North Germanic Submitted Names

Geirrid f Old Norse
Norwegian form of Geirríðr (see Gæirfríðr).

Geirríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Gæirfríðr.

Geirríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Geirríðr.

Geirrød m Norse Mythology
Norwegian form of Gæirreðr.

Geirrǫmul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirrǫndul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirrǫnul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirrøðr m Old Norse
Variant of Gæirreðr.

Geirrǫðr m Norse Mythology
Variant of Gæirreðr.

Geirröður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gæirreðr.

Geirrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Geirskǫgul f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of geirr 'spear' and skǫgul 'battle'. This is also the name of a Valkyrie.

Geirskǫgull f Old Norse
Variant of Geirskǫgul.

Geirþjófur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Old Norse geirr "spear" and þjófr "thief".

Geirðrúðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Geirþrúðr.

Geirþrúðr f Old Norse, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse form of Gertrude.

Geirþrúður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gertrude.

Geirtrúð f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Geirþrúðr.

Geirúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf.". In short, it is the Ancient Scandinavian form of Gerulf.

Geirvǫr f Old Norse
Variant of Gæirvǫr.

Geiserik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Geiseric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 5th century king of the Vandals and the Alans.

Geitir m Old Norse
Variant of Gæitir.

Gemanda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Ge- and -manda recorded in the 19th century.

Geneta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)

Georgía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Georgia.

Gerdeka f Old Swedish
Variant of Gerdika.

Gerdika f Old Swedish
Likely an Old Swedish form of Gertrud (compare Gerdecke and Gertke).

Gerdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Geirdís.

Gereke m Medieval Scandinavian
Meaning uncertain. The first element is possibly derived from Old Norse geirr "spear". The second element could possibly be related to Old Norse rikr "mighty, rich" or leikr "game, play".

Gerfridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gæirfríðr.

Geri m Old Danish, Icelandic, Medieval English
Old Danish form of GæiRi.

Geri m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse gjarn "greedy", which is related to Gothic gairns (see Adalgern). In Norse mythology, Geri is the name of one of Odin's two wolves... [more]

Gerlak m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Variant of Gerlach.

Gerloff m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Gæirlæifr.

Gerlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gæirlaug.

Gerløgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gæirlaug.

Gersemi f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse gersemi "treasure, something which is considered precious or valuable". In Norse mythology this is one of Freyja and Óðr's daughters.

Gerðarr m Old Norse
Either a variant of Garðar or a combination of Ancient Germanic *gerðan "(re)made, (re)constructed" and Old Norse herr "army".

Gerthorn m Old Swedish
Derived from Old Swedish ger meaning "spear" combined with Old Swedish þorn meaning "thorn".

Gerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gerðr (see Gerd 2).

Gerton m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Gerthorn. In the Netherlands, there may also be cases where this name is a combination of the names Gert and Ton.

Gerwar f & m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gæirvǫr or Gæirvarr.

Gerwara f Old Danish
Variant of Gerwar or a feminine form of Gæirvarr.

Gesa f Frisian, Low German, German, Old Swedish
Originally a Low German short form of names beginning with either of the Old High German elements gêr meaning "spear" (especially Gertrud) or gisil "pledge, hostage" (compare Giselle), this name is now generally considered a short form of Gertrud.

Gesika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Gesa.

Geska f Low German, Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Geske.

Gestar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of gestr "guest" and herr "army".

Gestheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gestr meaning "guest" and heiðr meaning "honour" or "bright, clear".

Gestný f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of gestr "guest" and ný "new".

Gestr m Old Norse
From Old Norse gestr meaning "guest".

Gestrún f Icelandic
From Old Norse gestr "guest" and rún "secret".

Gestur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Gestr.

Getir m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gæitir.

Geva f Medieval German, Old Danish
Short form of names with the Germanic name element geba "gift".

Gevert m Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Gebhard.

Geythild f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Gauthildr.

Geyti m Faroese
Faroese form of Gautr.

Ghita f Scandinavian
Variant of Gita.

Gídeon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gideon.

Gidsken f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gisken.

Gígí f Icelandic
Icelandic diminutive of names beginning with Gí-.

