North Germanic Submitted Names

Hakun m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hákon.

Hakvin m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Haqvin.

Halbernus m Old Norse
Latinized form of Hallbiǫrn.

Halbertus m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Albertus.

Halbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallbiǫrn.

Haldan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halfdan.

Halden m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halfdan.

Haldis f Norwegian, Faroese
From the Old Norse name Halldís, which was composed of the elements hallr "rock" (compare Haldor) and dís "goddess".

Háleikr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hǫð "battle" and leikr "game", "play", "sport", "fight".

Hálfdán m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hálfdan.

Halfvar m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Halvar.

Hälge m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helge. Hälge is the name of a cartoon moose in Sweden, from Swedish älg meaning "moose".

Halgerð f Faroese
Variant of Hallgerð.

Hälghe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Helgi.

Halgrim m Norwegian
Variant of Hallgrim.

Halla f Icelandic, Old Norse, Finnish, Norwegian (Archaic), Faroese
Feminine form of Hallr. Halla is also a Finnish word for an occasion when in growing season temperature lowers so much that ground gets covered with frost.

Hallabera f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hallbera.

Hallbera f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Derived 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.

Hallbiǫrn m Old Norse
Variant transcription of ᚼᚢᛚᛒᚢᚱᛁᚾ (see Hallbjǫrn).

Hallbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallbiǫrn.

Hallbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Norwegian and Faroese form of Hallbjǫrn.

Halldís f Icelandic, Old Norse
Icelandic and Old Norse form of Haldis.

Halldis f Norwegian, Faroese
Variant of Haldis.

Hallfreðr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hallr "rock" and friðr "peace".

Hallfrid f Norwegian, Faroese (Rare)
Variant of Hallfríður.

Hallfríðr f Old Norse
From Old Norse hallr "rock" combined with fríðr "beautiful".

Hallfríður f & m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic feminine form of Hallfríðr and modern Faroese masculine form of Hallfreðr.

Hallgeir m Norwegian
Modern form of Hallgeirr.

Hallgeirr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hallr "rock" combined with Old Norse geirr "spear".

Hallgerð f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hallgerðr.

Hallgerðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hallr "stone, rock" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".

Hallgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hallgerðr.

Hallgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hallgerðr.

Hallgrim m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Hallgrímr.

Hallgríma f Old Norse, Icelandic
Feminine form of Hallgrímr.

Hallgrímr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hallr "rock" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask".

Hallgrímur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Hallgrímr. It was borne by Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674).

Hallgunn f Faroese, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse hallr "stone, rock" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Hallgunnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hallgunn.

Hallmar m Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hallr "flat stone, flat rock" and mærr "famous".

Hallmundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hallr "rock" combined with Old Norse mundr "protection."

Hallny f Swedish
Swedish form of Hallný.

Hallný f Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Old Norse hallr meaning "(flat) stone, slab" and nýr meaning "new".

Hallstæinn m Old Norse
Variant of Hallsteinn.

Hallsten m Old Swedish
Variant of Halsten.

Hallur m Icelandic, Faroese
Modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Hallr.

Hallvarður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Hallvarðr.

Hallvör f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hallvǫr.

Hallvǫr f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of hallr "stone, rock" and vár "spring".

Hálmar m Faroese
Faroese variant of Hallmar.

Halmar m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Hallmar.

Háls m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hals.

Hals m Old Norse, Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse hals "throat", "neck".

Halvarður m Faroese
Faroese variant of Hallvarður.

Hálvdan m Faroese
Faroese form of Hálfdan.

Halwya f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halvi.

Hamall m Old Norse
From Old Norse hamall meaning "castrated male sheep, wether".

Hamar m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hamarr "hammer".

Håmod m Norwegian (Archaic)
Modern form of Hámóðr.

Hámóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ha (Germanic element) and móðr "mind; wrath; courage".

Håmund m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hámundr.

Hámundur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Hámundr.

Hannalena f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of Hanna and Lena.

Hannalene f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hannalena.

Hánnar m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hannarr "skilled".

Hannelene f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hannalena.

Hannelise f Danish (Rare), Afrikaans, Flemish (Rare)
Contraction of Hanne 1 and Elise.

Hannemor f Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Johanne created by combining Hanne 1 with mor "mother" (compare Lillemor and Annemor).

Hanney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of Hanna 1 and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Hannis m Faroese
Faroese short form of Jóhannis.

Hanse m Medieval Dutch, Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Hans.

Hansigne f Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hans.

Hansina f Faroese, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hans.

Haqvin m Swedish (Rare)
From from the Old Norse name Hákon via Latin Haquinus.

Hár m Old Norse
Variant of Hǫr or Hárr, or derived from hár ("blind").

