The story behind Mjölnir
From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛞᚢᚾᛃᚨᛉ (*meldunjaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).
Pronunciation
Icelandic: [ˈmjœlnɪr]
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Names Similar to Mjölnir
Mörður
From Old Norse Mǫrðr, from mǫrðr (“marten”) (modern Icelandic mörður), from Proto-Germanic *marþuz. It remained in use as a personal name in Iceland until at least the 13th…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Àlvar
Borrowed from Old Norse Alfarr, from alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”). Cognate to Swedish Alvar and Spanish Álvaro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Arnar
From Old Norse Arnar.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Arnfríður
From Old Norse Arnfríðr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Arnheiður
From Old Norse Arnheiðr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ásþrúður
From Old Norse Ásþrúðr, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuþrūþiz. Equivalent to ás (“(pagan) god; one of the æsir”) + þrúður (“strength”), cognate with Old English Ōsþrȳþ.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Mjölnir
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Åke
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”), from Proto-Germanic *anô (as in the first part of the name Olaf). By folk etymology sometimes…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ásmundur
From Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Mjölnir
Aðalsteinn
From Old Norse Aðalsteinn, a calque of Old English Æþelstān, from *aþalaz (“noble”) + *stainaz (“stone”). Cognate with German Edelstein.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Amhlaidh
From Middle Irish Amlaíb, from Old Norse Óláfr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aslak
From Norwegian Aslak; used as the Finnish rendering of the Northern Sami name Ásllat. From Old Norse Áslákr, from áss (“god”) + leikr (“play, sport”). Cognate with Old English…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length