Old Norse Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Old Norse. Old Norse was the North Germanic language spoken by the peoples of ancient Scandinavia.
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Thorborg f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Torborg.
Thorburn m English (Rare)
From a Scottish and English surname that was derived from the Norse name Þórbjǫrn (see Torbjörn).
Þórdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess".
Thore m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Tore 1.
Þórfastr m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see Thor) and fastr "firm, solid".
Þórfinnr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torfinn.
Þórfreðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see Thor) and friðr "peace".
Þórfríðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see Thor) and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Þórgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torgeir.
Þórgísl m Old Norse
Old Norse name meaning "Thor's arrow" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with gísl "shaft, arrow".
Þórgnýr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torgny.
Þórgrímr m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see Thor) and gríma "mask".
Þorgrímur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórgrímr.
Þórhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torhild.
Þórhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórhildr.
Þórir m Icelandic, Old Norse
Means "Thor's warrior" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse vir "warrior, fighter".
Þórketill m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torkel.
Þórleifr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torleif.
Þórleikr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tollak.
Þórmóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tormod.
Þórný f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torny.
Thorstein m Norwegian
Norwegian variant form of Torsten.
Þórsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torsten.
Þorsteinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Torsten.
Thorsten m Swedish, Danish, German
Variant of Torsten.
Þórðr m Old Norse
Short form of Þórfreðr.
Þórunn f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Torunn.
Thorvald m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Torvald.
Þórvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Torvald.
Þórveig f Old Norse
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with veig "strength".
Þórví f Old Norse
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with vé "holy".
Þróndr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Trond.
Thrud f Old Norse (Anglicized)
From the Old Norse Þrúðr meaning "strength". In Norse mythology this was the name of a daughter of Thor and Sif.
Þrúðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Thrud.
Þrúður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þrúðr (see Thrud).
Þrymr m Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Trym.
Thurstan m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the Norse name Þórsteinn (see Torsten).
Thyge m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Tyge.
Thyra f Swedish, Danish
Variant of Tyra.
Þýri f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tyra.
Tófa f Old Norse
Short form of Þórfríðr.
Tófi m Old Norse
Short form of Þórfreðr or Þórfastr.
Tóki m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Tyge.
Tollak m Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name Þórleikr, which meant "Thor's play" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with leikr "play, game (involving weapons)".
Tone 2 f Norwegian
Newer form of Torny.
Tonje f Norwegian
Variant of Torny.
Tora f Swedish, Norwegian
Modern form of Þóra.
Torben m Danish, German
Danish form of Torbjörn.
Torbjørg f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þórbjǫrg.
Torbjörn m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórbjǫrn, which meant "Thor's bear" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with bjǫrn "bear".
Torbjørn m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Torbjörn.
Torborg f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Þórbjǫrg.
Torcall m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of the Norse name Þórketill (see Torkel).
Torcuil m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Torcall.
Torcull m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Torcall.
Tord m Swedish, Norwegian
From Old Norse Þórðr, a short form of Þórfreðr.
Tordis f Norwegian
Modern form of Þórdís.
Tore 1 m Norwegian, Swedish
Modern Scandinavian form of Þórir.
Torfinn m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórfinnr, derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
Torgeir m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórgeirr, which meant "Thor's spear" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with geirr "spear".
Torger m Norwegian
Variant of Torgeir.
Torgils m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Þórgísl.
Torgny m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórgnýr meaning "Thor's noise" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with gnýr "noise, grumble, murmur".
Torgrim m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þórgrímr.
Torhild f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórhildr, which meant "Thor's battle" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with hildr "battle".
Toril f Norwegian
Variant of Torhild.
Torild f Norwegian
Variant of Torhild.
Torill f Norwegian
Variant of Torhild.
Torkel m Norwegian, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Þórketill meaning "Thor's cauldron" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with ketill "cauldron".
Torleif m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórleifr, derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with leif "inheritance, legacy".
