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.
Romund m Old Swedish, Norwegian
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Hrómundr.
Rómundr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hrómundr.
Rómundur m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Rómundr.
Rǫndolfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Randolfr.
Ronia f Literature, English, Swedish
Variant of Ronja used in the English translation of Swedish children's book 'Ronja Rövardotter' ('Ronia the Robber's Daughter') by Astrid Lindgren.
Rønnaug f Norwegian
Dialectal variant of the given name Rannveig.
Rora f English, Swedish
Short form of Aurora. In Sweden its earliest documented usage is 1889.
Rósalind f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rosalind.
Rósanna f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Rosanna.
Rósar m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Rós and the Old Norse element herr meaning "army".
Rósberg m Icelandic
Masculine form of Rósbjörg.
Rósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse rós meaning "rose" and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".
Rósborg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Rósbjörg.
Róselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Rosalia.
Roselil f Danish (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Danish rose meaning "rose" and lilje meaning "lily" or lille meaning "little". Roselil og hendes moder (Roselil and Her Mother) is a Danish song by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821-1888)... [more]
Rosemaj f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish ros "rose" and Maj 2 as well as a diminutive of Rosemarie.
Rósenberg m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Rósberg.
Rosenkrans m & f Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of the German surname Rosenkranz meaning "rosary".
Rósey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements rós "rose" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Rósfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic rós meaning "rose" (see Rós) and Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved"... [more]
Rósi m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Rósa.
Rósingur m Faroese (Rare, ?)
Combination of Rós and the Old Norse suffix ingr meaning "son of, belonging to".
Rósinkar m Icelandic (Rare)
Allegedly means "tub of roses" in Icelandic, from rós "rose" and kar "tub".
Rósinkara f Icelandic
Feminine form of Rósinkar.
Róska f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Icelandic avant-garde artist Róska (1940-1996), it was apparently a contraction of her real name, Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir (i.e. presumably formed from R, the first letter of her given name, and Óska, the first four letters of her surname - itself a derivative of the given name Óskar).
Röskva f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Rǫskva.
Rǫskva f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from rǫskr "brave". In Norse mythology Rǫskva is a farmer's daughter; Thor takes her and her brother Þjálfi with him as servants when he goes to Utgarðaloki.
Roskva f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Røskva.
Róslín f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Roslin.
Róslind f Icelandic (Rare)
Contracted form of Rósalind.
Rósmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Rós and the Old Norse element maðr meaning "person, man" (genitive manns).
Rósmarý f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Rosemary.
Rósmunda f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rosamunda.
Rósmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rosamund.
Rosten m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hróðstæinn.
Rósý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rosy.
Róta f Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from the Old Norse verb róta meaning "to stir, overturn, tear". In Norse mythology, Róta is a valkyrie. She is attested in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, where she is mentioned alongside the valkyries Gunnr and Skuld... [more]
Røth m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Rauðr.
Róða f Faroese
Faroese form of Hróða.
Róðbjartr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hróðbjartr.
Róðbjartur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Róðbjartr.
Røthe m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Rauði.
Róðolvur m Faroese
Faroese form of Rudolph.
Röðull m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse rǫðull meaning "glory, halo" (poetic for "sun"). This is also a poetic word for "sun" in Icelandic.
Rotker m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Rodger.
Royne m Swedish
Variant of Roine.
Royða f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese royða "tufa".
Rúbar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rubar.
Rubekur m Faroese
Faroese masculine form of Rebekka.
Rúbý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ruby.
Rúdólf m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rudolf.
Rulle m Swedish
Short form of Rudolf.
Rúmfari m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse rúmfari meaning "one who makes voyages to Rome".
Rún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Runa.
Rúndís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore" combined with Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess".
Runer m Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Runar or Rune. A famous bearer is the Swedish author Runer Jonsson (1916-2006).
Rúnfastr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore" combined with Old Norse fastr "firm, fast".
Runný f Icelandic
Meaning unknown.
Rúnviðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore" combined with Old Norse viðr "tree".
Rúrik m Icelandic
Icelandic spelling of Rurik.
Rusla f Medieval Scandinavian, History
Rusla, sometimes translated as "Rusila" is the nickname given to a fierce Norwegian warrior from the 900's C.E. She is mentioned in Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus.
Rustan m Swedish
Possibly a Swedification of the Persian name Rostam, or a modern form of Old Norse Hróðstæinn.
Rútr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hrútr.
Rútur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hrútur.
Ryggia m Old Norse
An Old Norse byname related to the Nynorsk word ryggja meaning "very big animal".
Saamund m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Såmund (see Salmundr).
Sabína f Icelandic (Rare), Slovak
Icelandic and Slovak form of Sabina.
Säbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Sæbiǫrn.
Säbjörn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant form of Sæbiǫrn.
Sabrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sabrina.
Sackeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Zacchaeus.
Sæbbe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Sæbiǫrn.
Sæbbi m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sæbergur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Sæbjörg.
Sæbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sæbjartur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Sæbjört.
Sæbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sæbjørg.
Sæbjørg f Old Norse, Norwegian, Faroese
Ancient Scandinavian, Norwegian and Faroese combination of sær "sea" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Sæbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sæbjørn m Norwegian, Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese younger form of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sæbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sæbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name meaning "bright sea", derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).
Sæborg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Sæbjörg.
Sædís f Icelandic
Icelandic name meaning "sea goddess", formed from the Old Norse elements "sea" and dís "goddess". The suffix dís is fairly common in Icelandic names.
Sædis f Faroese, Norwegian
Faroese and Norwegian form of Sædís.
Sæfinn m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian younger form of Sæfinnr.
Sæfinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Sæfinnur.
Sæfinnr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sær "sea" and finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
Sæfinnur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Sæfinnr.
Sæhrímnir m Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Norse mythology this is the name of a boar which provides food for Valhalla.
Sæla f Icelandic
From Old Norse sæla, meaning “happiness, bliss”. Officially approved as a given name in 2015.
Sælaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær meaning "sea" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Sælaugur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Sælaug.
Sæmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and maðr "person, man" (genitive manns).
Sæmar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and mærr "famous".
Sæmund m Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Norwegian and Old Swedish form of Sæmundr.
Sæmunda f Icelandic
Feminine form of Sæmundur.
Sæmundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sær "sea" and mundr "protection".
Sæný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and nýr "new".
Sær m Icelandic
From Icelandic sær meaning "sea".
Særós f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic sær "sea" and rós "rose".
Særún f Icelandic
Means "secret of the sea", derived from Old Norse sær "sea" combined with Old Norse rún "secret".
Sæsól f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and sól meaning "sun".
Sæþór m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Sǽþórr.
Sæunn f Icelandic, Faroese
From Old Norse sær meaning "sea", and unnr meaning "wave".
Sæunnr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sær "sea" and unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love".
Sævald m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic
Norwegian younger form of Sævaldi.
Sævaldi m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sær 'sea' and valdr 'ruler, mighty one, powerful one'.
Sævaldur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Sævaldi.
Sævar m Icelandic
Meaning "sea warrior", derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and arr "warrior".
Sæve m Old Norse
Old Swedish name derived from the adjectives siæver, sæver "calm, self-possessed, tranquil, gentle, leisurely".
Sævör f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Søyvǫr.
Safina f Scandinavian
Means "sapphire"
Safír m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Safir.
Sagga f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sara traditionally found in Norrland.
Sagitta f Ancient Roman, Astronomy, Swedish (Rare)
Means "arrow" in Latin. ... [more]
Sakarías m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sakarias.
Sakarja m Biblical Finnish, Biblical Swedish
Swedish and Finnish form of Zechariah.
Sakine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic feminine variant of Zacharias and short form of Isakine.
