Bjarmi

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Usage

Iceland Icelandic

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Origin and Meaning

Uncertain meaning, some theories are:

1) Icelandic bjarmi = 'loom', 'gleam of light' [1] [2]

2) Old Norse bjarmar = 'name of a tribe of the Russian empire (Perms)' [3]

Related Names

Bjarma
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Faroese Icelandic
Bjarmi
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Icelandic

Patronyms [What's That?]

Male

Bjarmason Iceland

Female

Bjarmadóttir Iceland

Combinations

For combinations see BJARM (name element)

Grammar

Iceland - Icelandic
Nominative: Bjarmi
Accusative: Bjarma
Dative: Bjarma
Genitive: Bjarma

Further Information

Earliest Documented Usage

Trivia

Statistics

Name Count per Country (What's this?)

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Country
Commonness
Commonness
Total Female ♀ Male ♂
as
main
name#
also
middle
name&
as
main
name#
also
middle
name&
as
main
name#
also
middle
name&
Iceland Iceland[5]
38 100
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Sweden Sweden[6]
0 2 0 0 0 2
Denmark Denmark[7]
0
n.a.
0
n.a.
0
n.a.
Norway Norway[8]
4
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4
n.a.
Finland Finland[9]
n.a.
0 0 0 0 0
Greenland Greenland[10]
0 0
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
  #: 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 Bjarmi.


References

  1. Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Guðrún Kvaran: Nöfn Íslendinga (2011)
  3. Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
  4. Mannanafnaskrá at island.is, http://www.island.is
  5. Hagstofa Íslands, National statistics office of Iceland, http://www.hagstofan.is/
  6. Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  7. Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  8. Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  9. Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
  10. Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/