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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Steinarr m. Old Icelandic steinn 'stone', from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaz), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz + Proto-Norse *warjaR 'guard, protector'.

Sweden
Latin
1350 Stenarus (nom) SDHK no. 6024
Middle Norwegian
1383 Stæinar SRA-vol2 no. 1915
Old Swedish
1383 Stenar SRA-vol2 no. 1943
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Steinarr". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Steinarr.