Kjartan
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Kjartan, shortening of Mýrkjartan, from Old Irish Muircheartach (literally “mariner”), from muir (“sea”) + cheartach (“warrior”). Muircheartach was the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish Mael Curcaigh (“servant of Curcach”)) was brought to Iceland as a slave.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Kjartan m
- a male given name from Old Irish
Usage notes[edit]
Patronymics
- son of Kjartan: Kjartansson
- daughter of Kjartan: Kjartansdóttir
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Kjartan |
Accusative | Kjartan |
Dative | Kjartani |
Genitive | Kjartans |
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Kjartan, shortening of Mýrkjartan, from Old Irish Muircheartach (literally “mariner”), from muir (“sea”) + cheartach (“warrior”). Muircheartach was the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish Mael Curcaigh (“servant of Curcach”)) was brought to Iceland as a slave.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Kjartan m
- a male given name from Old Irish
Declension[edit]
declension of Kjartan
References[edit]
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
19th century, borrowed from Icelandic Kjartan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Kjartan
- a male given name from Icelandic
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- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Irish
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- Faroese male given names from Old Irish
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Irish
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic male given names
- Icelandic male given names from Old Irish
- Norwegian terms borrowed from Icelandic
- Norwegian terms derived from Icelandic
- Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian male given names
- Norwegian male given names from Icelandic