Given name
Hjálmar
Hjálmar is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Hjálmar’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Hjálmar shares an earlier linguistic root with Hjalmar.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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