North Germanic Submitted Names

Héðinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Heðinn.

Heðinn m Old Norse
From Norse heðinn meaning "jacket of fur or skin".

Heðinví f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".

Hiælm m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmr.

Hiælmger m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmgæirr.

Hiälmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmdís.

Hialmdís f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet" and dís "goddess".

Hialmfastr m Old Norse
Combination of hialmr 'helmet' and fastr 'firmly, fast'.

Hialmgæirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hjalmr "helmet, protection" and geirr "spear".

Hiálmgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Hjálmgerðr.

Hialmlaug f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hjalmr "helmet, protection" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Hiälmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmlaug.

Hiálmr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hialmr.

Hialmr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hjalmr meaning "helmet, protection".

Hialmviðr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hjalmr "helmet, protection" and viðr "forest, wood, tree".

Hidhin m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Heðinn.

Hielm m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hialmr.

Hilbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Contracted form of Hildeborg.

Hildar m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hildr "battle" and arr "warrior", as well as a masculine form of Hilda.

Hildbjørg f Norwegian
Variant of Hildebjørg.

Hildebjørg f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Hildeborg.

Hildeborg f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".

Hildegærdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hildegard.

Hilder m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish masculine form of Hildr.

Hilderik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Dutch and Nordic form of Hilderic. There's no evidence of use in the Nordic countries, it's only used in translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Vandals and Alans.

Hildigeir m Icelandic (Archaic, ?)
Means "battle spear", derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" and geirr "spear". This is a cognate of Hildegar.

Hildigerð f Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hildigerðr.

Hildigerðr f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Hildegard.

Hildiglúmr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle", "fight" and glūmr "bear" (used in poetry).

Hildiglúmur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Hildiglúmr.

Hildigrímr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hildr "battle, fight" and grímr "person wearing a face mask".

Hildigunn f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hildigunnr.

Hildingur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hildingr.

Hildir m Old Norse, Icelandic
Male form of Hildr.

Hildiríðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hildr "battle, fight" and fríðr "beautiful".

Hildiríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hildiríðr.

Hildisif f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight" and Sif.

Hildor m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name element hildr "battle" and Tor.

Hildrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Hildirun.

Hildúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf.

Hildura f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Hildur recorded in Troms.

Hildure f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant form of Hildur recorded in Troms (Ibestad) in the 19th century.

Hildus m Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of name containing the name element hild- as well as a masculine form of Hilda.

Hilla f Swedish
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Hilda and a Swedish form of Danish Helle 1.

Hillbjørg f Norwegian
Variant of Hilbjørg (see Hildeborg).

Hilmer m Swedish
Variant of Hilmar.

Hilmir m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse hilmir "helmsman; (poetic) ruler, chief, king, prince".

Hilvi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hillevi.

Himinbjörg f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "heaven's castle" or "heaven mountain" in Old Norse. This is the name of a mythical place, the home of the Norse god Heimdall.

Himinglæva f Norse Mythology
Means 'the heaven-shining one, the transparent one", referring to the transparency of water. In Norse mythology, Himinglæva was one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.

Hindrik m Dutch, Low German, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hendrik (Dutch), Hinrik (Low German) and Henrik (Swedish).

Hinke m & f West Frisian, Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Henrik and West Frisian short form of Hendrik or Hendrika, depending on the sex of the bearer.

Híram m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hiram.

Hithin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Heðinn.

Hiðingunnr f Old Norse
Variant of Heðingunnr.

Hiðinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Heðinn.

Hiðinví f Old Norse
Variant of Heðinví.

Hjalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Hjalmar.

Hjallkárr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hjalli 'ledge, terrace on the mountain-side' and kárr 'obstinate, pugnacious, reluctant'.

Hjälm m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Hiælm.

Hjalma f Faroese, Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Hjalmar.

Hjalmara f Norwegian (Archaic)
Female form of Hjalmar recorded in the 19th century.

Hjálmdís f Icelandic
Younger form of Hialmdís.

Hjalmer m English, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Hjalmar.

Hjálmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hjalmr "helmet; protection" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Hjálmgeir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hialmgæirr.

Hjálmgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hialmgæirr.

Hjälmger m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmgæirr.

Hjálmgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hjalmgerðr.

Hjalmgerðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet" and garðr "enclosure".

Hjálmgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Hjalmgerðr.

Hjalmolfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hjalmr "helmet, protection" and ulfr "wolf".

Hjálmrún f Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hjalmr "helm, helmet" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Hjálmþér m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse hjalmr ("helmet, protection") and -þér ("servant"). In Norse mythology Hjálmþér and his brother Ǫlvir are the children of a jarl (or chieftain)... [more]

Hjálmþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse hjalmr meaning "helm, helmet" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).

