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Hjalmar

OriginScandinavian
Meaning"helmet protector"

About Hjalmar

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

Pronounced HYAL-mar.

As of October 2026, Hjalmar ranked #3765 in US births in 1937 SSA, peaked at #925 in 1889.

Editor: Pamela Redmond

Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.

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  • Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht

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  • Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen

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  • 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

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  • Hjalmar

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

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