Vidar

Meaning

wide ruler (Norse mythology; god of vengeance, son of Odin)

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Vidar has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Vidar

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