North Germanic Submitted Names

Bengan m Swedish
Diminutive of Bengt.

Bengeirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ben "wound" and geirr "spear".

Benhart m Norwegian (Expatriate)
Variant of Bernhardt. Used by many Norwegian and Swedish immigrants to the Upper Midwest of the United States during the 19th century.

Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.

Benidikta f Icelandic (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Benedikta.

Beníta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Benita.

Benite f Swedish
Variant of Benita.

Benitte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benite.

Benja f Danish (Rare), Slovene
Short form of Benjamina.

Benka m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benke.

Benka f Swedish (Archaic)

Benke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Bengt.

Benkt m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bengt.

Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.

Bennedikte f Danish
Variant of Benedikte.

Bennet m German (Modern), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bennett.

Benný f Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with Ben- and Bern-.

Benonia f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Benoni.

Benóný m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Benoni.

Benta f Danish, Icelandic
Variant of Bente.

Bentein m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Benteinn.

Benteinn m Old Norse
Originally a kenning (a type of figure of speech used in Norse poetry) composed of Old Norse ben "mortal wound" and teinn "twig, sprout".

Bentey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bente and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Benthine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bentine.

Benti m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Benteinn.

Bentína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bentina.

Bentina f Swedish, Popular Culture
Variant of Bentine.

Bentine f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Bente.

Beppe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of masculine given names that start with Be-, such as Bertil.

Bera f Faroese (Rare), Old Norse, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Biǫrn.

Bera m Old Norse
Proto-Norse variant of Björn.

Berent m Low German, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Low German form of Bernhard.

Berentine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Berent.

Beret f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Berit and Bereta.

Bereta f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Berita.

Berete f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bereta.

Bereth f Norwegian (Archaic)

Berette f Swedish
Variant of Berete.

Berg m Icelandic
Modern form of Bergr.

Bergar m Faroese
Variant of Borgar (see Borgarr).

Bergdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Bergdis f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Younger form of Bergdís.

Berge m Norwegian
Variant of Birger.

Bergelmir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from berg "rock, cliff, highlands" and galmr "shouting one". This is the name of Ymir's grandson, the ancestor of the frost giants.

Bergfinnr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse borg "castle, fort" or bjǫrg "help" and finnr "Finn, Laplander".

Bergfinnur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Bergfinnr.

Bergfríð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrg "help, salvation" and fríðr "beautiful".

Bergheiður f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Björgheiður.

Berglind f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".

Bergliót f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bergljót.

Berglioth f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Bergljot.

Bergljótr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and ljótr "ugly, hideous, misshapen".

Bergmann m Icelandic
An Icelandic name with the combination of borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" and mann "man".

Bergmannía f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Bergmann.

Bergny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Borgny.

Bergný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Borgný.

Bergr m Old Norse
Originally both a byname and a given name. The given name is derived from the Old Norse name element berg "protection, help", while the byname is from berg "mountain".

Bergrán f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrg "help, salvation" combined with the name of the Norse goddess Rán.

Bergrós f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and rós "rose" (ultimately from Latin rosa "rose").

Bergrún f Icelandic
Variant of Borgrún.

Bergsteinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Borgsten.

Bergþór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bergþórr.

Bergþóra f Old Norse, Icelandic
Feminine form of Bergþórr.

Bergþórr m Old Norse
Combination of bjarga "to help" (but also associated with berg "mountain") and þórr "thunder".

Bergtór m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Bergþórr.

Bergtor m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bergþórr.

Bergtóra f Faroese
Faroese form of Bergþóra.

Bergulfr m Old Norwegian
Variant of Bjǫrgulfr (see Borgulfr).

Bergulv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern Norwegian form of Bergulfr.

Bergur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Bergr.

Bergviðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrg "help, save, rescue" and viðr "forest, wood, tree".

Beriel m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Birger.

Berita f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Birgitta found in Scania.

Berly f Norwegian

Berndt m Swedish, German, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bernd.

Berne m Swedish
Variant of Bern.

Bernhardina f Dutch, Swedish, Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Bernhard.

Bernharður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bernhard.

Bernhold m Anglo-Saxon, Old High German, Swedish (Rare)
Form of Beornweald found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book, as well as an Old High German variant form of Bernwald.

Bernódía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Bernódus.

Bernódus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bernodus.

Bernodus m Swedish
Variant of Bernoldus.

Berntine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Bernt.

Bersa f Old Norse
Feminine form of Bersi.

Bersi m Medieval English, Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse diminutive of Björn.

Berte f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Berta as well as a French variant of Berthe.

Berteka f Old Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Berta.

Bertel m Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Bertil. This is the name of Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844).

Berteline f Danish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Berte as well as a feminine form of Bertel.

Berthel m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bertel.

