Einar


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. Vigfússon comments that 'the name Einarr is properly = einheri" and points to a relation to the term with the Old Norse common nouns einarðr and einörð.

Einar as given name

  • Einár , Swedish rapper
  • Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer
  • Einar Arnórsson, Icelandic politician
  • Einar Axelsson, Swedish actor
  • Einar Benediktsson, Icelandic poet and lawyer
  • Einar Blidberg, Swedish Navy vice admiral
  • Einar Bollason, Icelandic former basketball player, coach and TV analyst
  • Einar Bragi, Icelandic poet
  • Einar Bruno Larsen, Norwegian footballer and ice hockey player
  • Einar Dahl , Norwegian politician
  • Einar Daníelsson, Icelandic footballer
  • Einar Dønnum Norwegian Nazi collaborator
  • Einar Englund, Finnish composer
  • Einar Eriksson, Swedish weightlifter
  • Einar E. Erlandsen, American politician
  • Einar Fagstad, Norwegian-Swedish accordionist, singer, actor and composer
  • Einar Førde, Norwegian politician, Minister of Education and Church Affairs and vice-chairman of the Norwegian Labour Party
  • Einar Forseth, Swedish artist
  • Einar Galilea, Spanish footballer
  • Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway
  • Einar Granath, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Einar Már Guðmundsson, Icelandic author
  • Einar Hákonarson, Icelandic artist
  • Einar Hanson, Swedish actor
  • Einar Haugen, American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University
  • Einar Hille, American scholar
  • Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran, Icelandic editor, novelist, poet, playwright and prominent spiritualist
  • Einar Høgetveit, Norwegian prosecutor
  • Einar Høigård, Norwegian educator and activist
  • Einar H. Ingman Jr. American soldier
  • Einar Iversen, Norwegian jazz pianist
  • Einar Jansen, Norwegian historian, genealogist and archivist
  • Einar Jolin, Swedish painter
  • Einar Jónsson, Icelandic sculptor
  • Einar Jørgensen, Norwegian military officer, teacher and politician
  • Einar Kárason, Icelandic writer
  • Einar Riegelhuth Koren, Norwegian handball player
  • Einar Kristjánsson, Icelandic alpine skier
  • Einar Lutro, Norwegian politician
  • Einar Axel Malmstrom, American military officer
  • Einar Møbius, Danish gymnast
  • Einar Nerman, Swedish artist
  • Einar Økland Norwegian writer
  • Einar Ólafsson
  • Einar Olsen
  • Einar Olsson, Norwegian musician
  • Einar Örn Benediktsson, Icelandic vocalist for Sugarcubes and Ghostigital and former Reykjavik City Council member
  • Einar Ortiz, Italian singer
  • Einar Nilsen, Norwegian boxer
  • Einar Pettersen, Norwegian wrestler
  • Einar Johan Rasmussen, Norwegian engineer and ship owner
  • Einar Rose Norwegian entertainer
  • Einar Sagstuen, Norwegian cross country skier
  • Einar Schleef, German dramatist, painter, set director, writer, and actor
  • Einar Sigurdsson, Norse royal
  • Einar Skavlan, Norwegian journalist
  • Einar Sörensen, Swedish fencer
  • Einar Stavang Norwegian politician
  • Einar Stray, Norwegian musician and composer
  • Einar Strøm
  • Einar Selvik, Norwegian musician
  • Einar Solberg, Norwegian keyboardist and composer
  • Einar Söderqvist, Swedish athlete
  • Einar Sommerfeldt, Norwegian rower
  • Einar Soone, Estonian clergyman
  • Einar Aaron Swan, American musician
  • Einar Thambarskelfir Norwegian noble and politician
  • Einar Thorsteinn, Icelandic architect
  • Einar Tørnquist, Norwegian entertainer
  • Einar Vallbaum, Estonian economist and politician
  • Einar Vilhjálmsson, Icelandic javelin thrower
  • Einar Westerberg, Swedish flight surgeon

    Einar as middle name

  • Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian professional biathlete
  • Carl-Einar Häckner,, Swedish illusionist, actor and comedian
  • Kenneth Einar Himma, American philosopher, author, lawyer, academic and lecturer
  • Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper
  • Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier

    Last name

  • Kristján Einar, Icelandic racing driver

    In popular culture

  • Einar, a war general in the fantasy game HeroScape
  • Einar, a race of dwarves in the Dragonlance fiction
  • Einar, a slave in the Vinland Saga manga series by Makoto Yukimura
  • 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. He himself confirms the name's origin by mentioning it means "lone fighter".