North Germanic Submitted Names

Petrine f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Peter.

Petrónella f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Petronella.

Pétrún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Petrún.

Petrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Formed from Petra and the Old Norse name suffix rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Petrúnella f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Petrónella.

Petsy f Faroese
Variant of Patsy.

Philina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Philine.

Philine f Ancient Greek, German, Danish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Philinos. In Germany it was brought to public attention when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe used it for a character in his novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (1795-96).

Pi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Either a variant of Py or a diminutive of names containing or starting with pi.

Pialott f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Pialotta f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Pia and Lotta.

Pialotte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Piär m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pierre.

Piere m Swedish
Variant of Pierre.

Pierette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Pierrette.

Pierr m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pierre.

Píl f Faroese
Derived from Faroese pílur "willow tree".

Pil f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Píl.... [more]

Pilou m Danish (Rare)
French diminutive of Philip.

Pirette f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Pierrette.

Pjär m Swedish
Variant of Pierre.

Pjer m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pierre.

Pjerr m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pierre.

Pjerre m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pierre.

Pjettar m Sami, Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Behtter.

Pjetur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant spelling of Pétur.

Plantina f Swedish (Archaic)
Corruption of Blandine.

Plútó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Pluto

Po m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of hyphenated names starting with P and O, like Per-Olof.

Pólina f Faroese
Faroese variant of Poulina.

Porfyr m Danish
Danish form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Poulina f Danish (Rare), Faroese
Variant of Paulina.

Pouline f Danish
Variant of Pauline.

Povel m Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Paul.

Povline f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Pouline. Famous bearer is Povline Lütken (6 May 1893 - 30 December 1977), Danish writer.

Pría f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Priya.

Prinsessa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "princess" in Swedish.

Príor m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Prior.

Prior m Danish (Rare)
Ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first".

Puk f Danish, Dutch
Danish and Dutch variant of Puck.... [more]

Punkt m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "full stop, point, dot" in Swedish (from Latin punctum). This name was traditionally given to ensure that its bearer would be his (or her?) parents' last child.

Putte m Swedish
Often used as a diminutive of Patrik.

Py f Swedish
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Swedish pyre "small child, tot".

Qvintinus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintinus.

Qvintus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintus.

Raagjer f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ráðgerðr.

Rabbe m Finland Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Either a German diminutive of Raban or a Swedish diminutive of Rafael.... [more]

Rådgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Radhgärdh.

Rådgjerda f Old Norwegian
Variant of Ráðgerðr.

Rådgrid f Norwegian (Hypothetical)
Norwegian form of Ráðgríðr, only used in translations of Old Norse texts.

Radhgärdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ráðgerðr.

Rådmund m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðmundr.

Rådny f Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðný.

Radny f Swedish
Swedish form of Ráðný.

Ræfli m Old Norse
Old Norse weak side-form of Refill.

Rafn m Icelandic, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hrafn.

Rafney f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hrafney.

Rafnhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hrafnhildr.

Rafnhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Rafnhildr.

Rafnkell m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hrafnkell.

Ragge m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Raggi or Swedish diminutive of Ragnar.

Raggi m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse rǫgg meaning "a tuft, shagginess".

Råggierd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.

Raghi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ragi.

Raghnilldr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ragnhildr.

Ragi m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse ragr meaning "craven, cowardly".

Rågiähl f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.

Rågierd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.

Ragnælf f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnælfr.

Ragnælfr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and ælfR "elf".

Ragnälf f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ragnælf.

Ragnbiǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ragnborg.

Ragnbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and bjǫrn "bear".

Ragnbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnbiǫrn.

Ragnbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ragnbiǫrn.

Ragnborg f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse regin "power (of the gods)" and bjarga "to help, to save".

Ragnborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnborg.

Ragndis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and dís "goddess".

Ragndor m Old Swedish
Old Swedish name with the combination of regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and þórr "thunder".

Ragne f Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Norwegian variant and Estonian form of Ragna.

Ragneiðr f Old Norse
Variant of Ragnheiðr.

Ragner m Danish
Variant of Ragnar.

Ragnfastr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Ragnfreðr m Old Norse
Combination of regin 'advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)' and friðr 'love, peace'.

Ragnfrid f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnfridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnfríð f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnfrith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnheid f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ragnheiðr.

Ragnhilda f Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian form of Ragnhildr.

Ragni f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names starting with the Old Norse name element regin "advice, counsel", like Ragnhild and Ragnfrid.

Ragnild f Norwegian
Variant of Ragnhild.

Ragnilda f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian variant and Old Swedish cognate of Ragnhilda.

