Girl called Einherjar?

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Norse naming meaning "he who fights alone" pronounced Ane save without the s)- hair-yar.
What do you think? Looking for something strong and unusual.

I’ve heard of the glass ceiling but your daughter would be “in a jar”.
Stuck like a pickle, in a jar.
Why just why

Nope, I wouldn't do that to my child

It's awful in all respects - can't spell it, can't pronounce it, looks ugly, has an odd meaning...!

Why not go the whole hog and call her Eyjafjallajokull and then spend the entire time telling people how to pronounce it, spell it and explain why you named her that?

Certainly okay for an on-line war game name for the avatar. For a real life baby - no. Think again. What about Emma?

Wtf

Stupid and preposterous.

Really, no. I never usually comment on baby name threads.

So it's ayn-hair-yar? Not keen, sorry

I think English speaking people would end up saying ain -yah.

It doesn't work well in English. When I say it I sound like Father Christmas' tour guide.

I'm sure it's a lovely name if people are speaking a Norse language

Why would you want to saddle a baby, child, adult with a name that they will explain and spell every time.

If it's from your heritage, yes. If you're Swedish or Danish or whatever. Then you say it once and everyone will be ok with it, and the start sound allows for her to end up as Anya or Anna for short, or even En-na or something. Not really a problem.

HOWEVER if you are British through and through and this is all of a piece with adoring Vikings, GOT and spending the weekends painting little troll figures to have battles with, then no, don't, you will look like absolute bellends.

It's a lovely thought but in the UK - if you're here - will be mispronounced as Eine-Her-Jar

Well, for those who struggle to understand what is meant by ‘trying too hard’ on these boards, here is an excellent example.

The only place I've ever see this name is in Alan Garner's novel 'The Moon of Gomrath' - the novel refers to the Einherjar of the Herlathing - the Norse version of the Wild Hunt - supernatural beings who are supposed to hunt doomed souls.

Er, no.

No. Don’t do it unless you want your daughter to hate you! Too tip. The names our kids think are cool are not the names we think. My dd’s favourite names are Susan and Judith. Yes, really! However, if you don’t fancy trying to start a revival of mid-century names and want to continue down the Scandinavian route just pick something lovely like Astrid or Freya.

What about Gundreda?

It's up to you, but will be others be able to pronounce or spell it? What about as a middle name instead. Otherwise you end up with your child facing a lifetime of always explaining pronunciation or spelling of said name

I do understand wanting something unusual but I would draw the line at a name which always needs an explanation of how to say it!

Unless of course you live in a Scandi country where many would be aware of the Nordic associations

Oh even Scandinavians wouldn't touch it, OP.

Dreadful. Hard to spell and impossible to pronounce. Why would you do that to a child?

Middle name if you're desperate? But it's a nope from me. The forever explaining/pronouncing/spelling is a life sentence.

I absolutely love it!
I think the choice you name your child/ren depends on your personal preference.

We got stomped on by family and in-laws for every name we liked and when baby was born we went with a name WE loved and realised if anyone didn't like it it's their problem not ours.

I know people with names I would never name my child as I don't like the typical biblical names, but ours is a bit out there for other people so each to their own.

(Personally I love that name but I'm a Norse mythology lover!) Go with your heart not other people's comments OP and congratulations on the baby!

I wouldn't really call a child Einherjar. I was having a bit of fun. Einherjar is a character in a computer bubble popping game I've been playing lately, and out of curiosity I googled it to see what it meant. It's an interesting name though!

The singular Einheri, pointed out by a pp, is a possibility though, pronounced Ane-hair-ee. Joking!