Kjartan(Icelandic:[ˈcʰar̥tan];Faroese:[ˈtʃʰaɻ̊ʈan];Norwegian:[çɑːɻtan]) is a masculinegiven namefound in theNordic countries,most prominently inIcelandandNorway.TheOld NorsenameKjartanwas a shortening ofMýrkjartan,fromOld Irish:Muirchertach,the name of anIrishking whose daughterMelkorka(Old IrishMael Curcaigh,"servant ofCurcach") was brought to Iceland as a slave.[1]TheIrishname Muirchertach, meaning "mariner", is modernised toMuircheartach,anglicised asMurtagh.[2]
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|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old IrishnameMuirchertach |
| Region of origin | IcelandandNorway |
Kjartan may refer to:
- Kjartan Finnbogason(born 1986), Icelandic international football player
- Kjartan Fløgstad(born 1944), Norwegian author
- Kjartan Gunnarsson(born 1951), Icelandic politician and lawyer
- Kjartan Haugen(born 1975), Norwegian cross-country skier and Paralympic gold medallist
- Kjartan Kristiansen(born 1963), Norwegian guitarist and backing vocalist in band DumDum Boys
- Kjartan Ólafsson (disambiguation),various people
- Kjartan Poskitt(born 1956), English author and television presenter
- Kjartan Salvesen(born 1976), Norwegian pop singer
- Kjartan Sturluson(born 1975), Icelandic international football goalkeeper
- Kjartan Sveinsson(born 1978), Icelandic keyboardist of the band Sigur Rós
- Kjartan the Cruel, a fictional character inThe Last Kingdomtelevision series andThe Saxon Storiesbooks
References
edit- ^Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon.Íslensk orðsifjabók,1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík,Orðabók Háskólans.
- ^Kjartanon NordicNames.de
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