Gender Masculine
Usage Icelandic
Meaning & History
Icelandic name, derived from the Old Norse elements fjǫl- "full, exceedingly" (cognate with Old High German filu) and herr "army, warrior".The similar name Fjǫlvarr or Fiǫlvarr, which belongs to a character in Norse mythology, derives from the Old Norse adjective fjǫlvarr meaning "very wary, very careful".