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This article deals with the first name Eina, related to the Norwegian city, see Eina (Norway) .

Eina is a female given name. He is also a rare male given name.

Origin and meaning

The female first name Eina is derived from the Icelandic first name Einar . The name occurs in Norway , Sweden , the Faroe Islands , Finland and Denmark . As a male first name, Eina is an earlier Norwegian dialectal derivation of Einar.

The name goes back to old Icelandic Einarr, einn "alone" + Mr. "Lord" = "the single fighter".

variants

• Ejna (female)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nordicnames.de: Eina (m) , accessed on August 25, 2012
2. ↑ nordicnames.de: Eina (f) , accessed on August 25, 2012