indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Old Norse
Meaning & History
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse níðingr meaning "villain, nithing" or composed of Old Norse níð "contumely, derision" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names. They indicate a patronymic form meaning 'son/descendant of ...' or just 'belonging to ...', 'coming from).