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Ancient Scandinavian Names

The names listed here were used by the peoples of ancient Scandinavia. See also about Germanic names.

ÁKI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse diminutive of names containing the element anu "ancestor, father".

ÁLEIFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of OLAF

ALFARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ALVAR

ALFHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ALFHILD

ARI (2)   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse byname meaning "eagle".

ARNBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements arn meaning "eagle" and björg meaning "protection, help".

ARNÞÓRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ANDOR (1)

ARNVIÐR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ARVID

ÁSA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ÅSA

ÁSBJÖRN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements áss "god" and björn "bear"... [more]

ÁSDÍS   f   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and dís "goddess".

ÁSGEIRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ASGER

ÁSLAUG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ASLAUG

ÁSMUNDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ÅSMUND

ÁSTA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Short form of ÁSTRÍÐR

ÁSTRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful".

ÁSVALDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of OSWALD

AÐALBJÖRG   f   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and björg "protection, help".

AÐALSTEINN   m   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and steinn "stone".

BERGLJÓT   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BERGLJOT

BIRGIR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BIRGER

BJARNI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse diminutive of BJÖRN and other names containing the element björn meaning "bear".

BJARTR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BJARTE

BJÖRN   m   Swedish, German, Ancient Scandinavian
From an Old Norse byname meaning "bear".

BRANDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse byname meaning "sword".

BRYNHILDR   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of BRUNHILD

BRYNJA   f   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "armour" in Old Norse.

BRYNJARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BRYNJAR

BÚI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BO (1)

DAGNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of DAGNY

EGILL   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of EGIL

EILEIFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ELOF

EIRÍKR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ERIC

ERLENDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ERLAND

ERLINGR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ERLING

EYDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements auja "good fortune" and dís "goddess".

EYSTEINN   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "island" or auja "good fortune" and steinn "stone".

EYVINDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of EYVINDUR

FÓLKI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of FOLKE

FRÍÐA   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse cognate of FRIDA, also in part derived from Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful, fair".

FRIÐÞJÓFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of FRITJOF

GAUTSTAFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form (possibly) of GUSTAV... [more]

GRÍMHILDR   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of KRIEMHILD

GUNNARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of GUNNAR

GUNNHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of GUNHILD

GUNNVÖR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of GUNVOR

GUÐFRIÐR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of GODAFRID

GUÐLAUG   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

GUÐRÚN   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse form of GUDRUN, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

HÁKON   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse form of HÅKON, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

HALLBJÖRN   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and björn "bear".

HARALDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of HAROLD

HELGA   f   Scandinavian, German, Ancient Scandinavian
Feminine form of HELGE

HELGI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of HELGE

HERLEIFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements herr "army" and leifr "descendent".

HJÖRDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Means "sword goddess", derived from Old Norse hjörr "sword" and dís "goddess".

HRAFN   m   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "raven" in Old Norse.

HRÓARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name, derived from the element hróð "fame" combined with either geirr "spear" (making it a relation of HRÓÐGEIRR), harja "army" or warja "defender"... [more]

HRŒREKR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of Hroderich (see RODERICK).

HRÓLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Contracted form of HRÓÐÓLFR

HRÓÐGEIRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of Hrodger (see ROGER).

HRÓÐÓLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF).

INGA   f   Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ancient Scandinavian
Strictly feminine form of INGE

INGI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGE

INGIBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEBORG

INGIGERÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEGERD

INGIMÁRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEMAR

INGÓLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGOLF

INGRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGRID

INGVARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVAR

INGVILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVILD

IÐUNN   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Probably derived from Old Norse "again" and unna "to love"... [more]

ÍVARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of IVOR

JARL   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "chieftain, nobleman, earl" in Old Norse... [more]

KNÚTR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of KNUT

KÓRI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name of unknown meaning.

RAGNARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of RAGANHAR

RAGNBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and björg "protection, help".

RAGNFRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name which meant "beautiful advice" from regin "advice, counsel" and fríðr "beautiful".

RAGNHEIÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name meaning "bright advice", derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and heiðr "brightness".

RAGNHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of RAGNHILD

RAGNVALDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "ruler" (making it a cognate of REYNOLD).

RANDÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of RANDOLF

RÁÐÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Norse elements ráð meaning "counsel" and úlfr meaning "wolf".

SIGFRØÐR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of SIEGFRIED

SIGMUNDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SIGMUND

SIGNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and "new"... [more]

SIGRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SIGRID

SIGRÚN   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret"... [more]

SIGURÐR   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of SIGURD

SINDRI   m   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Possibly means either "small, trivial" or else "sparkling" in Old Norse... [more]

SNORRI   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse snerra "attack, onslaught"... [more]

SÓLVEIG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and veig "strength"... [more]

STÍGANDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Means "wanderer" in Old Norse.

SVANHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of SVANHILD

SVEINN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SVEN

ÞÓRA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Either a feminine form of Þórr (see THOR) or else a short form of the various Old Norse names beginning with the element Þór... [more]

ÞÓRBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name which meant "Thor's protection" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with björg "protection, help".

ÞÓRBJÖRN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORBJÖRN

ÞÓRDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess".

ÞÓRFRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see THOR) and fríðr "beautiful".

ÞÓRGEIRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORGEIR

ÞÓRGÍSL   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name meaning "Thor's shaft" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with gísl "shaft, arrow".

ÞÓRGNÝR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORGNY

ÞÓRHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORHILD

ÞÓRIR   m   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "Thor's warrior" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse verr "warrior, man".

ÞÓRKETILL   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORKEL

ÞÓRMÓÐR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORMOD

ÞÓRNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORNY

ÞÓRSTEINN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORSTEN

ÞÓRVALDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORVALD

ÞÝRI   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TYRA

ÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ULF

VALDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse valr "the dead" and dís "goddess".

VÍGDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements víg "war" and dís "goddess".

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