Gígja f Icelandic
Modern adoption of an Old Norse byname meaning "fiddle, violin" in Icelandic (a poetic term), from Old Norse gígja (which relates to (and perhaps derives from) Middle Low German gīge).

Gígjar m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Gígja.

Gild f Swedish
Variant of Gilda.

Gilde m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gildi.

Gildi m Old Norse
From Runic Swedish gildi meaning "guild-brother".

Giljanna f Faroese
Faroese form of Juliana.

Gilla f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this name a short form of Gillaug, while others see it as a feminine form of Gilli... [more]

Gille m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Gilde.

Gilli m Old Norse, Faroese
Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this an Old Norse adoption of Gaelic names containing the element gille "servant". Others see it as an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element geirr "spear", and yet others consider it an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element gísl meaning "hostage, pledge" or "arrow, shaft (of a weapon)".

Gillikristr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Gilchrist. This was a byname of Harald IV, a king of Norway from 1130 to 1136.

Gillingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from gjalla ("to scream") and -ingr (suffix meaning "son of" or "belonging to"). This is the name of a giant in Norse mythology.

Gimlé m Norse Mythology
Possibly means "place protected by fire". In Norse mythology this is a hall covered with gold where mankind will live after Ragnarǫk.

Gimli m Norse Mythology, Literature
In Norse Mythology, was a place where the survivors of Ragnarok were to live, meaning "highest heaven" or "lee of flames". ... [more]

Gine f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginna f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Ginnlaug and other names beginning with Ginn-.

Ginnar m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Ginnarr. In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf and another name for Odin.

Ginnarr m Old Norse
Derived from ginna ("to fool, to deceive; to bewitch") and herr ("army").

Ginnlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ginna "to decoy", "entice", "enchant", "fool", "dupe", "deceive" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Giölin f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Gölin.

Giöthilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish younger form of Gauthildr.

Gise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísi.

Gísela f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gisela.

Gísi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Gísli.

Gisken f Norwegian
Diminutive of Giske, a Norwegian variant of the Low German name Geseke, itself a diminutive of Gesa. This was common in Norway in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries... [more]

Gísl m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Gísli.

Gísla f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern)
Feminine form of Gísli.

Gisla f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Medieval English
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísla.

Gislaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Old Norse Gíslaug composed of the elements gisl "hostage, pledge" or gísl "arrow, shaft (of a weapon)" and laug "vowed, promised".

Gisle m Norwegian, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Gísli.

Gísley f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gísl "pledge; hostage" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Gísli m Icelandic, Faroese, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Short form of names containing the Old Norse element gísl meaning "hostage, pledge" or "arrow, shaft (of a weapon)".

Gíslína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Gísli.

Gíslný f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" combined with nýr "new".

Gíslrún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Gissle m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish dialectal form of Gísl.

Gissunn f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse geta "guess, get" and unnr "wave" or unna "to love". Also compare Gissur.

Gissur m Icelandic, Faroese, Old Norse
Variant of Gizurr, a combination of Old Norse giss "guess" and svar "answer, reply".

Git f Swedish
Diminutive of Birgitta and Margit.

Gíta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gita.

Gita f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Gitta.

Gith f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Git.

Gitt f Swedish
Variant of Git.

Gitten f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gittan.

Gittmay f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Git and Maj 2.

Gizur m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Gissur.

Gjartrud f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Gertrud. It is mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.

Gjellau f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Geirlaug recorded in Østfold.

Gjendine f Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the lake Gjende in Innlandet county, Norway. The name of the lake is taken from Old Norse gandr meaning "staff, stick". A notable bearer is Gjendine Slålien (1871-1972), a Norwegian shepherdess whose singing inspired Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg... [more]

Gjerlaug m & f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Geirlaug.

Gjerløv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a variant of Geirlaugr or Geirleifr, or transferred use of the surname Gjerløw.

Gjert m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gert.

Gjertine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gjert.

Gjesine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Gesine.

Gjeske f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Geske.

Gjesken f Norwegian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gjeske.

Gjest m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gestr. A notable bearer was Gjest Baardsen (1791 - 1849), Norwegian outlaw and writer.

Gjohl m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Gjord.

Gjöl m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Gjohl.

