STEIN

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Name Element

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

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element meaning 'stone' which can be interpreted as 'hard, strong, invulnerable'

Old Norse

steinn = 'stone' ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Gothic

stain-s = 'stone' ^[1]

Old Swedish

stēn = 'stone' ^[3]

Old High German

stėin = 'stone' ^[1]

Old Saxon

stēn = 'stone' ^[1]

Old English

stān = 'stone' ^[1]

Related Names

See Stæinn

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Æðelstán (English) and Aðalsteinunn
ALM	see Almsteinn
ARN	see Arnsteinn
AUD	see Auðstæinn
BJUR	see Biúrstæinn
BJÖRN	see Bjørnstein and Stæinbiǫrn
BJÖRT	see Steinbjarta
BORG	see Borgsten and Stæinborg
DIS	see Steindís
EY	see Øystæinn and Steiney
FAST	see Stæinfastr
FINN	see Steinfinnr
FOLK	see Folkstæinn
FREJ	see Frøystæinn
FRID	see Friðsteinn and Steinrœðr
FRÍÐ	see Stæinfríðr
GEIR	see Geirsteinn and Steinarr
GERD	see Steingerðr
GISL	see Stæingísl and Gísstæinn
GRIM	see Steingrímr
GUD	see Guðstæinn
GUNN	see Gunnstæinn
HA	see Hástæinn
HAF	see Hafsteinn
HAG	see Hagstæinn
HALL	see Hallsteinn
HARD	see Harðstæinn
HEGG	see Hægstæinn
HER	see Hersteinn and Steinarr
HILD	see Stæinhildr
HLIF	see Hlífstæinn
HOLM	see Holmstæinn
HRING	see Ringsten
HROD	see Hróðstæinn
HUN	see Húnsteinn
JARL	see Jarlstein
JÓ	see Ióstæinn
JON	see Jónsteinn
JOR	see Iǫfurstæinn
KETILL	see Stæinkætill
KOL	see Kolsten
KÅR	see Kårstein
LAUG	see Stæinlaug
LEIF	see Steinleifur
LEIK	see Leksten
MAR	see Steinmar
MOD	see Steinmóðr
MUND	see Steinmundur
NEF	see Nefsteinn
NOR	see Norstein
NY	see Steinný
ODD	see Oddsteinn and Steinoddr
ORM	see Ormsteinn
REF	see Refsteinn
RUN	see Runsten
SIG	see Sigsten
ULF	see StæinulfR
UNN	see Aðalsteinunn and Steinunn and Unnsteinn
VAL	see Valsteinn
VAR	see *StainawarijaR
VI	see Vístæinn
VIG	see Vígsteinn
VILD	see Steinvild
VÖR	see Steinvǫr
ÞJOÐ	see Þiúðstæinn
ÞOR	see Steinþórr and Torstein

First Element Forms

*Staina- Stein- Sten- Stæin-

Last Element Forms

-stán -stān -stanus
-stein -steina -steinn
-sten
-stæinn

References

1. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
2. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
3. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)