Teitur () is a male

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. In

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the word means ''happy''. In

Modern Faroese Faroese ( ; ) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of whom 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere. It is one of five languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages; th ...

, it is archaic but used as a male given name.

People

Teitur Gestsson Teitur Matras Gestsson (born 19 August 1992) is a retired Faroese football goalkeeper, who played 416 matches for HB Tórshavn. Now, after retiring, he is currently working on completing his UEFA B license in coaching (as of 2025) and is ...

(born 1992), Faroese football player and goalkeeper *

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 ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

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Teitur Thordarson Teitur Thordarson (, 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 for nearly two decades. H ...

(born 1952), Icelandic football coach.

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