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Øystein - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Øystein

[ syll. Øystei-n ] The boy name Øystein is of Old Norse origin and it is used mainly in the Scandinavian language. An older form of Øystein is Eysteinn (Old Norse). The name is of the first element ey ('island') or auja ('luck, happiness'), and the second element steinn ('stone'). Variant forms of the name include the Scandinavian names Eistein, Esten, and Eystein.

Øystein is unusual as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.


 
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