Hjörtur: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hjörtur – Meaning: hart or stag – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: HYUR-tur


Hjörtur is an Old Norse boy's name meaning “hart or stag”. It appears in our list of 200+ Scandinavian Baby Boy Names That Are Cool and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Hjörtur

Meaning: Hart or stag.

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Hjörtur

Phonetic: HYUR-tur

Popularity of Hjörtur

Hjörtur 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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