Ragnor m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of the Old Norse name elements regin "advice, counsel" and norðr "north", though it could also be a variant of Ragnar.

Ragnþrúðr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and þrúðr "strength".

Ragnvaldur m Faroese
Faroese form of Ragnvaldr.

Ragnvast m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnfastr.

Ragnvi f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnví.

Ragnví f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".

Ragnviðr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin 'advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)' and viðr 'forest, wood, tree'.

Ragnvør f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ragnvǫr.

Ragnvǫr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and vár "spring".

Ragnvor f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ragnvǫr.

Ragnvy f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ragnvi.

Ragúel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Raguel.

Raiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Rare dialectal variant of Reidar.

Rakul f Faroese
Faroese form of Rachel.

Ralff m Danish
Variant of Ralf.

Rambi m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Ragnbiǫrn.

Rambor f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramborg used until the 19th century.

Ramborg f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Ragnborg.

Ramfri f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ramfrid.

Ramfrid f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnfríðr and Ragnfridh.

Rammfre f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.

Rammfrö f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.

Randalín f Norse Mythology
In the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrók, his second wife Áslaug changes her name to Randalín when she goes to avenge the lives of her stepsons.... [more]

Randarsól f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements rǫnd "shield; rim, edge (of a shield)" and sól "sun".

Randgrid f Norse Mythology
Modern form of Randgríðr. This name is not used as a personal name in Norway, but a valkyrie bears this name.

Randgríðr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rǫnd "shield" and gríð "peace, protection, mercy, truce". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Randí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Randi 2.

Randolfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rǫnd "shield" and ulfr "wolf".

Randulv m Norwegian
Variant of Randulf.

Randvi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Randví.

Randví f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of rǫnd "shield" (with a rim) and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Rane m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hrani.

Rangela f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnhilda traditionally found in the western parts of Sweden.

Rani m & f Faroese, Old Danish
Faroese and Old Danish form of Hrani.

Ranka f Old Norse
Short form of Ragneiðr (variant of Ragnheiðr) or Ragnhildr.

Rannvá f Faroese
Faroese form of Rannveig.

Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".

Rannvør f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements rann "house" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".

Ranstein m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of rann "house" and steinn "stone".

Ranveig f Norwegian
Variant of Rannveig.

Rara f Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.

Rasin m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Rasine.

Rasine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Rasmine.

Rasinus m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Rasin.

Rasmia f Scandinavian
Feminine form of Rasmus.

Rasmin m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Rasmine.

Rasmine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Rasmus. However, in Denmark, Rasmine has been used as a term for domineering, despotic, tyrannical, bossy women.

Ratatoskr m Norse Mythology
Likely means "drill-tooth" or "bore-tooth" from Rati, the name of a legendary drill or auger, and Old Norse -toskr meaning "tusk, tooth". In Norse mythology Ratatoskr is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil to carry messages between the eagle perched atop the tree, and the serpent Níðhöggr, who lives beneath the roots of the tree.

Ráðbarðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and barð "beard".

Ráðgeir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ráðgeirr.

Ráðgeirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and geirr "spear".

Ráðgerðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ráð "counsel" and garðr "enclosure".

Ráðgríð f Old Norse
Variant of Ráðgríðr.

Ráðgríðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the bossy", or derived from ráð ("counsel, advise") and gríð ("vehemence, eagerness; protection"). This is the name of a Valkyrie.

Ráðhildur f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision" and hildr "battle", "fight".

Ráðmundr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ráð 'advise, counsel, decision' and mund 'hand, protection'.

Ráðný f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ný "new moon, waxing moon". This is the name of a character in the Old Norse poem Sólarljóð ("song of the sun").

Ráðormr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ormr "worm, snake".

Ráðspaki m Old Norse
Variant of Ráðspakr.

Ráðspakr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "wise, shrewd, discerning". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Ráðsviðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from ráð ("advice, counsel, decision") and sviðr ("fast; clever"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Ráðvarðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and vǫrðr "guard".

Ráðvarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ráðvarðr.

Ráðveig f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and veig "power, strength".

Raud m Old Norse
Raud the Strong was a medieval Norse warrior who became a martyr rather than submit to King Olaf's attempts to convert him to Christianity.

Raumr m Old Norse
From Old Norse raumr meaning 'man from Romerike (a district of Norway)' and 'tall, ugly man'.

Rauðbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and bjǫrn "bear".

Rauði m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Rauðr.

Rauðr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse rauðr meaning "red".

Rauðúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and ulfr "wolf".

Rauðumskialdi m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of rauðr 'red' and skjǫldr 'shield'. This construction probably means 'with the red shield'.

Ravin f & m English (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Ravn m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Hrafn.

