North Germanic Submitted Names

Åslaug f Norwegian
Variant of Aslaug.

Áslaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Áslaug.

Asle m Norwegian
Variant of Atle or Asleiv.

Asle f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Aslaug.

Ásleif f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Áslæifr.

Ásleifr m Old Norse
Variant of Áslæifr.

Åsleik m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Áslæikr.

Åsleiv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Asleiv.

Asleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ásleifr.

Ásleyg f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Áslaug.

Åslög f Swedish
Swedish form of Aslaug.

Asma f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Feminine form of Asmus.

Ásmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásmarr.

Ásmarr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements áss "god" and marr "sea, ocean, lake".

Asmine f Danish
Feminine form of Asmus, a Danish (South Jutlandic) short form of Erasmus.

Asmoth f Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ásmóð, derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and móðr "temperament, excitement, wrath".

Ásmóðr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse as "god" and mod "excitement, concern, wrath, courage".

Asmus m Danish, Low German, Estonian (Archaic)
Low German short form of Erasmus. Asmus has also seen usage in Denmark from at least the 15th century onward, predominantly in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).

Åsny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ásný.

Asny f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Åsny (see Ásný).

Aspirn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ásbiǫrn.

Asrid f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ástríðr.

Ásrós f Icelandic
Altered form of Ástrós, from the Old Norse name element áss "god" combined with Icelandic rós "rose" (from Latin rosa).

Ásrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Asrun.

Asrun f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Germanic elements as "god" and run "secret"

Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".

Assarina f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Assar.

Ássvein m Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements áss "god" and sveinn "boy".

Ást f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ásta, although folk etymology likes to connect this name to Icelandic ást "love".

Åsta f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Younger form of Ásta.

Ástbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásbjörg.

Ástdís f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásdís.

Åste f Norwegian
Variant of Åsta.

Aste m Swedish, Old Swedish
Variant of Ásti.

Åstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Øystein or a combination of the element egg "edge of a sword" or agi "awe, terror" with steinn "stone".

Ástfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ástríður.

Ástgeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgeir.

Ástgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgerður.

Ástheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ást "love" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath", perhaps inspired by the Old Norse name Ásheiðr.

Ásthild f Faroese
Variant of Áshild.

Asthild f Swedish (Rare)
Newly created name inspired by Astrid.

Ásthildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Áshildr.

Ásþór m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).

Ásti m Old Norse
Short form of Ástráðr.

Ástmar m Icelandic
Variant of Ásmar.

Astradh m Old Norse
Old Swedish form of Ástráðr.

Astrath m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ástráðr.

Ástráðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse áss "god" and ráð "advise, counsel, decision". The first name element is sometimes associated with the Old Norse word ást meaning "love, affection", but a connection is not likely.

Ástraðr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ástráðr.

Ástráður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ástráðr.

Astrine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Astrid.

Ástrið f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ástríðr.

Astrið f Faroese
Variant of Ástrið.

Ástrós f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic ást meaning "affection, love, devotion" and rós "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name Ástríður (the Icelandic form of Ástríðr), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse áss "god", which in proper names becomes Ást- when it precedes the liquid r (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).

Ástþór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásþór.

Ástþóra f Icelandic
Feminine form of Ástþór.

Ástvar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ásvarður.

Ástveig f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Åsveig.

Āsugīsalaz m Old Norse
Deriving from the Germanic elements ansu- ("god") and gīslaz ("hostage"). This name is part of an inscription in Proto-Norse on Kragehul I, a lance-shaft from Denmark that has been dated to between 200 and 475 CE.

Asulf m Medieval English, Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Ásulfr.

Ásulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse as "god" and ulf "wolf."

Asvald m Norwegian (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Ásvaldr.

Ásvaldur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ásvaldr.

Ásvar m Faroese
Either derived from the Germanic name elements áss "god" and herr "army" or a variant of Ásvarðr.

