North Germanic Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is North Germanic.
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Olava f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Olav.
Olavia f Swedish (Rare)
Elaborated form of Olava, if not an adoption of Icelandic Ólafía.
Ǫlbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ǫl "ale" or "protection, luck" and bjǫrn "bear".
Olbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ǫlbjǫrn.
Oldus m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a quazi-latinization of Ole or a short form of names containing -old. The name was first used in the 19th century.
Olea f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Ole.
Oleana f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.
Oleanna f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ole using Anna, as well as a variant of Olena (which is also derived from Ole).
Olef m & f Old Swedish
For masculine purposes Olef is used as a Old Swedish form of Óleifr, for feminine purposes Olef is used as a Old Swedish form of Ólæif.
Oleff m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Olef.
Oleif f & m Norwegian
As a masculine name, it is a cognate of Olaf (being the modern form of the Old Norse name Ólæifr, variant of Álæifr, itself a variant of Áleifr)... [more]
Oleiv f & m Norwegian
Variant of Oleif.
Olen m Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Masculine form of Olena, a name ultimately derived from Ole.
Olena f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Younger form of Oleana and variant of Olina.
Olene f Norwegian
Variant of Olena.
Olette f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.
Olevine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.
Olf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Úlfr.
Óli m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse diminutive of Ólafr. In modern times it is used as a diminutive of Ólafur (Icelandic) or Ólavur (Faroese).
Olin m & f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine variant as well as masculine form of Oline.
Ólína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Olina.
Olise f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole as well as a combination of Ole and Lise.
Oliv f Norwegian (Rare)
Either a variant of Oleiv or feminine form of Oliver or Ola 1.
Ólivar m Faroese
Faroese form of Oliver.
Ólíver m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Oliver.
Óliver m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish variant of Oliver.
Olivert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Filipino, Spanish (Caribbean), South American
Icelandic name of unknown origin and meaning. Probably inspired by Oliver and Ivert.
Ólivía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Olivia.
Olivina f Faroese
Faroese variant of Olivia.
Olivur m Faroese
Faroese form of Oliver.
Ollauff m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian variant of Ólafr.
Öllegård f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old High German name Odalgart. It's possibly a combination of Ancient Germanic *ôþela "patrimony" and *gardaz "enclosure".
Olluff m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Danish variant of Oluf.
Olo f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Olov.
Ólǫf f Old Norse
Variant of Ólæif.
Ólof f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ólǫf.
Olöf f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish form of Ólǫf. Any modern usage in Sweden today is likely a transcription error of Icelandic Ólöf.
Oløv f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Olov (see Ólǫf) or perhaps a variant of Olaug. This name fell out of use in the mid 20th century, possibly due to its similarity to the Norwegian masculine name Olav and Swedish Olov.
Olov f Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Ólǫf. This name is rarely used as a female name in modern Scandinavia.
Olova f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Olov.
Ǫlrún f Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse ǫl "ale" (used in witchcraft) and rún "secret, hidden knowledge". In Norse mythology this is the name of a Valkyrie, the daughter of King Kiarr... [more]
Olu f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Olof which was previously also a feminine name (although rare).
Olufine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Oluf.
Óluva f Faroese
Faroese form of Oluva.
Oluva f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Oluffa.
Ǫlvaldr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of Old Norse ǫl ("ale") and valdr ("ruler"). May be a variant of Alvaldr.
Ǫlvér m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of AlvéR.
Ǫlvir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Ǫlvér. In Norse mythology this is the name of Hjálmþér's brother.
Olydia f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Ole and Lydia. This name was first recorded in 1846 and has already disappeared again.
Ómar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of the Hebrew name Omar 2 and the Arabic name Omar 1. It can also be interpreted as a compound of Old Norse name elements, such as the negative prefix Ó- (found in Ómundi and Óblauðr) and mærr meaning "famous".
Ómi m Icelandic
Diminutive of Ómar.
Öndólfur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of and (Germanic element meaning "angry", "wrathful", "aggressive") and ulfr "wolf".
Ǫndótt f Old Norse
An Old Norse name, probably originally a byname from the adjective ǫndóttr meaning "looking full in the face, fiery-eyed".
Ǫngull m Old Norse
From Old Norse ǫngull "hook". A person with this name is the possible namesake of the Island of Anglesey in Wales.
Önnert m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Øyvind.
Öpir m Old Norse
Variant transcription of Œpir.
Órækia m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Úrœkja.
Örbrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ǫr "arrow" (also compare Ǫrvar) and brún "eyebrow" or brúnn "brown".
Ored m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Ofradh.
Orikkia m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Úrœkja.
Örlaugur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ǫr "arrow" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Ørlygr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ørlǫg "fate, doom, war" and/or ørlygi "fight, battle, war".