Hjalmþrimul f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet, protection" and þrima "battle, noise". This was the name of a Valkyrie in Norse legend.

Hjalmþrimull f Old Norse
Variant of Hjalmþrimul.

Hjálmtýr m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse hjalmr "helmet", "protection" and Tyr.

Hjálmur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hialmr.

Hjálmveig f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of hjalmr "helmet" and veig "power, strength".

Hjalta f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Hjalti.

Hjaltalín m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From an Icelandic surname that was derived from a place name meaning "Hjalti's valley".

Hjalte m Danish
Danish form of Hjalti. In Swedish hjälte means "hero".

Hjalti m Icelandic, Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse name meaning "man from Hjaltland" (referring to Shetland), originally a byname. The place name Hjaltland probably derives from the Old Norse word hjalt meaning "hilt (of a sword)".

Hjarrand m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Herrand.

Hjartan m Faroese
Faroese variant of Kjartan.

Hjert m Swedish
Variant of Gert.

Hjordis f English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Form of Hjördis, Hjørdis or Hjördís used outside of the Nordic countries.

Hjǫrgunnr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hjǫrr "sword" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Hjørleif m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish form of Hjǫrleifr.

Hjǫrleifr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hjǫrr "sword" and leif "inheritance, legacy".

Hjörleifur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hjǫrleifr.

Hjørleivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hjǫrleifr.

Hjørmund m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Hjǫrmundr.

Hjǫrmundr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hjǫrr "sword" and mundr "protection".

Hjørmundur m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hjǫrmundr.

Hjörný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hjǫrr "sword" and nýr "new".

Hjörtfríður f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hjǫrtr "hart, stag" (also see Hjörtur) combined with fríðr "beautiful".

Hjǫrþrimul f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of hjǫrr 'sword' and þrima 'battle, noise'. This is also the name of a Valkyrie.

Hjǫrthrimul f Old Norse
Variant of Hjǫrþrimul.

Hjörtþór m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse hjǫrtr "hart, stag" combined with Þór. Also compare Hjörtur.

Hjörvar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse hjǫrr "sword" and varr "vigilant, aware" (or possibly Germanic *warjan "defend, protect").

Hjúki m Norse Mythology
Is said to mean "the one returning to health". In Norse Mythology, Hjúki and his sister Bil follow Máni, the personification of the moon, across the heavens.

Hlaðgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse name. A combination of hlaða "to weave" (or maybe hlað "lace-work, headdress") and garðr "enclosure, protection".

Hlaðgerður f Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Hlaðgerðr.

Hlaðgunnr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse hlað "lace-work, headdress" and gunnr "battle, fight". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology who only appears in heroic poetry. Hlaðgunnr, also called Svanhvít, is the sister of Hervǫr and the daughter of Hlǫðver... [more]

Hlaðgunnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hlaðgunnr.

Hlaðguðr f Old Norse
Variant of Hlaðgunnr.

Hlédís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlē-r "ocean, sea (used in poetic contexts)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Hlér m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "ocean, sea". This is another name for Ægir.

Hleðiólfr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from hleði ("shutter, door") and ulfr ("wolf"). This is another name for the dwarf Hlévargr in Norse mythology.

Hlévangr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Hlévargr or derived from hlé ("lee, shelter") and vangr ("garden"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hlévargr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from hlé ("lee, shelter") and vargr ("thief, outlaw; wolf"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hlewagastiz m Old Norse
A Proto-Norse name attested on the Golden Horns of Gallehus. Second element is gastiz "guest".

Hlífar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse hlíf meaning "protection", especially "shield" (also see Hlíf), combined with Old Norse herr meaning "army, warrior".

Hlífstæinn m Old Norse
Combination of Old Nose hlíf "protection, shelter" and steinn "stone".

Hlífþrasa f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hlíf "cover, shelter, protection, esp. shield" and þrasa "to snort, to talk big, to make a bold show".

Hlífundr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hlíf "shield" or hundr "dog" or hlíf "shield" and -winduR "winter".

Hlín f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "protection" in Old Norse, the root of which is Old Icelandic hleina "to save, protect, defend" (ultimately relating to Old English hlæna and modern English lean; also the related noun hlein is used of the upright warp-weighted loom, which is leaned against a wall in use)... [more]

Hljóð f Norse Mythology
Means "howling" in Old Norse. Hljóð was a jötunn and daughter of Hrímnir in Norse Mythology.

Hlökk f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hlǫkk.

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

Hlöðver m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hloðvér.