Tormod m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórmóðr, which meant "Thor's wrath" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with móðr "wrath".
Torny f Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name Þórný, which was derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with nýr "new".
Torø f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Tora.
Torquil m Scottish
Anglicized form of Torcall.
Torstein m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Torsten.
Torsten m Swedish, Danish, German
From the Old Norse name Þórsteinn, which meant "Thor's stone" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with steinn "stone".
Torsti m Finnish
Finnish form of Torsten.
Torunn f Norwegian
Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Þórunn, from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
Torvald m Swedish, Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórvaldr, which meant "Thor's ruler" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with valdr "ruler".
Tova 2 f Swedish
Swedish variant of Tove.
Tove f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Modern form of the Old Norse name Tófa, a short form of Þórfríðr.
Troels m Danish
Danish form of Þórgísl.
Trond m Norwegian
From the Old Norse byname Þróndr indicating a person from Trøndelag, a region in central Norway, possibly derived from þróast meaning "to grow, to prosper".
Truls m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Þórgísl.
Tryggve m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant and Swedish form of Trygve.
Tryggvi m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Trygve.
Trygve m Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "trustworthy".
Trym m Norse Mythology, Norwegian
From Old Norse Þrymr meaning "noise, uproar". In Norse mythology he was a king of the giants who stole Mjölnir, Thor's hammer. Trym demanded that he wed the beautiful Freya in exchange for it, so Thor disguised himself in a wedding dress and killed the giant.
Tue m Danish
Danish form of Tófi.
Ture m Swedish
Variant of Tore 1.
Turid f Norwegian
Modern form of Þórfríðr.
Tuukka m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Tuure.
Tuure m Finnish
Finnish form of Tore 1.
Tuva f Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian variant of Tove.
Tycho m History, Dutch
Latinized form of Tyge. This name was used by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), who was born as Tyge.
Tyge m Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Tóki, an Old Norse diminutive of names containing the element Þórr, from the name of the Norse god Thor. This was the native name of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
Tygo m Dutch
Dutch form of Tyge.
Tyko m Finnish (Archaic)
Finnish form of Tyge.
Tyra f Swedish, English, African American
From the Old Norse name Þýri, a variant of the Norse names Þórví or Þórveig. Use of the name in the English-speaking world (especially among African Americans) may be in part from the Swedish name, though it is probably also viewed as a feminine form of Tyrone or Tyree. A famous bearer is the American model and actress Tyra Banks (1973-).
Uffe m Danish
Variant of Ulf.
Uilleag m Irish
Either an Irish form of the Old Norse name Hugleikr, or else a diminutive of Uilliam.
Ùisdean m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Norse name Eysteinn.
Ulf m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
From the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".
Úlfr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ulf.
Úlfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ulf.
Ulick m Irish
Anglicized form of Uilleag.
Ulla f Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German
Scandinavian diminutive of Ulrika or Hulda 1, or a German diminutive of Ursula.
Uni m Old Norse
Probably from Old Norse una meaning "to enjoy".
Unn f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Unnr.
Unni f Norwegian
Possibly a modern coinage based on the Old Norse elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love" combined with nýr "new".
Unnr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
Unnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Unnr.
Uno m Swedish, Estonian
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly from the Old Norse name Uni. It could also come from Latin unus "one".
Uolevi m Finnish
Finnish form of Olaf.
Urd f Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Urðr meaning "fate". In Norse mythology Urd was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny. She was responsible for the past.
Urðr f Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Urd.
Uwe m German
German form of Ove.
Vagn m Danish, Old Norse
Old Norse byname meaning "cart, wagon". It was revived as a given name in the 19th century.
Valda f Latvian
Feminine form of Valdis.
Valdas m Lithuanian
Short form of Valdemaras and other Lithuanian names containing the Baltic/Germanic element vald "rule".
