Nordic Names

Nordic Names

Kjalarr

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Usage

Old Norse Old Norse

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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 ♂
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
 Icelandic
Kjalarr ♂
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
 Old Norse

Combinations

For combinations see KJÖL (name element)

Further Information

Norse Mythology

Statistics

Name Count per Country (What's this?)

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Country
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Commonness
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name#		also
middle
name&		as
main
name#		also
middle
name&		as
main
name#		also
middle
name&
Sweden Sweden[4]
0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark Denmark[5]
0
n.a.
 0
n.a.
 0
n.a.
Norway Norway[6]
0
n.a.
 0
n.a.
 0
n.a.
Finland Finland[7]
n.a.
 0 0 0 0 0
Greenland Greenland[8]
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 Kjalarr.


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
  3. ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
  4. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  5. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  6. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  7. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
  8. ↑ Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/
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