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.
Juva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Possibly related to the Swedish word ljuv meaning "lovely, sweet, pleasant".
Juvelia f Swedish (Modern)
Derived from Swedish juvel "jewel, gem".
Kaare m Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Kåre.
Kadherin f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Katerin.
Kadhrin f Old Swedish
Old Swedish short form of Kadherin.
Kadlin f Scandinavian
Transliteration of the Old Norse name Kaðlín.... [more]
Kæja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Kaja 1.
Kæthe f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Käthe.
Kætilbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ketill 'cauldron hat, helmet' and bjǫrn 'bear'.
Kætilfríðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ketill "cauldron hat, helmet" and fríðr "beautiful".
Kætilgærðr f Old Norse
An Ancient Scandinavian with the combination of ketill "cauldron hat, helmet" and garðr "enclosure", "protection"
Kætilhǫfði m Old Norse
Bahuvrihi compound of ketill "cauldron hat", "helmet" and hǫfuð "head".
Kætill m Old Norse
From Old Norse ketill meaning "(sacrificial) cauldron, helmet".
Kætillaug f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ketill "cauldron hat, helmet" and Ancient Germanic *-lauʒ- "promised".
Kætillauga f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Kætillaug.
Kætillaugr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Kætillaug.
Kætilløgh f & m Old Swedish
Old Swedish masculine and feminine form of Kætillaug.
Kåge m Swedish (Rare)
Originally a pet form of names starting with K and G such as Karl-Göran and Karl-Gustaf.
Kajsalisa f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Kajsa and Lisa.
Kakali m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse byname, From Old Norse swearword kakali meaning "impostor, juggler" or an Old Norse nickname meaning "an earthen pot".
Kaker m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kákr.
Kakir m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kákr.
Kákr m Old Norse
From Proto Norse *kákar meaning "wretch, bungler" (original meaning "pole, stake, tree stump").
Kalda f Old Norse
From Old Norse byname meaning "cold, chill".
Kaldi m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Kalda.
Kalfr m Old Norse
Means "calf" in Old Norse. ... [more]
Kalixta f Finland Swedish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Calixta.
Källa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Modern form of Kiälla or taken directly from the Swedish word källa "source (of a stream of water)".
Kalla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Kalle as well as a variant of Karla.
Kalmar m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Kalman and an adoption of the Swedish place name Kalmar in Småland and Uppland.
Kamillo m Danish, Finnish
Nordic form of Camillo.
Kamma f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of double names in which the first name began with Ka- and the second name began with Ma- (such as Karen-Margrethe, as in the case of Karen Margrethe "Kamma" Rahbek (1775-1829), a Danish woman of letters)... [more]
Kämpe m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish kämpe meaning "fighter".
Kampi m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse kampr meaning "beard on the lips", "moustache", "whiskers".
Kampr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Kanpr.
Kanpr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kanpr/kampr meaning "mustache".
Kanutte f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of the name Knut.
Kápa m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kápa meaning 'a cowled cloak, cloak with a hood'.
Kapítóla f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Capitola.
Kappi m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse kappi meaning "warrior", "champion".
Kár m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Kárr. Also compare the related name Kári, which is more popular than Kár.
Kåra f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Kára.
Kare m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kári.
Karenus m Swedish
Masculine form of Karen 1.
Kårfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kåre and Finn 2.
Kårhild f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Kárhildr.
Kárhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant" and hildr "battle, fight".
Karianne f Norwegian
Combination of Kari 1 and Anne 1.
Karín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karin.
Karítas f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karita.
Karleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Karl and leifr "heir", "descendant".
Kårleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements kárr "curly, wavy hair" and leif "inheritance, legacy".
Karles m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Contracted form of Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.
Karlgustav m Swedish (Rare)
Very rare combination of Karl and Gustav. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Karl-Gustav, or with a space between the names, Karl Gustav.
Karljohan m Swedish (Rare)
Rare combination of Karl and Johan. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Karl-Johan, or with a space between the names, Karl Johan.
Karloman m Bosnian, Croatian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Variant of Carloman. In Swedish and Norwegian, only used in translations of historical documents regarding the Frankish rulers.
Karlot m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian adoption of Charlot as well as a masculine form of Karlotte.
Karlotte f Estonian (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
Estonian, Norwegian and Danish form of Charlotte.
