Old Norse origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “the sea”
From Old Norse hlér (“the sea”), Hlér (proper name, an alternate name of Ægir and namesake of the island Hlésey according to the Prose Edda), from Proto-Norse *ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ (*Hlēwaʀ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”). Taken up as a given name in the 20th century.
Sources for this account (5)
- Wiktionary: HlérCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: HlérCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: HlérCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: HlérCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: HlérCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