Åsvar m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Åsvard.

Åsvard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ásvarðr.

Asvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Åsvard (see Ásvarðr).

Ásvarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of áss "god" and vǫrðr "guard".

Ásvarður m Faroese (Archaic), Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ásvarðr.

Asvast m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ásfastr.

Åsveig f Norwegian (Rare)
A relatively modern Scandinavian name, it is derived from Old Norse áss "god" combined with Old Norse veig "strength".

Asveig f Norwegian
Variant of Åsveig.

Åsvi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Ásví, which was derived from áss "god" combined with an unknown second element, possibly vé "devoted, dedicated" (from vīgja or vígja "to consecrate (in heathen sense)"; compare Véfreyja).

Ásvör f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásvǫr.

Ásvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Ásvǫr.

Ásvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of áss "god" and vár "spring".

Aswar f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ásvǫr.

Asward m Medieval Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Ásvarðr.

Atalarik m Croatian, Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athalaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Ostrogoths.

Atalía f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Athalia.

Atanagild m Catalan, Swedish (Archaic)
Catalan and Swedish form of Athanagild.

Atanarik m Croatian (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athanaric.

Aðalberg m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Aðalbergur.

Aðalbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Aðalborg.

Aðalbert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic cognate of Adalbert or Ethelbert. The name is a compound of the Old West Norse elements aðal "nature, disposition" or "noble; foremost, premier" + bjartr "bright" (cf... [more]

Aðalbjørg f Faroese
Variant of Aðalborg.

Aðalbjörk f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and björk "birch tree".

Aðalbjörn m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and bjǫrn "bear" (making it a cognate of Adalbero).

Aðalbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal meaning "noble" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Aðalborg f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese form of Adalburg.

Aðalbrandr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Adalbrand.

Aðalbrikt m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Aðalbert (cf. modern German Albrecht, Ruprecht and modern Dutch Robrecht, Hubrecht)... [more]

Aðalbriktr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Albrikt.

Aðaldís f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and dís "goddess".

Aðalfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic aðal "noble" and fríðr "beautiful".

Aðalgeir m Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Æðelgar.

Aðalheiður f Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Adalheidis (see Adelaide).

Aðallín f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements aðal "noble; kind; nature; yard, inheritance, property" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".

Aðalmækir f Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse AðalmækiR meaning "noble sword".

Aðalráður m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Icelandic aðal "noble" and ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision".

Aðalríkr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Adalric.

Aðalrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse element aðal meaning "noble" and Rós.

Aðalstein m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Aðalsteinn.

Aðalsteina f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Aðalsteinn.

Aðalsteinunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble", steinn "stone" and unnr "wave"... [more]

Aðalvaldr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Adalwald.

Athanarik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Athanaric.

Aþena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Athena. Currently popular in Iceland.

Aðils m Old Norse
Old Norse and Icelandic variant form of Aðísl.

Aðísl m Old Norse
Old Norse younger form of *Aþa-gíslaR, a combination of the name elements ADAL "noble" and GISL "hostage, pledge."

Aðólf m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adolf.

Áti m Old Norse
From Old Norse át meaning "food".

Atla f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Atli. In Norse mythology, Atla is one of the nine mothers of Heimdallr.

Atos m Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Atríðr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "attacker". This is a byname for Odin.

Ätta f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Etta.

Atti f Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of Astrid as well as a Swedish and Finnish variant of Atta.

Attill m Old Norse
From Old Norse atti meaning "ructious, aggressive".

Atvarðr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "defender" or "relative". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Audar m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and arr "warrior".

Audbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and bjǫrn "bear".

Auden m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of the (masculine) name Audun.

Audfinn m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".

Audgar m Norwegian
Variant of Audgard. This was the middle name of comedian and actor Åsleik Engmark (1965-2017).

Audgard m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Auðgarðr.

Audgeir m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and geirr "spear".

