Entry № 2293 · Old Norse origin

Steinunn Steinunn — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Norse
Meaning
"Stone-spring (Iceland's pagan poet)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Old Norse)

A name that means "stone-spring (iceland's pagan poet)".

Steinunn combines the Old Norse steinn (stone) and unn (loving). **Steinunn Refsdóttir (c. 950-c. 1010)** was the Icelandic skaldic poet who, when the Christian missionary Þangbrandr came to Iceland, **composed scornful pagan verses against him**, claiming Thor had crashed his ship. Among the earliest named female poets of the Norse world.

Featured in Njáls saga and Kristni saga.

Stone-spring. The Icelandic pagan poet who mocked Christian missionaries.

The name in its native script.

Steinunn
Transliteration
Steinunn
Pronunciation
/ ˈsteɪ.nʊn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Steinunn stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Steinunn · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Steinunns before her.

Real people
Steinunn Refsdóttir
Icelandic skaldic poet.
c. 950 – c. 1010
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir
Icelandic novelist.
born 1950
In fiction
Steinunn
Featured in Njáls saga.

Names connected to Steinunn.

The number behind Steinunn.

5

The Free Spirit

Steinunn reduces to five — the number of Icelandic poet.

Why families chose this name.

"Icelandic skald. Eight letters. Steinunn."
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