Old Danish Submitted Names

These names were used by medieval Danish people.
gender
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Adils m Old Norse, Old Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Younger version of Aðils. From the Proto-Norse Aþagīslaz. Aþa, short for aþala, meaning "noble", "foremost". And gīslaz meaning "arrow shaft".
Adser m Old Danish, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Archaic)
Danish and Icelandic form of Asher.
Afkar m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish younger form of Afkarr.
Aggi f & m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish
Diminutive of Ágúst, Angelica and other names containing Ag.
Akkar m Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Afkar.
Alfkil m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish and Anglo-Scandinavian form of Alfkæll.
Alfrik m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Alfríkr.
Alkil m Old Danish
Contracted form of Alfketill.
Amdi m Old Norwegian, Old Danish, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Danish short form of Ámundi and Old Norse form of Amadeus.
Amlethus m Old Danish
Latinised form of Amlóði.
Arith f & m Old Danish
Derived from the Danish Ærre 'Honor, Honorable'.
Arn m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Literature
Variant of Arne 1. Arn Magnusson is a fictional character in the 'Crusades' trilogy (1998-2000) by Swedish author Jan Guillou.
Arnfrith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Arnfríðr.
Aslak m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Finnish
Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play".
Asmoth f Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ásmóð, derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and móðr "temperament, excitement, wrath".
Astrath m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ástráðr.
Asulf m Medieval English, Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Ásulfr.
Aswar f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ásvǫr.
Axelen m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Absalon.
Axeln m Old Danish
Old Danish short form of Axelen.
Axilen m Old Danish
Variant of Axelen.
Axlan m Old Danish
Old Danish short form of Axelen.
Balli m Old Norse, Old Danish
Either from Old Norse ballr "dangerous, risky, bold, brave" or bollr "ball".
Barni m Medieval English, Old Danish
Derived from Old Norse barn "child".
Beghel m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bæglir.
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.
Biaver m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bjórr.
Bise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Bisi.
Boeld f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bóthildr.
Bolde m Old Danish
Old Danish name of uncertain origin and meaning. Maybe related to the name element bald.
Bonde m Swedish, Old Swedish, Old Danish
Form of Bóandi meaning "farmer, landowner, yeoman, master".
Bóndi m Old Danish, Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Variant of Bóandi. This is the name of one of Karl and Snør's sons in Norse mythology.
Bósi m Old Danish
From Old Norse bósi meaning "plump, chubby man".
Bosi m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bósi.
Bovi m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bófi.
Brothir m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish and Medieval English form of Bróðir.
Brun m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
The Old English masculine name Brun is identical with the adjective brun meaning ‘brown’ (OE brūn). It appears to have become established as an independent forename only in the later tenth century, its earliest recorded bearers living c. 970... [more]
Bruni m & f Old Danish, German
Old Danish form of Brúni as well as a German diminutive of the feminine names Brunhild and Brunhilde.... [more]
Brunkil m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Brynkætill.
Brunman m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Brúnmaðr.
Buggi m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Norse byname, related to the Nynorsk word bugge meaning "powerful man."
Bulle m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Bolli.
Bundi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bóandi.
Dotir f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Dóttir.
Dótta f Old Danish
Possibly an Old Danish form of Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Dværgh m Old Danish
Old Swedish form of Dvergr.
Dwerg m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Dvergr.
Ebbi m Medieval English, Icelandic, Old Danish, Faroese
Old Danish, Icelandic and Faroese form of Ebbe.
Edela f East Frisian (Archaic), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names containing the East Frisian name element ethel-, a cognate of Old High German adal-.
Eghil m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Egill.
Elef m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Æilæifr.
Erith f & m Old Danish
Derived from the Danish Ærre 'Honor, Honorable'.
Erp m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Jarpr.
Esger m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Asger.
Esgerth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ásgærðr.
Est m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form (byname) of Æistr.
Esti m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Æisti.
Estrith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ǣstríðr.
Ewind m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Eyvindr.
Farman m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Farmaðr.
Fasti m Old Norse, Old Danish
Short form of names containing Old Norse fast meaning "fast, firm".
Fathi m & f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Faði.
Frethi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Friði.
Frithlef m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Friðlæifr.
Frøgerth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Frøygærðr.
Frogertha f Old Danish
Latinized form of Frøygærðr.
Frosti m Old Norse, Old Danish, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Originally a byname, from Old Norse frost "frost". In Norse legend this was the name of a dwarf.
Frothi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Fróði.
Ful m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Fúll.
Gæsling m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gæslingr.
Galt m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Galti.
Gamal m Old Swedish, Old Danish, Medieval English
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gamall.
