Fjalarr

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Male Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name of uncertain meaning

1) Old Norse fela = 'to hide' ^{[1] [2]}

2) From an Old Norse word related to modern Norwegian fjela = 'to spy' ^[2]

3) Old Norse fjǫl- = 'much, manifold' (see FJÖL) ^[3]

Related Names

Fjalar	♂
Fjalarr	♂

Further Information

Mythology

1) Fjalarr is the name of a dwarf in the Vǫluspá. He is the brother of Galarr. The brothers murdered Kvasir and brewed the mead of the skalds from his blood. ^[2]

2) Fjalarr is the name of a red cock in the Vǫluspá which sits near to the giant Eggþér and crows. ^[2]

3) Several giantsare named Fjalarr in the Eddas ^[2]

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
Norway[6]		0	0	0	0
Finland[7]		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 Fjalarr.

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

References

1. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
2. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
3. ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
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. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
7. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi