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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Scandinavian; and the description contains the keywords scandinavian or danish or finnish or icelandic or norwegian or swedish or norse.
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Tolv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þólfr. This was often associated with the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian word tolv meaning "twelve" and hence given to the twelfth child of the family.
Tommas m Cornish, Danish (Rare)
Cornish form and Danish variant of Thomas.
Tompa m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Tomas, Tommy, and in some rare cases, Torbjörn.
Tona f Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, African American
Diminutive of Antonia. In Scandinavia it is also used as a variant of Tone (the Norwegian form of Þone).... [more]
Tonja f Danish, Finnish, Slovene (Rare)
Slovene short form of Antonija and Scandinavian short form of Antonia as well as a variant of Tonje.
Tønni f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torny.
Tonny m & f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Central African
Variant of Toni 1 and Toni 2, which are short forms of Anton and Antonia respectively... [more]
Tóra f Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse variant and Faroese form of Þóra.
Torarin m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þórarinn.
Torberg m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þórbergr.
Tordur m Norwegian, Danish
Danish and Norwegian form of Þórður and Tórður.
Torfheiður f Icelandic (Archaic)
Possibly formed from Torfi or Old Norse torf "turf, sod" combined with heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath"... [more]
Torfhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
From Torfi or Old Norse torf "turf, sod" combined with hildr "battle". This was borne by the Icelandic author Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir Hólm (1845-1918), who is frequently referred to as the first Icelandic woman novelist.
Torfi m Icelandic, Old Norse
Variant of Þórviðr and Tiǫrvi. May also be derived directly from Old Norse torf "turf".
Torgard m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þorgarðr.
Torgjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þorgerðr.
Torgun f Swedish, Norwegian
Modern Swedish form of Thorgun.
Torgunn f Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Þórgunnr.
Torild m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Thorild, a Swedish dialectal form of Thorald.
Torje m Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Torgeir.
Törkell m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Thorketil.
Torkil m Norwegian, Danish, Faroese
Modern form of the Old Norse name Þórketill meaning "Thor's cauldron".
Torkild m Danish
Danish younger form of Thorkil.
Torkjel m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torkjell.
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.
Torlek m Danish (Rare)
Danish modern form of Þórlæikr.
Torlif m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torleif.
Torlof m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Thorlof.
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).
Törner m Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of the Old Swedish name Thyrnir meaning "thorn, spike", ultimately derived from Old Norse þyrnir.
Torodd m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þóroddr.
Torøy f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Þórey.
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.
Torvi f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Þórví.
Toste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Tósti.
Tóta f Faroese, Icelandic (Rare)
Faroese and Icelandic diminutive of Tóra.
Totti m Old Norse, German, Swedish
Old Norse diminutive of Þórsteinn as well as a German and Swedish diminutive of Torsten and Thorsten.
Tov m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Tolv.
Trasamund m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Thrasamund.
Trausti m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse traustr meaning "trusty, firm, strong".
Trinken f Norwegian
Norwegian diminutive of Trine (via Low German and Frisian Trinchen).
Troed m Swedish (Rare)
From Old Swedish Troghed, ultimately derived from Old Norse Þórgautr.
Troja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Troy, the name of the ancient city in Turkey that appears in Homer's 'Iliad'.
Trolle m Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names (mostly surnames) starting with Troll-. Trolle is also a Swedish and Danish surname.
Trostan m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Trostann.
Trotte m Swedish
Swedish form of Þrótti.
Trú f Icelandic
From Icelandic trú meaning "faith".
Trulsa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Truls.
Trygg m Norwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse tryggr "trustworthy".
Tua f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Tova 2, a feminine form of Tue or a short form of Perpetua... [more]
Tubbe m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Thorbiorn.
Tulla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From Swedish tulta and Norwegian tulle, both meaning "little girl".
Tullan f Swedish
Swedish variant of Tulla.
Tullik f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Tulla.
