North Germanic Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is North Germanic.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Jærl m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Jarl.
Jærle m Old Swedish
Variant of Jærl.
Jafnhárr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "equally high". This is the name of a Norse god.
Jahn m Norwegian, Swedish, Medieval Baltic
Norwegian and Swedish variant of Jan 1 and medieval Latvian variant of Jane 3.
Jaki m Icelandic (Rare)
From Icelandic jaki meaning "floating piece of ice, floe, iceberg".
Jakobe f Danish
Variant of Jakoba.
Jakobína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jakobina.
Jalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Jarl or variant of Hjalle.
Jancy f Faroese
Variant of Jansý.
Janeck m Danish, Swedish
Variant of Janek.
Janerik m Swedish
Combination of Jan 1 and Erik. Most often spelled with a hyphen, Jan-Erik.
Janfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the masculine name Jan 1 and the Old Norse name element fríðr "beautiful" (originally "beloved").
Janhild f Faroese
Combination of the masculine name Jan 1 and the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight".
Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.
Janni f Danish
Pet form of the female name Janne 2.
Jannic m Danish
Variant of Jannik.
Jannie f Danish
Variant of Janni.
Jannika f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Modern)
Scandinavian variant of Jannike and German feminine form of Jannik.
Janrik m Swedish
Combination of Jan 1 and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Jansine f Swedish, Danish
Feminine form of Jan 1.
Jansý f Faroese (Rare)
Combination of the name elements jan and sy in the style of Nancy.
Janus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Danish, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish and West Frisian short form of Adrianus and sometimes also of Johannes (which is also found spelled as Johannus)... [more]
Jarand m Norwegian
Variant of Hjarrand and Jørund.
Jardar m Norwegian
Modern form of Jarðarr.
Jari m Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse jara "quarrel". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Jarisleif m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Yaroslav.
Järl m Old Swedish
Variant of Jærl.
Jarla f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jarl.
Jarlabanke m Old Swedish
Combination of Jarl and Old Swedish banka, a verb meaning "to beat, to hammer, to thwack".
Jarlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". This is a relatively modern name first used in the early 20th century.
Järle m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Jarl.
Jarleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and leifr "descendant, heir".
Jarleivur m Faroese
Faroese form of Jarleiv.
Jarlfrid f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Jarlstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse name elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman, earl" and steinn "stone".
Jarluf m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jarleiv.
Jarmundur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Hjørmundur.
Járngrímur m Icelandic (Rare)
Means "iron mask", composed of Old Norse járn meaning "iron" and grímr meaning "mask, helmet".
Járnsaxa f Norse Mythology, Astronomy
From Old Norse járn "iron" and sax "dagger, short sword".... [more]
Jarp m Old Norwegian
Norwegian form of Jarpr.
Jarpr m Old Norse
Originally a by-name meaning "brown" in Old Norse. Later also found as a proper given name.
Jarpur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jarpr.
Jarðarr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse jǫrð "earth" combined with Old Norse harja or herr "army."
Jarþrúður f Icelandic
Combination of either Old Norse jǫrð "earth" or jara "battle, fight", with *þrúðr "strength, force, power". It could also be a variant of Geirþrúðr.
Jarún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jara "battle; fight; quarrel" and rún "secret; secret lore". As this is a newer name, however, the first element might also be inspired by the elements jarn, jard or hjarn.
Jasmín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jasmin 1.
Jaspur m Faroese
Faroese form of Jasper.
Jastrid f Faroese
Variant of Jastrið.
Jastrið f Faroese
Faroese variant of Astrið.
Játgeir m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Játgeirr.
Játgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Eadgar.
Játvarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Edward.
Jeanina f French (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Jeannina (French) or Jeanine (Swedish and Danish). This was borne by a daughter of Christine Stampe (1797-1868), a Danish baroness and patron of the arts.
Jedvard m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Eadweard.
Jelina f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic elaboration of East Frisian Jela that was recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Jemina f Finnish, Swedish (Rare), English (Rare), Literature
Cognate form of Jemima (perhaps by association with the Latin name Gemina). F. Scott Fitzgerald used this in his short story Jemina, the Mountain Girl (1921).
