North Germanic Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is North Germanic.
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Aabiørn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ábiǫrn.
Aabjørn m Danish
Danish form of Ábiǫrn.
Aabram m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Abram 1.
Aabyorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ábiǫrn.
Aabyrn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ábiǫrn.
Aache m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Aake.
Aacine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Åsine.
Aaddhe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Odde or Adde.
Aadel f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Adel, a short form of names starting with the Germanic name element adal "noble".
Aagaat f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Aage, or perhaps a variant spelling of Ågot.
Aaggy m Old Swedish
Variant of Aaghe.
Aaghæ m Old Swedish
Variant of Aaghe.
Aaghe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Áki.
Aagi m Old Swedish
Variant of Aaghe.
Aakä m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Åke.
Aakæ m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Åke.
Aåke m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Aake.
Aako m Old Swedish
Variant of Aake.
Aale m Old Swedish, Finnish
Old Swedish short form of names beginning with Al- and Finnish diminutive of Aarne or Arvid.
Aalf m Old Swedish
Variant of Alf 1.
Aalff m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Alf 1.
Aalgoth m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Algot.
Aalgut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Algot.
Aan m Old Swedish
Variant of Ánn.
Aane m Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Åne, a variant of either Ånund, Ånje 2, or Áni.
Aaricia f Scandinavian
Likely a variant of Aricia.
Aasta f Norwegian
Variant of Åsta. A notable bearer is Aasta Hansteen (1824-1908), Norwegian painter, writer and early feminist.
Aasulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ásulfr.
Aavet f Norwegian
Variant spelling of Ovet.
Ábal m Faroese
Faroese form of Abel.
Abbe m Swedish
Diminutive of Abraham, Albin and Albert.
Abel f Swedish (Archaic)
Short form of Abela.
Abela f German (Rare), Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Icelandic (Modern)
Obsolete Low German short form of both Apollonia and Alberta. There is, however, another theory which derives this name from Old Saxon aval "strength; force; fortitude"... [more]
Abeleke f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Abele.
Abigajil f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Danish (Rare), Biblical Norwegian, Biblical German
Variant of Abigail used in the Norwegian translation of the Bible.
Abild m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Abel.
Ábiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name element agi "awe, terror", or egg "edge, sharpness (of a weapon)", or ana, an emphasizing prefix, or anu "ancestor" with Björn.
Åbjørn m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian form of Ábiǫrn, common in 17th century Norway.
Abluna f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Apollonia.
Ábraham m Faroese
Faroese form of Abraham.
Ábram m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese form of Abram 1.
Absalon m Danish (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Polish, Gascon, French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Haitian Creole
Polish, French, Gascon, Haitian Creole, Danish, Faroese and Norwegian form of Absalom.
Acho m Old Swedish
Latinised form of Ake.
Achton m Danish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Achton that means "without land".
Adala f Hungarian, Swedish (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Adela and a short form of names containing the element adal-.
Ádam m Faroese
Faroese form of Adam.
Addý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Addy 1.
Adelen f Norwegian
Variant of Adelene (see Adelaide).
Adelin f & m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Medieval French, Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon, Niçard
Scandinavian feminine variant of Adelina, Romanian, Languedocian, Niçard and Gascon masculine form of Adelina and medieval French masculine form of Adeline.
Adeliza f Medieval English, Old Swedish
Medieval English and Old Swedish form of Adelais. The second wife of Henry I of England bore this name.
Adí m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Adi 1, or short form of names beginning with Ad.
Adils m Old Norse, Old Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Younger version of Aðils. From the Proto-Norse Aþagīslaz. Aþa, short for aþala, meaning "noble", "foremost". And gīslaz meaning "arrow shaft".
Adine f Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Haitian Creole
Variant of Adina 2. As a Norwegian name, also possibly a feminine form of Adrian.
Ådne m Norwegian
Dialectical form of Árni.
Adólf m Icelandic (Rare), Kashubian
Icelandic and Kashubian form of Adolf.
Adolfína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adolfina
Adonia m Dutch, German, Italian, Biblical Swedish
Dutch, German, Italian and Swedish form of 'Adoniyah (see Adonijah) via its hellenized form Adonias.
Adri f & m Italian, English, Spanish, French, Danish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Adrian, Adriana, and other names beginning with Adri.
Adrían m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adrian.
Adríel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adriel.
Adser m Old Danish, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Archaic)
Danish and Icelandic form of Asher.
Adulphus m Old Norse, Old Swedish
Latinized form of Oddulf and variant of Adolphus.
Ægileif f Old Norse
The first element Ægi- may be related to Old Icelandic Ægir, "the sea" or "the god of the sea", found in compounds as ægisandr "sea-sand" or the Icelandic place-name Ægisiða... [more]
Ægill m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Egill.
Ægli m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Egill.
Æilæifr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse einn "one, alone" and leifr "descendent" or ǣvi "life" and leifr "descendent", as well as a variant of Øylæifr.
Æilafr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Æilæifr.
Æinarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Einar.
Æinráði m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Einráði.
Æinriði m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian name with the combination of einn "one, alone" and Old Norse ríða meaning "to ride", a combination of einn "one, alone" and Old Norse reiða meaning "to swing (a sword)" or a variant form of Einráði.
Æisti m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Æistr.
Æistmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse eistr "Estonians" and maðr "man".
Æistr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse eistr "Estonians".
Aendir m Old Norse (Rare)
From Old Norse endir. Meaning “end”, “ending”, “conclusion”.
Ænglandsfari m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Englandsfari.
Ænnibrantr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse enni "forehead" and brattr "steep".
Æringærðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Arngerðr.
Æringunnr f Old Norse
Combination of Ancient Scandinavian ǫrn "eagle" and gunnr "battle, fight".
Ærinolf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Arnulfr.
Ærinví f Old Norse
Old Norse name with several possible meanings. The first element can be derived from Old Norse ǫrn or ari, both meaning "eagle". It's also identical to Old Swedish ærin (Old Norse arinn) "hotbed, hearth"... [more]
Ærnfastr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Arnfastr.
Ærngautr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ǫrn "eagle" and gautr "goth".
Ærngun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Æringunnr.
Ærnolf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Arnulfr.
Æsa f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese variant of Ása.
Æsbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ǣsbiǫrn.
Ǣsbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ásbiǫrn.
Æsgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ǣsgærðr.
Æsir m Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Icelandic masculine form of Æsa. This is the name of a character in Norse mythology.
Ǣstríðr f Old Norse
East Nordic variant of Ástríðr.
Ætill m Old Norse
Variant of Eitill.
Ævar m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Ævarr or Ǣvarr, an Old Norse name in which the first element derived from ǣvi meaning "eternity, time, life" (compare Aiva, from the Gothic cognate); the second element may have been herr "army" or geirr "spear".
Affe m Swedish
Diminutive of Alf 1.
Afi m Norse Mythology
Means "grandfather" in Old Norse. In the Rígsþula, Afi and his wife Amma are one of the three couples the god Rígr visits.
Afkar m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish younger form of Afkarr.
Afkarr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse afkárr meaning "strange", "prodigious".
Afkarus m Old Swedish
Latinised form of Afkar.
Áfríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse name with uncertain meaning. The first element Á- is possibly from either Old Norse áss "god", or *az "fear, terror, point, edge", or from *anu "ancestor". The second element is fríðr "beautiful, beloved"... [more]
Ágáta f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Agatha.
Agaton m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Polish and Swedish form of Agathon.
Agdar m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian masculine form of Agda.
Aggi f & m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish
Diminutive of Ágúst, Angelica and other names containing Ag.
Aggusteinus m Faroese
Faroese form of Augustinus.
Aghada f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Agatha.
Aghmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Agmundr.
Ägir m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Ægir.
Agla f Icelandic
Variant of Egla.
Agmund m Germanic, Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Agmundr. The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [more]
Agna f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Agneta and Agnes, but can also be a feminine form of Agnar.
Agnas f Faroese
Faroese form of Agnes.
Ågne m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Hogne.
Agne f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Latvian (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Agna. In the case of the Latvian usage, this name might also be a variant of Lithuanian Agna.
Agne m Old Swedish
Old Swedish and younger form of Agni and masculine form of Agnes.
Agneli m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
From the Nordic name elements ag meaning "edge of sword, blade" and nelli.
Agnetus m Danish (Archaic)
Masculine form of Agneta.
Agni m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Possibly a diminutive of Old Norse names beginning with the element agi "awe, fear" or egg "edge of a sword" (such as Agnarr or Agmundr)... [more]
Agniis f Old Swedish
Variant of Agnis.
Agnis f Old Swedish, Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Old Swedish variant and Luxembourgish form of Agnes.
Agny f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name element agn taken from names like Agnes or Agnar, and the name element ny "new".
Agrim m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Audgrim.
Agða f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Agatha.
Ågunn f Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic name elements agi "awe, terror" or egg "edge of a weapon" and gunnr "battle, fight".
Ágúst m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Augustus.
Ágústa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Augusta.
Ágústína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Augustina.
Ahlmann m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Danish and Swedish form of Adelmann.
Ahni m Old Norse
Variant of Agni.
Ái m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse ái meaning "great-grandfather, ancestor". In Norse mythology, this is the name of both a dwarf and the husband of Edda 2.
m Old Norse
Variant of Ái.
Aia f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of the Finnish name Aija.
Ailin f Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Aileen.
Ailo m Sami, Norwegian, Estonian, Finnish
Sami variant of Áilu.
Aima f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aimar and Aimo and a Danish variant of Aimée.
Airin f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian phonetic spelling of Irene reflecting the English pronunciation.
Aisa f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna-Lisa (see Annalisa).
Aiva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern coinage derived from Gothic aiws meaning "time; age; eternity". This name first appeared in Sweden in the late 19th century.
Ajda f Swedish (Archaic)
Local form of Agda traditionally found in Scania.
