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Skjalm
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Origin and Meaning
Old Danish name of unknown meaning and origin
One suggestion is that it is connected to the German word Schelm:
Old High German scalmo, scelmo = 'carrion, plague'
Middle High German schalm(e), schelm(e) = 'carrion, plague' and 'scammer, beguiler'
Modern High German Schelm = 'scammer, beguiler' and 'rogue, jester'
Related Names
| Skjalm | ♂ |   |
 
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Patronyms
Denmark: Skjalmsen, Skjalmsdatter (♀)
Further Information
Namesakes
Skjalm Hvide (~ 1060-1113), Danish chieftain (Sjælland)
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& | |
| Denmark[1] |
|
6 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
6 | n.a. |
 Iceland[2] |
  |
1 | 1 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
 Sweden[3] |
  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norway[4] |
|
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
 Finland[5] |
|
n.a. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Greenland[6] |
|
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. |
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No recent statistics trend found in databases for Skjalm.
References
- ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
- ↑ Hagstofa Íslands, National statistics office of Iceland, http://www.hagstofan.is/
- ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
- ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
- ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
- ↑ Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/