Bjartur

See also: bjartur

Faroese

Proper noun

Bjartur m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• son of Bjartur: Bjartsson
• daughter of Bjartur: Bjartsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Bjartur
Accusative	Bjart
Dative	Bjarti
Genitive	Bjarts

Icelandic

Etymology

From the adjective bjartur (“bright”), from Old Norse bjartr, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz. Famously the nickname of Guðbjartur Jónsson, a character from the novel Independent People (published 1934–1935) by Halldór Laxness. Its first bearer as a given name proper was born in 1947.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjar̥tʏr/

  Rhymes: -ar̥tʏr

  Homophone: bjartur

Proper noun

Bjartur m

1. a male given name

Inflection

declension of Bjartur

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Bjartur
accusative	Bjart
dative	Bjarti
genitive	Bjarts