Tumas m Maltese, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Maltese and Icelandic form of Thomas.
Tumi m Old Danish, Icelandic
Old Danish and Icelandic form of Túmi.
Turilde f Norwegian
Norwegian (Hordaland dialectal) variant of Torild, a cognate of Torhild.
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]
Tuve m Swedish, Old Swedish
Variant of Tófi (compare Danish Tue).
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]
Týra f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Tyra.
Tyri f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From the Ancient Scandinavian name Þýri.
Ubbe m Old Swedish, Danish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ubbi or diminutive of Urban.
Udde m Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Oddr.
Úddi m Icelandic
Meaning uncertain; possibly an Icelandic form of Oddr.
Uddo m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Oddr.
Ugla f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Old Norse ugla "owl".
Ugluspegill m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Literally means "owl mirror", derived from Icelandic ugla "owl" combined with spegill "mirror, looking glass".... [more]
Úlfdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess".
Úlfey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Formed from Úlfur and Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune"... [more]
Úlfhéðinn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ulfheðinn.
Úlfkell m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic variant of Ulfkæll.
Úlfljótur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Úlfliótr.
Úlftýr m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ulfr meaning "wolf" and týr meaning "god" (or the name of the Norse god Týr, which is identical).
Ullakarin f Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish combination of Ulla and Karin.
Ullavi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of Ulla and 'home, temple, sanctuary'.
Úlrik m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ulrik.
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.
Ulver m Danish
Danish modern form of Ulfarr.
Undis f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Variant of Unndís. Used by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren in her novel 'Ronia the Robber's daughter'.
Unna f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse unna "to love" or unnr "wave".
Unnbjörn m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and bjǫrn "bear".
Unndís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Unnsteinn m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love" combined with steinn "stone".
Unnþór m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and þórr "thunder".
Unnveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and veig "power, strength".
Úranía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Urania.
Úranus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Uranus.
Uria m Dutch (Rare), Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.
Úrsúla f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ursula.
Urður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Urd.
Utilia f German, Danish
Variant of Otilia.... [more]
Uv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Ulv.
Uxi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse byname and given name meaning "ox".
Vaage m Danish
Danish form of Våge.
Våge m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Vagn.
Vagnbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Vagnborg.
Vailet f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Swedish phonetic spelling of Violet reflecting the English pronunciation.
Vakur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vakr.
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).
Valbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "those slain in battle" and bjǫrk meaning "birch tree" (compare Björk)... [more]
Valbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Valbjǫrn.
Valbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese modern form of Valbjǫrn.
Valbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements valr "those slain in battle" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Primitive Germanic *walha- meaning "Celtic, foreign".
Valdimar m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Valdemar.
Valdus m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Derived from the Norse name element valdr "power, leader, ruler".
Valentínus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Valentinus.
Valería f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Valeria.
Valey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Valfrid m & f Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of Walafrid and Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.
Valgard m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Valgarðr.
Valgarð m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Valgarður.
Valgarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Valgarðr.
Valgaut m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Valgautr.
Valgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Valgerðr.
Valgjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian younger form of Valgerðr.
Valhild f Swedish
Swedish form of Valhildur.
Valhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and hildr meaning "battle"... [more]
Valka f Old Norse, Icelandic, Popular Culture
Old Norse diminutive of Valgerðr. The name is borne by a character in 'How to Train Your Dragon 2'.
Valkyrja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse valkyrja meaning "chooser of the slain" (see Valkyrie).
Vallmo f & m Swedish (Rare)
Means "poppy" in Swedish, thus making it a Swedish cognate of Poppy.
Vallý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Vally.
Valny f Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Valný.
Valný f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse valr "those slain in battle" combined with nýr "new".
Valrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and rún meaning "secret lore, rune"... [more]
Valther m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Walter.
Valþór m Icelandic
From Old Norse valr "those slain in battle" (also found in the place name Valhalla and the word valkyrja) combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
Valtýr m Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and tívar "gods".
