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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]
Kjalar | ♂ |
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Kjalarr | ♂ |
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For combinations see KJÖL (name element)
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[4] |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denmark[5] |
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0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
Norway[6] |
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0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
Finland[7] |
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n.a. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greenland[8] |
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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.