Ravnhild f Faroese, Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Hrafnhildr as well as a Faroese variant form of Ragnhild.

Raynor m Scandinavian
A Norse name meaning "mighty army." It is sometimes listed as an early version of the name Ragnar.

Razmus m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rasmus.

Rebecha f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Redar m Swedish
Swedish younger form of Redhar.

Redhar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hræiðarr.

Refill m Old Norse
Old Norse assumed name, from Old Norse refill "strip, shred, narrow piece".

Regin m Danish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Variant of Reginn.

Reginbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ragnbjörg.

Reginleif f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, decision; might, power (of the gods)" and leif "inheritance, legacy"... [more]

Reginleifr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Reginleif. This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Reginn m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice." In Norse mythology, Reginn was a son of the dwarf king Hreiðmárr and foster father to Sigurd.

Regitza f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Richiza.

Regitze f Danish (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Regitza. ... [more]

Regna f Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Ragna.

Regnaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Regnald.

Regnar m Danish
Danish variant of Regner.

Regner m Old Danish, Danish
Old Danish and Danish form of Ragnarr.

Regnor m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Ragnor.

Reiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Reidar.

Reidmar m Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Hreiðmarr.

Reidulf m Norwegian
Norwegian younger form of Hræiðulfr.

Reidulv m Norwegian
Variant of Reidulf.

Reiel m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Reidulf.

Reier m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Reidar.

Reifnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from reifir ("giver, helper"). This is the name of a sea-king in Norse mythology.

Reifr m Old Norse
From Old Norse reifr meaning "friendly, happy".

Rein f Swedish
Short form of German names beginning with Rein-, short form of Nordic names beginning with Hrein-, or short form of Nordic names beginning with Reyn-.

Reinaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Reinald.

Reinaldur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Reinaldr.

Reinar m Scandinavian, Faroese
Scandinavian form of Reiner and Faroese form of Reinhard.

Reinika m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Reineke.

Reistr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Vræistr. Jarðar ("of the earth") Reistr is another name for Jǫrmungandr.

Reiðar m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hreiðarr.

Reiðmarr m Old Norse
Variant of Hreiðmarr.

Reiulf m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Reidulf.

Rejar m Norwegian
Norwegian variant form of Reidar.

Rek m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Rinkr.

Rekål m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Rikard.

Rekkr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Rinkr. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Remi m Norwegian
Norwegian spelling of Rémi and short form of Jeremias.

Rena f Estonian, Greek, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Greek short form of Irini and Irene, Estonian short form of both Irena and Renate, and Scandinavian and German short form of Renate and Renata as well as a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element regin or ending in -rena... [more]

Renatha f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Renata.

Renika m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Reinika.

Renja f Swedish
Swedish transcription of Renya.

Rether m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hræiðarr.

Revna f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Hrefna.

Reykdal m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From an Icelandic surname that was probably derived from a place name composed of Old Norse reykr meaning "smoke" and dalr meaning "dale, valley".

Reymond m Swedish, Norwegian, English, Filipino
Variant of Raymond.

Reyn f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Rein.

Reynar m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Reinar.

Reyndís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ragndis as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements reynir "rowan (tree)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Reynhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name derived from Old Norse reynir meaning "rowan tree" (compare Reynir) and hildr meaning "battle"... [more]

Reynir m Icelandic
Taken directly from Icelandic and Old Norse reynir meaning "rowan, mountain ash".

Reynoldh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Reinold.

Reyr m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse reyrr, a type of plant, known as the common reed in English (genus Arundo). This also coincides with the Icelandic word for a type of grass known as "sweet vernal grass" in English (Anthoxanthum odoratum).

Reyður m Faroese
Means "red" in Faroese.

Riborg f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Rigborg. The first element is either from Old Norse ríki "empire, kingdom" or ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich, mighty". The second element is from either Old Norse bjarga "to help, save", or bjǫrg "help", or from borg "castle, fortification"... [more]

Richarður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Richard.

Ricmot f Old High German, Old Swedish
Combination of rīhhi "mighty, distinguished, rich" and muot "excitement, concern, wrath; courage".

Rie f Dutch, Danish, Limburgish
Dutch, Danish and Limburgish short form of Maria and Marie.

Ríg m Norse Mythology
Rig is the god Heimdall disguised.

Rig m Swedish
Short form of names containing the name element RIK or a Swedish form of Rex.

Rigmár f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ricmot. The last element of the name has later sometimes been associated with Old Danish már "girl, virgin".

Rigmo f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rigmor.

Rígr m Norse Mythology
A Norse god, described as "old and wise, mighty and strong", fathers the classes of mankind. The prose introduction of Rígsþula (or Rígsmál) states that Rígr is another name for Heimdall, who is also called the father of mankind in Völuspá.

Rikarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Richard.

Ríkarður m Icelandic
Icelandic modern form of Rikarðr.

Rikharda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Richarda.

Rikharð m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ríkharður.

Ríkharður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Rikarðr.

Rikissa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Richiza.

Rikitsa f Medieval Polish, Medieval Finnish, Old Swedish
Variant of Richiza.

Ríkví f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ríkr "mighty", "distinguished", "rich" and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Rikvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ríkviðr.

Ríkviðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ríkr "mighty", "distinguished", "rich" and viðr "forest", "wood", "tree".

Rín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rina.

Rind f Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Vrindr.

Rinda f Popular Culture, English, Norse Mythology
Short form of names ending in -rinda (Florinda, Lorinda, etc.).... [more]

Rindr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Vrindr. In Norse mythology Rindr is a giantess, the mother of Odin's son Váli.

Ringborg f & m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish ring "ring" and borg "fortification, castle".

Ringhild f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish name with the combination of hringr "ring" and hildr "battle, fight". It might have been influenced by Inghild and Ragnhild.

Ringvor f Swedish (Rare)
Early 20th century combination of Swedish ring "circle, ring (piece of jewelry)" and Old Norse vǫr "vigilant, cautious" (compare Ingvor and Ragnvor).

Rink m Old Danish, Greenlandic
Old Danish and Greenlandic form of Rinkr.

Rinkr m Old Norse
Derived from rekkr ("warrior").

Ríó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rio 1.

Risa f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form for Richiza and names that end in ris, risa, or rise.

Rise f Danish
Short form of Regitze.

Riselille f Danish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Rise, using the Danish word lille "little" (compare Lill).

Ríta f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rita.

Riulf m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Reidulf.

Riulv m Norwegian
Variant of Riulf.

Rjúpa f Old Norse
From Old Norse rjūpa meaning "snow grouse".

Ró f Faroese (Modern)
Directly taken from Faroese ró "calm, tranquility; peace; quiet; rest".

Róa f Faroese
Variant of Róða.

Róar m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hróarr.

Robban m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Robert.

Robbin m & f Swedish, English
Variant of Robin.

Roberth m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, English (African)
Variant of Robert.

Rode f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of German Roda.

Roderik m Danish (Rare), Dutch
Dutch form of Roderick.

Rodgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger variant of Ráðgerðr.

Rødh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Rauðr.

Rødhe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Rauði.

Rodhmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hróðmundr.

Rodhsten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hróðstæinn.

Rodhvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hróðví.

Rodmund m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian younger form of Hróðmundr.

Rodmundur m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hróðmundr.

Rodny f Swedish, Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Hróðný.

Rodrik m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Swedish form of Roderick. A notable bearer is Ser Rodrik Cassel from HBO's ever-popular TV show 'Game of Thrones'.

Roel m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Roald.

Röfn f Icelandic (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It may be from Icelandic röfn "broken, severed" or a feminine form of Hrafn.

Rogerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger variant of Ráðgerðr.

Róghvatr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vróg "slander, strife" and hvatr "active, brisk, vigorous, manly".

Rǫgnvaldr m Old Norse
Variant of Ragnvaldr

Rögnvaldur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of the Old Norse name Rǫgnvaldr, a variant of Ragnvaldr.

Rógvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Hrói.

Rói m Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse variant and Faroese form of Hrói.

Róin m Faroese
Faroese masculine form of Ró.

Roine m & f Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
From the name of a lake in Häme, Finland. There are theories on the origin of this name, it could've come from Germanic hreini meaning "clean, clear" or from Pre-Germanic/Baltic *kroinis meaning "clean"... [more]

Róki m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hrókr.

Røkia m Old Norse
An Old Norse byname, from Old Norse rœkja meaning 'to care, to mind, to worry, to revere, to be careful with, take care of, guard, protect'.

Rökkva f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Rökkvi.

Rökkvi m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Rǫkkvi.

Rǫkkvi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Maybe the name is related to the Old Norse word røkkr meaning "twilight" or røkkva meaning "to grow dark". In Norse mythology, Rǫkkvi was the name of a sea king

Rókur m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hrókr.

Róland m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Roland.

Rólant m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Róland.

Rolle m Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
A pet form of names containing the name element hrod, for example Rolf.

Rolof m Low German, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Low German form of Rodolf, as well as a Dutch variant of Roelof and a Swedish adoption.

Róman m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Kashubian
Icelandic and Kashubian form of Roman.

Rómeó m Icelandic, Hungarian
Icelandic and Hungarian form of Romeo.