Karna f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Known since the 15th century, Karna was used as a variant of Karla in the southern parts of Sweden and as a variant of Karen 1 in the eastern parts of Denmark.
Karó f Icelandic
Iclandic form of Karo.
Karólín f Icelandic (Rare)
Iclandic short form of Karólína.
Karolin f German (Rare), Swedish, Hungarian, Estonian, Banat Swabian
Swedish and Hungarian variant of Karolina and German variant of Karoline, reflecting the French pronunciation of Caroline.
Karólína f Icelandic
Iclandic form of Karolina.
Karpus m Faroese
Short form of Polycarpus.
Kárr m Old Norse
Means "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant".
Kartoka m Medieval Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Kár-Tóki.
Kár-Tóki m Old Norse
Combination of Kárr and Tóki. This means "curly-haired Tóki" or "pugnacious Tóki", from Old Norse *kárr "curly, wavy" or "obstinate, reluctant" combined with the name Tóki.
Karún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Karín or Karen 1 and Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Kárungr m Old Norse
Combination of Kárr and the suffix -ungr ("young", making the name either "son of Kárr" or "little Kárr").
Katerin f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Katerina.
Katerine f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Baltic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Medieval English and medieval Welsh variant of Katerina, medieval Latvian variant of Katarīna, medieval Dutch form of Katherine and a Scandinavian spelling of French Catherine.
Kaða m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kaða meaning "hen, chicken".
Kaðlín f Medieval Scandinavian, Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly an Old Norse form of Caitlín, or an Old Norse form of a Celtic name, perhaps containing Old Irish cath "battle"... [more]
Káti m Old Norse
Derived from the Old West Norse adjective kátr "glad, cheerful, merry".
Käti f Swedish
Variant of Käthe.
Kätilög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Kætilløgh.
Katjanna f Danish
Variant of Katjana.
Kato m Norwegian, Literature
Norwegian variant of Cato 1. This is the name of the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's fantasy book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954).
Katrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Katrina.
Katti f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Kati.
Kättilger m Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of ketill "cauldron hat", "helmet" and geirr "spear".
Kättilö f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kætiløy, composed of Old Norse ketill "kettle, cauldron" and ey "island".
Kattis f Swedish
Diminutive of Katarina.
Kätty f Swedish
Variant of Käti.
Katý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Katy.
Kejla f Polish, Jewish, Yiddish, Russian, Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Polish and Lithuanian spelling of Kayla, this form was far more common among Jews in Eastern Europe before it was overrode by its anglicized form of Kayla in the 1980s... [more]
Kellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kelly.
Kennert m Swedish
Variant of Kenneth, perhaps inspired by names like Evert and Robert.
Kenta m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Kent and Kenneth.
Kerstina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kerstin and Kristina tradtionally found in Scania.
Ketel m Danish
Danish modern form of Kætill.
Ketilbern m Medieval Baltic, Old Swedish
Old English cytel, Old Icelandic ketill "kettle, cauldron" + Old English bera, beorn, Old Icelandic bjǫrn "bear".
Ketilbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ketilbjǫrg.
Ketilbjǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ketill 'cauldron hat, helmet' and bjǫrg 'help, deliverance'.
Ketilfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ketilriðr.
Ketilmundr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse ketill "kettle, cauldron, helmet" and mundr "protection".
Ketilríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ketilriðr.
Kette f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Kate.
Kettilmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ketilmundr.
Ketty f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Kitty.
Kía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Kia.
Kiälla f Swedish (Archaic)
Obsolete Swedish dialectal variant form of Kätilög and female form of Kjell.
Kiarr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "from the marsh". In Norse mythology this is the name of a king of Valland.
Kiartan m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Kjartan.
Kicki f Swedish
Diminutive of Kristina and its variants.
Kid m & f Swedish
Variant of Kidd.
Kiddie f Swedish, Danish
Feminine form of Kidd.
Kiddý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Kiddie.
Kieran m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Kjærand predominantly used in the 18th century.
Kikkan f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Kickan. Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier. Her name is a combination of Kikki and Meghan.
Kikki f Swedish
Diminutive of Kristina and its variants.
Kíli m Old Norse
Derived from kíli ("wedge") or kill ("long, narrow bay"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Kiǫlvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Kjǫlvǫr.
Kiǫtvi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kjǫt meaning "flesh", "meat".
