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

ALFHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ALFHILD

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

ÁSA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ÅSA

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

ÁSLAUG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ASLAUG

ÁSTA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Short form of ÁSTRÍÐR

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

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

BERGLJÓT   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BERGLJOT

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

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

DAGNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of DAGNY

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

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

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

GUNNHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of GUNHILD

GUNNVÖR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of GUNVOR

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.

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

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

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

INGIBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEBORG

INGIGERÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEGERD

INGRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGRID

INGVILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVILD

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

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

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

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

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

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".

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".

ÞÓRHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORHILD

ÞÓRNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORNY

ÞÝRI   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TYRA

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".