Sakkeus m Finnish, Norwegian
Finnish and Norwegian form of Zacchaeus.
Saldis f Faroese
Faroese form of Saldís.
Salgarðr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Salgerðr.
Salgerð f Faroese
Faroese modern form of Salgerðr.
Salgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sól 'sun' and garðr 'enclosure', 'protection'.
Salgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Salgerðr.
Salgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Salgerðr.
Salín f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Salína.
Salína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Salina.
Sälla f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish säll "blissful, happy".
Sällfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Swedish säll meaning "blissful, happy" with frid meaning "peace, protection".
Sällvi f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish name with the combination of sæll "blissful", "happy" and "home", "temple", "sanctuary".
Salm m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Salmo.
Salmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse salr "hall, house" and maðr "person, man" (genitive manns). Alternatively this could be an Icelandic form of a German name in which the first element is derived from Old High German salo "dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").... [more]
Salmundr m Medieval Scandinavian
Either a medieval Scandinavian adoption of Salomon or a combination of Old Norse name elements salr "hall, house" and mundr "protection".
Salóme f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Salome.
Sálomon m Faroese
Faroese form of Solomon.
Salómon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Solomon.
Salvi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Sǫlvi.
Salvör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sǫlvǫr.
Salvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Sǫlvǫr.
Sam m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sámr.
Sámal m Faroese
Faroese form of Samuel.
Sameline f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Samuline recorded in Austlandet.
Samine f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel. In modern times, this is also considered a variant of Samina.
Sámr m Old Norse
From Old Norse sámr "swarthy, blackish".
Samúel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Samuel.
Samulina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Faroese
Judeo-Anglo-Norman feminine form of Samuel and Faroese form of Samuline.
Samuline f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel.
Sámur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Sámr.
Såne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sune.
Sangríðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of sannr 'true, truthful' and gríð 'peace, protection, mercy, truce'. This is also the name of a Valkyrie.
Sanny m Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Sonny or a diminutive of a name containing a syllable pronounced san (like Alexander).
Sanný f Faroese
Faroese form of Sanny.
Sante m Old Swedish
Medieval Swedish form of Alexander.
Santía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Santia.
Sarína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sarina.
Sarke f Low German, Frisian, Norwegian
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Sara.
Saron m & f Swedish (?)
Swedish form of Sharon.
Sasser m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sassurr, an Old Norse variant of Assar.
Såvi m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Salve.
Saxi m Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from either saxar "Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, or its origin, sax "dagger, short sword".
Saxo m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Saxi. Saxo Grammaticus was a medieval Danish chronicler.
Sǽbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements sær "sea" and bjǫrn "bear".
Scalli m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Skalli.
Schamyl m Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the leader of the Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, Imam Shamil. A notable bearer was Swedish film director Schamyl Bauman (1893-1966).
Sebastían m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Sebastian.
Sebbe m Swedish, Old Swedish
Modern Swedish diminutive of Sebastian and an Old Swedish diminutive of Sebjörn.
Sebbi m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse and Old Danish diminutive of Sǽbiǫrn.
Seberga f Medieval English, Old Norse (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly derived from Old English elements meaning "sea" and burg meaning "fortress". This name might also be an Anglicization of the Old Norse name Sæbjørg.
Sebiorn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sebjörn m Swedish (Archaic)
Either a newer form of Sæbiǫrn (see Sǽbiǫrn) or a variant of Sigbjörn (uncertain).
Sebjørn m Norwegian
Meaning unknown.
Sedea f Faroese (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian short form of names containing the element side "custom, habit; manner". This name also saw some usage on the Faroe Islands.
Sedvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of siðr "custom", "habit", "manner" and vǫrðr "guard".
Sefa f Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Sefi and Siafi meaning "calm, quiet, relaxed".
Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.
Seger m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic North Swedish form of Sigurd. Means "victory" in modern Swedish.
