Where is Gandalf from?
My guess is...
China
12%
New Zealand
8%
Greece
5%
I'm 97% certain Gandalf is Male.
According to a dataset of 405, the average Gandalf is around 62 years old.
Learn about the name Gandalf
Meaning of the name Gandalf
Means "wand elf" in Old Norse, from the elements gandr "wand, staff, magic, monster" and alfr "elf". This name belongs to a dwarf (Gandálfr) in the Völuspá , a 13th-century Scandinavian manuscript that forms part of the Poetic Edda. The author J. R. R. Tolkien borrowed the name for a wizard in his novels The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954).
Characteristics of the name Gandalf
| Origins | Norse Mythology, Literature |
| Pronounced | GAN-dahlf(English) |
| Gender | Masculine |
| Traits | natural, complex, strong, serious, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome |
How do we know this about Gandalf
(and is it secret spies?)
We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.