Gjöli f Old Swedish
Variant of Gölin.

Gjölin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gölin found in northern Sweden.

Gjørid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Gyrid found in Vestlandet.

Gjøril f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Görel.

Gjøte m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gøte.

Gjur m Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gjurd.

Glæggi m Old Norse
Variant form of Glǫggr or from Old Swedish glægger "sharp-eyed", "clear-sighted".

Glæma f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese glæma "ray of light".

Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).

Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".

Glóbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix björt "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).

Glódís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Gløer m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Glœðir.

Glœðir m Old Norse
Means "glowing one", from Old Norse glœða meaning "to glow".

Glóey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name with the combination of glóa "to shine, glitter" and ey "island".

Glǫggr m Old Norse
From Old Norse glǫggr "sharp-eyed", "clear-sighted".

Glói m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse male form of Glóa or an Icelandic form of Glóði. In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.

Glóinn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Glói. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Glør m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gløer, ultimately derived from Old Norse glœða "to glow".

Gloría f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Gloria.

Glóð f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.

Glóði m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse glóð ("ember, glow").

Glúm f Norse Mythology
A minor Norse goddess, an attendant of Frigg.

Glúmr m Old Norse
From Old Norse glúmr meaning "dark expression, dark face" (referring to bears).

Glúmur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese modern form of Glúmr.

Glúniairn m Medieval Irish, Medieval Scandinavian
Meaning "iron-kneed."

Glut f Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Glöð meaning "glowing, bright, sparkling". In Norse myth she was a fire giantess, the wife of Logi.

Glyrna f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "eye". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.

Gná f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
In Norse mythology, Gná is a goddess who runs errands in other worlds for the goddess Frigg and rides the flying, sea-treading horse Hófvarpnir ("hoof-thrower")... [more]

Gnæggir m Old Norse
From Old Norse gneggja meaning "neigh, whinny".

Gneisti m Icelandic
From Old Norse gneisti meaning "spark".

Gnup m Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Gnúpr.

Gnúpr m Old Norse
From Old Norse gnúpr, gnípa meaning "slope, leaning mountain-peak".

Gnúpur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gnúpr.

Godard m Dutch (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian
Faroese and Norwegian form of Godehard and Dutch variant form of Godhard. Also compare the English given name Goddard.... [more]

Godberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a masculine form of Gudbjørg or simply a combination of the Old Norse name elements guðr "god" and berg "mountain".

Gödelig f Old Swedish
Variant of Gudelig.

Godene m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Goðvini.

Godfraid m Medieval Irish, Medieval Scandinavian
Variant of Gofraid, a Norse-Gaelic form of Guðfrøðr.

Godigisel m Germanic, English, German, Italian, Norwegian, History
Variant spelling of Godegisel. Godigisel was a 4th-century king of the Hasdingi Vandals.

Godmand m Danish
Danish variant of Gudmand.

Godmann m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Guðmann.

Godred m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Guðrøðr, an Old Norse cognate of Godfrey. It was borne by three Norse-Gaelic kings of the Isle of Man, including Godred Crovan (d... [more]

Godsven m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval name, in which the second element is derived from Old Norse sveinn meaning "boy, servant" or Old English swān meaning "herdsman, swineherd, peasant"... [more]

Godvin m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gudvin.

Godwin m Germanic, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic)
Ancient Germanic cognate of Godwine. In English-speaking countries, the use of Godwin as a given name is these days often inspired by the English patronymic surname Godwin, which was derived from the aforementioned Anglo-Saxon personal name Godwine.... [more]

Gofraid m Medieval Irish, Medieval Scandinavian
A Norse-Gaelic form of Guðfrøðr.

Gøhril f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gøril.

Gói f & m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare, ?)
Name of a month in the Old Norse calendar, lasting from the middle of February to the middle of March. In Norse mythology Gói is the daughter of Þorri... [more]

Göli f Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Gödelig.

Gölig f Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Gödelig.

Gölin f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gudlög predominantly found in Norrland.

Goljat m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Finnish, Slovene
Swedish, Finnish and Slovene form of Goliath.

Gǫll f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "noise, battle". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Gomme m Danish (Rare)
Danish short form of Gudmund.

