Kjartan ( Icelandic: ; Faroese: ) is a masculine

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found in the

Nordic countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; literal translation, lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmar ...

, most prominently in Iceland and Norway. The Old Norse name ' was a shortening of ', from sga,

Muirchertach Muirchertach (modern spelling: Muircheartach, anglicised as Murtagh) is an Irish language male given name meaning "mariner". The name was sometimes Anglicised as "Mortimer." The Old Norse name Kjartan is derived from this name. Ásgeir Blöndal Mag ...

, the name of an Irish king whose daughter

Melkorka Melkorka (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) is the name given in ''Landnámabók'' and '' Laxdæla saga'' for the Irish mother of the Icelandic goði Ólafr Höskuldsson. It is possible that her name represents the Early Irish ''Mael Curcaig''. Ac ...

(Old Irish ', "servant of Curcach") was brought to Iceland as a slave. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. ', 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, . The Irish name Muirchertach, meaning "mariner", is modernised to ', anglicised as Murtagh.Kjartan
on NordicNames.de Kjartan may refer to: *

Kjartan Finnbogason Kjartan Henry Finnbogason (born 9 July 1986) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a striker. He has represented Iceland at international level. Club career Kjartan was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. He was signed by Celtic in D ...

(born 1986), Icelandic international football player *

Kjartan Fløgstad Kjartan Fløgstad (born 7 June 1944) is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad was born in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland. He studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen. Subsequently, he worked for a period as an ...

(born 1944), Norwegian author * Kjartan Gunnarsson (born 1951), Icelandic politician and lawyer *

Kjartan Haugen Kjartan Nesbakken Haugen (born March 6, 1975, in Trondheim) is a disabled Norwegian cross-country skier. He won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Paralympics for 5 km and another gold at the 2006 Winter Paralympics as part of the Norwegian ...

(born 1975), Norwegian cross-country skier and Paralympic gold medallist *

Kjartan Kristiansen Kjartan Kristiansen (born 14 August 1963 in Trondheim, Norway) is the guitarist and backing vocalist in the Norwegian band DumDum Boys, and he is also the lyricist and main songwriter. Biography Kristiansen established the Punk band Wannskræ ...

(born 1963), Norwegian guitarist and backing vocalist in band DumDum Boys *

Kjartan Ólafsson (disambiguation) Kjartan Ólafsson may refer to * Kjartan Ólafsson (composer) Kjartan Ólafsson (born 18 November 1958) is an Icelandic musicologist, composer and academic. He is the creator of the composing software CALMUS and has worked on the use of artific ...

, various people *

Kjartan Poskitt Kjartan Poskitt (born 15 May 1956 in York) is a British author and TV presenter who is best known for writing the '' Murderous Maths'' children's series of books. Early life and education Poskitt was born in York, England, grew up in Selby, ...

(born 1956), English author and television presenter * Kjartan Salvesen (born 1976), Norwegian pop singer *

Kjartan Sturluson Kjartan Sturluson (born 27 December 1975) is a retired Icelandic international football goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designat ...

(born 1975), Icelandic international football goalkeeper * Kjartan Sveinsson (born 1978), Icelandic keyboardist of the band Sigur Rós *Kjartan the Cruel, a fictional character in '' The Last Kingdom'' television series and ''

The Saxon Stories ''The Saxon Stories'' (also known as ''Saxon Tales''/''Saxon Chronicles'' in the US and ''The Warrior Chronicles'' and most recently as ''The Last Kingdom'' series) is a historical novel series written by Bernard Cornwell about the birth of En ...

'' books

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