Audgerd f Old Norwegian
Norwegian form of Auðgærðr.

Audgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Auðgærðr.

Audgrim m Old Norse (Rare)
Form of Auðgrímr.

Audgunn f Norwegian
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combing the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and gunnr "war, fight". This makes it a cognate of the Old Norse name Auðguðr, but it's unknown if this connection was intended or if it's a coincidence.

Audgunna f Norwegian (Archaic)
Former variant of Audgunn.

Audmund m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and mundr "protector", making it a cognate of Eadmund.

Audny f Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Auðný.

Audr m & f English (Rare), Old Norse (Americanized, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Auðr meaning “wealth, fortune”. It was americanized for easier understanding and writing.

Audrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Auðrún.

Audstein m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and steinn "stone".

Audunn m Icelandic
Latinization of Auðunn.

Audvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and valdr "power, leader, ruler".

Audvard m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vǫrðr "guard", making it a cognate of Edward.

Audvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and vinr "friend", making it a cognate of Edwin.

Auer m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Alver recorded in the Telemark and Agder regions.

Augen m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eugen or Augun (see Auðin).

Augun m Old Norse, Norwegian
Variant of Auðun (see Auðin).

Aulir m Old Norse
Variant of AlvéR.

Aulver m Old Norse
Variant of AlvéR.

Auni m Old Norse
Meaning unknown. Perhaps related to Aunn (see Auðin).

Aunvindr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements Aun (an unknown element) and -winduR "winner".

Aurboða f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from aur "again; water; sand" and boð "message". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a jotunn, the wife of Gymir and the mother of Gerðr, and one of Menglǫð's maids.

Aurela f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Contracted form of Aurelia.

Aurgelmir m Norse Mythology
Combination of aur ("gravel, sand, clay") and galmr ("shouting one"). This is the name of a jǫtunn, probably another name for Ymir, the father of Þrúðgelmir and grandfather of Bergelmir.

Aurgrímnir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from aur "sand, clay" and grímr "person wearing a face mask or helmet" or grimmr "grim". This is the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.

Aurkonungr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from aur "again; sand" and konungr "king". This is a by-name for the god Hœnir.

Aurnir m Norse Mythology
Derived from aurr ("gravel, sand, clay"). This is the name of a Jotunn in Norse mythology.

Auróra f Hungarian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aurora and Icelandic variant of Áróra.

Aurvandill m Norse Mythology
Means "beam; morning; morning star", or possibly derived from aur ("water") and vandill ("sword"). In Norse mythology one of Aurvandill's toes broke off. Thor threw it into the sky, where it became a star.

Aurvangr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "one from Aurvangar". Aurvangar "the gravelly wetlands", also called Jǫruvellir "sandy plain", is the home of the dwarfs. In Norse mythology Aurvangr is the name of a dwarf.

Austar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse austr "east" and herr "army".

Austbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of austr "east" and bjǫrn "bear".

Auste m Norwegian
Diminutive of names containing the element aust (from Old Norse austr, "the east").

Austmann m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Austmaðr.

Austmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements austr "east" and maðr "man".

Austri m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse austr meaning "east". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf who upholds the sky, made of the jötunn Ymir's skull, in the east... [more]

Auða f Old Norse
Short form of names beginning with the element Auð-, which itself is derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches".

Auðar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Audar.

Auðbergur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Auðbjörg.

Auðbert m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Auðbjört.

Auðbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Auðbjǫrg.

Auðbjǫrg f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "fate, fortune" and borg "castle".

Auðbjört f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of auðr "prosperity, fortunate" and bjartr "bright".

Auðfríðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "fate, fortune" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Auðgæirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and geirr "spear".

Auðgærðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".

Auðgarðr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Auðgærðr.

Auðgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Auðgærðr.

Auðgi m Old Norse
From Old Norse auðigr meaning "rich".

Auðgrímr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of auðr 'prosperity, fortune, riches' and grímr 'person wearing a face mask'.

