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Mjölnir

Old Norse roots

masculineLatin script

[ˈmjœlnɪr] · Icelandic

Origin: Old Norse
1 language contexts: Icelandic
Follow the evidence: 6 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Mjölnir

Mjölnir is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Mjǫllnir.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛞᚢᚾᛃᚨᛉ (*meldunjaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q20575142CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Mjölnir

Mjölnir is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Mjǫllnir.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛞᚢᚾᛃᚨᛉ (*meldunjaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q20575142CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: MjölnirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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A story to pass on.

About Mjölnir

Old Norse origin

Where Mjölnir is used

Across borders

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Popularity over time

History

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A name worth keeping.

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