Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “defender”
From Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawarijaʀ), consisting of ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ, “stone”) and Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*warjaʀ, “defender”). In some cases, the second part of Steinarr might stem from *ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (*harjaʀ, “warrior”), being equivalent to Old High German Steinheri.
Sources for this account (5)
- Wiktionary: SteinarrCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: SteinarrCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: SteinarrCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: SteinarrCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: SteinarrCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
