About 1890 , Sigurdur Christopherson could not find a suitable flower in the district to name the town after .
Sigurdur Christopherson suggested the name of a beautiful Nordic God , namely Baldur , son of Odin .
About 1890 , Sigurdur Christopherson could not find a suitable flower in the district to name the town after , so he suggested the name of a beautiful Nordic God , namely Baldur , son of Odin .