Bertheline f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Greenlandic (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
French diminutive of Berthe and Danish variant of Berteline.

Berthine f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bertine.

Bertine f Dutch, French (Rare), Norwegian, Flemish, Walloon
Diminutive of Berte as well as a short form of names ending in -bertine.

Berulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Berulv (see Borgulfr).

Berulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bergulv (see Borgulfr).

Besi m Medieval English (Latinized), Medieval Scandinavian (Latinized)
Variant of Bisi or Bósi. This is found in the 11th-century Domesday Book.

Bessi m Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse
Variant of Bersi.

Bestla f Norse Mythology, Astronomy
Bestla is a giantess in Norse Mythology. She is married to Borr and mother of Odin, Vili and Vé... [more]

Betina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Danish, Croatian (Rare), Sorbian, Romanian
Variant of Bettina.

Bettan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Elisabet.

Bettine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bettina.

Bettý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Betty.

Betúel m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bethuel.

Beyla f Norse Mythology
From the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *Baunila, possibly meaning "little bean" or "little swelling". In Norse mythology, Beyla is a servant of the god Freyr with her husband Bryggvir.

Beyron m Swedish (Rare)

Biærghvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bergviðr.

Bialfi m Old Norse
From Old Norse bjalfi meaning "fur, pelt".

Biarnheðinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bjarnheðinn.

Biarnhǫfði m Old Norse
Means "bear-head" in Old Norse from bjǫrn "bear" and hǫfuð "head".

Biarni m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Norse and Old Danish variant of Biǫrn as well as short form of names containing the element Björn.

Biarnlaugr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements bjǫrn "bear" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Biartr m Old Norse
Variant of Bjartr.

Biaver m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bjórr.

Bibbi f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Mainly a diminutive of Birgitta and its variant forms (see also Bibi).

Bíbí f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bibi.

Bibi f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Birgitta and its various forms. It can also be used as a diminutive of other names beginning with or containing B, such as Bibiana and Beata... [more]

Biblindi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Biflindi.

Bierløta f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bergljót.

Biflindi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse bifa "story" and lind "lime-tree" or bif "movement; air; water" and lind. This is another name for Odin.

Bifliði m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of bif 'movement', 'air', 'water' and liði 'one who goes', 'one who fares'. Bifliði is a name for Óðinn.

Bifurr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from German biber or bever both meaning "beaver", or an Old Norse name meaning "the quaking one". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.

Bigge f & m Sami, Swedish
Sami variant of Biggi and Swedish diminutive of Birger.

Biggi f Danish, German
Pet form of Brigitte, Birgit and their variants.

Bil f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "instant" in Old Norse. It's also a poetic word describing a woman. In Norse Mythology, Bil and her brother Hjúki follow Máni across the heavens.

Bíldr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse bíldr, a knife for blood-letting. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Bileam m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Balaam.

Bille m Danish, Swedish
Perhaps originally a diminutive of Birger.

Billing m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Variant of Billingr.

Billingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse billingr "twin" or from Ancient Germanic bhi- "two-, double-" and -ingr, a suffix denoting "belonging to" or "descended from". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a dwarf and a giant, the latter of whom is the father of a girl Odin wants to seduce.

Bim f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names like Birgitta and Britt-Marie (see Brittmarie).

Bína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bina.

Biör m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Björn.

Biǫrn m Old Norse
Means "bear" in Old Norse.

Biórr m Old Norse
Variant of Bjórr.

Bireta f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Old Swedish variant of Birgitta.

Birga f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Birgitta, as well as a feminine form of Birger.

Birgar m Faroese
Variant of Birgir.

Birghild f Swedish
Swedish name with the combination of Birga or other names that start with birg and hildr "battle, fight".

Birgite f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Birgitte.

Birgitha f Swedish (Rare)

Birit f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Birgitta.

Birla f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Bera.

Birna f Icelandic, Faroese
Female form of Biǫrn. Currently popular in Iceland.

Birni m Faroese
Masculine form of Birna.

Birnir m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Birna.

Birreth f Danish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Birita.

Birrit f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Birit.

Birsa f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bersa.

Birtha f Danish
Variant of Birta.

Birtir m Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a variant of Bjartur.

Bise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Bisi.

Bisi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse bisi "commander", "leader" or related to Norwegian bias "to chat", "to trifle".

Bisse f & m Swedish
Diminutive of various names, some containing the letters B, I and/or S (in any order), for example Britt, Elisabet and Sebastian.

Bit f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Bitta.

Bitt f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Bitte.

Bitta f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bitte.

Bittan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Birgitta.

Bitte f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pet form of Birgitta and its various forms.

Bitten f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Bitte.

Bitthe f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bitte.

