North Germanic Submitted Names

Valey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Valfrid m & f Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of Walafrid and Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.

Valfrida f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Valfrid, though Valfrid has also occasionally been used as a feminine name.

Valfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Valfrid.

Valgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Valgerd.

Valgard m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Valgarðr.

Valgarð m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Valgarður.

Valgarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse masculine form of Valgerðr.

Valgarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Valgarðr.

Valgaut m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Valgautr.

Valgautr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and gautr "goth".

Valgerd f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Valgerðr.

Valgerdur f Icelandic (Anglicized, ?)
Anglicized form of Valgerður.

Valgerð f Faroese
Faroese modern form of Valgerðr.

Valgerða f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Valgerður.

Valgerðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and garðr meaning "fence, defense"... [more]

Valgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Valgerðr.

Valgjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian younger form of Valgerðr.

Valgý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Valgerður.

Valhild f Swedish
Swedish form of Valhildur.

Valhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and hildr meaning "battle"... [more]

Váli m Norse Mythology
Snorri Sturluson calls Váli a son of Loki and brother of Nari in chapter 50 of the Prose Edda. Other sources say he was a son of Odin and the giantess Rindr.

Valíant m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic form of Valiant.

Valiant m Literature, Popular Culture, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From the English word valiant, which denotes a person who has and shows courage. The word is derived from Anglo-French vaillant "brave, strong, worthy", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin valens meaning "strong, vigorous, powerful"... [more]

Valka f Old Norse, Icelandic, Popular Culture
Old Norse diminutive of Valgerðr. The name is borne by a character in 'How to Train Your Dragon 2'.

Valki m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Valgarðr.

Valkyr f Old Norse

Valkyrja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse valkyrja meaning "chooser of the slain" (see Valkyrie).

Valle m Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive of names beginning with Val-, like Valdemar and Valfrid.

Vallmo f & m Swedish (Rare)
Means "poppy" in Swedish, thus making it a Swedish cognate of Poppy.

Vally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German
Pet form of names beginning with Val-, Wal-.

Vallý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Vally.

Valny f Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Valný.

Valný f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse valr "those slain in battle" combined with nýr "new".

Valr m Old Norse
From Old Norse valr meaning ''falcon''.

Valrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and rún meaning "secret lore, rune"... [more]

Valther m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Walter.

Valþór m Icelandic
From Old Norse valr "those slain in battle" (also found in the place name Valhalla and the word valkyrja) combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).

Valtýr m Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and tívar "gods".

Valur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Valr. Valur is also a modern Icelandic word for gyrfalcon.

Valý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Vallý.

Vana f Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from Vanaheimr, home of the Vanir (a type of Old Norse gods). Vana was the wife of Sveigðir and mother of Vanlandi... [more]

Vandill m Old Norse
From Old Norse vandill "sword".

Vänhild f Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of Swedish vän "fair, beautiful" and the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight".

Vani m Old Norse
From Old Norse vanr meaning "wont, accustomed or lacking, wanting".

Vanir m & f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology, the Vanir are a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future. The Vanir are one of two groups of gods (the other being the Æsir) and are the namesake of the location Vanaheim... [more]

Vanlandi m Norse Mythology
Means "man from Vanaheimr" in Old Norse. Vanaheimr was the home of the Vanir, a group of gods. Njǫrðr, Freyr and Freyja were members of the Vanir.... [more]

Vänne m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vän "friend".

Vápni m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse vápn meaning "weapon".

Vár f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern), Faroese, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse word vár meaning "spring". Vár is the name of an Ásynja, who is responsible for contracts between men and women.

Vår f Norwegian
Younger form of Vár.

Várdis f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Váreyð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".

Varga f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Varg.

Vårin f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Vör, perhaps influenced by Karin. It is also associated with the Norwegian word vår meaning "spring (the season)".

Väring m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Væringr.

Varinn m Old Norse
From the name of a Germanic tribe, the Varini. Varinn was the runemaster of the Rök runestone, the first known piece of Swedish literature.

