Gangleri

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Male Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse gangleri = 'the one tired from walking' (see also GANG) ^[1]

Related Names

Gangleri	♂

Further Information

Mythology

Gangleri is a name for Óðinn who is known to be a solitary wanderer. ^[1]

In the Gylfaginning the Swedish king Gylfi calls himself Gangleri when he comes to Asgard. ^[1]

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Denmark[2]		0	n.a.	0	n.a
Sweden[3]		0	0	0	0
Norway[4]		0	0	0	0
Finland[5]		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 Gangleri.

Sources: ^{[3] [2] [4] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
2. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
3. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
4. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi