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The names listed here occur in Norse mythologies and legends.
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]
BRYNHILDR f Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of BRUNHILD
EIR f Norse Mythology
Means "mercy" in Old Norse... [more]
EMBLA f Norse Mythology
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
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
Derived from Old Norse garðr meaning "enclosure"... [more]
GRID f Norse Mythology
Means "peace" in Old Norse... [more]
GRÍMHILDR f Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of KRIEMHILD
GUDRUN f Norse Mythology, 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]
GUNNARR m Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of GUNNAR
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]
IDUN f Norse Mythology
Modern Scandinavian form of IÐUNN
IÐUNN f Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Probably derived from Old Norse ið "again" and unna "to love"... [more]
JARL m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "chieftain, nobleman, earl" in Old Norse... [more]
LOKI m Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the Indo-European root *leug meaning "to break"... [more]
NJÁLL m Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of Niall (see NEIL)... [more]
NJORD m Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Njörðr, which was possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ner meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]
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]
SAGA f Norse Mythology
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 ný "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]
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]
SIV f Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Means "bride" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology Siv was the wife of Thor.
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]
SVANHILDR f Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of SVANHILD
THOR m Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *Þunraz... [more]
ÞÓRR m Norse Mythology
Original Old Norse form of THOR
TYR m Norse Mythology
Old 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 "necessity"... [more]
VIDAR m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Víðarr, which is possibly derived from víðr "forest" and arr "warrior"... [more]
VÖLUND m Norse Mythology
Old Norse cognate of WIELAND
YNGVI m Norse Mythology
Possibly an Old Norse cognate of ING... [more]
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