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Hallgrímur
Say it: HAHL-gree-mur
Meaning
From Old Norse hallr 'rock, stone' and gríma 'mask, helmet'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Honoured in Iceland through the poet for whom Reykjavík's Hallgrímskirkja is named.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Hallgrímr |
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Famous bearers
- Hallgrímur Pétursson, 17th-century Icelandic hymn writer
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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