Ajo f Danish
Danish form of Ayo 1.
Akaz m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse aka "to drive". This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.
Akilles m Finnish, Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of Achilles.
Akkar m Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Afkar.
Akleja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Aquilegia, the name of a genus of plants derived from Latin aquila, "eagle".
Aksal m Faroese
Faroese variant of Aksel.
Akseliane f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Aksel recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Ala f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps an invented name based on sound. It could also be based on names like Alma 1, Alva 1, or Alvin... [more]
Aland m Swedish (Rare)
Likely a variant of Arland.
Alawīdaz m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse element ala ("entire; all") combined with one of several possible elements: vīðr ("wide, far, extensive"), viðr ("forest, wood, tree") or veðja ("engage, stake, wager").... [more]
Alawiniz m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse elements ala "entire, all" and vinr "friend".
Alberg m Swedish (Archaic)
Either a masculine form of Adalburg or a variant of Albert.
Albjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Alfbjǫrn.
Aldafaðir m Norse Mythology
Means "all-father", derived from Old Norse elements ala ("entire, all") and faðir ("father"). This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.
Aldar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Alda 2.
Aldey f Icelandic
Derived from the Icelandic elements alda "heavy swelling wave, a roller" and ey "island".
Aldís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.
Aldor m Swedish
Younger form of Alfþórr and Hallþórr.
Aldúlfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Aldulf.
Ale m Swedish, Old Norse, Folklore
Probably a short form of various Old Norse names, for example Áleifr and Alríkr. Oldest known usage of the name is from a runic inscription from the 9th century.
Alea f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of Eulalia and an elaboration of the obsolete East Frisian name Ale.
Alef m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), Low German, North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Medieval Dutch and German (also Low German) variant of Adolf as well as the North & West Frisian form of the name. Also compare Aalf (its medieval form is Aelf) and Alof.... [more]
Áleifur m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Áleifr.
Aleinn m Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse form of the Old French name Alain.
Aleka f Low German (Rare), Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Originally a Low German diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
Aleksandur m Faroese
Faroese form of Alexander.
Aleph m Swedish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Alef. In the case of Natalie Portman's son, it refers to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Alesant m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Alexander.
Alesantar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Alexander.
Aletha f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Latinized contracted form of Adelheid.
Aletta f Dutch, Swedish (Archaic), Afrikaans, Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian
Archaic Swedish diminutive of Alhet and Dutch variant of Aleida as well as a Hungarian adoption of the Dutch name... [more]
Alexandur m Faroese
Faroese form of Alexander.
Alexía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alexia.
Alexíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Alexius.
Alfa f Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian
Feminine form of Alf 1, Scandinavian form of Alpha and a short form of Alfrida.
Álfar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Álfarr.
Alfarinn m Norse Mythology
Has several possible etymologies. Maybe derived from Old Norse alfr ("elf, supernatural being") and ǫrn ("eagle"); alf and arinn ("fire, immolation place"), a word meaning "far, long" and far ("to travel"), or ala ("entire, all") and a word meaning "deserted".... [more]
Álfarr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Alfarr.
Alfast m Danish (Archaic)
Younger form of Alfastr.
Alfastr m Old Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the name elements alfr "elf" and fastr "firm".
Alfbjǫrn m Old Norse
Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and bjǫrn "bear".
Álfdís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alfdís.
Alfdís f Old Norse
Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and dís "goddess".
Alfdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Alfdís.
Álfeiðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Alfheiðr.
Alfeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Alphaeus.
Alffinna f Old Norse
Feminine form of Alffinnr.
Alffinnr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse alfr "elf" and finnr "finn, lapp".
Alfgar m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Alfgeirr, or a medieval form of Ælfgar.
Alfgeirr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" combined with Old Norse geirr "spear".
Álfgerðr f Old Norse
An Ancient Scandinavian with the combination of alfr "elf" and garðr "enclosure, protection".
Álfgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Álfgerðr.
Alfgrim m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian name, derived from the Old Norse elements alfr meaning "elf" and gríma meaning "mask, helmet".
Alfheiðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" and heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless; honour".
Álfhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfhildr.
Alfífa f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse name of uncertain meaning, the first element possibly from *alu "protection, fortune" or alfr "elf"; the second element, fífa means "cotton grass" and occurs in Old Icelandic poetry as a metaphor for "arrow" (a similar word, fífla, was used in 'Grettis saga' to mean "a girl")... [more]
Alfina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alf 1.
Alfiva f Old Norwegian
Norwegianized form of Ælfgifu. Ælfgifu (Alfiva) of Northampton was the regent of Norway from 1030 to 1035.
Alfkæll m Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Alfketill.
Alfketill m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" combined with Old Norse kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also Kettil).
Alfkil m Anglo-Scandinavian, Old Danish
Old Danish and Anglo-Scandinavian form of Alfkæll.
Alflaug f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Álfmóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse name, combination of ALF "elf" and MOD "excitement, concern, wrath; courage."
Alfný f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements alf "elf" and ny "new".