Gedda m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse gedda meaning "pike".
Gerløgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gæirlaug.
Gerwar f & m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gæirvǫr or Gæirvarr.
Gerwara f Old Danish
Variant of Gerwar or a feminine form of Gæirvarr.
Getir m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gæitir.
Geva f Medieval German, Old Danish
Short form of names with the Germanic name element geba "gift".
Gise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísi.
Gisla f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Medieval English
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísla.
Gorm m Danish, Old Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of Guðþorm. Gorm the Old (also known as Guðrum and Guthrum) was the first christened king of Denmark. He took the name Æthelstan when he converted to Christianity in 878.
Gøt m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gautr.
Gøti m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gautr.
Goti m Old Norse, Old Danish, Icelandic
From Old Norse goti meaning "Gotlander." Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden.
Gram m Old Danish
Younger form of Gramr. This is the name of a legendary Danish king.
Grep m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Græipi.
Grim m Anglo-Saxon, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish, Norwegian
Medieval form of Grímr meaning "mask, helmet", which remained popular in Anglo-Scandinavian areas well into the 12th century. This was used as another name for the Norse god Odin... [more]
Gunbiørgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gunnbiǫrg.
Gunkil m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gunnkæll.
Gunlef m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gunnlæifr.
Gunna f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Old Norse pet form of names containing the name element GUNN (see also Gunni) and a pet form of Guðrún.
Gunnild f Old Swedish, Old Danish, Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gunnhildr and Danish variant of Gunild.
Gunnulf m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern form of Gunnulfr.
Gunnur f Icelandic, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Gunnr.
Gunsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish, Swedish (Modern)
Old Swedish, Swedish and Old Danish form of Gunnstæinn.
Gute m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
Variant of either Guti or Goti.
Guthbiorn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Guðbiǫrn.
Guthir m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Guðvér.
Guthmund m Old Danish, Anglo-Saxon
Old Danish form of Guðmundr, as well as an Old English name derived from the elements guð "combat, battle, war" and mund "protector, guardian".
Gyrth m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gyrðr.
Haghni m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hagni.
Hakun m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hákon.
Hals m Old Norse, Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse hals "throat", "neck".
Harek m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hárekr.
Hasse m Old Danish
Means "from Hesse, Germany".
Hasten m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Hásteinn.
Hefni m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hæfnir.
Helghi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Helgi.
Henkil m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Hæimkæll.
Herlugh m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hærlaugr.
Hermoth m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Herimot.
Hermuthruda f Old Danish
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements irmin "whole, universal" and drud "strong".... [more]
Hielm m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hialmr.
Hithin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Heðinn.
Hoghni m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hǫgni.
Høk m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Haukr.
Holgerd f Old Danish (Rare)
Likely derived from the male given name Holger.
Holmsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Holmstæinn.
Hughe m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hugi.
Hwit m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hvítr.
Illughi m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Illhugi.
Ingiara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.
Ingiburgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiborg.
Ingimoth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingimóð.
Ingimund m Old Danish, Faroese
Old Danish form of Ingimundr.
Ingirith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingiríðr.
Ingiwara f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Yngvǫr.
Ingwald m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ingivaldr.
Ioar m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Jóarr.
Iulfrith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ígulfríðr.
Iulger m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ígulgæirr.
Iuli m Old Norse, Old Danish
Short form of names containing Old Norse ígull meaning "sea urchin", ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *igilaz "hedgehog" (compare Modern Swedish igelkott and Faroese igelkøttur, both meaning "hedgehog")... [more]
Kol m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Form of Kolr found in Old Danish and Old Swedish, as well as the modern Swedish form.
Koll m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Kollr.
Kragh m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Krákr.
Kristiarn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Christian.
Læff m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ljúfr.
Langliva f Medieval English, Old Danish
Medieval English form of Langlíf.
Leg m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Leikr.
Lief m Old Danish, Literature
Old Danish form of Ljúfr.
Lothen m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Loðinn.
Lowe m Old Danish
Variant of Lófi.
Manni m Old Norse, Old Danish
Derived from Old Norse maðr "man". Could also be a variant transcription of Máni.
Moder f Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish variant of Modher.
Motha f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Móða.
Muli m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Múli.
Næwe m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Nefi.
Nafne m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Nafni.
Nafni m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse nafni meaning "namesake" or from Old Norse nafn meaning "name".
Odstanus m Old Danish (Latinized)
Old Danish Latinized form of Auðstæinn.
Øgrim m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðgrímr.
Øiar m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Øyarr.
Orm m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Ormr, which itself was derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent".... [more]
Other m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Otr.
