Hjalmar

YAL-mahr

Scandinavian

"helmet protector"

Hjalmar Origin and Meaning

The name Hjalmar is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "helmet protector".

Old Norse name that lives on more appealingly in modern times as Jalmari, short form Jari. This form remains popular in Sweden, however.

Hjalmar Rank in US Top 1000

# 925 in the US

Popularity of the name Hjalmar

• 52 Sweden 2024

Famous People Named Hjalmar

• Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht German economist and politician
• Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen Norwegian speed skater
• Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg Swedish novelist, playwright, poet and journalist
• Hjalmar Riiser Larsen, Norwegian aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman
• Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman Swedish writer
• Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld 2nd U.N. Secretary,General and Nobel Peace Prize winner
• Karl Hjalmar Branting Swedish politician
• Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen Norwegian polar explorer
• Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld Swedish Prime Minister

The name Hjalmar in Pop Culture

• Hjalmar legendary housecarl for the mythical Swedish king Yngvi, who dueled for the princess Ingeborg