Gondro m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Gunnfrøðr.

Gǫndul f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown. Possibly derived from gandr "magic, magic wand" or gǫndul "magical animal; werewolf". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Gǫndull f Old Norse
Variant of Gǫndul.

Gördis f Swedish
Variant of Hjördis.

Görel f Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Gerhild.

Görgen m Swedish
Variant of Jörgen.

Gøril f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gerhild.

Gørild f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Gerhild.

Gorm m Danish, Old Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of Guðþorm. Gorm the Old (also known as Guðrum and Guthrum) was the first christened king of Denmark. He took the name Æthelstan when he converted to Christianity in 878.

Gormundur m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese name with the combination of gorr "wet, soft" and mund "protection".

Goro f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Guro.

Górr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly means "three-sided field". In Norse mythology Górr (also spelt Gór) is the son of Þorri and brother of Nórr and Gói... [more]

Gortra f Faroese
Faroese form of Gertrude.

Gøsta m Danish
Danish form of Gösta.

Gostauus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Gustaf.

Göt m & f Swedish
Swedish form of Gautr.

Gøt m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gautr.

Götar m Old Swedish, Medieval English
Swedish modern form of Gautarr.

Gøte m Norwegian, Old Swedish
Norwegian form of Göte.

Gotfred m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gottfrid.

Göthe m Swedish
Variant of Göte.

Goðen m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Goðvini.

Göthild f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Götilda.

Göthilda f Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Götilda.

Goðmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðmundur.

Göthrik m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Götrik.

Goðvini m Old Norse
Nordic form of Godwine.

Gøti m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gautr.

Goti m Old Norse, Old Danish, Icelandic
From Old Norse goti meaning "Gotlander." Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden.

Götilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Gauthildr via the variant Giöthilda.

Götmar m Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gautr "Geat, Goth" and marr "famous".

Götrik m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gautrekr.

Gottfred m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gottfrid.

Gottfrida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gottfrid.

Gottskálk m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gottschalk.

Gottsveinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly from Old Norse guð "god" (cognate with Old High German, Old Dutch got) and sveinn "boy"... [more]

Gotty f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element god, such as Gottfrida and Gotthild.

Græinn m Old Norse
From Old Norse grein meaning "branch (of a tree); division".

Græipi m Old Norse
Derived from either greip ("hand") or grípa ("to grasp").

Græipr m Old Norse
Variant of Græipi.

Grækaris m Faroese
Faroese form of Gregorius.

Gram m Old Danish
Younger form of Gramr. This is the name of a legendary Danish king.

Gramr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse gramr meaning "wrath, king, warrior". Gram (Gramr) was the name of a legendary Danish king. In Norse Mythology, this is the name of the sword that Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fáfnir.

Grani m Norse Mythology, Pet
Derived from Old Norse grani meaning "horse". According to the chapter thirteen of Völsungasaga, this is the name of a horse owned by the hero Sigurd through advice from Odin in disguise.

Grankell m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse grani "horse" (used in poetry) and ketill "cauldron hat", "helmet".

Granmarr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian with the combination of grǫn "pine-tree" and mærr "famous".

Gregersine f Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gregers.

Greip f & m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Norwegian
Old Norse female form of Græipi or Norwegian variant of Greipr. In Norse mythology this is the name of a sorceress.

Greipr m Old Norse
Variant of Græipi.

Greipur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Græipi.

Grels m Swedish, Finland Swedish, Old Swedish
Short form of Gregers, a medieval Nordic form of Gregorius.

Grep m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Græipi.

Greppe m Old Norse, Anglo-Scandinavian
Variant of Græipi.

Greppi m Old Norse
Variant of Græipi.

Gresilia f Swedish (Archaic)

Grétar m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Gretar.

Gretar m Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
New combination of Gret, name element deriving from the name Greta and Germanic element hari "army".

Gretika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Greta.

Grettir m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from Old Norse grettir meaning "he who shows his teeth" or "he who grins". Grettir Ásmundarson is the main character of the 'Grettis saga' written in the late 13th century. Grettir is also the Icelandic name for the orange cartoon cat Garfield.

Grikkfari m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse Grikk "Greek, Greece" and fara "ship".

