Fjalar

surname · Latin script

Meaning: Fjalar är ett nordiskt namn, bildat till ett verb motsvarande fornvästnordiskans fela ’dölja’

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/fdʒlə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Fjalar is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Finland.

rarermore common
  • ISIceland
  • FIFinland

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

recorded in Swedish

Fjalar är ett nordiskt namn, bildat till ett verb motsvarande fornvästnordiskans fela ’dölja’. Namnet har varit vanligare i Finland än i Sverige. Fjalar är huvudperson i Johan Ludvig Runebergs episka dikt Kung Fjalar (1844). I nutid är Fjalar mest bekant som namnet på en av hästarna i Astrid Lindgrens Bröderna Lejonhjärta (bok 1973, film 1977). I den finlandssvenska almanackan 24 oktober.

Sources 1

  • Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1900192019401960Frans Nordberg, b. 1900Fjalar Nordell, b. 1903Olavi Seeve, b. 1909Fjalar Jarva, b. 1910Fjalar Holmberg, b. 1911Fjalar Åsten, b. 1929Fjalar Finnäs, b. 1953
  • Frans Nordbergb. 1900FInot in their usual nameFinnish canoeist
  • Fjalar Nordellb. 1903FIFinnish business executive
  • Olavi Seeveb. 1909FInot in their usual nameFinnish major general
  • Fjalar Jarvab. 1910FIFinnish police officer
  • Fjalar Holmbergb. 1911FIFinnish engineer
  • Fjalar Åstenb. 1929FIFinnish referee in multiple sports
  • Fjalar Finnäsb. 1953FIFinnish academic, professor (emeritus) of demography and statistics, especially related to Swedish-speaking population of Finland

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 8 sources across 3 countries.

Reference works 2

  • Wikipedia given-name tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Fjalar?
A machine transcription gives /fdʒlə/ (IPA) for Chinese.
What does the name Fjalar mean?
Recorded meaning: Fjalar är ett nordiskt namn, bildat till ett verb motsvarande fornvästnordiskans fela ’dölja’.
In which country does Fjalar have the most bearers?
Fjalar is most frequently recorded in Finland.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Fjalar”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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