Fjǫlnir

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Male Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

1) Old Norse fjǫl- = 'much, manifold', see also FJÖL (name element) ^{[1] [2] [3]}

2) From the Proto-Norse name *Felun-eR, Old Norse fela = 'hide' ^[3]

3) From the Proto-Norse name *FelduniR, Ancient Germanic *felþa = 'field' ^[3]

Related Names

Fjolner	♂
Fjölner	♂
Fjølner	♂
Fjölnir	♂
Fjǫlnir	♂

Combinations

For combinations see FJÖL (name element)

Further Information

Mythology

Fjǫlnir was a name for Óðinn and it was possibly understood to be 'the one who knows much'. ^[3]

It was also the name of a legendary Swedish king, the son of Freyr and Gerðr. According to the Ynglingatal, he was the first king of the Ynglingar ^[3]

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Denmark[4]		0	n.a.	0	n.a
Sweden[5]		0	0	0	0
Finland[6]		0	0	0	0
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Fjǫlnir.

Sources: ^{[5] [4] [7] [6]}

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Günther Drosdowski: Duden Etymologie - Herkunftswörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (1997)
3. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
4. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
5. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
6. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
7. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no