Balder name - Meaning of Balder

Balder name - Meaning of Balder

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

Norse Mythology, Old Norse

Pronounced

BAHL-dər

Balder Meaning

Means "prince" from Old Norse. In Norse mythology Balder was the son of Odin and Frigg. Because of the disturbing dreams he had when he was young, his mother extracted an oath from every thing in the world that it would not harm him. However the evil fire god Loki learned that she had overlooked mistletoe. Being jealous, he tricked the blind god Hoder into throwing a branch of mistletoe at Balder, which killed him. In Norse mythology, Balder was the god of light and spring, which is where the name gets its meaning from.

Balder Related Names
Variants: Baldr, Baldur
Other Languages: Baldur (German), Baldur (Icelandic)