Agnar
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Agnar or Agnarr is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin. The name is a compound. The first part is either the word agn 'punishment, deed' or egg 'knife edge', and the second part is from harr 'warrior'. It has the variant Agner.[1]
GenderMale
Word/nameOld Norse
Region of originScandinavian countries
Alternative spellingAgnarr, Agner
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Region of origin | Scandinavian countries |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Agnarr, Agner |
Given name
In 2022, 29 men in Denmark[1] and 755 men in Norway had the name. Its name day is June 21st.[2]
- Agnar Helgason (born 1968), Icelandic scientist
- Agnar Johannes Barth (1871–1948), Norwegian forester
- Agnar Mykle (1915–1994), Norwegian writer
- Agnar Sandmo (1938-2019), Norwegian economist
Fictional characters
- Agnarr Geirröðsson, son of King Geirröðr in the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál
- King Agnar, a character in the Disney Frozen franchise
- Chief of the Mangalores in the 1997 movie The Fifth Element
