Hjalmar (given name)

Hjalmar is a Scandinavian male given name, from Old Norse Hjálmarr.

Hjalmar

Pronunciation	Swedish: [ˈjǎlmar] Norwegian: [ˈjɑ̂ɫmɑr]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Old Norse
Meaning	Helmeted Warrior
Other names
Related names	Helmer, Djalma, Jelmer

People with the given name Hjalmar

• Hjalmar Andersen (1923–2013), Norwegian speed skater
• Hjalmar Bergman (1883–1931), Swedish author
• Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925), prime minister of Sweden
• Hjalmar Dahl (1891–1960), Finnish journalist, translator and writer
• Hjalmar Fries (1891–1973), Norwegian actor
• Hjalmar Frisell (1880–1967), Swedish military officer
• Hjalmar Frisk (1900–1984), Swedish linguist
• Hjalmar Gullberg (1898–1961), Swedish poet
• Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862-1953), prime minister of Sweden
• Hjalmar Johansen (1867–1913), Norwegian polar explorer
• Hjalmar Mäe (1901–1978), Estonian politician
• Hjalmar Mehr (1910–1979), Swedish politician
• Hjalmar Mellin (1854–1933), Finnish mathematician
• Hjalmar Carl Nygaard (1906–1963), U.S. Representative from North Dakota
• Hjalmar Nygaard (boxer) (1900–1936), Norwegian boxer
• Hjalmar Petersen (1890–1968), American politician
• Hjalmar Peterson, Swedish singer and comedian
• Hjalmar Schacht (1877–1970), German economist, President of the Reichsbank in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany until 1939
• Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941), Swedish author
• Hjalmar von Sydow (1862–1932), Swedish lawyer and politician
• Hjalmar Welhaven (1850–1922), Norwegian architect
• Hjalmar Åström (1888–1957), Swedish lieutenant general

Hjalmar may also refer to:

• Hjalmar and Ingeborg, a legendary Swedish couple
• Hjálmar, an Icelandic reggae band

See also

• Djalma, Portuguese variation
• Helmer (disambiguation)