83%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Old Norse [1], Icelandic Meaning & History Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead, the slain" and dís meaning "goddess". Related Names Same SpellingValdisUser SubmissionValdis PopularityDetails Last ranked #83 in 1995 Latvia Categories death deities, goddess, goddesses, isograms, women and death Sources & References Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.