Old Norse element meaning either
"island" (from Proto-Norse *
aiwo) or
"good fortune" (from Proto-Norse *
auja).
Given Name DescendantsEydís, Eysteinn, Eyvindr(Ancient Scandinavian) Ejvind(Danish) Eydís, Eysteinn, Eyvindur, Sóley(Icelandic) Eivind, Even, Øivind, Øystein, Øyvind, Øydis(Norwegian) Ùisdean(Scottish) Östen(Swedish)
Entry added December 3, 2014
