NórrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse norðr "north". In Norse mythology Nórr (also called Nór or Nori) was the son of Þorri, and the founder of Norway.
NorðmaðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements norðr "north" and maðr "man".
NorðrimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Variant of Nórr. In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf who supports the vaults of heaven (formed from Ymir's skull) to the north.
NotburgafGerman (Austrian), Germanic Germanic name, in which the second element is Old High German burg meaning "fortress" (or the related Gothic bairgan "to keep, to save, to preserve" (Old High German bergan "to help, to rescue"))... [more]
NýráðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from nýr ("new, fresh") and ráð ("advice, counsel, decision"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
OdalfridmGermanic Derived from Germanic odal or uodal "heritage, fatherland" (also see Odalric) combined with the Old High Germanic element fridu "peace".
OddkellmOld Norse, Icelandic (Archaic, ?) Old Norse name derived from the elements oddr meaning "point of a sword" and ketill which meant "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet").
OddlaugfOld Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic Combination of Old Norse oddr "spur, point of a weapon" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
OddleifrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse oddr "spur, point of a weapon" and leifr "descendant".
OddvǫrfOld Norse Old Norse combination of oddr "point of a sword" and vár "spring (season)".
OericmAnglo-Saxon (Germanized) Probably derived from Old English os "god". This was the given name of a 5th-century king of Kent, more commonly known as Oisc (see Æsc)... [more]
OfbradhmOld Norse Either from Old Norse ofbradh "too intense", "too hasty", or ofráð "too great a task, too high an aspiration".
ǪlrúnfOld Norse Combination of ǫl ("ale") and rún ("secret"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a Valkyrie, the daughter of King Kiarr. She, Hlaðgunnr and Hervǫr are described as swan-maidens.
OrdbeorhtmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ord "point (of a weapon)" (see ort) and beorht "bright".
OrdericmGermanic (?) Meaning unknown, though the "-ric" part probably comes from the Germanic element ric meaning "ruler".... [more]
OrdfriðmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and friþ "peace".
OrdfriðafAnglo-Saxon Feminine form of Ordfrið, derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and friþ "peace". Cognate to Old Norse Oddfríðr.
OrdgarmAnglo-Saxon Means "spear-point", derived from Old English ord "point (especially of a weapon)" and gar "spear". It is a cognate of Old Norse Oddgeirr.
OrdgrimmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and Old Norse gríma "mask".
OrmrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent" (the English word worm derives from the same root). In Norse mythology this was another name for Jǫrmungandr, the son of Loki... [more]
OrmsteinnmOld Norse Old Norse combination of ormr 'snake, serpent' and steinn 'stone'.
OrtmarmOld High German, Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval English Old English ord, Old High German ort "point (of a spear or sword)" + Old English mære, Old High German, Old Saxon māri from Proto-Germanic mērijaz "famous".
OrtrudfGermanic, German (Rare) Means "point of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ort "point (of a sword)" and thrud "strength".... [more]
OsanafAnglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and āna "sole, alone". This name was borne by Saint Osana, a Northumbrian princess whose local following as a saint developed informally after her death, though she was never officially canonised... [more]
OsbaldmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English os "god" and beald "bold, brave". This name was borne by an 8th-century king of Northumbria.
OsbealdmAnglo-Saxon Original form of Osbald derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beald "bold, brave" meaning "boldness of god, god's bravery"... [more]
OscytelmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and ċytel "kettle, cauldron". Cognate to Old Norse Ásketill.
OsgeardmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and geard "yard, garden" (from gardaz). Cognate to Old Norse Ásgærðr, which is a feminine name in contrast.
OsgodmAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Old Norse Ásgautr. A notable bearer was Osgod Clapa, a nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England and major landowner in East Anglia.
ÓskfOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse name, directly from Old Norse ósk meaning "wish". This is related to Óski, one of the names of the Norse god Odin, and is found in ósk-mær or "wish-maiden", a common epithet of the Valkyries.
OslacmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English os "god" and lac "play, sport; offering, sacrifice" (from laikaz). Cognate to Old Norse Áslæikr.
OslafmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English os "god" and lāf "legacy, remains" (from laibō). This name was borne by a son of Æthelfrith, who was King of Bernicia from c. 593 until his death c. 616.
OslafafAnglo-Saxon Feminine form of Oslaf. This name was borne by the wife of Æthelfrith, King of Bernicia, who was the mother of Domne Eafe.
OsmærmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and mære "famous", making it a cognate to Ansmar.
OsmodmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and mōd "mind, spirit, courage" (from mōdaz)... [more]
ÓspakrmOld Norse From Old Norse úspakr meaning "unwise, unruly, wild".
OsrædmAnglo-Saxon Original form of Osred derived from the elements os "god" and ræd "counsel, advise" meaning "god's counsel, advised by god, god's advice"... [more]
OsredmAnglo-Saxon, History Variant spelling of the Old English name Osræd, which was derived from Old English os "god" combined with ræd "counsel".... [more]
OsricmAnglo-Saxon, English (Rare), Literature Derived from Old English os "god" and ric "power, rule". This name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, one of the earliest being Osric of Deira (7th century AD).... [more]
OsrunfGermanic Name based on the Old High German elements "ans" (transferred to "os", meaning engl. "god") and "run / rúna" (engl. "rune" or "secret").
