EY

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Proto-Norse 1.2 Old Norse 1.3 Gothic 1.4 Old English 1.5 Old High German 1.6 Middle Low German 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 Last Element Forms 6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element of uncertain meaning.

Often, instead for the 'island'-meaning below, a connection to the name element AUJA is suggested.

In some combinations it is difficult or impossible to tell if the element belongs to the element AI instead.

Proto-Norse

*awiō = 'island' ^[1]

Old Norse

ey = 'island' ^[2]
ey = 'island, flat land along a coast' ^[3]
ėy = 'island, floodplain' ^[4]

Gothic

*awi- = 'island, floodplain' ^[5]

Old English

íeġ = 'island' ^[4]

Old High German

ouwe = 'water, stream, land by water, floodplain, island' ^[3]

Middle Low German

ô = 'island, floodplain' ^[3]
ôge = 'island, floodplain' ^[3]
ôch = 'island, floodplain' ^[3]
ou = 'island, floodplain' ^[3]
ouwe = 'island, floodplain' ^[3]

Related Names

See Eyja

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ALF	see Álfey
ARN	see Arney
BALD	see Baldey
BJÖRK	see Bjarkey
BJÖRN	see Bjarney and Øybiǫrn
BJÖRT	see Bjartey
BORG	see Bjargey and Øyborg
BOT	see Bótey
BRITT	see Eibritt
DAN	see Daney
DIS	see Eydís
EIN	see Einey
FANN	see Fanney
FINN	see Eifinn, Eyfinna and Finney
FRID	see Eyfrøðr and Friðey
FRÍÐ	see Øyfrid
FURA	see Eyfura
GAUT	see Øygautr
GEIR	see ØygæiRR
GERD	see Eygerðr
GLO	see Eygló and Glóey
GOT	see Øyguti
GRIM	see Eygrímr and Grímey
GUD	see Gulløy
GUNN	see Gunnö
HAF	see Hafey
HALL	see Halley
HER	see Øyarr
HILD	see Eyildr
HJALT	see Hjaltey
HLIF	see Hlíføy
HROD	see Rodney
HVAT	see Æihvatr
ING	see Ingiøy
IS	see Ísey
JEN	see Jenney
KETILL	see Øykæll and Kætiløy
KRIST	see Kristey
LAUF	see Laufey
LAUG	see Eylaugr
LAUR	see Lárey
LEIF	see ØylæifR
LEIK	see ØylakR
LÍN	see Líney
LOFT	see Loftey
MÁN	see Máney
MARR	see Marey
MOD	see Eymóðr
MUND	see Øymundr
NIUT	see Øyniútr
NY	see Einy
PAUL	see Páley
RAGN	see Ragnö
RIK	see ØyríkR and Ríkey
RUN	see Eyrún
SAND	see Sandøy
SIG	see Sigurey
SOL	see Sóley
STEIN	see Øystæinn and Steiney
SVEIN	see Sveiney
TORF	see Torfey
ULF	see ØyulfR
UNN	see Øyunn
VAL	see Valey
VALD	see Eyvaldr
VAR	see Eivar
VEIG	see Eyveig
VI	see Eivi
VID	see Övid
VIND	see Eyvindr
VÖR	see Eyvǫr
ÞJOF	see Eyþjófr
ÞOR	see Eyþór and Þórey
ÞORN	see Æiþorn
ÞRUÐ	see Eyþrúður

First Element Forms

E-
Ei- Ej- Ey- Eyi- Eyj-
O-
Oy-
Y-
Å-
Ö- Ø-
Øi- Öj- Øj- Öy- Øy- Øyj-

Last Element Forms

-ey
-ö -ø
-øy

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
3. ↑ Hjalmar Falk & Alf Torp: Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog (1999)
4. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
5. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Gotisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (1934)