Norwegian Submitted Names

Norwegian names are used in the country of Norway in northern Europe. See also about Scandinavian names.

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Torkjell m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þórkæll.

Torlak m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish younger form of Þorlákr.

Torlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þórlaug.

Torleik m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Þórleikr.

Torleiv m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þorleifr.

Tormund m Norwegian, Literature, Popular Culture
Modern Norwegian form of Þórmundr. Tormund Giantsbane is a character in the book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' (1996-present) by American author George R. R. Martin, and the TV series 'Game of Thrones' (2011-2019).

Torodd m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þóroddr.

Torolf m Norwegian
Modern form of Þórolfr.

Torøy f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Þórey.

Torsteinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Torstein.

Torulf m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Either a variant of Torolf, which is derived from Old Norse Þórólfr, or else a combination of Tor and Ulf.

Torun f Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Torunn.

Torvard m Swedish, Norwegian
Younger form of Þorvarðr.

Torveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Þórveig.

Tov m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Tolv.

Trasamund m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Thrasamund.

Trinelise f Norwegian
Combination of Trine and Lise.

Trinken f Norwegian
Norwegian diminutive of Trine (via Low German and Frisian Trinchen).

Tron m Norwegian
Variant of Trond.

Tronda f Norwegian
Female form of Trond or from the place name Trondheim. The father of the first girl named Tronda came from Trondheim.

Trygg m Norwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse tryggr "trustworthy".

Tulla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From Swedish tulta and Norwegian tulle, both meaning "little girl".

Tullik f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Tulla.

Turi f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Turid.

Turilde f Norwegian
Norwegian (Hordaland dialectal) variant of Torild, a cognate of Torhild.

Turine f Norwegian
Variant of Turina.

Tutta f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Tutti, a diminutive of Dorothea. Swedish usage could possibly be from Swedish tutta "little girl" (compare Tulla and Stinta)... [more]

Tutti f & m German, Norwegian (Archaic), Popular Culture, Italian
German diminutive of Gertrude and other names containing the Germanic element thrud meaning "strength". This was used for one of Barbie's little sisters, now discontinued.

Tyke m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
From the Old Norse name Týki, a diminutive of Þórketill (making it a variant of Tóki; see Toki)... [more]

Tyri f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From the Ancient Scandinavian name Þýri.

Ulv m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ulf.

Ulva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Ulfva, an Old Swedish byname meaning "she-wolf".... [more]

Ulvar m Old Swedish, Norwegian
Old Swedish and Norwegian younger form of Ulfarr.

Ulvrek m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Úlfrekr.

Una f Old Norse, Old Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Latvian
Feminine form of UnR, Une and Uno.

Undina f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Unda.

Undis f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Variant of Unndís. Used by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren in her novel 'Ronia the Robber's daughter'.

Unnveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and veig "power, strength".

Unny f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Unni.

Urda f Literature, German (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
A modernised form of Urd.... [more]

Uria m Dutch (Rare), Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.

Ursille f Norwegian
Variant of Ursula.

Uv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Ulv.

Vaadjuv m Norwegian (Archaic)

Vaarin f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vårin.

Vaila f Scottish, Norwegian (Rare)
Taken from the name of a small island off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is a traditional Shetlandic girls' name.

Vailet f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Swedish phonetic spelling of Violet reflecting the English pronunciation.

Vala f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).

Valbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese modern form of Valbjǫrn.

Valdine f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Diminutive of names containing the element vald- as well as a feminine form of masculine names containing the element vald-, first and foremost Valdemar.

Valdis f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Younger form of Valdís.

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

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

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

Valgjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian younger form of Valgerðr.

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]

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

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

Vår f Norwegian
Younger form of Vár.

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

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

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

Velaug f Norwegian
Younger form of Vélaug.

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

Vemund m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Vémundr.

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

Venke f Norwegian
Variant of Wenke.

Veny f Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Véný.

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

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

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

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

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.

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".

Vigbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Vígbiǫrn.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

Vilmer m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Wilmer.

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

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".

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

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).

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)".

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

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".

Vorin f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vårin.

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

Vrold m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Roald.

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

Wally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Vally.

Weneke f Low German (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Low German variant of Wineke.

Wermund m Germanic, Norwegian
Possibly composed of the elements wer "true" and mund "protector".

Wibecke f Norwegian
Variant of Wibeke.

Wibeke f Norwegian
Feminine form of Wiebe.

Widar m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Vidar.

Wigdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vigdis.

Wiggo m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Viggo.

Wille m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ville.

Willum m Danish (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Scots
Variant of Vilhelm or William.

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

Witterik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Witeric.

Wollert m Norwegian, Swedish

Wrold m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vrold.

Ymbjørg f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Ingeborg.

Ynghild f Norwegian
Variant of Yngvildr.

Yngva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Feminine form of Yngve and Yngvar.

Yngvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingvard.

Yngveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingveig.

Yngvil f Norwegian
Variant of Ingvild.

Yngvild f Faroese, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Yngvildr.

Yngvill f Norwegian
Variant of Yngvild.

Ynwa f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
An acronym for You Never Walk Alone, the motto of F.C. Liverpool.

Yrja f Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Yrjan and Yrjar as well as a variant of Irja as well as a derivation from Old Norse yrja "drizzling rain".

Yrjan m Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Yrian.

Yrsa f Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese
Of unknown meaning. Theories include a derivation from an Ancient Norse word for "she-bear" with the same roots as Latin ursa (compare Ursula, which used to be used as a Latinization of Yrsa), even though this seems rather unlikely... [more]

Ystein m Norwegian (Archaic)
Former Norwegian dialectal variant of Øystein.

Ysten m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Øystein.

Zacharine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zechariah.

Zaga f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Saga.

Zakarias m Swedish, Basque, Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Form of Zacharias.

Zille f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Zilla.

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