Given name & surname

Gjul

Gjul is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gjul comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Gyrðr.

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Gjul’s family of names

In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Gjul has a related form in JUL. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Gjul has a related form in Gjurd. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Gjul has a related form in Gjurd.

Walk Gjul’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Old Norse

Gjerde

“pasture, enclosed land”

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Old Norse

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Germanic

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Gunnrød

Gunnrød is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.

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Old Norse

Guhtur

Guhtur is a masculine given name from Norwegian, ultimately from Old Norse. It is used in Northern Sami.

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>99% boys

Old Norse

Gulen

“gust of wind”

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Old Norse

Glúmur

Glúmur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Gjul’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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