DagbjørgfNorwegian (Rare), Faroese Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Old Norse dagr "day" with bjarga "to help, save, rescue".
DagvinmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements dagr "day" and vinr "friend".
DagviðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse dagr "day" combined with Old Norse viðr "tree".
DainmLiterature, Norse Mythology Dain II Ironfoot was the Lord of the Iron Hills and King Under the Mountain in J.R.R. Tolkien's works. Tolkien derived it from Dáinn, the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
DáinnmNorse Mythology Means "died" in Old Norse (the past participle of the verb deyja "to die"). This is the name of three characters in Norse mythology: a dwarf, a representative of the elves, and one of the stags that graze on the branches of Yggdrasill.
DalbertmIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic combination of dalr "dale, valley" and bjartr "light, shining".
DaldísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
DaleyfIcelandic (Modern) Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
DanfríðurfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements danr meaning "Dane, Danish" (compare Danr) and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved"... [more]
DanivalmIcelandic Icelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly an altered form of Daníel. It has been suggested that the suffix -val was inspired by Old Norse valr meaning "the slain (in Valhalla)" or the name Perceval.
DanvørfFaroese Combination of the Old Norse name elements danr "a Dane; Danish" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
DarrimIcelandic Originally an Old Norse byname meaning "long lazy man". The word is related to Old Norse darr "dart, spear".
DaðimIcelandic, Old Norse From Dáði, an Old Norse diminutive of Davíð. Alternatively it may have been a diminutive of Dagr, or an Old Norse form of Irish Dáithí or Saxon Daþa.
DimmeyfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
DisafSwedish, Old Swedish From a medieval Swedish form of the Old Norse name Dísa, a short form of other feminine names containing the element dís "goddess". This is the name of a genus of South African orchids, which honours a heroine in Swedish legend... [more]
DísellafIcelandic (Modern) Combination of the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin" and Ella 2.
DjarfrmOld Norse Modern transcription of Old Norse Diarfʀ, itself derived from Norse djarfr "brave, bold, daring". The name appears on several runestones and some other runic inscriptions as tiarfʀ and tiarfr.
DofrimOld Norse, Icelandic, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown. Possibly related to the word dofrar ("dale, valley"), or a word meaning "lazy one". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giant who lives on the mountain Dofrafjall.
DólgfinnrmOld Norse Old Norse name (perhaps originally a byname) derived from the elements dólgr meaning "enemy, fiend, battle" (cognate with Old English dolg "a wound, scar") and finnr "Sámi, Laplander".
DolgþrasimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from dolg ("hostility, battle") and þrasa ("to snort, to boast"). This is the name of a dwarf (also called Dolgþvari) in Norse mythology.
DolgþvarimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from dolg ("battle") and þvari ("staff, sword, spear"). This is the name of a dwarf (also called Dolgþrasi) in Norse mythology.
DómarimOld Norse Derived from the Old Norse noun dómari meaning "judge". The modern Swedish form of this word is domare, whilst dommer is the modern Danish and Norwegian form. All of the aforementioned words ultimately come from the Old Norse noun dómr meaning "judgement".... [more]
DómarrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse dómr meaning "judgement" combined with either Old Norse herr meaning "army" or Old Norse arr meaning "warrior" (both ultimately come from Proto-Norse harja meaning "army" as well as "warrior").... [more]
DonjafRussian (Rare), Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare) Alternate transcription of Russian Доня (see Donya). In languages other than Russian, the name Donja can also be derived from the Spanish word doña meaning "lady", in which case it is a more phonetical spelling of the word.... [more]
DordifNorwegian, Swedish (Rare) Diminutive of Dorede, which was a variant of Dorete, the Old Swedish form of Dorothea. It has been used in Sweden since at least the 16th century.
DóttafOld Danish Possibly an Old Danish form of Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
DraumeyfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of Old Norse draumr "dream" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
DraupnirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Means "goldsmith". Draupnir is the name of both a dwarf and Odin's golden arm ring, which he laid on Baldr's funeral pyre to show that Hel was the legitimate ruler of the Underworld... [more]
DrengmDanish (Archaic), Literature Derived from the Old Norse name Drængr meaning "young man, lad" or "bold man". It coincides with the modern Danish word dreng meaning "boy"... [more]
DrǫfnfNorse Mythology Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Drǫfn was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Bára, also meaning "wave, billow".
DroplaugfOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse name, in which the second element is laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath". The first element may be derived from Old Norse dropi meaning "drop".
DrósbóimOld Norse Meaning uncertain. It could be a combination of Old Norse drós "woman" and búi "farmer, land-owner". The first element could also be derived from Old Norwegian dros "heavy, plump person"... [more]
DróttfIcelandic (Rare), Old Norse Possibly from Old Norse drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".
DúfrmNorse Mythology Either derived from Old Norse dúfa "to drive" or means "sleepy one", related to Norwegian duva. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
DúnafIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Icelandic dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse dūnn).
DurinmOld Norse Durin is the name of the second created Dwarf after Mótsognir in Norse Mythology. Found in multiple pieces of Old Norse poetry, the most notable being the Völuspá (also spelled, Vǫluspǫ).... [more]
DurinnmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning "sleepy one" from Old Norse dúra meaning "nap, take a nap" and "door-keeper" from Old Norse dyrr meaning "door opening, doorway". This is the name of a dwarf.
DvalarrmNorse Mythology Variant of Dvalinn. This is the name of a stag in Norse mythology, probably identical to Dvalinn.
DvalinnmNorse Mythology Old Norse name meaning "the one slumbering". Possibly derived from the same word as Swedish dvala and Danish and Norwegian dvale, meaning "sleep, hibernation". ... [more]
DvergrmOld Norse Old Norse byname, from Old Norse dvergr meaning "dwarf".
DyrafSwedish (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse element dýr "deer; wild animal" (though it is also associated with dýrr "dear; expensive"), perhaps via the Old Swedish (masculine) name Dyre or an Old Norse name such as Dýrhildr or Dýrfinna... [more]
DýrimIcelandic (Rare), Old Norse Derived from Old Norse dýr "animal", but also associated with the Icelandic adjective dýr meaning "valuable, expensive, precious".
DýrleiffIcelandic Icelandic name with the combination of dýr "deer, wild animal" and leif "inheritance, legacy".
DýrmundurmIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse dýr "animal, beast" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with mundr "protection".
DýrunnfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse dýr "deer" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
DýrvérmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements dýr "deer" and vér "fighter".
EdormSwedish, Norwegian (Archaic) Meaning unknown. Perhaps derived from the Norse name element þórr "thunder". The name has been used since the mid-19th century.