Hlaðgunnr

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Female Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name

Combination of HLAÐ and GUNN ^[1]

Related Names

Hlaðguðr	♀
Hlaðgunnr	♀
Hlaðgunnur	♀

Further Information

Mythology

In the Norse mythology, Hlaðgunnr (or Hlaðguðr) is the name of a Valkyrie. She only occurs in heroic poetry, and she is also called Svanhvít. Her sister's name is Hervǫr and her father is Hlǫðver. Together with Ǫlrun, Hlaðgunnr and Hervǫr are called swan maidens, and they can fly with the aid of their swan-shifts. ^{[1] [2]}

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Denmark[3]		0	n.a.	0	n.a
Sweden[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 Hlaðgunnr.

Sources: ^{[4] [3] [6] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
2. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
4. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
6. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no