Valdemar m Danish, Swedish, Finnish
Scandinavian form of Waldemar, also used as a translation of the Slavic cognate Vladimir. This was the name of four kings of Denmark and a king of Sweden. It was introduced to Scandinavia by the 12th-century Danish king Valdemar I who was named after his mother's grandfather: Vladimir II, a grand prince of Kievan Rus.
Valdemaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Valdemar.
Valdimárr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Valdemar.
Valdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead, the slain" and dís meaning "goddess".
Valdis m Latvian
Short form of Voldemārs and other Latvian names containing the Baltic/Germanic element vald "rule".
Valkyrie f Various (Rare)
Means "chooser of the slain", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser". In Norse myth the Valkyries were maidens who led heroes killed in battle to Valhalla.
Valquíria f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Valkyrie.
Valþjófr m Old Norse
Old Norse name, possibly derived from the elements valr meaning "the dead, the slain" and þjófr meaning "thief".
Valto m Finnish
Finnish short form of Valdemar and other names containing vald.
Vanadís f Norse Mythology
Means "goddess of the Vanir" in Old Norse. This was an epithet of the Norse goddess Freya, given because she was a member of the Vanir (as opposed to the Æsir).
Varg m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Means "wolf" in Old Norse.
Vébjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Vebjørn.
Vebjørn m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Vébjǫrn, derived from the elements vé "holy" and bjǫrn "bear".
Vegard m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Végarðr, derived from the elements vé "holy" and garðr "enclosure, yard".
Végarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Vegard.
Verdandi f Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Verðandi meaning "becoming, happening". Verdandi was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny, in Norse mythology. She was responsible for the present.
Verðandi f Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Verdandi.
Vetle m Norwegian
Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Vetrliði meaning "winter traveller", and by extension "bear cub".
Vetrliði m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Vetle.
Vidar m Norwegian, Swedish, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Víðarr, which was possibly derived from víðr "wide" and herr "army, warrior". In Norse mythology Víðarr was the son of Odin and Grid. At the time of the end of the world, Ragnarök, it is said he will avenge his father's death by slaying the wolf Fenrir.
Vide m Swedish
Means "willow" in Swedish, from Old Norse víðir.
Vígdís f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements víg "war" and dís "goddess".
Vigdís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Vígdís.
Vigdis f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Vígdís.
Vigga f Danish
Feminine form of Viggo.
Viggo m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Short form of names containing the Old Norse element víg "war".
Vígi m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Viggo.
Viking m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Víkingr meaning "viking, raider", ultimately from vík "cove, inlet".
Víkingr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Viking.
Víkingur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Viking.
Vilde 1 f Norwegian
Short form of Alvilde.
Vilde 2 m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vild meaning "wild, untamed".
Vilgot m Swedish
From the Old Norse elements vili "will, desire" and góðr "good" or guð "God". This name was created in the 19th century.
Vilja f Finnish, Estonian
Possibly from the Finnish word vilja meaning "cereal, grain" or the Swedish word vilja meaning "will, intent".
Viljar 1 m Estonian
Estonian masculine form of Vilja.
Viljar 2 m Norwegian
Possibly a modern coinage based on the Old Norse elements vili "will, desire" and herr "army, warrior".
Víðarr m Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Vidar.
Víðir m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Vide.
Voldemaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant of Valdemar.
Voldemārs m Latvian
Latvian form of Valdemar.
Vragi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname possibly meaning "mooring post".
Waldo 1 m English
From a surname that was derived from the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Waltheof. Its present use in the English-speaking world is usually in honour of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American transcendentalist, poet and author. His name came from a surname from his father's side of the family.
Waltheof m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name derived from the Old Norse Valþjófr. This was the name of a 12th-century English saint, an abbot of Melrose.
Wischard m Old Norman
Norman form of Guiscard.
Ylfa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ylva.
Ylva f Swedish, Norwegian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".
Yngvar m Norwegian
Variant of Ingvar.
Yngvarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvar.
Yngvildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ingvild.