Reidar
Appearance
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Navn".
- ^ "Digi- ja väestötietovirasto".
- ^ "Nimede statistika". Archived from the original on 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Namndatabasen". Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2013-09-23.