Jenis m Faroese
Faroese form of Jænis, a medieval Scandinavian form of Johannes.
Jennelie f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Jenny and Li. The spelling is perhaps influenced by the similar sounding name Annelie.
Jennika f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English variant of Jennica, as well as a Swedish diminutive of Jenny, influenced by Annika.
Jennina f Finnish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A diminutive of Jenni, used independently.
Jennleyg f Faroese
Combination of names beginning with the element Jen-, particularly Jenný, and the Old Norse element laug, itself most likely derived from Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".
Jensa f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Jens which also saw some usage in the English-speaking world.
Jensia f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jens.
Jensína f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Jens.
Jensine f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Jens.
Jentoft m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Danish place name Gentofte "single farmstead at the fish lake". In Norway, this name was first recorded in 1838. Since 1970, however, it has been banned by the Norwegian naming laws due to its place name character.
Jeorgette f Scandinavian
Feminine form of George.
Jeremia m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian variant of Jeremias.
Jerik m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Erik predominantly found in Jylland.
Jes m Danish
Regional variant of Jens.
Jesabel f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Jezebel.
Jesaja m Biblical, Swedish (Rare), Dutch, Biblical German, Afrikaans
Dutch, German, and Swedish form of Isaiah.
Jesar m Faroese
Short form of Eliesar.
Jesenia f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian adoption and adaption of Gesine.
Jessý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jessy.
Jetlene f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Jette and Lene recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Jetta f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Jette, itself a Danish and Faroese diminutive of Gjertine as well as a truncated form of names endling in -jette / -iette and -jetta / -ietta.
Jette f Scandinavian, German
German and Scandinavian short form of names ending in -iette, most commonly Henriette, as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Gjertine.... [more]
Jettie f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Jetti and diminutive of Jette.
Jisca f Biblical Swedish, Biblical French
Cognate of Iscah used in French and some Swedish translations of the Bible.
Jisebel f Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Jezebel.
Jishaj m Biblical Swedish
Form of Jesse used in the Swedish translation of the Bible.
Jiska f Biblical Danish, Biblical Dutch, Biblical German, German (Rare), Biblical Finnish
Form of Iscah used in the Dutch, Danish, Finnish and German translations of the Bible.
Jngeborg f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ingeborgh.
Jnggeborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ingeborgh.
Jngiualdh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ingevald.
Joa f Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Variant form of Jo.
Joa m Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Joachim.
Jóakim m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Joakim.
Jóal m Faroese
Faroese form of Joel.
Jóann m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ióan.
Jóas m Faroese
Faroese form of Joas.
Jóbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ióbiǫrn.
Jocke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Joakim.
Jockum m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jochum (see Joachim).
Jøde f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gyda.
Jødel m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.
Jódís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse jór "horse" and dís "goddess".
Jódis f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Jódís.
Jóel m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Joel.
Jøel m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.
Jofrid f Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse jór "stallion" combined with Old Norse friðr "beautiful; fair; peace".
Jófríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jofrid.
Jǫfurr m Old Norse
From Old Norse jǫfurr meaning "chief, king" (originally "wild boar").
Jogan m Old Swedish
Medieval Swedish form of Johan.
Jógrímr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse iór "horse" and grímr "person wearing a face mask".
Joh m & f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Truncated form of Johan, Johannes and its feminine equivalents. It's used as a short form of Johannesevangeliet (Gospel of John) in the Scandinavian translations of the Bible... [more]
Jóhan m Faroese
Faroese form of Johan.
Johanes m Indonesian, Dutch (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Medieval Spanish
Indonesian form of Johannes as well as a Dutch and Swedish variant. It is also a medieval Spanish variant of Juanes 2.
Jóhannis m Faroese
Faroese variant of Jóhannes.
Jóhild f Faroese
Faroese form of Johild.
Johild f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of jór "horse" and hildr "battle; fight".
Jói m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Joey.
