This is a list of submitted names in which an editor of the name is
Beautiful Victory.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Guðlaugur m IcelandicCombination of Old Norse
guð "god" and
laugr which is of uncertain origin but possibly related to Old Icelandic
laug "bathing for religious purification" or Germanic
*-laug- "enter into marriage"... [
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Guðný f Old Norse, IcelandicMeans "new god" or "young god" in Old Norse, derived from the elements
goðr "god(s)" and
nýr "new, young".
Guðþorm m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
guð "god" and
þorm, thought to be related to the word
þyrma "honor, respect".
Guðví f Old NorseCombination of
gud "god" or "good" and
vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
Gylfi m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse MythologyModern form of
GylfR, an Old Norse name derived from
gjálfr "roar, heavy sea" or
gólf "grain cultivator". In Norse mythology, Gylfi was the name of a sea giant. It was also the name of a mythical Swedish king.
Gyrðr m Old NorseOld Norse short form of
Guðrøðr (see
Guðifriðr). Sometimes it has been associated with the Old Norse verb gyrða, "to gird (with a belt)."
Hadar m SwedishCombination of Old Norse name elements
hǫð "battle" and
herr "army".
Hagbarðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, FolkloreCombination of the Germanic elements
hag "enclosure" and
barta "little axe". Hagbarðr was a legendary Scandinavian sea-king mentioned in several Norse sagas. The tragic legend of him and his lover
Signý in Scandinavian folklore remained popular until late 17th century.
Haldis f Norwegian, FaroeseFrom the Old Norse name
Halldís, which was composed of the elements
hallr "rock" (compare
Haldor) and
dís "goddess".
Hälge m Swedish (Rare)Variant of
Helge. Hälge is the name of a cartoon moose in Sweden, from Swedish
älg meaning "moose".
Hallbera f Old Norse, Icelandic, FaroeseDerived from Old Norse
hallr meaning "flat stone, slab, big stone, boulder" (compare
Hallr,
Halli) and (the hypothetical reconstructed root)
*ber- "bear" (also found in the noun
berserkr), making it a feminine equivalent of
Hallbjörn.
Hårek m NorwegianModern form of
Hárekr. 'Hårek den hardbalne' is the Norwegian name for the American comic book character 'Hägar the Horrible'.
Härvidh m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
herr "army" and
víðr "tree, forest".
Hauk m NorwegianNorwegian form of
Haukr. This is also the modern Norwegian word for "hawk".
Hebbla f Old SwedishOld Swedish name of unknown origin. Found in Östergötland in Sweden and in Finland.
Hefring f Norse MythologyMeans "the lifting one" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Hefring was a billow maiden and one of nine daughters of
Ægir and
Rán.
Heiðr m & f Norse Mythology, Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
heiðr "bright, clear; honour", from which
Heidi also derives. This is the name of several characters in Norse mythology: a giant, the son of
Hrímnir; another name for the seeress
Gullveig; and a name often given to witches or seeresses, possibly an epithet for "good" witches.
Heiðrekr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyPossibly a combination of Old Icelandic
heiðr "heath" and Old Norse
ríkr "mighty, rich, distinguished" (though it could also mean "ruler, sovereign" when it's used as a second element in a name).
Hela f Popular CultureAn alternate form of
Hel. This is the form used by Marvel for their version of the Norse goddess.
Helinä f FinnishDerives from Finnish word
helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of
Helena.... [
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Heri m Medieval Scandinavian, Faroese, DanishFaroese name of uncertain derivation, used since at least the 14th century. It is possibly a diminutive of names beginning with the Old Norse element
herr meaning "army", or derived from Old Norse
héri "hare" or "hare-hearted"... [
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Herje m Swedish (Rare)Short form of names beginning with Old Norse name elements
Här- or
Her- meaning "army".
Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval ScandinavianSwedish and Norwegian form of
Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Heðindís f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and
dís "goddess, woman".
Hidehiko m JapaneseFrom Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Hilderik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, FinnishDutch and Nordic form of
Hilderic. There's no evidence of use in the Nordic countries, it's only used in translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Vandals and Alans.
