Grímur: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Grímur – Meaning: masked person or helmeted one – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: GREE-mur


Grímur is an Old Norse boy's name meaning “masked person or helmeted one”. It appears in our list of 200+ Scandinavian Baby Boy Names That Are Cool and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Grímur

Meaning: Masked person or helmeted one.

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Grímur

Phonetic: GREE-mur   IPA: /ˈɡriːmʏr/

Popularity of Grímur

Grímur doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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