Valur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Valr. Valur is also a modern Icelandic word for gyrfalcon.
Valý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Vallý.
Vänhild f Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of Swedish vän "fair, beautiful" and the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight".
Vänne m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vän "friend".
Vápni m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse vápn meaning "weapon".
Vár f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern), Faroese, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse word vár meaning "spring". Vár is the name of an Ásynja, who is responsible for contracts between men and women.
Várdis f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Váreyð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches; fate, destiny".
Vårin f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Vör, perhaps influenced by Karin. It is also associated with the Norwegian word vår meaning "spring (the season)".
Väring m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Væringr.
Vårny f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of vár "spring" and nýr "new, fresh".
Varða f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Varda.
Vaste m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Old Swedish names ending in -vast (see Fasti).
Vatnar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vatnarr.
Védís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse meaning "temple, sanctuary" and dís meaning "goddess".
Vedis f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Védís.
Végarður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Végarðr (see Vegard).
Veiga f Icelandic
Short form of Old Norse names containing the name element veig "power, strength".
Veigar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse veig "strength" combined with herr "army, warrior". It can also be viewed as a masculine form of Veiga.
Veigur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Veiga.
Veine m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Väinö.
Vélaug f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Vélaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Vélaug.
Velgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Valgjerd.
Vemund m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Vémundr.
Vémundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vémundr.
Véný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse name derived from the elements "temple, sanctuary" (related to Gothic weihs "holy") and nýr "new".
Verald m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian younger form of Veraldr.
Verónika f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Veróníka.
Vesla f Norwegian (Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian vesle "little".
Vésteinn m Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse "temple, sanctuary" and steinn "stone".
Vestmar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vestmarr.
Vestmaður m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic modern form of Vestmaðr.
Vetrarrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "winter rose", derived from Old Norse vetr meaning "winter" and rós meaning "rose" (also see Rós). This is a recently created name.
Vetur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse Vetr, "winter".
Veturliði m Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese modern form of Vetrliði.
Vibe f Danish
Variant of Wiebe or taken directly from Danish vibe meaning "northern lapwig" (a type of bird native to Europe).
Vibjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Víbiǫrn (see Vebjørn).
Vibs f Danish
Danish diminutive of Vibeke.
Vicke m & f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Viktor and Viktoria.
Victoría f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Victoria.
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".
Víf f Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse víf meaning "wife, woman".
Vífill m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse word vefa meaning "to weave".
Vigbjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Vighbiorn.
Vígdögg f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse víg meaning "war, battle" combined with Dögg (which is itself derived from Old Norse dǫgg meaning "dew, wetness").
Vigfús m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Vígfúss.
Vigge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the Old (West) Norse name Vígi, a short form of other masculine names containing the element víg "war, battle". (The name Vígi belonged to one of King Ólafr Tryggvasson's hounds.) As a Swedish name it is sometimes used as a diminutive of Viktor, and can also be inspired by the word vigg meaning "lightning".
Viggó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Viggo.
Vighild f Norwegian
Norwegian name with the combination of vígr "in fighting condition, able to fight" and hildr "battle, fight".
Vigita f Lithuanian (Rare), Scandinavian
Old Norse element víg meaning "war, battle".
Víglundur m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" (also used poetically to mean "warrior" when used in compound words) and lundr "grove".
Vigmund m Old Swedish, Norwegian
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Vígmundr.
Vígmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígmundr.
Vignir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígnir.
Vigo m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Croatian, Dutch (Modern), Galician
Croatian and Galician form and Swedish and Danish variant of Viggo as well as a Dutch borrowing of the Scandinavian name.
Vígþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse víg "war, battle" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).
Vigur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vígr.
Vilbogi m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements vil meaning "will, liking, favour" and bogi meaning "bow".
Vilda f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Originally a short form of Alvilda. Nowadays mostly associated with the Swedish vocabulary word meaning "wild".
