born 1955), Icelandic writer * Einar Riegelhuth Koren (born 1984), Norwegian handball player * Einar Kristjánsson (1934 – 1996), Icelandic alpine skier * Einar Lutro (born 1943), Norwegian politician * Einar Axel Malmstrom (1907–1954), American military officer *

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 *

Einar Nerman Einar Nerman (6 October 1888 – 30 March 1983) was a Swedish visual 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 h ...

(1888–1983), Swedish artist *

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 awar ...

(born 1940) Norwegian writer *

Einar Ólafsson (disambiguation) Einar Ólafsson is the name of: * Einar Ólafsson (basketball) (1928–2025), Icelandic basketball coach * Einar Ólafsson (skier) (born 1962), Icelandic Olympic cross country skier * Einar Ólafsson (born 1963), singer and one of Iceland's e ...

* Einar Olsen (disambiguation) * Einar Olsson (born 1981), Norwegian musician *

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 ...

(born 1962), Icelandic vocalist for Sugarcubes and Ghostigital and former Reykjavik City Council member * Einar Ortiz (born 1993), Italian singer * Einar Nilsen (1901–1980), Norwegian boxer * Einar Pettersen, Norwegian wrestler * Einar Johan Rasmussen (born 1937), Norwegian engineer and ship owner *

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 r ...

(1898–1979) Norwegian entertainer * Einar Sagstuen (born 1951), Norwegian cross country skier * Einar Schleef (1944–2001), German dramatist, painter, set director, writer, and actor *

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 a ...

(died 1020), Norse royal *

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 pr ...

(1882–1954), Norwegian journalist * Einar Sörensen (1875–1941), Swedish fencer * Einar Stavang (1898–1992) Norwegian politician * Einar Stray (born 1990), Norwegian musician and composer ( Einar Stray Orchestra) * Einar Strøm (disambiguation) *

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 of black metal band Gorgoroth from 2000 to 2004, and for fronting the Nordic folk project Wardruna ...

(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 create musical renditions of Norse cultural and esoteric traditions and make significant use of Nordic historical and traditional instr ...

Gorgoroth Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. It was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus, who is the sole original member remaining, and has released nine studio albums. Gorgoroth are a Satanism, Satanic band and have drawn contro ...

) *Einar Solberg, Norwegian keyboardist and composer (

Emperor The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules ...

and

Leprous Leprous is a Norwegian progressive metal 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 ban ...

) * Einar Söderqvist (1921–1996), Swedish athlete * Einar Sommerfeldt (1889–1976), Norwegian rower *

Einar Soone Einar Soone (born 26 September 1947) is an Estonians, Estonian prelate who served as suffragan bishop to the Archbishop of Tallinn and the first Bishop of the Diocese of the Northern Region in Estonia. Biography Soone commenced studies in 1970 a ...

(born 1947), Estonian clergyman *

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 S ...

(1903–1940), American musician *

Einar Thambarskelfir Einar Eindridesson Thambarskelfir (c. 980–c. 1050) (, ) was an influential Norwegian noble and politician during the 11th century. He headed the feudal lords in their opposition to Olaf Haraldsson. Several references are made to him in ...

(c. 980–c. 1050) Norwegian noble and politician *

Einar Thorsteinn Einar Thorsteinn Asgeirsson (June 17,1942–April 28, 2015) was an Icelandic architect with an interest in geometrical structures. Einar Thorsteinn was a follower of Buckminster Fuller and he worked with polyhedral and spherical shapes. He graduat ...

(1942–2015), Icelandic architect *

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 sho ...

(born 1982), Norwegian entertainer * Einar Vallbaum (born 1959), Estonian economist and politician *

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 Westerberg (1893–1976), Swedish flight surgeon

Einar as middle name

Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen (; born 27 January 1974) is a retired Norwegian professional 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 multiple medali ...

(born 1974), Norwegian professional biathlete * Carl-Einar Häckner, (born 1969), Swedish illusionist, actor and comedian *

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 master's from the University of California in 1987, and his ...

, American philosopher, author, lawyer, academic and lecturer *

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 * Jan Einar Thorsen (born 1966), Norwegian Alpine skier

Last name

* Kristján Einar (born 1989), Icelandic racing driver

In popular culture

*Einar, 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, t ...

''heroScape: Rise of the Valkyrie 2nd edition rules, pg 7 *Einar, 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 i ...

'' fiction * Einar, a slave in the '' Vinland Saga'' manga series by

Makoto Yukimura is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga ''Planetes'' and '' Vinland Saga''. Biography Early life Yukimura considered himself a laidback child at school. The first manga he read was Akira Toriyama's ''Dr. Slump'' at 5; he was partic ...

*Einar Danaan, called the Autumn King, a character in the fantasy series ''Crescent City'' written by Sarah J. Maas *Einar, an artificially intelligent fisherman in the fantasy game '' Palia'' by Singularity6 *Einhar, the Beastmaster from ''

Path of Exile ''Path of Exile'' is a free-to-play action role-playing video game developed and published by Grinding Gear Games. Following an open beta phase, the game was released for Microsoft Windows in October 2013. A version for Xbox One was released in ...

''. He himself confirms the name's origin by mentioning it means "lone fighter".

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