Vårny f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of vár "spring" and nýr "new, fresh".

Varða f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Varda.

Värun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vírún.

Vaste m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Old Swedish names ending in -vast (see Fasti).

Vatnar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vatnarr.

Vatnarr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vatn "water, waters, river, brook, tears" and herr "army". Vatnarr was the name of a legendary Norwegian king.

Vé m Norse Mythology
Derived from vé, a Germanic shrine or sacred enclosure. In Norse Mythology, Vé is the brother of Odin and Vili.

Védís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and dís meaning "goddess".

Vedis f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Védís.

Véfreyja f Old Norse
Possibly meant "devotee of Freyja" from the Old Norse element vé meaning "devoted, dedicated" or "home, temple, sanctuary" (compare the word *véseti "one who sits with (= is in charge of) a Vé (= temple, sanctuary)") combined with the name of the goddess Freyja.

Végarður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Végarðr (see Vegard).

Végeirr m Old Norse
Variant of VígæiRR, a combination of Old Norse vé "temple, sacred enclosure, sanctuary" and geirr "spear".

Végerðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vé "holy place, temple, sanctuary" (which is related to Gothic weihs "holy") combined with Old Norse garðr "enclosure".

Veig f Icelandic
Variant of Veiga.

Veiga f Icelandic
Short form of Old Norse names containing the name element veig "power, strength".

Veigar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse veig "strength" combined with herr "army, warrior". It can also be viewed as a masculine form of Veiga.

Veigur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Veiga.

Veine m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Väinö.

Vejne m Swedish
Variant of Veine.

Vékell m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Old Norse variant of Víkæll.

Velam m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vilhelm.

Vélaug f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Velaug f Norwegian
Younger form of Vélaug.

Vélaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Vélaug.

Velgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Valgjerd.

Vemund m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Vémundr.

Vémundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vé "temple, sanctuary" combined with Old Norse mundr "protection."

Vémundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vémundr.

Venche f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Venke.

Vendla f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Vendela.

Venke f Norwegian
Variant of Wenke.

Venny f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive form of Vendela.

Véný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse name derived from the elements vé "temple, sanctuary" (related to Gothic weihs "holy") and nýr "new".

Veny f Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Véný.

Verald m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian younger form of Veraldr.

Veraldr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse verr "man" and valdr "ruler, mighty one, powerful one".

Vermundr m Old Norse
Combination of either Old Norse verr "man" or verja "to defend", with mundr "protector". The name appears on an 11th century copper box that was engraved with runes.

Verona f Banat Swabian, German, Hungarian, Norwegian (Rare), Slovene, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Veronica and Veronika.

Veronicka f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Veróníka f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Veronika.

Verónika f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Veróníka.

Véseti m Old Norse
Means "one who is in charge of a sacred place" (see also Vé) in Old Norse.

Vesla f Norwegian (Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian vesle "little".

Vésteinn m Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse vé "temple, sanctuary" and steinn "stone".

Vestmar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vestmarr.

Vestmárr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vestmarr.

Vestmarr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vestr "the west" and mærr "famous".

Vestmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vestr "west" and maðr "man".

Vestmaður m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic modern form of Vestmaðr.

Vestri m Old Norse
From Old Norse vestr meaning "west".

Vethildr f Old Norse, Algonquian
Variant of Vætildr.

Veðr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse veðr meaning "ram" or "weather".

Veðrfölnir m Norse Mythology
Possibly meaning "storm pale," "wind bleached" or "wind-witherer", veđrfölnir is a hawk that sits between the eyes of the unnamed eagle that is perched atop the world tree Yggdrasil.

Vetr m Old Norse
From Old Norse vetr meaning "winter".

Vetrarrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "winter rose", derived from Old Norse vetr meaning "winter" and rós meaning "rose" (also see Rós). This is a recently created name.

Vetur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse Vetr, "winter".

Veturliði m Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese modern form of Vetrliði.

