Eileifr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Æilæifʀ
• ᛅᛁᛚᛅᛁᚠᛦ (ailaifʀ), ᛂᛚᛁᚠᚱ (elifr), ᛁᛚᛂᚠᚱ (ilefr) (runic)

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*ainalaibaʀ) or *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*aiwalaibaʀ), whence also Eiláfr. From Proto Germanic Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) or *aiwaz (“always, eternity”), and Proto-Germanic *laibō (“remnant”) with added masculine -aʀ (akin to -lífr m from líf n).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈɛilɛivr̩/

Proper noun

Eileifr m (genitive Eileifs)

1. a male given name

Declension

  Declension of Eileifr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Eileifr
accusative	Eileif
dative	Eileifi
genitive	Eileifs

Descendants

• Icelandic: Eileifur
• Norwegian: Eileiv, Eilev
• Old Swedish: Elef, Elof
  • Swedish: Elov, Elof
    • → German: Elov
• Old Danish: Elef
  • → Danish: Elef