Name
Jökull
Meaning
Jökull is a masculine name of Icelandic origin meaning “glacier, ice”.
Jökull is the Icelandic word for glacier, visible on any map of the island in names like Vatnajökull. It appears in the medieval sagas as a personal name and is still given to Icelandic boys, a name that is literally a wall of ice.
In steady use in Iceland; effectively unique elsewhere.
At a glance
- Origin
- Icelandic
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /YUR-kutl/
- Themes
- Ice
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Questions
Jökull is a masculine name of Icelandic origin meaning “glacier, ice”. Jökull is the Icelandic word for glacier, visible on any map of the island in names like Vatnajökull.
Jökull is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. In steady use in Iceland; effectively unique elsewhere.
The name Jökull comes from Icelandic. Jökull is the Icelandic word for glacier, visible on any map of the island in names like Vatnajökull. It appears in the medieval sagas as a personal name and is still given to Icelandic boys, a name that is literally a wall of ice.
Jökull is pronounced YUR-kutl.
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