Jojakim m Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Biblical German, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Polish, Biblical Swedish
Dutch, German, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish form of Jehoiakim. This name is not used in Norway or Sweden, but it appears in the Swedish and Norwegian translations of the Bible.
Jojakin m Norwegian, Polish, Biblical Swedish
Norwegian, Polish and Swedish form of Jehoiachin. This name appears in the Swedish and Norwegian translations of the Bible, but is not used as a given name in Sweden or Norway.
Jojje m Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Jöns and Georg.
Jökla f Icelandic
Feminine form of Jökull.
Jøkul m Faroese
Faroese form of Jökull.
Jǫkull m Old Norse
Directly taken from Old Norse jǫkull "ice; icicle; glacier".
Jökulrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse jǫkull meaning "ice; icicle; glacier" and rós meaning "rose". Also compare Jökull and Rós.
Jøl m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.
Jólgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ígulgæirr.
Jomar m Norwegian
Modern form of Jómarr.
Jómarr m Old Norse
Means "famous horse" in Old Norse, from jór "horse" and marr "famous".
Jona f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Jon 1 as well as a short form of Johanna and its variants.
Jona m Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Afrikaans
Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.
Jo’nam m Hebrew, Swedish
Possibly a form of Jonan.
Jónar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Jonar.
Jonar m Norwegian
Elaborated form of Jon 1 where jon is combined with the Old Norse name element arr "warrior" in the style of Hjalmar, Vidar, Steinar, etc... [more]
Jónasína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Jónas.
Jónbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Jón and Björt, the latter of which is derived from Old Norse bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (feminine form of bjartr).
Jóndís f Icelandic
Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Jóndór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Jónþór.
Jonella f Swedish (Rare)
Elaboration of Jona.
Jónhild f Faroese
Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight".
Jónída f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Jonida.
Jónína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jonina.
Jonne m Finnish, Swedish, Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Swedish and Finnish diminutive of Jon 1 and Dutch contracted form of Johannes.
Jónný f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Jón using the name suffix - (which derives from Old Norse nýr "new").
Jónsi m Icelandic
Diminutive of Jón. Famous bearers include Jón Þór Birgisson, lead singer of Sigur Rós (who is also a musician in his own right) and Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, lead singer of Í Svörtum Fötum and contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2004 and 2012... [more]
Jónstein m Faroese
Faroese form of Jónsteinn.
Jónsteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Jón and Old Norse steinn meaning "stone".
Jónsvein m Faroese
Combination of Jón and sveinn "boy" (Compare Sveinjón).
Jonte m German, Swedish
German diminutive of Johann and Swedish diminutive of names starting with Jon-, such as Jon 1 and Jonatan.
Jónþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Jón and Þór.
Jónvá f Faroese
Variant of Jónveig.
Jónveig f Faroese
Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element veig "power; strength".
Jónvør f Faroese
Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Joralf m Norwegian
The first element of this name is derived from Old Norse jorr "wild boar" or Old Norse jǫfurr "chief, king". The second element is derived from Old Norse alfr meaning "elf". A known bearer of this name is Joralf Gjerstad (b... [more]
Jøran m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Jöran.
Jordis f German (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
German variant of Jördis and Norwegian variant of Hjørdis as well as a Norwegian combination of the name element jor, derived from either Old Norse jǫfurr "chief, king" or jǫfur-r "wild boar" (which later became a poetic word for "chief, king"), and the name element dis, derived from either Old Norse dís "female deity; woman, lady" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Joren f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Jorunn found in Rogaland.
Jörfi m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From an Icelandic place name meaning "long gravel bank, hill", from Old Norse jǫrfi "gravel, sand".
Jørgunn f Norwegian
Possibly created as a feminine form of Jørgen by combining jørg with unna "to love" (found in names like Iðunn, Torunn and Norunn)... [more]
Jori m Norse Mythology
Shortened form of Jörmungandr. Son of Loki, otherwise known as the world serpent.
Jorid f Norwegian
Younger form of Jóríðr.
Jorit f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Jorid.
Jóríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Jofrid.
Jórlaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Jorlaug.
Jorlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jorr "wild boar" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
Jørlief m Danish
Danish form of Hjørleif or an combination of Jørgen and leif "inheritance, legacy".
Jörmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Hjǫrmundr.
Jørmundur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Hjørmundur.
Jörn m German, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Jörgen.
Jørna f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jørn as well as a variant of Jorna.
Jorna f Norwegian
Contracted form of Jorunna.
Jǫrð f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse jǫrð meaning "earth". In Norse mythology, Jǫrð was the goddess of the earth and the mother of Þórr (see Thor). Other names for her included Hlóðyn and Fjǫrgyn.
Jorulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Joralf, but with the second element from the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".
Jórun f Faroese
Faroese cognate of Jorun.
Jørund f & m Norwegian
Previously a dialectal variant of Jorunn, though more recently it has been given to boys, being the modern form of Jǫrundr, an Old Norse masculine name of uncertain meaning... [more]
Jǫrundr m Old Norse
Variant transliteration of the Old Norse name ᛁᚢᚱᚢᚾᛏᚱ (see Iǫrundr).
Jörundur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jǫrundr, a combination of Old Norse jarra "battle, fight, quarrel" and Proto-Norse -winduR "winner".
Jørundur m Faroese
Faroese form of Jørund.
Jórunn f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse variant as well as the Icelandic and Faroese form of Iórunn.
Jørunn f Norwegian
Dialectal variant of Jorunn used in the Troms region.
Jörvi m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Jörfi.
Josabeth f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish corruption of Jochebed as well as a combination of Josefine and Elisabeth.
Jósafat m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Josafat.
Josafat m Swedish
Variant of Josaphat.
Jósefa f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Jósef.
Jósefína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Josefina.
Jósep m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Jósepr.
Jósepr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Joseph.
Joshi f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Joshy
Josia m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, German, Finnish and Swedish form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).
Josija m Danish (Archaic), Serbian (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Danish and Serbian form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).
Jossan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Josefin.
Jösse m Old Swedish
Diminutive of Jönis, Jöns, and Jens.
Jósúa m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Josva.
Josua m German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Romansh
German, Afrikaans, Romansh and Swedish form of Joshua.
Josva m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Joshua.
Jósvein m Faroese (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jór "horse" and sveinn "boy".
Jóð m Norse Mythology
From Old Norse jóð meaning "(newborn) child, descendant". In the Rígsþula Jóð was one of the sons of Jarl and Erna.
Jóðgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of jóð "child", "descendant" and geirr "spear".
Jóðhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of jóð "(new born) child, descendant" and hildr "battle, fight".
Jötunn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse jǫtunn meaning "a giant", a type of being in Norse mythology.
Jovan m Old Swedish
Variant of Johan.
Joveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and veig "strength".
Jóvin m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and vinr "friend".
Jovina f Faroese, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Faroese short form of Josefina. In some modern cases, this name might also be related to the masculine name Jóvin.
Jóvør f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jór "horse" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Júdas m Faroese
Faroese form of Judas.
Júdit f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Judith.
Judithe f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (African), Haitian Creole, Greenlandic, English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Judite, English and French variant of Judith and Danish and Greenlandic variant of Juditha.
Judolf m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Judith and the Germanic element wulf "wolf".
Jul m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gjul, which is a dialectal variant of Gjurd with predominant usage in the Austlandet region of Norway. Jul also means "Christmas" in Norwegian and this name was often given to children born in late December.
Júlí m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Juli.
Juli f Swedish (Modern)
Means "July" in Swedish.
Julia f Swedish (Archaic)
Latinisation of Gölin used in Sweden.
Júlian m Faroese
Faroese variant of Julian.
Júlíana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Juliana.
Júliana f Faroese
Faroese form of Juliana.
Juliana f Swedish (Archaic)
Latinisation of Gölin used in Sweden.
Júlíanna f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Julianna.
Júlíus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Julius.
Julle f & m Swedish
Diminutive of names starting with Ju-, such as Julia and Julius.
Júnía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Junia.
Junis m Swedish (Archaic)
Old Swedish form of Jonis.
Júníus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Junius.
Júst m Faroese
Faroese form of Just.