FönnfIcelandic, Norse Mythology Means "snowdrift" in Old Norse. It occurs in Norse legend belonging to a daughter of king Snær ("snow"), sister of Drífa ("driven snow" or "snowfall"), Mjöll ("powdery (fresh) snow") and Þorri ("frozen snow").
FordelmNorwegian (Archaic) Means "advantage" in Norwegian, ultimately derived from the Middle Low German word vordēl.
FredagmSwedish (Modern, Rare) Means "Friday" in Swedish, derived from Old Norse frjádagr meaning "day of Frigg" (though often interpreted as meaning "day of Freja" since Frigg and Freja are believed to be the same deity by some scholars).
FredemDanish Younger form of Frethi. A famous bearer is Frederik 'Frede' Engelhart Bojsen (22 August 1841 – 4 December 1926), Danish politician and professor.
FredmanmSwedish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Fredman. Its modern usage as a first name is probably inspired by Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century works Fredman's songs and Fredman's epistles.
FrejvidmFinland Swedish From the Old Norse name Freyviðr, derived from the elements freyr "lord" (or the god Freyr) and viðr "tree, wood". This name is found in Old Swedish as Frövidh.
FrekimNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse frekr "avaricious, greedy." In Norse mythology, Freki is the name of one of Odin's two wolves. Freki resembles Gluttony and he is always very hungry, just like Geri (the other wolf)... [more]
FrennemSwedish (Rare) From Swedish frände, itself derived from Old Nose frændi, "(male) relative, friend".
FreydísfOld Norse, Icelandic The first element of this name is derived from Old Norse freyja, which means "lady" but can also refer to the goddess Freya. The second element is derived from Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess."
FreyþórmIcelandic (Rare) The first element Frey- in part means "lord" (it is derived from Primitive Scandinavian *fraujaR "lord") but also refers to the Norse god Freyr. The second element refers to the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).
FriggafNorse Mythology Anglicized form of Frigg. It has occasionally been used as a Swedish given name (first documented in 1834), sometimes as a diminutive of Fredrika (compare Fricke).
FrimannmNorwegian (Rare) From a Danish family name, itself taken from the by-name Frimand "noble man" or "free man" (compare Freeman). It could also be a form of the German name Friedemann.
FriðælfrfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements friðr "love", "peace" and ælfR "elf".
FriðlínfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr "love, peace" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.
FriðmeyfIcelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr meaning "love, peace" and mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær).
Fröm & fOld Swedish, Swedish (Rare) Old Swedish form of Freyr. It coincides with modern Swedish frö "seed, grain", which might explain it's modern unisex usage.
FróðnýfIcelandic Combination of Icelandic fróðr "clever, wise" and ný "new moon, waxing moon".
Frøyf & mNorwegian Norwegian form of Freyr. Modern feminine usage may be interpreted as a short form of any name starting with frøy, like Frøya and Frøydis.
FrøybiǫrnmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements freyr "lord, master" and bjǫrn "bear".
FrøydísfOld Norse Variant of Freydís. The first element of this Old Norse name may be *frauja meaning "master, lord" (see Freyr) or the name of the Norse goddess Freyja (see Freya); the second element is dís "goddess".
FrøygunnrfOld Norse Combination of Old Norse freyja "lady" and gunnr "battle, fight". The name is found on an 11th century runestone built into a wall in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm, Sweden.
FrøyríkrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements Freyja and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
FrøystæinnmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse freyr "lord, master" and steinn "stone".
FugelmAnglo-Saxon, Medieval Scandinavian Derived from Old English fugel "fowl, bird", probably originally a byname or nickname. It is a cognate of Old Norse Fugl.
FúllmOld Norse From an Old Norse byname, based on Old Norse fúll meaning 'foul, stinking, mean'.
FullafOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Swedish, Danish Derived from either fullr ("full") or fyl ("foal"). This is the name of a goddess in Norse mythology who acts as Frigg's handmaiden. Her name is used as a kenning for "gold" or "woman".
FullugimOld Norse Means "he with a complete mind", from Old Norse fullr "complete, full, entire" and hugr "mind, spirit". The name appears on several runestones.
FurafIcelandic From Icelandic fura meaning "pine tree", or directly from Old Norse fura "fir tree; pine tree".
FylgiafNorse Mythology, Swedish (Rare) From Old Norse fylgja "to accompany, to follow" (compare modern Swedish följa and modern Danish and Norwegian følge). In Norse mythology a fylgia is a type of spirit who accompanies a person through their life from the day they were born... [more]
FylrmOld Norse From Old Norse fyl meaning 'foal, young horse'.
GæirdiarfrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" and djarfr "bold, daring".
GæirfríðrfOld Norse Combination of geirr 'spear' and fríðr 'beautiful', originally 'beloved'.
GæiRimOld Norse Short form of names containing the name element geir "spear".
GæirlæifrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of geirr 'spear' and leif 'inheritance, legacy'.
GæirlaugfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements geirr "spear" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
GæirmóðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" and móðr "mind"; "wrath"; "courage".
GæirmundrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of geirr 'spear' and mund 'hand, protection'.
GæirniútrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of geirr 'spear' and njóta 'to use'.
GæirreðrmNorse Mythology Derived from geir "spear" and friðr "love, peace". In the Grímnismál, Gæirreðr is raised by Odin while his brother Agnarr is raised by Frigg... [more]
GalarrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "screamer" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this is the name of both a giant and a dwarf. The dwarf and his brother, Fjalarr, murdered Kvasir and brewed the mead of the skalds from his blood... [more]
GangrmNorse Mythology Means "traveller" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *gangaz "walking, going". Gangr is a jötunn in Norse Mythology. He is the brother of Iði and Þjazi.
GangráðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "he who knows the way" or might be derived from gangr ("walking, motion, path") and ráð ("advice, counsel"). Odin uses this as an alias during his battle of wits with Vafþrúðnir.
GangulfrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements gangr "walking, motion, path" and ulfr "wolf".
GarmmNorse Mythology Means "rag" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this is the name of a blood-stained hellhound (occasionally considered identical to Fenrir) who guards Hel's gate... [more]
GarmrmNorse Mythology In Norse mythology this was the name of the wolf or dog companion of the goddess Hel who guards Hel's gate.
GarðarmIcelandic, Faroese Derived from the Old Norse elements gerðr meaning "enclosure, yard, protection" and arr meaning "warrior". Garðarr Svavarsson (sometimes spelled Garðar) was a Swede who was the first Scandinavian to stay over winter in Iceland, in the 860s... [more]
GarðarrmOld Norse Old Norse form of Garðar. Garðarr Svavarsson (sometimes spelled Garðar) was a Swede who was the first Scandinavian to stay over winter in Iceland, in the 860s... [more]
GauthildrfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements gautr "Goth, Geat, from Gautland (= Götaland, Gothia in southern Sweden)" and hildr "battle, fight".
GautrmNorse Mythology, Old Norse From Old Norse gautr meaning "Goth, Geat". The Geats were a Germanic tribe that inhabited the present-day Götaland in Sweden. This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.
GefnfOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Means "giver". In Norse mythology this is one of the names of the goddess Freyja. It is possible that Gefn was originally a goddess in her own right.
GeirǫlulfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Geirǫnul or a combination of geirr ("spear") and ǫl ("ale"). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
GeirǫnulfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown; possibly a combination of geirr ("spear") and ana- (emphatic prefix). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.