Vildís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse elements vil(i) "will, desire" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
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.
Vilhelmína f Icelandic, Slovak (Archaic)
Icelandic and Slovak form of Wilhelmina.
Vilhelmine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Wilhelmine.
Viljen m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Vilhelm.
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).
Villimey f Icelandic (Modern)
Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]
Villy m & f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Willy, predominantly used by men.
Vilný f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse vili "will, desire" combined with nýr "new".
Vimar m Swedish
Swedish form of Vígmarr.
Vimund m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vímundr.
Vinbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse vinr "friend" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Vinifred f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish adoption of Winifred.
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".
Vinný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Winnie.
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).
Vinterny f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish vinter "winter" and ny "new".
Víóla f Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola.
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)".
Virgill m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Virgil.
Virginía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Virginia.
Virvla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Swedish word virvla "to swirl; to whirl".
Viðja f Icelandic
Directly taken from Old Norse viðja "withy".
Vök f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the Icelandic word vök, referring to a hole or opening in the ice (a polynya) or a break or opening in clouds.
Volter m Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Wolter.... [more]
Von f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from Old Norse vón "hope; expectation".
Vónbjørt f Faroese
Derived from Old-Norse vón meaning "hope; expectation" and bjartr meaning "light, shining".
Voney f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse ván meaning "hope, expectation" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".
Vopni m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Vápni.
Vordís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Várdis.
Vorm m Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian
Danish dialectal form of Ormr.
Walfrid m Germanic, Swedish, Finnish
Germanic variant form of Waldfrid and Finnish and Swedish variant of Valfrid. This name was borne by an 8th-century Italian saint who in the anglophone world is best known as saint Walfrid.
Waloddi m Swedish (Rare)
Waloddi Weibull (1887-1979) was a Swedish mathematician. The Weibull distribution (a model in probability theory and statistics), is named after him.
Witigis m Polish, Swedish (Archaic)
Polish and Swedish form of Witiges.
Witterik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Witeric.
Yelva f Danish, Theatre
Danish adoption of a short form of the Russian name Yelizaveta. ... [more]
Ylja f Icelandic (Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse ylja "to warm, to heat".
Ylur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "warmth" in Icelandic.
Ymbjørg f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Ingeborg.
Ýmir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ymir.
Yngvör f Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Yngvǫr.
Yngvor f Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Yngvǫr.
Yngwie m Swedish (Rare)
Likely an anglicized form of Yngve, used by Swedish musician Yngwie Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck in 1963).
Ynja f Icelandic
Directly taken from Old Norse ynja "female animal, she-animal".
Ýr f Icelandic, Faroese
Directly taken from Old Norse ýr "yew tree; bow".
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".
Yrkill m Icelandic
Meaning unknown, though it may be related to Old Norse yrkja meaning "work".
Yrla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of Swedish yra and virvla, both meaning "to whirl". The name was invented by Swedish screenwriter Christina Herrström for a character in the TV series 'Ebba och Didrik' (1990).
Ýrr f Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse œrr meaning "mad, furious, wild".
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.
Yutte f Danish (Rare, ?)
Anglicized form of Jytte in the case of Danish-born actress Yutte Stensgaard (1946-), whose birth name was Jytte.
Zacheus m Medieval English, Medieval German, Swedish (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Swedish and medieval English form of Zacchaeus, as well as a German variant of Zachäus.
Zackarias m Swedish
Swedish variant of Zacharias.
Zakaría m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Zakaria.
Zakarías m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Zacharias.
Zakeus m Hungarian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Hungarian short form of Zacharias and Swedish variant of Sakaios (see Zacchaeus).
Zakris m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish short form of Zakarias.
Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)
From the Swedish name for the letter Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.
Zíta f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Zita 1.
Zitta f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Zita 1.
Zophia f English (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
English and Danish variant of Sophia as well as an archaic Polish variant of Zofia.
Zophonías m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sophonias.