Given name & surname · also English, Old Norse
Balder
“prince”
Balder is used as a given name and a surname. One Old Norse interpretation is “prince.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Old Norse interpretation is “prince.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
From Old Norse Baldr, from Old English Bealdhere.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
In mythological stories, Balder is associated with the god of light.
Balder’s family of names
Balder shares a linguistic root with Baldur. Balder has a related form in Baldar. Balder has a related form in Baldir.
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Nicknames & forms 5
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