Hlǫðvér m Old Norse
Variant of Hloðvér.

Hlǫðver m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Hlǫðvér. In Norse mythology this is the name of Hervǫr and Hlaðgunnr's father.

Hloðvér m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Chlodwig.

Hlöðvir m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hloðvér.

Hlóðyn f Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Hludana. In Norse mythology, Hlóðyn was an alternative name for Fjǫrgyn (also known as Jǫrð).

Hnæfi m Old Norse
Variant of Hnefi.

Hnefi m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse hnefi meaning "fist, hand". Hnefi is also the name of the king in the Viking board game hnefatafl.

Hnikar m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hnikarr.

Hnikarr m Old Norse, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Means "instigator". This is another name for Odin.

Hnikuðr m Old Norse
Variant of Hnikarr.

Hnikuður m Icelandic
Icelandic modern form of Hnikuðr.

Hnoss f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "treasure". In Norse mythology this is the name of one of Freyja and Óðr's daughters.

Hod m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Hǫðr, used in translations of Old Norse myths.

Hödd f Icelandic
Younger form of Hǫdd.

Hǫdd f Old Norse
Feminine form of Haddr.

Høder m Danish
Modern Danish form of Hǫðr.

Hoder m Danish
Danish form of Hǫðr.

Hodur m Old Norse (Anglicized), Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
From Old Norse hǫð "battle", ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *haþuz "battle". In Norse mythology Hodur is a blind son of Odin who accidentally kills Baldr when Loki gives him an arrow made of mistletoe (the only thing Baldr can be harmed by).

Hœnir m Norse Mythology
Possibly means "strong" or "helper" in Old Norse. Hœnir is a god in Norse mythology. According to 'The Prose Edda', he, along with Lóðurr, helped Odin create the first humans.

Hófvarpnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "hoof-thrower". This is the name of Gná's horse in Norse mythology.

Høghne m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hǫgni.

Hoghni m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hǫgni.

Högna f Icelandic
Feminine form of Högni. This was borne by the Icelandic architect Högna Sigurðardóttir (1929-2017).

Høgnar m Faroese
Faroese form of Hagni (see Hagen).

Högne m Old Swedish, Norse Mythology
Swedish form of Hagni. This was the name of a legendary king of the Swedish province Östergötland. He appears in the epic works 'Heimskringla' and 'Volsunga saga' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.

Hogne m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Hagni.

Högni m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hǫgni, an Old Norse form of Hagen.

Høgni m Faroese
Faroese form of Hǫgni (see Hagen).

Hǫgni m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hagni.

Høk m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Haukr.

Holgerd f Old Danish (Rare)
Likely derived from the male given name Holger.

Hølje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Helge.

Holler m Norse Mythology
In Norse myth, Holler is the god of death and destruction and the one who brings diseases and disasters. He drags people to his dungeon where he tortures them to death.

Holm m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare)
Younger form of HolmR.

Hólmar m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse holmr "islet, small island" and herr "army".

Hólmbert m Icelandic
Icelandic name combination of holmr 'small island' and bjartr 'light, shining'.

Holmbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements holmr "small island" and bjǫrn "bear".

Hólmdís f Icelandic
Younger form of Holmdís.

Holmdís f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr 'small island' and dís 'goddess'.

Holmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmdís.

Holmfastr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse holmr "islet" and fastr "strong, firm".

Holmfrid m & f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements holmr "small island" and friðr "peace" or fríðr "beautiful, beloved". The name was originally a feminine name, but is nowadays almost exclusively masculine.

Holmgærðr m Old Norse
Combination of holmr 'small island' and garðr 'enclosure', 'protection'.

Holmgautr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island" and gautr "goth".

Hólmgrímur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island" and gríma "mask".

Holmgun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of holmr "small island" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Hólmlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Holmlaug.

Holmlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr "small island" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Holmlaugr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Holmlaug.

Holmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmlaug.

HolmR m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island".

Holmstæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr "small island" steinn "stone".

Holmstanus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Holmsten.

Hólmsteinn m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Holmstæinn.

Holmsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Holmstæinn.

Holsten m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Holmsten.

Hómóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hámóðr.

Hønir m Old Norse
Variant of Hœnir.

Hǫr m Old Norse
Derived from hǫr, hár or hór (all meaning "high").

Hóri m Faroese
Faroese variant of Tóri.

Hörn f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hǫrn.

Hǫrn f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown; possibly derived from hǫrr ("flax, linen"). This is another name for Freyja.

Hornbori m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown; possibly means "horn-blower" or "horn-bearer". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hornburi m Old Norse
Variant of Hornbori.

Hǫrðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hörður.

Hórður m Faroese
Faroese variant of Tórður.

Hörður m Icelandic
From the Old Norse word hǫrðr, meaning one from Hordaland in Norway.

Hørður m Faroese
Faroese form of Hǫrðr (see Hörður).

Hóseas m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hoshea.

Hǫskuldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Höskuldur.

Höskuldur m Icelandic
Modern form of Hǫðskuldr, an Old Norse name with uncertain etymology. It could be a variant of Old Norse names HagustaldaR "owner of an enclosed area" (compare Icelandic hagi "pasture"), or of Hǫskollr "gray head"... [more]

Høskuldur m Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Höskuldur.

Hǫð f Old Norse
Feminine form of Hǫðr.

Hoth m Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Hǫðr (cf. Hodur, a more common Anglicized form).

Hother m Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Hǫðr.

Höður m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hǫðr.

Hovard m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Håvard or Howard.

Høye m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.

Hræiðarr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hreiðr "nest, home" and herr "army".

Hræiðulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hreiðr "nest, home" and ulfr "wolf".

Hrafndís f Icelandic
Means "raven goddess", derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and dís "goddess".

Hrafney f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Hrafnfífa f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and fífa "cotton grass" (used in poetry to mean "arrow"; also compare Fífa).... [more]

Hrafngerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and garðr "enclosure".

Hrafnheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and heiðr "bright, clear" or "honour" (also compare Heiður).

Hrafnkatla f Icelandic
Feminine form of Hrafnkell.

Hrafnkell m Icelandic
Combination of hrafn "raven" and ketill "helmet".

Hrafntinna f Icelandic
From the Icelandic word hrafntinna meaning "obsidian", which is itself derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and tinna "flint" (also see Tinna).

Hrafntýr m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and týr "god" (or the name of the Norse god Týr, which is identical).

Hrani m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "rough, brutal; blusterer". This is a by-name for Odin.

Hrannar m Icelandic (Modern)
Possibly a combination of Old Norse hrǫnn "wave" and herr "army".

Hraunar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hraun "lava" and herr "army, warrior".

Hraundís f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse hraun meaning "lava" and dís meaning "goddess".

Hreggviður m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse hregg "storm, blast" and viðr "forest, wood".

Hreindís f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hreinn meaning "reindeer" (also compare Hreinn) combined with dís meaning "goddess".

Hreinn m Icelandic, Old Norse
From Old Norse hreinn "reindeer".

Hreiðar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hreiðarr.

Hreiðmar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hreiðmarr.

Hreiðmarr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Germanic name elements hreiðr "nest, home" and mærr "famous". Hreiðmarr is a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hremsa f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "clutch" or "shaft". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.

Hrímgarðr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from hrīm "rime, hoarfrost" and garðr "enclosure, protection". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giantess, the daughter of Hati, who is drawn into a verbal duel with Atli.

Hrímgrímnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from hrīm ("rime, hoarfrost") and gríma ("person wearing a helmet"). It is an intensification of the name Grímnir. In Norse mythology this is the name of a giant who lives in the land of the dead... [more]

Hrímnir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse hrīm "rime, hoarfrost; soot". This is the name of a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. In the 'Völsunga saga' mentioned as the father of Hljóð, and in the poem 'Hyndluljóð' as the father of Heiðr and Hrossþjófr.

Hringur m Icelandic
From the Old Norse name and byname Hringr which meant "ring" (as in an arm ring, an item of Viking jewellery), and could also be interpreted as meaning "man from Ringerike".

Hrist f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "the shaker" from Old Norse hrista "shake, quake". In Norse poetry the name was frequently used as a kenning for "woman"; in mythology it belonged to a Valkyrie.

Hróaldur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hróaldr.

Hróbjartr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hróðr "praise, fame" and bjartr "bright", making it a cognate of Hrodebert.

Hróbjartur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hróbjartr.

Hrói m Icelandic, Old Norse
Derived from the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *HróþiwíhaR composed of the Norse elements hróðr "praise, fame, honor" and -vir of uncertain etymology. Hrói höttur is the Icelandic name for the legendary medieval English hero Robin Hood.

Hrókr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hrókr meaning "crow, rook".

Hrólfdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse name Hrólfr combined with Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".

Hrólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hrólfr.

Hrómundr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hróðmundr.

Hrómundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hrómundr.

Hrossþjófr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from hross ("horse") and þjófr ("thief"). This is the name of a giant in Norse mythology.

Hróða f Old Norse
Old Norse short form of names beginning with Hróð-.

Hróðælfr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hróðr "fame" and ælfR "elf".