Kirsa f Danish, German
Danish form of Kirsi and coincidentally also a Middle High German word for "cherry".
Kirstín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kirstin.
Kirstina f Norwegian, English (British)
Norwegian dialectal form (found in the county Sogn og Fjordane) as well as an English variant of Christina or Kirstin (in the case of the English name, it might be an Anglicized form of Cairistìona).
Kirvil f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of a name beginning with Kir-, such as Kirstina, and a name ending in -vild, such as Ingvild.
Kis f Danish
Diminutive of Kirsten.
Kiss f Danish
Danish diminutive of Kirsten.
Kisser f Danish
Diminutive of Kirsten.
Kitta f Danish, Finnish, Swedish
Finnish form of Gitta, sometimes used as a diminutive of Kristiina.
Kittil m Norwegian
Variant of Kjetil predominantly used in southern Norway.
Kjærand m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Kjerand (see Herrand).
Kjalar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kjalarr.
Kjalarr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
By-name of uncertain meaning. Possibly related to kilja ("food"), kjǫlr ("keel") or kjalki ("sledge"). This is a name for Odin.
Kjalvör f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Kjölvör.
Kjarta f Faroese
Feminine form of Kjartan.
Kjartan m Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Mýrkjartan as well as a Scandinavian form of Certán.
Kjarvalr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Cerball (See Cearbhall).
Kjellberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Kjellbjørg, no longer in use. It is also a Swedish surname (see Kjellberg).
Kjellbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kjell and Bjørn. The name was first used in the 1930s. It is not known if it was intended to be a modern form of Old Norse Kætilbiǫrn or if it's a coincidence.
Kjellborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kjell and bjǫrg "help, deliverance" or borg "castle, fortification". This name was first used in the late 19th century and is a cognate of the Old Norse name Ketilbjǫrg.
Kjelle m Swedish
Diminutive of Kjell.
Kjellina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Kjell.
Kjellög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Kætillaug.
Kjellrun f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A relatively modern Scandinavian name, it is derived from Old Norse kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also Kettil) and Old Norse rún "secret lore."
Kjelly f Norwegian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names starting with kjell-, like Kjellborg and Kjellfrid.
Kjersten f Danish
Variant of Kjerstin.
Kjertan m Danish
Variant of Kjartan.
Kjesten f Danish
Danish variant of Kjersten.
Kjestine f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Christina.
Kjetel m Norwegian
Variant form of Ketil mostly used in the southwestern part of Norway.
Kjói m Icelandic
From Icelandic kjói meaning "skua".
Kjölvör f Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Kjǫlvǫr.
Kjǫlvǫr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements kjǫlr "keel, mountain ridge" and vár "spring".
Kjønik m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Köneke, ultimately related to the Germanic name Conrad.
Klabbe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Klas.
Kládía f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Claudia.
Klæmint m Faroese
Faroese form of Klement.
Klaría f Icelandic
Variant of Klara
Klasse m Swedish
Diminutive of Klas.
Kláus m Faroese
Faroese form of Klaus.
Klementína f Icelandic (Modern), Slovak (Rare)
Icelandic form of Klementina and Slovak feminine form of Klement.
Kleópatra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cleopatra.
Klœingr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse kló "claw" and -ingr, a name suffix meaning either "descendant of", "belonging to", or "coming from".
Klœngr m Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps a variant of Klœingr. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Klotar m Danish, Norwegian, Croatian, Finnish
Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Croatian form of Chlothar. Only used in translations of historical documents regarding the kings of the Franks.
Klyppr m Old Norse
Possibly from Old Norse klippa meaning "to cut, clip".
Knæikir m Old Norse
From Old Norse kneikja meaning "to bend backwards with force".
Knjúkr m Old Norse
From Old Norse knjúkr meaning "(top of a) high, steep, round mountain".
Knörr m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Knǫrr.
Knǫrr m Old Norse
From Old Norse knǫrr meaning "ship, merchant-ship".
Knúd m Faroese
Faroese form of Knud.
Knút m Faroese
Faroese form of Knut.
Knútur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Knútr.
Kofre m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kofri.
Kofri m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse kofri meaning "hood, bonnet of fur".
Kol m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Form of Kolr found in Old Danish and Old Swedish, as well as the modern Swedish form.