OstrogothamGothic Ostrogotha was a leader of the eastern Goths in the Ukraine, who invaded Roman Moesia during the Crisis of the Third Century, mentioned by the 6th-century historian Jordanes. Jordanes' account differs from those of Zosimus and Joannes Zonaras, who do not mention Ostrogotha, and therefore his existence was questioned... [more]
OsweardmAnglo-Saxon Means "guarded by god, god's guard", derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weard "guard, guardian"... [more]
OswigmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and wig "war, battle".
OswiðfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and swiþ "strong, mighty".
OswudumAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and wudu "tree, wood". This was the name of a son of Æthelfrith, King of Bernicia.
OswulfmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English os "god" and wulf "wolf". This name was borne by an 8th-century king of Northumbria.
OswymAnglo-Saxon Oswiu, also known as Oswy or Oswig (Old English: Ōswīg) (c. 612 – 15 February 670), was King of Bernicia from 642 until his death. One of the sons of Æthelfrith of Bernicia, he became king following the death of his brother Oswald in 642... [more]
Óðin-DísafOld Norse (Rare) From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".
ÓðinkárrmOld Norse From Old Danish othinkar/othankar meaning "easily furious, raging" or a combination of óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy" and kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant".
ÓþveginnmOld Norse Old Norse byname meaning "unwashed, dirty", derived from ú, a negative prefix, combined with the preterite participle of the verb þvá "to wash".
ØygæirrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ey "island" and geirr "spear".
ØylæifrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse ey "island" and leifr "descendant".
ØylakrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ey "island" and leikr "game, play, sport, fight" or auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and leikr "game, play, sport, fight".
ØyríkrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse ey "island" and ríkr "power" or "ruler".
PalnimOld Norse, Old Danish The origin and meaning is uncertain. Some theories include, from Old Danish pólina meaning "pole" or from Old Danish páll meaning "pole".
PandulfmGermanic, History The first element of this name comes from banda, which is derived from Langobardic bando "flag, banner" or from Old High German banz "province, countryside." The first element might also come from Greek pan "all", but this is unlikely... [more]
PendamHistory, Anglo-Saxon Old English name of unknown origin. Penda was a 7th-century king of Mercia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is today the English Midlands.
PeohtwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English Peohtas "Pict" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". The first element refers to the Picts, an ancient Celtic people from northern and eastern Scotland.
PeohtwinemAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English Peohtas "Pict" and wine "friend". The first element refers to the Picts, a group of peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth–Clyde isthmus in the Pre-Viking, Early Middle Ages... [more]
PlectrudefGermanic, History Variant as well as the French form of Plectrud. Plectrude lived in the 8th century AD and was the wife of Pepin of Herstal.
PlegmundmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements pleġa "playing, game" and mund "protection". This was the name of a 9th and 10th Century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury.
PlegrædmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements pleġa "playing, game" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".
PœccmAnglo-Saxon Meaning unknown. The surname (and later given name) Paxton derives from this name.
Pœgam & fAnglo-Saxon Old English name of unknown meaning. It relates to the name Peyton.
PriariusmGermanic Priarius was a king of the Alemmanic Lentienses sub-tribe in the 4th century. He was killed in 378, in the Battle of Argentovaria against the Western Roman Empire.
PuttamAnglo-Saxon Old English byname meaning "hawk, kite (bird of prey)", originally a nickname given to a fierce or rapacious person.
RadagaisusmGothic Radagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed Pagan, Radagaisus evidently planned to sacrifice the Senators of the Christian Roman Empire to the gods and to burn Rome to the ground... [more]
RadbaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
RadbertmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
RadbrandmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
RadburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
RadegundfGermanic, History Variant of Radgund. Radegund lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Berthar/Bertachar, one of the three kings of Thuringia. She later became the second wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
RadfridmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
RadgardfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
RadgastmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
RadgermGermanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
RadgildfGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
RadgismGermanic The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German rât "counsel." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
RadgrimmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."
RadgundfGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German gund "war."
RadhaidfGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with haidu "figure, person" (see Adelaide).
RadhardmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
RadhildfGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
RadmanmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with man "man."
RadmarmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
RadmundmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mund "protection."
RaginbodmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."
RaginbrandmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
RaginburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
RaginfridmGermanic Means "peaceful advice", derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
RagingardfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
RaginhelmmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."
RaginhermGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German hari "army."
RagintrudfGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with þruþ "strength."
RagintrudisfFrankish (Latinized) Latinized form of Ragintrud. Ragintrudis was the third wife of Dagobert I, king of Austrasia, Neustria, Burgundy, and also king of all the Franks.
RaginulfmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
RaginwardmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wart "guard."
RagnacharmGermanic, History Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." It might also be a form of Raginher... [more]
RagnælfrfOld Norse Old Norse combination of regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and ælfR "elf".
RagnagildfGothic Ragnagild (5th-century – fl. 485) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king Euric (466–484). Ragnagild is known from the work of Sidonius Apollinaris to have acted as the patron of poets and artists... [more]