Haralda f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Harald.

Haraldina f Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Harald.

Härborg f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Herborg.

Hårek m Norwegian
Modern form of Hárekr. 'Hårek den hardbalne' is the Norwegian name for the American comic book character 'Hägar the Horrible'.

Harek m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hárekr.

Hárekr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ha (Germanic name element of uncertain origin) and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".

Hárekur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hárekr.

Hári m Old Norse
Variant of Hárr or Heri.

Harik m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hárekr.

Hárikur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hárekr.

Hariwolfar m Old Norse
Proto-Norse name and a combination of hariaR "warrior" and ulfr "wolf".

Hariwulfr m Old Norse
Proto-Norse younger form of Hariwolfar.

Härje m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Herje.

Härjulf m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæriulfr.

Härlef m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herleifr.

Härlek m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herleikr.

Härlög m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herlaugr.

Härold m Swedish
Swedish variant of Herold.

Hárr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Hǫr or derived from hárr ("grey-haired"). This is a name for Odin and the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Harrý m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Harry.

Hartika m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Harteke.

Hartvig m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Old Swedish, Old Danish
Nordic form of Hartwig.

Hartvik m Norwegian
Variant of Hartvig.

Hartwik m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hartwig.

Härvidh m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse herr "army" and víðr "tree, forest".

Hasse m Old Danish
Means "from Hesse, Germany".

Hassi m Faroese
Faroese form of Hasse.

Hástæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hásteinn.

Hástein m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hásteinn.

Hásteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse name which probably meant "high stone", from Old Norse hár "high" and steinn "stone". Alternatively the first element may be derived from Primitive Scandinavian *hanhista "horse" or Primitive Scandinavian *haþu "battle"... [more]

Hasten m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Hásteinn.

Hati m & f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Finnish, Old Norse
Means "despiser, hater". In Norse mythology Hati is a wolf who pursues the moon. He is the son of Hróðvitnir (another name for Fenrir), the father of Hrímgarðr, and the brother of Skǫll, who pursues the sun.

Haugspori m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "hill treader". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hauk m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Haukr. This is also the modern Norwegian word for "hawk".

Haukr m Old Norse
From Old Norse haukr meaning "hawk".

Hauksteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse haukr "hawk" and steinn "stone". Also compare Haukur.

Haukur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Haukr. This is also the Icelandic word for "hawk".

Haurlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of haƀuraR "buck", "he-goat" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Håvar m Norwegian
Either from the Old Norse name Hávarr, derived from há "high" and arr "warrior", or else a variant of Håvard.

Hávarður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Hávarðr.

Havstein m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hafsteinn.

Hebbla f Old Swedish
Old Swedish name of unknown origin. Found in Östergötland in Sweden and in Finland.

Hebla f Old Swedish
A variant form of Hebbla.

Heda f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), German (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element hadu "battle, combat".

Heddi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Hedda.

Heddy f Scandinavian
Variant of Heddi.

Hedevig f Danish (Archaic)
Danish form of Hedwig.

Hedhindis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Heðindís.

Hedí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Hedi.

Hedin m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Possibly a modern form of Heðinn.

Hedløy m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hedley.

Hedly m & f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Hedløy, the Norwegian form of Hedley.

Hefni m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hæfnir.

Hefring f Norse Mythology
Means "the lifting one" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Hefring was a billow maiden and one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.

Hegbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hægbiǫrn.

Hegvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hægvaldr.

Hegviðr m Old Norse
Variant of Hægviðr.

Hé-gylfir m Old Norse
Combination of the prefix hé- ("household, family") and the Old Norse name Gylfir.

Heid f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Heiðr.

Heidie f Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Heidi.

Heikir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her Ísfólkið series of books.

Heilfúss m Old Norse
Variant of Hæilfúss.

Heimkell m Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Hæimkæll.

Heindrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Heinrich.

Heine m Brazilian, German (Rare, Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
German short form of Heinrich and other names beginning with Hein-.... [more]

Heinina f Faroese
Faroese form of Heina.

Heinrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Heinrich.

Heinrekur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Heinrekr.

Heinrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Heinrich.

Heiða f Icelandic, Faroese
Originally a short form of names such as Aðalheiður that contain the Old Norse element heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour" (making it a cognate of Heidi)... [more]

Heiðar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and herr meaning ''army''.

Heiðarr m Icelandic
Variant of Heiðar.

Heiðberg m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Heiðbjörg.

Heiðbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour, dignity" combined with bjǫrg "help, deliverance".

Heiðbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and bjǫrk "birch tree".

Heiðbrá f Icelandic
From Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless" and brá "eyelash".

Heiðlindur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Heidelinde.

Heiðmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath" combined with mundr "protection".

Heiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and nýr "new".

