Skjǫldr

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Male Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse skjǫldr = 'shield' ^{[1] [2]}

Related Names

Skjold	♂
Skjǫldr	♂
Skjöldur	♂
Sköld	♂

Combinations

For combinations see SKJÖLD (name element)

Further Information

Mythology

Skjǫldr is an ancestor (son?) of Óðinn and the first Danish king

His wife is Gefjon ^[1]

Statistics

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

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

References

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