Kjalarr

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Male Name

Usage

Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse byname of uncertain meaning

Theories include:

1) Related to Old Norse kilja = 'food, nourishment' and thus meaning 'the god who gives the carion-eaters something to eat' ^[1] or 'caring one, catering one' ^[2]

2) Related to Old Norse kjǫlr = 'keel' (see also KJÖL) ^[3] ^[2]

3) Related to Old Norse kjalki = 'sledge' and thus meaning 'sledge-driver' ^[1]

Related Names

Kjalar	♂
Kjalarr	♂

Combinations

For combinations see KJÖL (name element)

Further Information

Norse Mythology

Kjalarr is a name for Óðinn in Grímnismál

Statistics

Name Count per Country

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Country	Female ♀		Male ♂
	as main name^#	also middle name^&	as main name^#	also middle name^&
Sweden^[4]	0	0	0	0
Denmark^[5]	0	n.a.	0	n.a.
Norway^[6]	0	n.a.	0	n.a.
Finland^[7]	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.

Sources: ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Kjalarr.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi

[sim-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)

[awn-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)

[pal-3] Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)

[scb.se-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/

[dst.dk-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk

[ssb.no-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no

[vrf.fi-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi

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