Baldur

Proper noun

 * 1)  The Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability.
 * 2) * 1997, Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Volume IV: Mediaeval Christianity, A.D. 590—1093, unnumbered page,
 * A transition from the myth of Baldur to the gospel of Christ cannot have been very difficult to the Scandinavian imagination; and, indeed, it is apparent that the first ideas which the Scandinavian heathens formed of the “White Christ” were influenced by their ideas of Baldur.
 * 1) * 1997, Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Volume IV: Mediaeval Christianity, A.D. 590—1093, unnumbered page,
 * A transition from the myth of Baldur to the gospel of Christ cannot have been very difficult to the Scandinavian imagination; and, indeed, it is apparent that the first ideas which the Scandinavian heathens formed of the “White Christ” were influenced by their ideas of Baldur.

Etymology
From, from the adjective , compare 🇨🇬.

Proper noun

 * 1) the Norse god

Usage notes
Patronymics
 * son of Baldur: Baldursson
 * daughter Baldur: Baldursdóttir

Etymology
From, from the adjective , compare the Icelandic adjective.

Proper noun

 * , one of the Norse gods, son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability.