Mýrkjartan

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Mýrkjartan, from Old Irish Muircheartach (literally “mariner”), from muir (“sea”) +‎ cheartach (“warrior”). Muircheartach was the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish Mael Curcaigh (“servant of Curcach”)) was brought to Iceland as a slave.

Proper noun

Mýrkjartan m

a male given name from Old Irish

Declension

declension of Mýrkjartan

	indefinite
m-s1	singular
nominative	Mýrkjartan
accusative	Mýrkjartan
dative	Mýrkjartani
genitive	Mýrkjartans

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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