Himinglæva f Norse MythologyMeans 'the heaven-shining one, the transparent one", referring to the transparency of water. In Norse mythology, Himinglæva was one of nine daughters of
Ægir and
Rán.
Hjúki m Norse MythologyIs said to mean "the one returning to health". In Norse Mythology, Hjúki and his sister
Bil follow
Máni, the personification of the moon, across the heavens.
Hlaðgerðr f Old NorseOld Norse name. A combination of
hlaða "to weave" (or maybe
hlað "lace-work, headdress") and
garðr "enclosure, protection".
Hlín f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeans "protection" in Old Norse, the root of which is Old Icelandic
hleina "to save, protect, defend" (ultimately relating to Old English
hlæna and modern English
lean; also the related noun
hlein is used of the upright warp-weighted loom, which is leaned against a wall in use)... [
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Hœnir m Norse MythologyPossibly means "strong" or "helper" in Old Norse. Hœnir is a god in Norse mythology. According to 'The Prose Edda', he, along with
Lóðurr, helped
Odin create the first humans.
Högne m Old Swedish, Norse MythologySwedish form of
Hagni. This was the name of a legendary king of the Swedish province Östergötland. He appears in the epic works 'Heimskringla' and 'Volsunga saga' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Hólmar m IcelandicCombination of Old Norse
holmr "islet, small island" and
herr "army".
Holmfrid m & f SwedishCombination of Old Norse name elements
holmr "small island" and
friðr "peace" or
fríðr "beautiful, beloved". The name was originally a feminine name, but is nowadays almost exclusively masculine.
Horizon f & m English (Rare)Late Middle English via Old French from late Latin
horizon, from Greek
horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.
Hörður m IcelandicFrom the Old Norse word
hǫrðr, meaning one from Hordaland in Norway.
Höskuldur m IcelandicModern form of
Hǫðskuldr, an Old Norse name with uncertain etymology. It could be a variant of Old Norse names
HagustaldaR "owner of an enclosed area" (compare Icelandic
hagi "pasture"), or of
Hǫskollr "gray head"... [
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Hrímgarðr f Norse Mythology, Old NorseDerived from
hrīm "rime, hoarfrost" and
garðr "enclosure, protection". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giantess, the daughter of
Hati, who is drawn into a verbal duel with
Atli.
Hrímnir m Norse Mythology, IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
hrīm "rime, hoarfrost; soot". This is the name of a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. In the 'Völsunga saga' mentioned as the father of
Hljóð, and in the poem 'Hyndluljóð' as the father of
Heiðr and
Hrossþjófr.
Hrói m Icelandic, Old NorseDerived from the reconstructed Proto-Norse name
*HróþiwíhaR composed of the Norse elements
hróðr "praise, fame, honor" and
-vir of uncertain etymology. Hrói höttur is the Icelandic name for the legendary medieval English hero Robin Hood.
Hussam m ArabicVariant transcription of
Husam. Known bearers of this name include the Iraqi singer Hussam Al-Rassam (b. 1978), the Palestinian soccer player Hussam Abu Saleh (b... [
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Hvít f Old Norse, Norse MythologyFeminine form of
Hvítr, a by-name meaning "white". Hvít appears in the 'Hrólfs saga kraka' as the queen of Norway and the mother of legendary hero Bödvar (Bǫðvarr) Bjarki.
Ia f Georgian, Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Georgian noun ია
(ia) meaning "violet", as in the spring flower (also see
Violet). In turn, it is thought to be derived from the Georgian noun იასამანი
(iasamani) meaning "lilac", which might possibly be of Persian origin... [
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Idar m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)Possibly intended to be a masculine form of
Ida created by combining the Old Norse element
ið "industrious, work, activity" (compare the Germanic element
id) and the common name suffix
-r, taken from Norse
herr "army, warrior".
Illhugi m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
illr "ill, evil, bad" and
hugr "mind, spirit, thought".