GulldisfNorwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare) A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements guð "god" and dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish gull "gold".
Gullem & fOld Swedish Old Swedish short form of Guðleifr, a masculine variant of Gulla, or a feminine spelling variant of Gulla.
GullevifSwedish Variant of Guðví or combination of gull "gold" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
GullifSwedish, Norwegian (Rare) Short form of Gunhild via it's Swedish form Gunilla. It could also be a variant of Gull, a short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".
GullvivafSwedish (Rare) Directly taken from Swedish gullviva (literally "golden hood"), the term for the cowslip flower (Primula veris in Latin).
GullvorfSwedish (Rare) An early 20th century combination of Old Norse guð "god" and vǫr "vigilant, cautious". The Old Norse name Guðvǫr uses the same elements, but it is possible that Gullvor was created independently by using common name elements (compare Majvor and Gulldis, two names created around the same time).
GumbrandmGermanic, Old Norse, Medieval Italian Derived from Old High German gund, Old Norse gunnr, guðr meaning "war, battle" with Old High German, Old Norse brant meaning "fire, brand".
GunnborgafOld Norse Variant of Gunnbiǫrg. Gunnborga den goda ("Gunnborga the good") was a 11th century woman and one of the very few known female runemasters.
GunndísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle; fight" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
GunnlæifrmOld Norse From Old Norse elements gunnr meaning "war" and leifr meaning "descendant, heir"..
Gunnlaugf & mOld Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle, fight" and laug "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath".
GunnlaugurmIcelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle" and laug "promise" or "vow".
GunnlǫðfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "battle invitation", derived from Old Norse gunnr "battle" and loð "bidding, invitation". In Norse mythology this is the name of a jötunn or giantess, who has to guard the mead of her father Suttungr.
GunnviðrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of gunnr 'battle, fight' and viðr 'forest, wood, tree'
GunolfmSwedish (Rare, Archaic) Swedish form of the Old Norse name Gunnólfr (also found as Gunnúlfr) which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and úlfr "wolf" (making it a cognate of Gundulf).
GunvifSwedish Combination of Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle" and vígja "to consecrate, to dedicate to God". This name was coined in the 20th century.
GurlifTheatre, Danish, Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese The name of a character in the 1788 or 1790 German play Die Indianer in England (The Indians in England) by Augustus von Kotzebue, explained as either a mistake for Gauri (meaning "white" from Sanskrit) or as the Persian for "rose" (compare Gol)... [more]
Gustenm & fSwedish Combination of Old Swedish gudh "god" and stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of Gustav and Gustava.
GuðlaugurmIcelandic Combination 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"... [more]
GuðmarrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse goðr "god" and mærr "famous" (compare Ancient Germanic Godemar).
GuðmeyfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær).
GuthmundmOld Danish, Anglo-Saxon Old Danish form of Guðmundr, as well as an Old English name derived from the elements guð "combat, battle, war" and mund "protector, guardian".
GylfimIcelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology Modern 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.
GyrðrmOld Norse Old Norse short form of Guðrøðr (see Guðifriðr). Sometimes it has been associated with the Old Norse verb gyrða, "to gird (with a belt)."
Hábrókm & fNorse Mythology Literally means "high pants" from Old Norse hár "high" and brók "pants, breeches". Hábrók, as described by Grímnismál in Norse mythology, is the greatest of hawks.
HafsteinnmIcelandic Meaning "ocean stone", from the Old Norse and Icelandic words haf "ocean" and steinn "stone".
HafþórmIcelandic Icelandic form of Hafþórr. A known bearer of this name is Icelandic professional strongman and actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988-).
HafþórrmOld Norse Old Norse name derived from the element haf "sea, ocean" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr.
HagalínmIcelandic (Rare) From an Icelandic surname, itself perhaps derived from Old Norse hagi meaning "pasture, enclosure" or Old Norse hagr meaning "capable".
HagbarðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Folklore Combination 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.