Kolbeinn m Old Norse, Icelandic
Compound of Old Norse elements kolr meaning ''coal'' (synonym for 'black, dark') and bein meaning ''bone, leg''.
Kolbjörn m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Icelandic and Swedish form of Kolbjǫrn.
Kolbjǫrn m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse kolr "coal, black as coal" and bjǫrn "bear".
Kolbrún f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse nickname meaning "black brow", composed of Old Norse kol "coals, black as coal" and brún "brow, eyebrow".
Kolbrun f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Kolbrún.
Koldís f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse kol meaning "coals, black as coal" and dís meaning "goddess".
Kolfinna f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Feminine form of Kolfinnr. This is borne by Icelandic model Kolfinna Kristófersdóttir (1992-).
Kolfinnr m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements kol "coal" (a synonym for "black, dark") and finnr "Finn, Sámi".
Kolfinnur m Icelandic, Faroese
Modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Kolfinnr.
Kolfreyja f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse kol meaning "coals, black as coal" and Old Norse freyja meaning "lady".
Kolga f Norse Mythology
Means "the cold one" in Old Norse, referring to cold water. In Norse mythology, Kolga was a the daughter of Ægir and Rán.
Kolgrímur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Kolgrímr.
Kolja m Croatian, Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German, Serbian, Swedish (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Nikola 1. In the other languages listed, Kolja is their standard form of the Russian name Kolya.
Kolka f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kolka meaning "stain", "spot".
Koll m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Kollr.
Kollr m Old Norse
Means "skull, head without hair" in Old Norse.
Kolþerna f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements kolr "coal" and þerna "maid-servant".
Kolur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Kolr.
Könika m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Köneke.
Konkordía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Concordia.
Konni f & m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
A Nordic variant of Connie and a diminutive for names beginning with Kon-, such as Konrad and Konstantin.
Konráð m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Konrad.
Konstancia f Swedish (Rare), Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Konstantin and Swedish variant of Constantia.
Kormákr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Cormac.
Kormákur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kormákr.
Kormlöð f Old Norse, History
Old Norse form of Gormlaith. This name appears in 'Landnámabók' for Kormlöð, daughter of Kjarvalr, an Irish king.
Kornelía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cornelia.
Korp m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Korpr.
Korpr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse korpr meaning "raven".
Korpr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Korpr.
Kræn m Danish
Diminutive of Kresten
Kragh m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Krákr.
Krákr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse krákr meaning "a kind of crow or raven".
Krestine f Danish
Variant of Kristine.
Kría f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from Icelandic kría "Arctic Tern" (denoting the bird).
Krille m Swedish
Diminutive of Kristian and Kristoffer.
Krisse f & m Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Chris.
Kristafár m Faroese
Faroese form of Christopher.
Kristall m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "crystal" in Icelandic.
Kristbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kristbjørg.
Kristbjørg f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Combination of Norwegian Kristus "Christ" and Norse bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Kristbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kristbjørn.
Kristbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian Kristus "Christ" and bjørn "bear".
Kristdór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Kristþór.
Kristey f Icelandic
Combination of krist "Christ" 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").
Kristfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Kristín combined with Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful".
Kristgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Kristín or Kristjana combined with Old Norse garðr meaning "fence".
Kristhallr m Icelandic (Archaic)
Combination of Kristus "Christ" and Old Norse hallr "stone, rock" used around year 1500.
Kristiana f Bulgarian, Croatian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Kashubian
Scandinavian variant and Croatian and Kashubian form of Christiana as well as a Bulgarian variant transcription of Кристиана (see Kristiyana).
Kristiarn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Christian.
Kristin m Faroese
Faroese form of Christinus.
Kristinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kristen 1, and thus a cognate of Kristján.
Kristlaug f Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Kristina and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Kristleifur m Icelandic
Combination of Krist- (the initial sound in names such as Kristján and Kristófer) and the Old Norse element leif meaning "inheritance, legacy" (compare Leifur).
Kristleivur m Faroese
Faroese form of Kristleifur.
Kristlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the name elements krist "Christ" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".
Kristlind f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element lind "lime-tree, linden tree; (protective shield of) linden wood; linden spear-shaft".
Kristmar m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element marr "famous".
Kristmar f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element mėy "girl" or mær "daughter or mǣr# "little girl, virgin, unmarried girl".
Kristmey f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kristmar.