Egill name meaning

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Updated: March 16th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Norse
Usage: Icelandic, Old Norse, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish
Pronunciation: eh-gil
Meaning: Terror
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What does Egill mean?

Old Norse name Egill is used mostly in Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish, Danish and Old Norse, meaning of Egill is "Terror" is a boy name . Egill is form of Egil. Egil is variant form of Egill.

Egil is short version of Eilbert. Also Egil is abridged form of Agilbert. Meaning of Egil is Sword Tip, Terror and Shiny is originated from Old Norse and Old High German.

Egill is Old Norse form of *Aʒilar.

How do I pronounce Egill?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Egill as eh-gil.

Variants of Egill

Egil

How popular is the name Egill?

Egill is a familiar baby name in Iceland. According to our research, over 600 babies have been named Egill globally, concentrated mainly Nordic regions.

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Egill in Nordic countries

CountriesMen
First NameSecondary Name
Netherlands55
Sweden237
Norway3970
Denmark360

Here's what numbers has to say about Egill

Financial security doesn't matter to you much. Neither does a steady love life. Injustice pisses you off. You dream of living in a more humane society. You can spend a whole day on meditation instead of exercise and feel equally productive, or even more. You are an amazing person. In order to keep yourself motivated, pick solitude over facing people's energy, powerful over commercial songs, and planning the future over hanging around with the past.

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  •  Blær - Meaning of Blær is Wind Gust, Gentle Breeze is mostly used in Icelandic and Finnish is a unisex name has its origin in Old Norse
  •  Qupanuk is used mainly in Danish and Greenlandic is a baby girl name. Qupanuk is equivalent of Kupanuk in Greenlandic language
  •  Paer - Preeminent Paer substantially is used in Swedish and Old Swedish is used as a boy name. Paer is equivalent of Per in Swedish language
  •  Dórótea - Unfading and Lofty Dórótea commonly is used in Icelandic and Swedish is a baby girl name. Dórótea is Icelandic equivalent of Dorotea
  •  Into - The boy name Into is rooted from Finnish, Into means "Enthusiasm" is used notably in Finnish, Swedish and Danish

Sibling Names for Egill

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Famous people named Egill

  • Egill Skallagrímsson, Viking-Age poet, warrior and farmer
  • Egill Reimers, Norwegian architect

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