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Norse Mythology Names

These names occur in Norse mythologies and legends.
There are 69 names matching your criteria.

ALF (1)   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf"... [more]
ALFR   m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of ALF (1)
ALVIS   m   Norse Mythology
Means "all wise" in Old Norse... [more]
ASK   m   Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse askr "ash tree"... [more]
ASKR   m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of ASK
BALDER   m   Norse Mythology
Means "prince" from Old Norse... [more]
BALDR   m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of BALDER
BORGHILD   f   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle"... [more]
EIR   f   Norse Mythology
Means "mercy" in Old Norse... [more]
EMBLA   f   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to Old Norse almr "elm"... [more]
FREA   f   Norse Mythology
Variant of FREYA
FREY   m   Norse Mythology
Variant of FREYR
FREYA   f   Norse Mythology, English (British, Modern)
From Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady"... [more]
FREYJA   f   Norse Mythology
Older form of FREYA
FREYR   m   Norse Mythology
Means "lord" in Old Norse... [more]
FRIGG   f   Norse Mythology
Means "beloved" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Indo-European *pri "to love"... [more]
GANDALF   m   Norse Mythology, Literature
Means "wand elf" in Old Norse, from the elements gandr "wand, staff, cane" and álfr "elf"... [more]
GERD (2)   f   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse garðr meaning "enclosure"... [more]
GRID   f   Norse Mythology
Means "peace" in Old Norse... [more]
GRÓA   f   Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse gróa "to grow"... [more]
GUDRUN   f   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore"... [more]
GUNNAR   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior" (making it a cognate of GÜNTHER)... [more]
GUÐRÚN   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse form of GUDRUN, as well as the modern Icelandic form.
HEIDRUN   f   Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "heath" and rún meaning "secret"... [more]
HEL   f   Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology this was the name of the daughter of Loki... [more]
HILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse cognate of HILDA... [more]
HULD   f   Norse Mythology
Old Norse variant of HULDA (1)
HULDA (1)   f   Scandinavian, German, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse hulda meaning "hiding, secrecy"... [more]
IDUN   f   Norse Mythology
Modern Scandinavian form of IÐUNN
IÐUNN   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Probably derived from Old Norse "again" and unna "to love"... [more]
JARL   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "chieftain, nobleman, earl" in Old Norse... [more]
LOKE   m   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
Modern Scandinavian form of LOKI
LOKI   m   Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the Indo-European root *leug meaning "to break"... [more]
NANNA   f   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Norse nanþ- meaning "daring, brave"... [more]
NJÁLL   m   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of Niall (see NEIL)... [more]
NJORD   m   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
From the Old Norse Njörðr, which was possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ner meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]
NJÖRÐR   m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of NJORD
ODEN   m   Norse Mythology
Swedish form of ODIN
ODIN   m   Norse Mythology
Anglicized form of Old Norse Óðinn which was derived from óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy"... [more]
ǪRVAR   m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of ORVAR
ORVAR   m   Swedish, Norse Mythology
Means "arrow" in Old Norse... [more]
ÓÐINN   m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of ODIN
SAGA   f   Norse Mythology, Swedish
Possibly means "seeing one" in Old Norse... [more]
SIF   f   Norse Mythology
Variant of SIV
SIGNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and "new"... [more]
SIGRÚN   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret"... [more]
SIGURD   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Sigurðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and varðr "guardian"... [more]
SINDRI   m   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Possibly means either "small, trivial" or else "sparkling" in Old Norse... [more]
SIV   f   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Means "bride" in Old Norse... [more]
SKAÐI   f   Norse Mythology
Possibly means "damage" in Old Norse... [more]
SKULD   f   Norse Mythology
Means "future" in Old Norse... [more]
SVANHILD   f   Norwegian, Norse Mythology
Scandinavian cognate of SWANHILD... [more]
THOR   m   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *Þunraz... [more]
ÞÓRR   m   Norse Mythology
Original Old Norse form of THOR
TÝR   m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of TYR
TYR   m   Norse Mythology
Norse form of the name of the Germanic god Tiwaz, related to Indo-European dyeus (see ZEUS)... [more]
URD   f   Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Urðr meaning "fate"... [more]
VERDANDI   f   Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Verðandi meaning "becoming, happening"... [more]
VIDAR   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Víðarr, which is possibly derived from víðr "forest" and arr "warrior"... [more]
VÍÐARR   m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of VIDAR
VÖLUND   m   Norse Mythology
Scandinavian form of WIELAND
VÖLUNDR   m   Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of WIELAND
YNGVI   m   Norse Mythology
Possibly an Old Norse cognate of ING... [more]
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