Grim m Anglo-Saxon, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish, Norwegian
Medieval form of Grímr meaning "mask, helmet", which remained popular in Anglo-Scandinavian areas well into the 12th century. This was used as another name for the Norse god Odin... [more]

Gríma m & f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Literature
Old Norse name, both feminine and masculine, either a feminine form or variant of Grímr. As a modern Icelandic name, it is strictly feminine.... [more]

Grímheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gríma "mask" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour".

Grímhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Grímhildr.

Grímkell m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse grímr "masked person" (derived from from gríma "mask, helmet") and ketill "cauldron, helmet". The first element may also be derived from Old Norse grimmr "grim, cruel, atrocious".

Grimmert m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Grimbert.

Grímnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Variant of Grímr. This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.

Grímr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "masked person" or "shape-changer" in Old Norse (derived from gríma "mask, helmet"). This was a byname of the god Odin, perhaps given to boys in an attempt to secure the protection of the god.

Grímúlfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Grimulf.

Grímúlfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Grímúlfr.

Grímur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Grímr.

Gripi m Old Norse
Variant of Græipi.

Grípr m Old Norse
Variant of Græipi.

Gripr m Old Norse
Variant of Græipi.

Gripur m Faroese
Faroese form of Græipi.

Grisja m Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish spelling of Grisha.

Gríð f Old Norse
Variant of Gríðr.

Groa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gróa.

Grunde m Norwegian
Modern form of Grundi.

Grundi m Old Norse
From Old Norse grunda meaning 'to think about, to meditate on'.

Grýla f Norse Mythology
Grýla is a mythic giantess who comes down from the mountains at Christmas to eat all the bad children.

Gúa f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps derived from Old Norse guðr "god".

Gubbe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gubbi or from Old Swedish gubbe meaning "old man".

Gubbi m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Guðbiǫrn.

Gudbjørg f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese form of Guðbjǫrg.

Gudbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Guðbiǫrn.

Guddor m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gudor.

Gude m & f Swedish
Variant of Gautr or diminutive of names containing the element gud ("god" or "good").

Gudelig f Old Swedish
Variant of Gudhløgh.

Gudfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements guðr "god" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved", first used in the mid 19th century. This makes it a cognate of Old Norse Guðfriðr.

Gudhfridh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðfríðr.

Gudhir m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðvér.

Gudhlef m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðlæifr.

Gudhlek m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðleikr.

Gudhløgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðlaug.

Gudhmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðmundr.

Gudhmundh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant form of Gudhmund.

Gudhniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðniútr.

Gudhvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðví.

Gudjón m Faroese
Faroese form of Guðjón.

Gudleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Guðleifr.

Gudleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gudleif.

Gudlög f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gudhløgh found in northern Sweden.

Gudman m Danish
Danish variant of Gudmand.

Gudmand m Danish
Danish younger form of Guðmann.

Gudmanda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gudmann as well as a variant of Gudmunda recorded in the late 19th century.

Gudmann m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Guðmann.

Gudmar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Modern form of Guðmarr, an Old Norse name derived from the Old Norse name elements goðr "god" and mærr "famous".

Gudmunda f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gudmund.

Gudny f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Modern form of Guðný.

Gudný f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Guðný.

Gudolf m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Guðulfr.

Gudor m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Either a Norwegian form of Guðþór or a combination of Norwegian gud "god" and Greek δῶρον (doron) "gift". The name was first used in the mid 19th century.

Gudrid f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Scandinavian form of Guðríðr.

Gudrød m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Form of Guðrøðr.

Gudtorm m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Guttorm.

Gudvar m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse name elements guð "god" and varr "vigilant, cautious", first used in 1887. It can also be a variant of Gudvard (see Guðvarðr).

Gudvard m Norwegian (Archaic)
Modern form of Guðvarðr.

Gudve f Norwegian (Archaic), Medieval Scandinavian
Variant of Guðvé or Gudveig recorded in the late Middle Ages.

Gudveig f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Guðveig.

Gudvie f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Guðví.

Gudvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Godwine.

Guit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Git.

Gul f & m Danish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Yellow" in Danish.

Gul f & m Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Gull.