# Einar. Female version? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 28, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984 "2016-10-28T23:57:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984/1 "2016-10-28T23:57:35Z")
Is there a female version of the Old Norse name Einar? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984/2 "2016-10-29T00:28:09Z")
I’ll point out that the name Einar is believed to be derived from the [einherjar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einherjar), undead warriors in Valhalla. It’s very masculine in origin and I wouldn’t be surprised if there isn’t a female version. That said, I’m speculating and could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984/3 "2016-10-29T00:28:16Z")
If I had to guess I’d say Eina. I went to school with an Ina. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984/4 "2016-10-29T14:07:44Z")
Hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984/5 "2016-10-29T14:54:19Z")
Eina would seem to be the female equivalent: [https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Eina\_f](https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Eina_f) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984/6 "2016-10-29T19:56:21Z")
My thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984/7 "2016-10-30T06:58:18Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > Eina would seem to be the female equivalent: > > [Eina f - Nordic Names](https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Eina_f) Your own cite would indicate it is [Einara](https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Einara) as well. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einar-female-version/769984/8 "2016-10-30T09:06:28Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Is there a female version of the Old Norse name Einar? There’s no Old Norse female version. As for Einara and Eina: There is no one registered with the Einara version in Norway today, or in the 1801 census, although there were 15 in the 1900 census. It’s only a female version in the sense that any Scandinavian male name could be feminized by tacking an a at the end in certain times and places. And Eina is similar. None in 1800, 5 male, 7 female in 1900, 23 today, all female. I think the Nordic names-site is wrong in stating it’s a female name of Einar though. It’s entirely possible that’s the origin, but it might also be a local spelling variation of some other name. Online Name-databases are notoriously weak on checking their etymologies.