Örlygur m Icelandic
Modern form of Ørlygr.
Orm m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Ormr, which itself was derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent".... [more]
Ormfríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ormr "snake, serpent" and fríðr "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Ormgæirr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ormr 'snake, serpent' and geirr 'spear'.
Ormhildr f Old Norse
Combination of ormr 'snake, serpent' and hildr 'battle, fight'.
Ormhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ormhildr.
Ormi m Old Norse
Variant of Ormr.
Ormr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent" (the English word worm derives from the same root). In Norse mythology this was another name for Jǫrmungandr, the son of Loki... [more]
Ormstein m Faroese
Younger form of Ormsteinn.
Ormsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ormr 'snake, serpent' and steinn 'stone'.
Ormsten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ormsteinn.
Ormur m Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese and Icelandic form of Ormr.
Örn m Icelandic, Swedish
From an Old Norse name and byname derived from ǫrn meaning "eagle". It coincides with the modern Icelandic and Swedish noun örn, also denoting the bird.
Ørn m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian and Danish form of Örn. It could also be a short form of any name starting with ørn-.
Örnir m Old Norse
Variant of Aurnir.
Ǫrnólfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Arnulfr.
Örnólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ǫrnólfr.
Ørnolvur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Ǫrnólfr.
Ørnulf m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ǫrnulfr.
Ǫrnulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ǫrnólfr.
Ørnulv m Norwegian
Modern form of Ǫrnulfr.
Órœkia m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Úrœkja.
Órøkia m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Úrœkja.
Orri m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old West Norse byname meaning "black grouse", a type of game bird (Lyrurus tetrix).
Ørvur m Faroese
Faroese form of Orvar.
Ósa f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Osa.
Osa f Danish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with the element Os-, itself derived from Old Norse óss "god" or ǫss "heathen god".
Osbjørn m Faroese
Faroese variant of Ásbjørn.
Oselie f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Åselie. In some cases, however, it may have been a borrowing of the stage name of the Norwegian opera singer Gina Oselio (Ingeborg Mathilde Laura Aas, 1858-1937), who had based it on the Norwegian surname Aas.
Ósk f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, directly from Old Norse ósk meaning "wish". This is related to Óski, one of the names of the Norse god Odin, and is found in ósk-mær or "wish-maiden", a common epithet of the Valkyries.
Oskara f Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Oskar.
Óski m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Masculine form of Ósk. This is a by-name for Odin.
Ósklín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements ósk "wish" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".
Osla f Faroese, Scots (Archaic)
Faroese variant and Shetlandic Scots adoption of Ásla. As a Shetlandic name, Osla was usually Anglicized as Ursula.
Oslakur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Áslakur.
Ösp f Icelandic
Means "aspen tree" in Icelandic, from Old Norse ǫsp.
Óspakr m Old Norse
From Old Norse úspakr meaning "unwise, unruly, wild".
Össur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Assar.
Øssur m Faroese
Faroese form of Assar.
Osta f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Asta.
Öste m Swedish
Swedish form of Auste or variant of Östen.
Østman m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Austmaðr.
Ósvífr m Icelandic
Old Norse variant form of Úsvífr, a combination of svífr = "to swerve, drift" with the negative prefix U.
Ótama f Old Norse
Feminine form of Ótamr.
Ótamr m Old Norse
From Old Norse útamr "untamed", combined with ú, a negative prefix.
Otelie f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Odilia.
Otelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Otelie meaning "prosperity, fortune, riches".
Oter m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Otr.
Otgisl m Medieval Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse auðr meaning "wealth, riches" and gísl meaning "pledge, hostage".
Óðalfreðr m Old Norse
Old Norse cognate of Odalfrid.
Óðalríkr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Odalrik.
Othelius m Norwegian
Masculine form of Othelie meaning "prosperity, fortune, riches".
Other m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Otr.
Øthger m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðgæirr.
Øthgerth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðgærðr.
Óðin m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Óðinn.
Øthin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðin.
Othin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðin.
Óðin-Dísa f Old Norse (Rare)
From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".
Othinkar m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Óðinkárr.
Óðinkárr m Old Norse
From Old Danish othinkar/othankar meaning "easily furious, raging" or a combination of óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy" and kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant".
Óðinkǫrr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Óðinkárr.
Oðinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Óðinn.
Óðný f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy" (the source of Óðinn) and nýr "new".
Óðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "furious, vehement". In Norse mythology this is the name of Freyja's husband, the father of Hnoss and Gersemi... [more]
Othuaghin m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Óþvaginn.
Øthulf m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðulfr.
Óþveginn m Old Norse
Old Norse byname meaning "unwashed, dirty", derived from ú, a negative prefix, combined with the preterite participle of the verb þvá "to wash".
