Baldur (given name)
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Baldr is a Norse god associated with light, beauty, love, and happiness. | |
| Gender | male |
| Language(s) | Old Norse |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "prince" |
| Other names | |
| See also | Balder, Baldr |
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Baldur is a Norse and Icelandic name, meaning "prince." Baldr is also a god in Norse mythology associated with light, beauty, love and happiness.[1]
Variants
People with the given name
- Baldur Ingimar Aðalsteinsson (born 1980), Icelandic football (soccer) player
- Baldur Bett (born 1980), Icelandic football (soccer) player
- Baldur Þór Bjarnason (born 1969), Icelandic football (soccer) player
- Baldur Bragason (born 1968), Icelandic football (soccer) player
- Baldur Brönnimann, Swiss music conductor
- Baldur Hönlinger (1905–1990), Austrian chess master
- Baldur Möller (1914–1999), Icelandic chess master
- Baldur Preiml, Austrian ski jumper
- Baldur Ragnarsson (born 1930), Icelandic poet and author of Esperanto works
- Baldur Sigurðsson (born 1985), Icelandic football (soccer) player
- Baldur R. Stefansson, Canadian agricultural scientist
- Baldur von Schirach (1907-1974), Nazi war criminal.
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