Eide
/ˈeɪdə/noun
A Norwegian place name and surname, commonly associated with locations situated on an isthmus or narrow strip of land.
Did you know?Many Norwegian place names preserve Old Norse geographical words, making names like Eide linguistic fossils of the Viking Age landscape.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*aiþō
“A narrow passage or strip of land between waters; reconstructed ancestral form”
Viking Age
Old Norse
eið
“An isthmus, especially a neck of land connecting two larger areas”
Medieval Period
Old Norse
Eiðr
“A geographical place-name element referring to an isthmus or portage”
Middle Ages
Norwegian
Eide
“A settlement or district located at, or named for, an isthmus”
Modern English
English
Eide
“A Norwegian surname and geographic proper name”