Old Norse origin
Source-reportedLearned borrowing from Old Norse Einarr, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk Einar, and Swedish Enar. Doublet of Ejnar and Ener.
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: EjnerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: EjnerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: EjnerCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