Ví m Old Norse
From Old Norse ví "sanctuary".

Via m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal (Nordmøre) form of Vidar.

Vibe f Danish
Variant of Wiebe or taken directly from Danish vibe meaning "northern lapwig" (a type of bird native to Europe).

Vibeka f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vibeke.

Vibekke f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Vibeke.

Vibjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Víbiǫrn (see Vebjørn).

Vibs f Danish
Danish diminutive of Vibeke.

Vibse f Danish
Variant of Vibs.

Vickan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viktoria.

Vicke m & f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Viktor and Viktoria.

Vicktor m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Viktor.

Vicktoria f English (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Victoria.

Victoría f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Victoria.

Vida f Swedish (Modern), Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Vide or short form Arvida, Alvida, or other names ending with -vida.

Vidia f Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Ovidia.

Vidkun m Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Víðkunnr. Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and traitor. He collaborated with the Nazis during the German occupation of Norway during World War II, for which he was given the death penalty in 1945.

Vidkunn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Víðkunnr.

Vidrik m Old Swedish
Vidrik Verlandsson is a character in several Germanic heroic legends and Scandinavian ballads. His name is possibly a Swedification of his Germanic name Witege via the Old Norse form Viðga.

Vidunn f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian name with the combination of viðr "forest", "wood", "tree" and unnr "wave" or a combination of víðr "wide", "large", "extensive" and unnr "wave".

Víf f Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse víf meaning "wife, woman".

Vífastr m Old Norse, Old Swedish
An Old Norse masculine name, used in Sweden.... [more]

Vífi m Old Norse
Old Norse pet form of combinations of the first name element vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and a last name element beginning with f-

Vífill m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse word vefa meaning "to weave".

Vífríðr f Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and fríðr "beautiful".

Vígbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and biǫrn "bear".

Vígbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vígbiǫrn.

Vigbjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Vighbiorn.

Vigbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Vígbiǫrn.

Vigdiärf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Vighdiärf.

Vígdiarfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and djarfr "bold, daring".

Vígdiarfr m Old Norse
Variant of Vígdiarfr.

Vigdjärv m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of Vighdiärf.

Vígdögg f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse víg meaning "war, battle" combined with Dögg (which is itself derived from Old Norse dǫgg meaning "dew, wetness").

Vigfús m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Vígfúss.

Vigfus m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Vígfúss.

Vígfúss m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and fúss "willing, eager".

Vigfúss m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vígfúss.

Vigg m Swedish
Diminutive of Vigge and Viggo.

Vigge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the Old (West) Norse name Vígi, a short form of other masculine names containing the element víg "war, battle". (The name Vígi belonged to one of King Ólafr Tryggvasson's hounds.) As a Swedish name it is sometimes used as a diminutive of Viktor, and can also be inspired by the word vigg meaning "lightning".

Viggó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Viggo.

Víggrímur m Faroese
Faroese combination of víg "fight", "battle" and grímr "person wearing a mask".

Vighbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígbiǫrn.

Vighdiärf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígdiarfr.

Vighild f Norwegian
Norwegian name with the combination of vígr "in fighting condition, able to fight" and hildr "battle, fight".

Vighman m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígmaðr.

Vighmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígmundr.

Vighniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígniútr.

Vigita f Lithuanian (Rare), Scandinavian
Old Norse element víg meaning "war, battle".

Víglundur m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" (also used poetically to mean "warrior" when used in compound words) and lundr "grove".

Vígmarr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and marr "famous".

Vígmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements víg "fight, battle" and maðr "man".

Vigmund m Old Swedish, Norwegian
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Vígmundr.

Vígmundr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and mund "protection".

Vígmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígmundr.

Vígnir m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse element víg "war".

Vignir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígnir.

Vigniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Vighniut.

Vígniútr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight", "battle" and njóta "to use".

Vigo m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Croatian, Dutch (Modern), Galician
Croatian and Galician form and Swedish and Danish variant of Viggo as well as a Dutch borrowing of the Scandinavian name.

