Reidar Explained

Reidar is a Scandinavian male given name of Old Norse origins. As of 2013, there are 6,850 people with this name in Norway,^[1] 1,519 in Sweden and 108 in Finland.^[2] In Estonia^[3] there are 5 Reidars and in Italy there's only one.^[4] The namesday is July 28 in Norway and May 9 in Sweden. The name Reidar, "hreidr" + "arr" means home and warrior.

Notable people

• Reidar Alveberg (1916–2004), Norwegian bobsledder
• Reidar Andersen, Norwegian ski jumper
• Reidar Åsgård, Norwegian politician
• Reidar Aulie, Norwegian artist
• Reidar Berg, Norwegian bobsledder
• Reidar Børjeson, Norwegian figure skater
• Reidar Carlsen, Norwegian politician
• Reidar Eide, Norwegian motorcyclist
• Reidar Finsrud, Norwegian artist
• Reidar Hirsti, Norwegian editor and politician
• Reidar Hjermstad, Norwegian cross country skier
• Reidar Holter, Norwegian rower
• Reidar Horghagen, Norwegian drummer, also known as Horgh
• Reidar Johansen, Norwegian politician
• Reidar Jørgensen, Norwegian runner and botanist
• Reidar Kjellberg, Norwegian art historian and museum director
• Reidar Kvammen, Norwegian footballer
• Reidar T. Larsen, Norwegian politician
• Reidar Liaklev, Norwegian speed skater
• Reidar Lorentzen, Norwegian javelin thrower
• Reidar Martiniuson, Norwegian sailor
• Reidar Merli, Norwegian wrestler
• Reidar Ødegaard, Norwegian cross country skier
• Reidar Omang, Norwegian historian, librarian and archivist
• Reidar Raaen, Norwegian cyclist
• Reidar Särestöniemi, Finnish painter
• Reidar Skår, Norwegian musician
• Reidar Sørensen, Norwegian actor
• Reidar Strømdahl, Norwegian politician
• Reidar Tønsberg, Norwegian gymnast

Fictional characters

• Reidar Dahlén, the main character of the Swedish TV series Rederiet
• Reidar Vincent Tollefsen, a Norwegian teenager growing up in the late 1980s, portrayed by comedian and actor Øivind Blunck

Notes and References

1. Web site: Navn.
2. Web site: Digi- ja väestötietovirasto.
3. Web site: Nimede statistika . 2020-03-20 . 2020-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120160635/https://www.stat.ee/public/apps/nimed/ . dead .
4. Web site: Namndatabasen . 2013-09-23 . 2010-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100328044612/http://www.scb.se/Pages/NameSearch____259432.aspx . dead .