Auðguðr f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Auðhelga f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and heill "lucky".

Auðhildr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "fate, fortune" and hildr "battle".

Auðhumla f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, riches" and *humala "hornless". In Norse mythology this was the name of the primeval cow who freed Buri, the first god, from ice.

Auði m Old Norse
Means "happiness, luck, prosperity, destiny" in Old Norse, used as a short form of names starting with this element.

Auðin m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vinr "friend".

Auðlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "fortune, riches" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.

Auðmundr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audmund.

Auðný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse auðr meaning "prosperity, fortune" or "fate, destiny" and nýr "new".

Auðólfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Auðulfr.

Auðrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr meaning "wealth, fortune" (or possibly the poetic word auðr which meant "fate, destiny") and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Auðstæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audstein.

Auðsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Auðstæinn.

Auðulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and ulfr "wolf".

Auðunn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Auðun.

Auðvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audvald.

Autir m Old Norse
Unknown meaning.

Auver m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of AlvéR.

Ava f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Saxon aval "strength, power", a Latinization of Awe, a feminine form of Ave and a short form of names ending in -ava, such as Gustava.

Avelín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Aveline.

Åvet f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Ovet.

Avija f Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Avia.

Áviðr m Old Norse
Probably a combination of the Germanic element *az- "edge, point" and Old Norse viðr "forest".

Axa f Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain, but it may be a feminine form of Axel.

Axelen m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Absalon.

Axelía f Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Axelia.

Axelia f Swedish
Feminine form of Axel.

Axeliane f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Akseliane.

Axelie f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Axelia.

Axelina f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of Axel.

Axell m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Axel.

Axelma f Icelandic (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a combination of Axel and Selma 1.

Axeln m Old Danish
Old Danish short form of Axelen.

Axia f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Greek άξιος (axios) meaning "worthy" or created as a feminine form of Axel. Alternatively, in some cases it could be a variant of Achsia, an elaboration of Achsah.

Axianne f Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Axia.

Axilen m Old Danish
Variant of Axelen.

Axlan m Old Danish
Old Danish short form of Axelen.

Axol m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Axel.

Ayo f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly from the Spanish word ayo meaning "tutor" or "person who takes care of children". According to another source it might be a Danish form of an Indian name meaning "wonderful".

Ayoe f Danish
Variant of Ayo.

Babba f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Babben f Norwegian, Swedish
Diminutive of Barbro.

Bæglir m Old Norse
Old Norse name deriving from a verb related to Nynorsk begla meaning "to hinder, to stand in someone's way" or a noun related to Nynorsk begla meaning "contrary, sullen, obstinate person".

Bæilir m Old Norse
Probably an Old Norse variant of Bæglir.

Bænadikt m Faroese
Variant of Benadikt.

Bæron m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Byron.

Báfurr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Bagge m Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern form of Baggi.

Båhl m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of Bård.

Baldey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse baldr "brave, bold" (compare Baldur) and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Baldvin m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Baldwin.

Baldvina f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Baldvin.

Balki m Medieval English, Old Norse, Old Norwegian
From Old Norse balkr meaning "beam, rafter, ridge of land."

Balle m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Balli.

Balli m Old Norse, Old Danish
Either from Old Norse ballr "dangerous, risky, bold, brave" or bollr "ball".

Baltsar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Balthazar.

Baltzar m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Baltasar.

Balzer m Romansh, Danish (Archaic)
Romansh regular and Danish vernacular form of Balthasar. It was borne by Danish politician Balzer Jacobsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.

Bamse m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Scandinavian word meaning "bear". In modern Swedish often used when referring to something large.

Banxe m Old Swedish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Bamse found in southwest Sweden in the 14th and 16th century.

Bára f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Bára was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Drǫfn, also meaning "wave, billow".

Barbára f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Barbara.

Bardine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Probably a feminine form of Bård.