Segol m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal form of Sigurd found primarily in the Swedish province Västergötland.
Segri f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Segrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Sejer m Danish
Variant of Sejr.
Sejr m Danish
Danish word meaning "victory". From Old Norse sigr.
Selenia f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Selene. In Italy, this form is prevalent in the region of Lombardy.
Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.
Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.
Sellvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Selmer m Norwegian
Variant of Selmar as well as an elaborated form of Selm.
Selmine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaborated form of Selma 1 as well as a feminine form of Selmer.
Selvi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sialfi.
Selvi f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Selvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Semine f Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Simon 1.
Semine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sem.
Semund m Old Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Danish and modern form of Sæmundr and variant of Sigmund.
Senía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Senia.
Septíma f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Septima.
Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.
Serenius m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a masculine variant of Serena.
Serinius m Norwegian
Masculine form of Serina.
Seselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Sesil m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian and Danish variant of Cecil.
Sesilia f Faroese, Finnish (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Faroese form of Cecilia as well as a Finnish variant of the name. In Georgia, it is a variant of Tsetsilia.... [more]
Sesselía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Sesselja f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Sestrid f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Estrid.
Set m Catalan, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Catalan, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish form of Seth 1.
Setus m Faroese (Archaic)
Former Faroese short form of Anicetus.
Sevard m Norwegian
Norwegian name with the combination of sær "sea" and vǫrðr "guard".
Seved m Swedish
A more modern variant of the old Norse name Sigvid consisting of the Old Norse elements 'sig' meaning victory and 'vidh' meaning forest. It is also possible that Seved is a Swedish spelling change of the Latin name Severinus.
Severt m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sievert.
Sevrin m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese, Walloon
Norwegian dialectal variant and Faroese and Walloon form of Severin.
Sǽfari m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of sær "sea" and fara "to go, to move, to travel".
Sǽgæirr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sær "sea" and geirr "spear".
Si f Danish
Danish diminutive of Signy, Sigrid and other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr meaning "victory", as well as Sofia, Cecilia and Lucia, or other names containing a similar sound.
Sía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sia.
Siælve m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Sialfi.
Sialfi m Old Norse
From Old Norse sjalfi meaning "himself".
Síarr m Old Norse
Variant of Svíurr.
Sibba f Old Norse
Short form of Sigbjörg.
Sickan f & m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of names containing the name element sig "victory". ... [more]
Sidkia m Biblical Finnish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Swedish
Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah).
Sidse f Danish
Variant of Sisse, the Danish form of Sissa.
Siff f Danish
Danish variant of Siv via Old Norse Sif.
Sigbiǫrg f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" and borg "castle" (or possibly bjǫrg "help").
Sigbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements sigr "victory" and bjǫrn "bear".
Sigbjørg f Norwegian
From the Old (West) Norse name Sigbjörg which was composed of the elements sigr "victory" and björg "protection, help".
Sigbjörn m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and bjǫrn "bear".
Sigbjørn m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Sigbjörn.
Sigbritt f Swedish, Dutch, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Sig (from Signe, Sigrid, or other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr "victory") and Britt... [more]
Sigdiarfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements sigr "victory" and djarfr "bold, daring".
Sigdís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sigr "victory" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Sigdóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Sigþóra.
Sigerik m Croatian, Dutch, Norwegian
Croatian, Dutch and Norwegian form of Sigeric.
Sigfast m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Sigfastr.
Sigfastr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and fastr "firm, strong".
Sigfastur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Sigfastr.
Sigfaðir m Norse Mythology
Derived from sigr ("victory") and faðir ("father"). This is a by-name for Odin.
Sigfinn m Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
Sigfinnur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sigfinn.
Sigfred m Danish, Norwegian
Modern form of Sigfrøðr. This was the name of an 8th century Danish king.
Sigfrida f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Sigfrid 2.
Sigfríð f Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese younger form of Sigfríðr and Icelandic variant of Sigfríður.