Kjartan Explained
| Kjartan |
| Pronunciation: | - in Icelandic ˈcʰar̥tan/
- in Faroese pronounced as /ˈtʃʰaɻ̊ʈan/
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| Gender: | Male |
| Region: | Iceland and Norway |
| Origin: | Old Irish name Irish, Old (to 900);: [[Muirchertach]] |
Kjartan (Icelandic: in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈcʰar̥tan/; Faroese: in Faroese pronounced as /ˈtʃʰaɻ̊ʈan/; Norwegian: in Norwegian pronounced as /çɑːɻtan/) is a masculine given name found in the Nordic countries, most prominently in Iceland and Norway. The Old Norse name Norse, Old: Kjartan was a shortening of Norse, Old: Mýrkjartan, from sga|[[Muirchertach]], the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish Irish, Old (to 900);: Mael Curcaigh, "servant of Curcach") was brought to Iceland as a slave.[1] The Irish name Muirchertach, meaning "mariner", is modernised to Irish: Muircheartach, anglicised as Murtagh.[2]
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 in The Last Kingdom television series and The Saxon Stories books
Notes and References
- [w:is:Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon|Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon]
- http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Kjartan Kjartan
