Vǫlundr

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Male Male Name

Usage

Old Norse Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name of uncertain meaning

One theory:

Combination of Old Norse vǫl = 'choices' and hǫnd = 'hand' [1]

Related Names

     
Valand ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Swedish
Völund ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Swedish
Vølund ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish
Vǫlundr ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Old Norse
Völundur ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Icelandic
Vølundur ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Faroese

Further Information

Mythology

Vǫlundr is the name of a smith

Statistics

Name count per country
CountryCommonnessFemale ♀ Male ♂
Statimg f legend.pngStatimg m legend.pngas main name#also aux. name&as main name#also aux. name&
Sweden Sweden[2] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 0 0 0
Denmark Denmark[3] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 n.a. 0 n.a
Finland Finland[4] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 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 Vǫlundr.

Sources: [2] [3] [5] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005)
  2. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  4. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
  5. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
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