Heiðr m & f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived 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 Mythology
Possibly 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).

Heiðrekur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Heiðrekr.

Heiðrik m Faroese
Variant of Heiðrikur.

Heiðrikur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Heiðrekr.

Heiður f Icelandic
Variant of Heiðr.

Heiðveig f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr meaning "bright, clear" or "honour, dignity" combined with veig meaning "strength"... [more]

Heiðvík f Faroese
Faroese form of Hedwig as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements heiðr "honor; bright, clear; cloudless; heath (in some cases)" and víg "fight, battle".

Hejne m Old Swedish, Swedish, Danish
Variant of Heine.

Hekja f Old Norse, Literature
Appears in Eiríks saga rauða (c. late 1100s) as the name of a Scottish bondswoman sent by Karlsefni to reconnoitre Vinland. ... [more]

Helandrea f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of Helene or Helga and Andrea 2.

Helblindi m Norse Mythology
Means "Hel-blinder" or "all-blinder" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this is the name of Loki's brother.

Helda f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hilda.

Héléne f Swedish
Variant of Hélène.

Hélené f Swedish
Variant of Hélène.

Heléne f Swedish, Hungarian
Hungarian form and Swedish variant of Helene.

Helfrid f Swedish, Finland Swedish
The origins of this name (first documented in 1816) are uncertain, though it could be a Swedish feminine form of Helfried or a variant of Hallfrid (the Norwegian form of Hallfríðr), the initial syllable possibly influenced by Helga (which is ultimately related to the first element in Eloise).

Helfrida f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helfrid.

Helgar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helge.

Helger m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Old Swedish form of Hæilgæirr and Swedish variant of Helge.

Helghi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Helgi.

Helgo m Estonian, Swedish (Latinized, Rare)
Estonian form and Swedish Latinization of Helge.

Heliga f Old Swedish
Variant of Helga.

Helina f Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Swedish and Estonian variant of Helena. As an Estonian name, Helina is also associated with Estonian helin “tinkling” (compare Helinä).

Heline f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helina.

Helja f Old Swedish, Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Originally an Old Swedish diminutive of Helga, Helena and other names beginning with the element Hel-. See also Heljä.

Heljar m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Helge via the dialectal form Helje.

Helje f Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Estonian and Finnish variant and Norwegian form of Helja.

Helje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.

Heljo f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Variant of Helja.

Hellef m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Hellof.

Helleik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.

Hellek m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.

Hellik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.

Hellny f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helny.

Hellof m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Herlof.

Helmer m Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Hjalmar, Heilmar, or Helmerich.

Helmik m Norwegian (Rare)
Pet form of names containing the Germanic name element helm "helmet, protection".

Helmina f German, Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Truncated form of Wilhelmina.

Helmrik m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Helmrich.

Helmuastus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Hialmfastr.

Helmút m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Helmut.

Helmy f Swedish
Variant of Helmi.

Helna f Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Helena (compare Elna).

Helny f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Pet form of Helena where hel- is combined with the Norse name element nýr "new" in the style of Dagny, Signy, and Majny, etc.

Heloise f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), German (Rare)
Scandinavian and German adoption of Héloïse.

Helva f Norse Mythology
Helva is a variation of Helvi. In Norse Mythology, Helva is the daughter of Lord Nesvek and the love of Esbern Snare. Her father rejected Esbren's marriage proposal to her unless he built a church, causing him to bargain with trolls.

Helvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish contraction of Hellevi.

Helvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæilví.

Helvida f Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)

Helvig f Old Danish
Danish form of Heilwig. It has sometimes been conflated with Hedvig.

Heming m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Hemming.

Hemingur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hæmingr.

Hemkil m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæimkæll.

Hemmingur m Faroese
Faroese form of Hemming.

Hemmingus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Hemming.

Hendrietta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Henrietta, used in Sweden as early as 1675 (predating Sweden's earliest documented usage of Henriette in 1729).

Hendrikka f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hendrika.

Hendrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Hendrik.

Hendrine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Hendrina.

Henfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Heimfrid.

Henke m Swedish, East Frisian
Swedish diminutive of Henrik and East Frisian diminutive of Hendrik.

Henkil m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Hæimkæll.

Hennika f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Henny (compare Jannika, Annika and Ellika).

Henninge f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Henning.

Henný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Henny.

Henric m Gascon, Swedish (Rare), Romanian, Medieval Dutch
Gascon and Romanian form of Henry, Swedish variant of Henrik and medieval Dutch variant of Hendrick.

Henrick m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Swedish and Dutch variant of Henrik as well as a medieval Latvian variant of Hinrick.

Henríetta f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Henrietta.

Henrijette f Danish
Variant of Henriette.