Vigor m History (Ecclesiastical), Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Swedish, Medieval French
Derived from Latin vigor "vigor, strength, liveliness".

Vígr m Old Norse
From Old Norse vígr meaning "in fighting condition, able to fight".

Vígráðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight", "battle" and ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision".

Vígsterkr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and starkr "strong, healthy".

Vígþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse víg "war, battle" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).

Vígþorn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "battle, fight" and þorn "thorn".

Vígulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and ulfr "wolf".

Vigun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígundr.

Vígundr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Vigur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígr.

Víkæll m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Víkætill.

Víkætill m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and ketill "cauldron".

Viktorina f Hungarian, Lithuanian, Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant form of Victorina.

Vilbergur m Icelandic, Faroese
Masculine form of Vilborg.

Vilbogi m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements vil meaning "will, liking, favour" and bogi meaning "bow".

Vilborg f Icelandic
Nordic form of Wilburg.

Vilda f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Originally a short form of Alvilda. Nowadays mostly associated with the Swedish vocabulary word meaning "wild".

Vildís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse elements vil(i) "will, desire" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Vildred f Norwegian
Modern coinage taken from Vilhelm and the feminine ending -(f)rid.

Vilgerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Vilgerðr.

Vilgerð f Faroese
Faroese form of Vilgerðr.

Vilgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of vil 'will, desire' and garðr 'enclosure', 'protection'.

Vilgjerd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Younger form of Vilgerðr.

Vilhelma f Hungarian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Lithuanian
Hungarian, Lithuanian, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian form of Wilhelma.

Vilhelmína f Icelandic, Slovak (Archaic)
Icelandic and Slovak form of Wilhelmina.

Vilhelmine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Wilhelmine.

Vilhelmus m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Vilhelm.

Vilhiálmr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vilhialmr.

Vilhialmr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Wilhelm.

Vilhjalmr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of William.

Víli m Old Norse
Variant of Vili or Fíli.

Vili m Norse Mythology
Means "will" in Old Norse. Vili is the brother of Odin and Vé in Norse mythology.

Vilje f Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Vilja.

Viljen m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Vilhelm.

Vilken m Old Norse, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of Wilken.

Villas m Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Villads.

Villemo f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Literature
This name was first used by the Swedish writer August Strindberg (1849-1912) for one of his poems. He may have based it on the names Vellamo or Wilhelma, or perhaps he combined the Old Norse name element vil, vili "will, desire" with Scandinavian mor "mother" (compare Lillemor, Moa).

Villgärd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Villgerd.

Villgerd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Vilgerðr.

Villiam m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese
Nordic variant of William.

Villimey f Icelandic (Modern)
Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]

Villma f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vilma.

Villumine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Vilhelmine.

Villy m & f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Willy, predominantly used by men.

Vilný f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse vili "will, desire" combined with nýr "new".

Vilton m Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Wilton.

Vimar m Swedish
Swedish form of Vígmarr.

Vimund m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vímundr.

Vímundr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and mund "hand, protection".

Vina f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of Wina.

Vinandr m Old Norse
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be an Old Norse cognate of Winand.

Vinbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse vinr "friend" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Vindkaldr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "wind-frozen". Svipdagr uses this as an alias when he goes to woo Menglǫð.

Vineke f Danish
Nordic form of Wineke.

Vinifred f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish adoption of Winifred.

Vinjar m Norwegian
Either derived from of Old Norse vinr "friend" and herr "army" or based on place names that contains the Old Norse element vin "meadow, pasture".

Vinný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Winnie.

Vinsent m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vincent.

Vinsi m Faroese
Faroese form of Vincentius.

Vinston m Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Winston.

Vinter m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Vetr meaning "winter" as well as the modern Scandinavian word for "winter" (see Winter).

Vinterny f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish vinter "winter" and ny "new".

Vinther f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Vinter.

Vintr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vetr.

Vintrliði m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vetrliði.