Øthger m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðgæirr.
Øthgerth f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðgærðr.
Øthin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðin.
Othin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðin.
Othinkar m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Óðinkárr.
Øthulf m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Auðulfr.
Pa m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Pái.
Palni m Old 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".
Rafn m Icelandic, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hrafn.
Raggi m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse rǫgg meaning "a tuft, shagginess".
Raghi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ragi.
Ragnfrith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ragnfríðr.
Rani m & f Faroese, Old Danish
Faroese and Old Danish form of Hrani.
Regna f Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Ragna.
Regner m Old Danish, Danish
Old Danish and Danish form of Ragnarr.
Rek m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Rinkr.
Rether m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hræiðarr.
Rigmár f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ricmot. The last element of the name has later sometimes been associated with Old Danish már "girl, virgin".
Rink m Old Danish, Greenlandic
Old Danish and Greenlandic form of Rinkr.
Rosten m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hróðstæinn.
Røth m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Rauðr.
Røthe m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Rauði.
Sam m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sámr.
Scalli m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Skalli.
Sebbi m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse and Old Danish diminutive of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sebiorn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sǽbiǫrn.
Selvi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sialfi.
Semund m Old Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Danish and modern form of Sæmundr and variant of Sigmund.
Siggi m Old Norse, Old Danish, Danish (Rare), German
Pet form of names containing the name element SIG
Sighburgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sigbiǫrg.
Sighmund m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Sigmundr.
Sighni f Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Signý.
Sighrik m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sigríkr.
Sighrith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sigríðr.
Sightrygg m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Sigtryggr.
Sighwarth m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Sigurd.
Skaghe m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Skagi.
Skaghi m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Skagi.
Skarp m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Skarpi.
Skarpe m Old Norse, Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Norse variant and Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Skarpi.
Smith m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Smiðr.
Snio m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Snær.
Söffren m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Severin.
Söfren m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Severin.
Spak m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Spakr.
Sporgh m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Spǫrr.
Spurgh m Old Danish
Variant of Sporgh.
Stali m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Stáli.
Stenkil m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Combination of Old Norse steinn "stone" and ketill "kettle, helmet".
Store m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Stóri.
Styr m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Icelandic (Rare)
Form of Styrr found in Old Danish and Old Swedish, as well as the modern Icelandic form.
Svart m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Svartr
Swart m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Svartr.
Swarte m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Svarti.
Terkel m Old Danish, Danish, Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torkel and Danish dialectal (Jutish) variant of Torkel.
Tholf m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Þólfr.
Thorbiorn m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Þórbiǫrn.
Thorfin m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Manx (Archaic)
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórfinnr which was also used on the Isle of Man.
Thorfred f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Þórfríðr.
Thorgard f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Þorgerðr.
Thorgarth m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Þorgarðr.
Thorgun f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórgunnr or variant of Torgun.
Thorgunn f Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Thorgun.
Thori m Old Danish, Greenlandic
Old Danish variant of Thorir, Old Danish short form of names containing the name element þórr "thunder" or Greenlandic younger form of Thore.
Thorir m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Þórir.
Thorkil m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórkæll and Variant spelling of Torkil.
Thorlaf m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Þórlafr.
Thorlof f Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórlǫf.
Thormar m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Þórmarr.
Thormoth m Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Þórmóðr.
Thorun f Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórunnr.
Thorwe f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Þórví.
Throkil m Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Thorkil.
Þurgar m Anglo-Saxon, Old Danish
Old English form of Old Norse Þórgeirr.
Thyri f Old Danish
Younger form of Þyri.
Tofi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Tófi.
Toki m Old Danish, Danish (Rare), Popular Culture
From Tóki, an Old Norse short form of Þórketill and other similar-sounding names (alternatively, it may have derived from Old Danish toki "jerk, simpleton")... [more]
Tole m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Tóli.
Torlacus m Old Danish
Latinized form of Þórlakr.
Tulir m Old Danish
Maybe an Old Danish form of Tólir.
Tumi m Old Danish, Icelandic
Old Danish and Icelandic form of Túmi.
Ubbi m Norse Mythology, Old Danish, Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Danish byname and given name, which might be derived from Úlfr or from Old Norse úfr (Proto-Norse *ūƀ-) meaning "unfriendly".
Udder m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Oddr and Old Danish form of Otr.
Ulfiat m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Wulfgeat.
Ulfkil m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ulfkæll.
Ulfrik m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Ulfríkr.
Unker m Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Othinkar.
Uthwagin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Óþvaginn.
Wæther m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Veðr.
Waghn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vagn.
Wemund m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Vímundr.
Wether m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Veðr.