Kjartan
Colors Related to this Name: Purple, Lilac, Mavve
Qualities Related to this Name: Creative, Light-Hearted
Meaning
In Faroese
Origin: From Old Norse Kjartan, shortening of Mýrkjartan, from Old Irish Muircheartach, the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish Mael Curcaigh (“servant of Curcach”)) was brought to Iceland as a slave.
Meaning(s):
-( male name).
In Icelandic
Origin: From Old Norse Kjartan, shortening of Mýrkjartan, from Old Irish Muircheartach, the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish Mael Curcaigh (“servant of Curcach”)) was brought to Iceland as a slave.
Meaning(s):
-( male name).
In Norwegian
Origin: Borrowed from Icelandic Kjartan in the 19th century.
Meaning(s):
-( male name).