the etymology and history of first names
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Norse Mythology Feminine Names
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The names listed here occur in Norse mythologies and legends.
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]
FREA f Norse Mythology
Variant of FREYA
FREYA f Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady"... [more]
FREYJA f Norse Mythology
Older form of FREYA
FRIGG f Norse Mythology
Means "beloved" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Indo-European *pri "to love"... [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]
GRÍMHILDR f Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of KRIEMHILD
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]
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]
SAGA f Norse Mythology
Possibly means "seeing one" in Old Norse... [more]
SIF f Norse Mythology
Variant of SIV
SIGNY f Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Signý, which was derived from the element sigr "victory" combined with ný "new"... [more]
SIGRÚN f Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret"... [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]
URD f Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Urðr meaning "fate"... [more]
VERDANDI f Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Verðandi meaning "necessity"... [more]
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