Bärdor m Old Swedish
Younger form of Bärgdor.

Barebra f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Barbara.

Bärgdor m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bergþórr.

Bärgvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Biærghvidh.

Bari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from barr "harsh". Related to Swedish bare "magical being". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.

Bark m Medieval English, Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bǫrkr.

Barn m Old Norse, Medieval English
Old Norse byname derived from barn meaning "child".

Bårni f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Borgny used in Vestlandet.

Barni m Anglo-Scandinavian, Old Danish
Derived from Old Norse barn "child".

Baro m Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Bergtor via the dialectal variant Bardo. Mainly used on Trøndelag county in Norway.

Bartal m Faroese
Faroese form of Bartel and Barthold.

Barði m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse barð meaning "beard, brim, verge, beak of a ship".

Barthol m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Barthold.

Barthold m German, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bartolomeus or Berthold.

Bárður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Bárðr.

Barður m Faroese
Faroese form of Barði.

Bartol m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Barthold.

Bartolomeus m Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Baltic, Dutch (Archaic)
Swedish, medieval Dutch and medieval Latvian form of Bartholomew.

Bartolv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Barthold or a combination of bjartr "light, shining" and ulfr "wolf" (see also Bertulf).

Basse m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Sebastian.

Bastían m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish form of Bastian.

Båtel m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Rare archaic form of Bótulfr, most common in Gotland, Sweden.

Baði m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Diminutive of names containing the element bǫð meaning "battle". In Norse mythology this is the name of a Jotunn.

Batilda f Swedish (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Bathilda.

Batseba f Scandinavian, South African
Cognate of Bathsheba.

Baugeid f Old Norwegian
Norwegian form of Baugeiðr (see Baugheiðr).

Baugeið f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Baugheiðr.

Baugeiðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Baugheiðr.

Baugheiðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements baugr "ring, armlet, money" and heiðr, "heath".

Baugi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Baugr. This was the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.

Baugr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse baugr "ring, money". This was the name of the sacred temple ring on which oaths were made.

Baugur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Baugr.

Baui m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Baugi.

Beatriche f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beda f & m Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Form of Bede in various languages. Beda is a feminine name in Sweden and Finland.

Bedda f Faroese
Faroese form of both Beda and Betta.

Beghel m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bæglir.

Begla m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bæglir.

Beinir m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic (Archaic)
From Old Norse beini(r) meaning "help, benefit".

Beinkt m Old Swedish
Old Swedish short form of Benedikt.

Beinta f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Faroese feminine form of Benedict (originally a short form of Benadikta and Bænadikta, now regarded as an independent name)... [more]

Beinteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Benteinn.

Beiti m Old Norse
From Old Norse beita meaning "to pasture cattle", "to use a weapon", "to harness to a vehicle", "to steer or sail near the wind, to cruise".

Beitir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Beiti.

Bekkhildr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements bekkr "bench" and hildr "battle, fight".

Bele m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a Swedish form of Beli, an Old Norse name meaning "to roar".

Belena f Old Celtic, German, Danish, Celtic Mythology
Latinized feminine form of Belenus. Belena was the wife of the Gaulish solar god Belenus and the goddess of the sun and the beginning summer.

Belest m Old Norwegian
Variant of Býleistr.

Beli m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse belja meaning "to roar". This is the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.

Bellest m Old Norwegian
Variant of Belest.

Bellis f Danish
It can also be inspired by the Latin word bellis "daisy".

Benadikt m Faroese
Faroese form of Benedict.

Benadikta f Faroese
Faroese form of Benedicta.

Benda f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bente.

Bende f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bente.

Bendict m Old Swedish
Variant of Bendikt.

Bendigt m & f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic Norwegian variant of Benedikt, as well as a Swedish feminine form.

Bendikt m & f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Benedikt as well as a modern Swedish feminine form.

Bendina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bendine.

Bendine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Bende.

Bendy m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Benedikt.