Hróðbjartr m Icelandic
Old Norse form of Hrodebert.

Hróðfúss m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hróðr "fame" and fúss "willing, eager".

Hróðlæifr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hróðr "fame" and leifr "heir, descendant"

Hróðleifr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian variant spelling of Hróðlæifr.

Hróðmundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hróðr "fame" and mund "protection".

Hróðný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hróðr meaning "praise, fame" and nýr meaning "new".

Hrothrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse cognate of Roderick.

Hróðstæinn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hróðr "fame" and steinn "stone".

Hróðsteinn m Old Norse
Variant of Hróðstæinn.

Hróðví f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hróðr "fame" and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Hróðvitnir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from hróðr "fame, glory" and vitnir "wolf". This is another name for Fenrir.

Hrund f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to the Old Norse verb hrinda meaning "to push". This was the name of a valkyrie in Norse legend.

Hrungnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from either hröngl ("tumult, movement") or hrang ("noise, din"). This is the name of a Jǫtunn.

Hrútr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian name and byname. From Old Norse hrútr meaning "ram, male sheep".

Hrútur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hrútr.

Huberthina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hubertina.

Hugall m Old Norse
From Old Norse hugall meaning "mindful, attentive".

Hugberg m Icelandic
Masculine form of Hugborg.

Hugbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hugborg.

Hugbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Means "bright mind", from Old Norse hugr "mind, thought, mood" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). This is a cognate of Hubert.

Hugborg f Icelandic
From Old Norse hugr "mind, spirit, thought" combined with bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Hugdís f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse hugr "mind, spirit, thought" combined with dís "goddess".

Huge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish and Swedish form of Hugi.

Hughe m Old Danish, Medieval Dutch
Old Danish form of Hugi and medieval Dutch variant of Hugo.

Hughi m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hugi.

Hugi m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic, Danish (Rare)
Either an Old Norse form of Hugo or derived from hugr ("mind, spirit, thought").

Hugin m Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Variant of Huginn.

Huginn m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse hugr "mind, thought" (see also Hugubert). In Norse mythology, Huginn is the name of one of Odin's two ravens. Huginn signifies Thought and each day, he and Muninn (the other raven) fly over all the nine worlds known in Norse mythology in order to gather news and information for Odin.

Hugleikur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hugleikr.

Húgó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hugo.

Hugó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Húgó and Hungarian form of Hugo.

Hugrún f Icelandic
From Old Norse hugr "mind, thought, mood" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Hugstari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly means "the stubborn one". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology, also called Haugspori.

Huje m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Hugi.

Huldrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hulda "hiding, secrecy" (compare Hulda 1) and rún "secret lore, rune".

Húmi m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse húm meaning "semi-darkness, twilight".

Humla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish humla "bumblebee".

Húna f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Húni.

Húnbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".

Húnbogi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and bogi meaning "bow".

Hundi m Old Norse
From Old Norse hundr meaning "dog".

Húndís f Icelandic (Archaic, ?)
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and dís meaning "goddess".

Hunerik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Huneric.

Húnfastr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements húnn "child, cub, bear cub" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Hunfertho m Danish, Medieval English
Variant of Unferð.

Húngeirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements húnn "child, cub, bear cub" and geirr "spear".

Húngunn f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements húnn "child, cub" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Húni m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Old Norse element húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", such as Húnbogi or Húnulfr... [more]

Húnn m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse húnn meaning "child, cub, bear cub".

Húnulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements húnn "child, cub, bear cub" and ulfr "wolf".

Húsbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hús "house" and biǫrn "bear".

Húsbjǫrn m Old Norse
Variant of Húsbiǫrn.

Húskarl m Anglo-Scandinavian, Old Norse
Means "free man in service to another person" in Old Norse (literally "house man"). The name appears in England among Norse settlers.

Hvannar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hvǫnn, the name of a type of flower (species Angelica archangelica; also compare Hvönn) combined with Old Norse herr "army, warrior".

Hvatarr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hvatr "active", "brisk", "vigorous", "manly" and geirr "spear".

Hvatmóðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hvatr "active, brisk, vigorous, manly" and móðr "mind, spirit, courage".

Hvid m & f Danish (Rare)
Means “white” in Danish.

Hvít f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Feminine form of Hvítr, a by-name meaning "white". Hvít appears in the 'Hrólfs saga kraka' as the queen of Norway and the mother of legendary hero Bödvar (Bǫðvarr) Bjarki.

Hvit m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hvítr.

Hvítaský m Old Norse
Byname derived from Old Norse hvítaský meaning "white cloud".