Valur: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Valur – Meaning: falcon or gyrfalcon – Origin: Icelandic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: VAH-loor


Valur is an Icelandic boy's name meaning “falcon or gyrfalcon”. It appears in our list of 200+ Scandinavian Baby Boy Names That Are Cool and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Valur

Meaning: Falcon or gyrfalcon.

Origin: Icelandic.

Source: Wiktionary, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Valur

Phonetic: VAH-loor   IPA: /ˈvaː.lʏr/

Popularity of Valur

Valur 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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