Baldur (given name)

Baldur

Baldr is a Norse god associated with light, beauty, love, and happiness.
Gender	male
Language(s)	Old Norse
Origin
Meaning	"prince"
Other names
See also	Balder, Baldr

Baldur is a Norse and Icelandic name, meaning "prince." Baldr is also a god in Norse mythology, associated with light, beauty, love and happiness. ^[1]

Variants

• Balder Norse
• Baldr Norse [ˈbɑldr]
• Baldur Norse, Icelandic [ˈpaltʏr̥]

People with the given name

• Baldur Ingimar Aðalsteinsson (born 1980), Icelandic football (soccer) player
• Baldur Bett (born 1980), Icelandic football (soccer) player
• Baldur Þór Bjarnason (born 1969), Icelandic football (soccer) player
• Baldur Bragason (born 1968), Icelandic football (soccer) player
• Baldur Brönnimann (born 1968), Swiss music conductor
• Baldur Hönlinger (1905–1990), Austrian chess master
• Baldur Möller (1914–1999), Icelandic chess master
• Baldur Preiml (1939–2025), Austrian ski jumper
• Baldur Ragnarsson (1930–2018), Icelandic poet and author of Esperanto works
• Baldur von Schirach (1907–1974), German politician and Nazi war criminal
• Baldur Sigurðsson (born 1985), Icelandic football (soccer) player
• Baldur R. Stefansson (1917–2002), Canadian agricultural scientist

See also

• Baldur (disambiguation)
• Balder (disambiguation)

Notes

1. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Baldur".