Bitti f Swedish (Rare), Greenlandic
Variant form of Bitte or from the Swedish word bitti (short form of bittida) meaning "early" and Greenlandic younger spelling of Bíte.

Bittie f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bitti.

Biur m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bjórr.

Biúrstæinn m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of bjórr "beaver" and steinn "stone".

Bívorr m Old Norse
Variant of Bifurr.

Bivörr m Old Norse
Variant of Bifurr.

Bjalla f Faroese
Derived from Old Norse bjalla "bell".

Bjargar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Borgar.

Bjargdís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Bergdís.

Bjargheiður f Icelandic, Faroese
An Icelandic name, from Old Norse bjarga meaning "to help, save, rescue" or "stronghold, fortification, castle" (compare Bjørg) combined with heiðr "bright, clear" or "honour".

Bjarkan m Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic masculine form of Björk.

Bjarkar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrk "birch tree" (compare Bjarki) and herr "army, warrior".

Bjarkey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bjarklind f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".

Bjarma f Icelandic, Faroese
Feminine form of Bjarmi.

Bjarmi m Icelandic
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a direct adoption of Icelandic bjarmi "loom, gleam of light" and a derivation from bjarmar, the Old Norse name for a branch of Finno-Ugric peoples called Permians in English (formerly also Bjarmians)... [more]

Bjarna f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bjarni.

Bjarnar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bjørnar.

Bjarnarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Bernhard.

Bjarndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Bjarndis f Faroese
Faroese form of Bjarndís.

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

Bjarnfreður m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Bjarni and Old Norse -freðr, derived from friðr meaning "love, peace". (As a name element, Old Norse friðr may mean "protection, defense".)

Bjarnfríð f Faroese
Faroese form of Bjarnfríður.

Bjarnfríður f Icelandic
Combination of Bjarni and the Old Norse element fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".

Bjarngerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic word bjǫrn meaning "bear" and garðr meaning "enclosure; protection".

Bjarnheðin m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Bjarnheðinn.

Bjarnhéðinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bjarnheðinn.

Bjarnheðinn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrn "bear" and heðinn "jacket of fur or skin".

Bjarnlaug f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bjarnlaugur.

Bjarnlaugr m Old Norse
Variant of Biarnlaugr.

Bjarnlaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Biarnlaugr.

Bjarnsteinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bjørnstein.

Bjarnvarðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrn "bear" and vǫrðr "guard".

Bjarnvarður m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Bjarnvarðr.

Bjart m Norwegian
Variant of Bjarte.

Bjarta f Faroese, Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bjart and Bjartur.

Bjarti m Faroese
Faroese form of Bjartr.

Bjartmar m Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse bjartr "bright" and mærr "famous".

Bjartmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjartr "light; bright, shining" and mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or mær "daughter" or mėy "girl".

Bjartþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse bjartr meaning "bright" (compare Bjartur) and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).

Bjaðǫk f Medieval Scandinavian
Unknown etymology. It has been suggested that this is a Norse form of an unknown Gaelic name.

Bjermund m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and mund "protection".

Bjerte m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bjarte.

Bjólan m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Beollán.

Bjølla f Faroese
Variant of Bjalla.

Bjǫlr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Younger form of Belwar. In Norse mythology this was the name of a jǫtunn.

Bjor m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bjórr.

Bjørga f Norwegian
Short form of names starting or ending with the Old Norse name element bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".

Bjørge m Norwegian
Masculine form of Bjørg or a short form of any male name beginning with the Old Norse name element bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Bjørgfinnur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Bergfinnur.

Björgheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour"... [more]

Björghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Borghildur.

Bjørgny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Borgný.

Björgólfur m Icelandic
Variant form of Björgúlfur.

Bjǫrgulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Borgulfr.

Björgúlfur m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse björg meaning "protection, help" (see also Björg) combined with Old Norse úlfr meaning "wolf".

Björgvin m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements bjǫrg "help" or "deliverance" and vinr "friend".

Bjørk f Faroese, Danish, Norwegian
Faroese form of Björk which was also adopted into Danish and Norwegian.

Bjørka f Danish
Quasi-Latinization of Bjørk.

Bjørne m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bjørn.

Björner m Swedish
Extended form of Björn.

Björney f Icelandic (Modern)
Variant of Bjarney.

Björnfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Bjarnfríður.

Björnhild f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and hildr "battle; fight".

Bjørnhild f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Björnhild.

Björnólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Björnúlfr.

Bjørnstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Bjørn and Stein.

Björnstjerne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Bjørnstjerne.

Bjørnstjerne m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Bjørn and Norwegian stjerne meaning "star". Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1903).

Björnúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse björn "bear" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf." Icelandic equivalent of Bernolf.

Bjørnvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Formed from Bjørn and the Old Norse element valdr "ruler". Also compare the Germanic cognate Bernwald.