Henrikka f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Henrikke.

Henrikke f Old Danish, Norwegian
Variant of Henrike.

Henrý m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Henry.

Hensar m Faroese
Diminutive of Hans and Henrik.

Hepti m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "grasp". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Heptifíli m Norse Mythology
Combination of Hepti and Fíli. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Heraklit m Armenian (Rare), Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene, Ukrainian
Armenian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Herakleitos via its latinized form Heraclitus.

Herbjartur m Faroese (Rare)
Masculine form of Herbjört, a cognate of Herbert.

Herbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Herbjǫrg.

Herbjørg f Faroese, Norwegian
Modern form of Herbjǫrg. A famous bearer is Norwegian author Herbjørg Wassmo (b. 1942).

Herbjǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Herborg.

Herbjörn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".

Herbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese form of Herbjörn.

Herbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse herr "army" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). This is a cognate of Herbert.

Herbor f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Herborg.

Herborg f Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".

Herborga f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Herborg.

Herbrandr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements herr "army" and brandr "fire, torch".

Herdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Herdis.

Herdis f Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of the Old Norse name Herdís, derived from herr "army" and dís "goddess", as well as a variant of Hjørdis.

Herfjǫtur f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from herr "army" and fjǫtur "fetter". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Herfǫðr m Norse Mythology
Derived from herr ("army") and faðir ("father"). This is a by-name for Odin.

Hergautr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse herr "army" and gautr "goth".

Hergeirr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse geirr "spear".

Hergerð f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hergerðr.

Hergerðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements herr "army" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".

Hergerður f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Hergerðr.

Hergot f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian combination of herr "army" and suffix -got (from names like Ågot).

Hergot m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Hergautr.

Hergunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Hergunnr.

Hergunnr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse herr "army" and gunnr "battle, fight". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.

Hergunnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hergunnr.

Heri m Medieval Scandinavian, Faroese, Danish
Faroese 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"... [more]

Heriólfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hæriulfr.

Herja f Norse Mythology
Means "devastate" in Old Norse. The Prose Edda briefly mentions this name as that of a Valkyrie.

Herje m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Old Norse name elements Här- or Her- meaning "army".

Herjólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hæriulfr.

Herjulf m Old Norwegian, Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Modern form of HæriulfR (see Hariwolfar).

Herlaugr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hærlaugr.

Herlaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hærlaugr.

Herleik m Norwegian
Modern form of Herleikr.

Herleikr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements herr "army" and leikr "game, play, sport, fight".

Herleiv m Norwegian
Modern form of Herleifr.

Herleygur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hærlaugr.

Herlof m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Herleif and Hærlaugr.

Herloff m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Herlof.

Herlofina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Herlof

Herlog m Swedish
Swedish modern form of Härlög.

Herløv m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Herlof.

Herlov m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Herlof.

Herluf m Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian (Rare)
Danish variant of Herlof.

Herlugh m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hærlaugr.

Hermod m Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Hermóðr (see Herimot).

Hermoth m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Herimot.

Hermóðr m Norse Mythology
Variant of Hærmóðr. This is the name of one of Odin's sons.

Hermóður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Hærmóðr.

Hermundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse mundr "protection."

Hermuthruda f Old Danish
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements irmin "whole, universal" and drud "strong".... [more]

Hermutrude f Old Danish
Variant of Hermuthruda.... [more]

Herolf m Norwegian
Modern form of HærulfR (see Hariwolfar).

Herolvur m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hærulfr.

Herse m Old Swedish
Derived from the Old Norse 'hersir' (Viking chief or prince). Often associated with the wide-ranging Bure dynasty, who trace their lineage back to Herse Falesson Bure (born circa 1350), and possibly even to Herse Bure (born circa 940).

Herulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Herolf.

Hervald m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Herwald.

Hervör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hervǫr.

Hervør f Faroese
Faroese form of Hervǫr.

Hervǫr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from herr "army" and vár "vigilant, cautious". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. Hervǫr is the daughter of Hlǫðver and the sister of Hlaðgunnr... [more]

Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian
Swedish 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).

Hervora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Hervor, used in the 19th century.

Hesther f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Hester.

Hestía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hestia

Hetha f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a warrior-queen in Norse mythology.

Heðin m Faroese
Faroese form of Heðinn. A notable bearer of this name was the Faroese novelist Heðin Brú (1901-1987; real name Hans Jacob Jacobsen).

Heðindís f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and dís "goddess, woman".

Heðinfastr m Old Norse
Combination of heðinn 'jacket of fur or skin' and fastr 'firmly, fast'.

Heðingunnr f Old Norse
Old Norse name, combination of heðinn 'jacket of fur or skin' and gunnr 'battle, fight'.