Viol f Danish
Short form of Viola.

Víóla f Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola.

Violeth f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Violett.

Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".

Víóletta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Violetta.

Vira f Portuguese, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elvira.

Viran f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elvira.

Virgill m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Virgil.

Virginía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Virginia.

Vírún f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and rún "secret".

Virvla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Swedish word virvla "to swirl; to whirl".

Visäte m Old Swedish
Variant of Véseti.

Visbur m Norse Mythology
Means "undoubted son" in Old Norse. Visbur was a legendary Swedish king, son of Vanlandi and father of Dómaldi... [more]

Visna f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name of unknown origin and meaning. Visna is the name of a warrior-like queen mentioned in the Gesta Danorum.

Viðbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse viðr "tree" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".

Viðfastr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements viðr "forest, wood, tree" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Viðja f Icelandic
Directly taken from Old Norse viðja "withy".

Viðjar m Icelandic
Possibly a masculine form of Viðja.

Víðkunnr m Old Norse, Old Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse víðkunnr "famous".

Vittus m Greenlandic, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vitus.

Víurðr m Old Norse
From Old Norse *vévǫrðr, véurr meaning "holy warder, guide of a sanctuary", combined with vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary" and vǫrðr "guard".

Vivan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viveka and Vivianne.

Vivette f French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive form of Vivienne (see also Viviette), but it could also be an independent name that is ultimately derived from Latin vivus "alive" or Latin vividus "full of life, lively, spirited".

Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.

Vivika f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Variant of Viveka.

Vívil m Faroese (Modern)
Faroese modern form of Vífill.

Vlf m Old Swedish (Rare)
Rare spelling of Ulf possibly used in a time when the letters V and U were used interchangeably.

Vlpho m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Ulf.

Vök f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the Icelandic word vök, referring to a hole or opening in the ice (a polynya) or a break or opening in clouds.

Volger m Swedish
Variant of Wolfger or Volker.

Volmar m Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Valdemar or Volkmar.

Volsung m Norse Mythology
Norse Myth: Descendent of Odin.

Volter m Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Wolter.... [more]

Von f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from Old Norse vón "hope; expectation".

Vónbjartur m Faroese
Masculine form of Vónbjørt.

Vónbjørt f Faroese
Derived from Old-Norse vón meaning "hope; expectation" and bjartr meaning "light, shining".

Voney f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse ván meaning "hope, expectation" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Vopni m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Vápni.

Vór f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Vár.

Vör f Norse Mythology
Meaning, possibly, "the careful one," or "aware, careful."

Vordís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Várdis.

Vorin f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vårin.

Vorm m Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian
Danish dialectal form of Ormr.

Vræistr m Old Norse
Related to Old Norse ríða ("to twist, knit, wind").

Vræiðr m Old Norse
Originally a byname derived from Old Norse reiðr "angry".

Vrold m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Roald.

Waage m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Vaage.

Wæther m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Veðr.

Wåge m Swedish
Variant of Våge.

Waghn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vagn.

Wagn m Danish
Variant of Vagn.

Wagna f Danish
Variant of Vagna.

Walborg f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Valborg.

Waldis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Valdis.

Walfrid m Germanic, Swedish, Finnish
Germanic variant form of Waldfrid and Finnish and Swedish variant of Valfrid. This name was borne by an 8th-century Italian saint who in the anglophone world is best known as saint Walfrid.

Walle m Swedish
Variant of Valle, a diminutive of names beginning with Val- or Wal-.

Wally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Vally.

Waloddi m Swedish (Rare)
Waloddi Weibull (1887-1979) was a Swedish mathematician. The Weibull distribution (a model in probability theory and statistics), is named after him.

Wanja f & m Scandinavian, German
German variant of Vanya, a Russian diminutive of either Ivan or Ivanna. This is also used in Scandinavia (see Vanja), where it is primarily feminine.

Waste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vaste.

Weine m Swedish
Variant of Veine.

Weiron m Swedish (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.