Bjórr m Old Norse
From Old Norse bjórr meaning "beaver".

Björt f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bjartur.

Bjørt f Faroese
Faroese form of Bjǫrt.

Bjǫrt f Norse Mythology
Feminine form of Bjartr. This is the name of one of Menglǫð's maids in Norse mythology.

Blå m & f Swedish (Rare)
Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of Blasius.

Blacre m Medieval Scandinavian, Medieval English
Form of Old Norse Blakkr which occurs in Domesday Book.

Blædís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Blæingr m Old Norse
Means "raven", literally "blue-black one", a derivative of Old Norse blár "blue, dark, livid" (the colour used to describe corpses and bruises, e.g. hel-blár "black as death"). This was originally a byname.

Blængur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Blæingr.

Blær m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".

Blævar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic combination of blǣr 'wind gust, gentle breeze' and varr 'attentive'.

Bláey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blár "blue; dark; black" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bláinn m Old Norse
From Old Norse blár meaning "blue, dark, black".

Blakkr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname meaning "black". It is a cognate of Blæc.

Blåklocka f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish blåklocka meaning "harebell".

Bláklukka f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Blåklocka.

Blancheflor f Medieval French, Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Blanchefleur.

Blanseflor f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Blanchefleur.

Blapþvari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "babbling pole; staff". This is the name of a Jotunn in Norse mythology.

Blåsippa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish name for the plant hepatica nobilis. It is the second middle name of popular Swedish folk singer Sofia Karlsson.

Blátǫnn m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, combination of blár "blue", "dark", "black" and tǫnn "tooth". Means "blue-tooth".

Blenda f Swedish
From a place name which was derived from Old Swedish blædh "blade". According to Swedish tradition, the place was named after a woman named Blenda who defended the land against invading Danes in the local men's absence... [more]

Blida f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Blíða.

Blíða f Icelandic (Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse blíða "friendliness, gentleness" (compare Blida).

Blómey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blóm "bloom, blossom, flower" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Blomma f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish blomma "flower".

Blomman f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "the flower" in Swedish.

Blonda f German, Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
German name meaning "blond".... [more]

Blondina f Finnish (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian
Extended form of Blonda.

Blóðughadda f Norse Mythology
Means "the one with the bloody hair". The bloody hair is supposedly referring to red sea foam. In Norse mythology, Blóðughadda was the daughter of Ægir and Rán.

Blotstulka f Medieval Scandinavian
The name of a purported medieval Swedish queen consort, meaning "the female sacrificer" or "the maiden sacrificer".

Blǫvurr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Related to Norwegian blava "to shine". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Bó m Old Norse
Variant of Búi.

Boa f Greenlandic, Swedish
Feminine form of Búi.

Bóandi m Old Norse
Means "farmer, peasant, landowner" in Old Norse.

Bobba f Icelandic
Variant of Bobbi.

Boddi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly a variant of Baði. Related to Icelandic budda "money-bag" and Norwegian boddi "newborn pet". In Norse mythology Boddi is one of the sons of Karl and Snør.

Bodel f & m Swedish
For feminine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil and for masculine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Botolf.

Bodela f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil recorded in Scania and Halland.

Bodhild f Norwegian
Variant of Bodil.

Bodhill f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bodhild (see Bodil).

Bödvar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bǫðvarr.

Bodvar m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Scandinavian form of Bǫðvarr.

Boe m Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Danish younger form of Bói.

Bóel f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Boel.

Boeld f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bóthildr.

Boeline f Danish
Diminutive of Boel.

Boell f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Danish variant of Boel.

Bǫfarr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown; possibly related to Bófi. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Bófi m Old Swedish
From Old Norse bófi meaning "knave, rogue."

Bófríðr f Old Norse
Variant of Bótfríðr.

Boga f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bogi.

Bogdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bogi "bow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Bogey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi meaning "bow" (compare Bogi) combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]

Bogga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boga.

Bøggild m Danish (Modern)
Danish variant of Bøgild.

Boghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi "bow" (also compare Bogi) and hildr "battle", perhaps modelled on Borghildur.

Bogi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
From Old Norse bogi meaning "bow".

Bøgild m Danish (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bøgild.

Bogislaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
A Latinized form of Bogusław.

Bói m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Búi.

Bojan f Swedish
Diminutive of names ending with -borg, such as Valborg and Ingeborg.

Bøje m Danish
Danish variant of Boye.... [more]

Bol f Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Bodil.

Bóla m Old Norse
From Old Norse bóla meaning "blain, botch".

Bolde m Old Danish
Old Danish name of uncertain origin and meaning. Maybe related to the name element bald.

Boldi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Buldi.

Bolethe f Danish
Variant of Bolette.