Otkell m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Oddkell.
Otr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "otter". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf, one of the children of Hreiðmarr.
Otri m Icelandic
Variant of Otur.
Ótryggr m Old Norse
From Old Norse útryggr meaning "unreliable, unfaithful". The name appears on several runestones.
Otta f Scandinavian
Feminine form of Otto, or a short form of Ottilia (perhaps modeled on the earlier Lotta)... [more]
Otte m Greenlandic, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Otto. It can also function as a short form of names containing the name element ott, itself derived from Old Norse ótti or ōtti, meaning "terror, fear, dread"... [more]
Otti m Icelandic, English
Variant of Otto.
Ottkell m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Oddkell.
Ottomine f Danish (Archaic)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Otto, using the popular name suffix mine (see Mina 1; possibly modeled on Ottoline).
Ottonia f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Otto.
Otur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Otr.
Ova f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ove as well as a contracted form of Olova.
Ovden m Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Auðun, constructed from auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vinr "friend".
Ovedia f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ove as well as a variant of Ovidia.
Øven m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Even.
Ovet f Norwegian
Possibly a dialect variant form of Yvette.
Øyarr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ey "island" or "good fortune" and herr "army".
Øyborg f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ey "island" or "good fortune" and borg "castle".
Øydís f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Eydís.
Oydis f Faroese
Faroese form of Øydís.
Øyfrid f Norwegian
Relatively modern name (1894) created by combining the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and fríðr "beautiful".
Øygæirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ey "island" and geirr "spear".
Oygló f Faroese
Faroese form of Eygló.
Øylæifr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse ey "island" and leifr "descendant".
Øylakr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ey "island" and leikr "game, play, sport, fight" or auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and leikr "game, play, sport, fight".
Oyleivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Øylæifr.
Oyleyg f Faroese
Faroese form of Eylaug.
Øyríkr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ey "island" and ríkr "power" or "ruler".
Øyrun f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Eyrún.
Øystæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Eysteinn. It was occasionally latinised as Augustin.
Oystan m Faroese
Faroese variant of Oystein.
Oystein m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Øystæinn.
Øyunn f Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "good fortune" or ey "island" and unnr "to wave, to billow".
Øyvard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and vǫrðr "guard".
Oyvindur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Øyvindr.
Oyvør f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Eyvǫr.
Pa m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Pái.
Paal m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Paul.
Pædhar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Pétr.
Paer m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Per.
Pætur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Pétr.
Pái m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, Old Norse pái meaning "peafowl".
Pálfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Paulfrid.
Pálína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Páll. In other words, you could also say that Pálína is the Icelandic form of Paulina.... [more]
Påline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Paul.
Pállfríða f Faroese
Faroese form of Paulfrid.
Palli m Faroese
Faroese form of Palle.
Pálma f Faroese, Hungarian
Faroese and Hungarian form of Palma.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palme m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.
Pálmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly a feminine form of Pálmi using the Old Norse suffix ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]
Pálmfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Pálmi and the Old Norse element fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Pálmi m Icelandic
Means "palm tree" in Icelandic.
Palmina f Italian, Swedish
Diminutive of Palma.
Pálnatóki m Norse Mythology
Possibly means "Tóki son of Pálni", from the names Pálni and Tóki. Pálnatóki was a legendary Danish hero and chieftain of the island of Fyn.
Pálni m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Palni.
Palni m Old Norse, Old Danish
The origin and meaning is uncertain. Some theories include, from Old Danish pólina meaning "pole" or from Old Danish páll meaning "pole".
Pálrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Formed from Pála and the Old Norse name suffix rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Parelius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Parelius.
París f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Paris 2.
Pärla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish pärla "pearl" and thus a Swedish cognate of Pearl.
Påske m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Paschalis. This is also the Norwegian word for Easter.
Pätar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Peter.
Patrek m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Patrekur, the usual Icelandic form of Patrick (via Old Norse Patrekr)... [more]
Patrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Patrick.
Patrekur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Patrekr.
Pátrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Patrick.
Patrisía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Patricia.
Paulfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Paul and the Norse name element fríðr "beautiful" or friðr "peace, protection".
Pedr m Old Norwegian
Variant of Pétr.
Pedró m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Pedro.
Peik m Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]
Penetta f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Per using the popular suffix netta, found in such names as Annette and Jeanette.
Peo m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Per-Olof and other names with the initials P and O.
Peolive f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Per and Oliv.
Peppe m Swedish
Diminutive of Per and Peter.
Perdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Per and the Norse name element dís "goddess", first used in the early 1900s.
Pergot f Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Per and got (from names like Ågot).
Pétr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Petrus.
Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.
Petrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Petrina.