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Ancient Scandinavian Masculine Names

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

ARI (2)   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Means "eagle" in Old Norse.

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

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

EIRÍKR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ERIC

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

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".

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

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

INGVARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVAR

RAÐÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Norse elements rað meaning "counsel" and úlfr meaning "wolf".

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

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

ÞÓRBJÖRN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORBJÖRN

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".

ÞÓRSTEINN   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORSTEN

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