Amund Meaning and Origin Amund is a boy's name meaning "fear protector" and is of Norwegian origin. From Old Norse Agmundr, from ag ‘awe, fear’, also ‘edge’ and mundr ‘protector’. Posts with the name Amund: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern...
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Arvid
Arvid Meaning and Origin Arvid is a boy's name meaning "eagle wood" and is of Scandinavian origin. From Old Norse arn ‘eagle’ and viðr ‘wood, tree’. Posts with the name Arvid: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Brander
Brander Meaning and Origin The name Brander is a boy's name meaning "sword of fire" and is of Norse origin. Brander is a modern spelling of the Old Norse name Brandr. Posts with the name Brander: 60 Goth Baby Names from the Darkside for Girls and Boys Boy Names with...
Brenda
Brenda Meaning and Origin The name Brenda is a girl's name meaning "sword" and is of Scottish and Irish from Norse origin. Until the 20th century, the name was confined to Scotland and Ireland however, it is probably more likely of Scandinavian origin rather than...
Colby
Colby Meaning and Origin The name Colby is a unisex name meaning "coal settlement" and is of Norse origin. Current Popularity: #617 for a boy. Posts with the name Colby: 100 Gender Neutral Baby Names
Copeland
Copeland is an English boy’s name meaning: “bought land”.
Darby
Darby is an Irish and Norse name meaning: “without envy or deer settlement”.
Digby
♂ (Norse) ditch settlement.
Dustin
Dustin Meaning and Origin The name Dustin is a boy's name meaning "brave warrior" or "Thor's stone" and is of Norse origin. Current Popularity: #656. Posts with the name Dustin: 50 Southern Baby Names for Boys You’re Guaranteed to Fall for Boy Names with Norse Roots...
Edda
Edda Meaning and Origin The name Edda is a girl's name meaning "poetry" and is of Norse origin. Derived from Old Norse óðr, “poetry”. Posts with the name Edda: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and boys
Eilif
Eilif Meaning and Origin Eilif is a boy's name meaning "always alive" and is of Norwegian origin. From Old Norse ei ‘always, ever’ or einn ‘one, alone’ and lífr ‘alive’. Posts with the name Eilif: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern...
Einar
Einar Meaning and Origin Einar is a boy's name meaning "one warrior" and is of Scandinavian origin. From Old Norse name einn ‘one, alone’ and herr ‘army, warrior’. Posts with the name Einar: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Elida
Elida Meaning and Origin The name Elida is a girl's name meaning "fast sailing ship" and is of Norse origin. Posts with the name Elida: 182 Cool And Unique Names For Girls
Erland
Erland Meaning and Origin Erland is a boy's name meaning "foreigner, stranger" and is of Scandinavian origin. From Old Norse örlendr. Posts with the name Erland: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Fenno
Fenno Meaning and Origin Fenno is a boy's name meaning "Finnish tribe name and language" and is of Finnish origin. From Old Norse Finnr meaning “Sámi, person from Finland”. Posts with the name Fenno: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Freya
Freya is a Old Norse name meaning: “the lady”.
Gudrun
Gudrun Meaning and Origin Gudrun is a girl's name meaning "God’s secret lore" and is of Norse origin. An Old Norse name composed of guδ ‘god’ and rūn ‘secret lore.’ In mythology, Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir was the main protagonist of the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga. The...
Gustav
Gustav Meaning and Origin Gustav is a boy's name meaning "Goth staff" and is of Scandinavian origin. From Old Norse Gautr ‘Goth’ and stafr ‘staff’, borne by several kings of Sweden. Posts with the name Gustav: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking 30 Cool...
Hallie
Hallie Meaning and Origin Hallie is a girl's name of Norse and English origin, meaning "dweller at the meadow by the manor." The name Hallie is derived from Old English heall (hall, gathering place) and lēah (wood, meadow, clearing). Current Popularity: #374. Posts...
Holger
Holger Meaning and Origin Holger is a boy's name meaning "spear island" and is of Scandinavian origin. From Old Norse hólmr ‘island’ and geirr ‘spear’. Posts with the name Holger: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Idony
Idony Meaning and Origin Idony is a girl’s name meaning “again” and is of Norse origin. A Medieval name from Old Norse Iðunnr a derivative of ið ‘again’.
Idun
Idun Meaning and Origin Idun is a girl's name of Norse origin, meaning "ever young." Posts with the name Idun: Adorably Stylish Swedish Girl Names
Ingemar
Ingemar Meaning and Origin Ingemar is a boy's name meaning "Ing famous" and is of Scandinavian origin. From Old Norse god Ing and mærr ‘famous’. Posts with the name Ingemar: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Ingrid
Ingrid is a Norse name meaning: “beautiful”.
Ivar
Ivar Meaning and Origin Ivar is a boy’s name of Norse origin, meaning: “yew wood, archer.” Posts with the name Ivar: 100 Unique Names for Boys You Won’t Hear On The Playground 30 Rare Baby Boy Names That Aren’t Being Used
Leiv
Leiv Meaning and Origin Leiv is a boy's name meaning "heir, descendant" and is of Norwegian origin. Norwegian variant of Leif from Old Norse Leifr. Posts with the name Leiv: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Liv
Liv is a Norse name meaning: “life”.
Manning
Manning is a Norse name meaning: “brave”.
Olaf
Olaf Meaning and Origin The name Olaf is a boy's name meaning "ancestor, heir" and is of Scandinavian origin. From Old Norse Óláfr derived from anu ‘ancestor’ and leifr ‘heir, descendant’. Posts with the name Olaf: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern...
Olen
Olen Meaning and Origin The name Olen is a boy’s name meaning “relic” and is of Norse origin. Posts with the name Olen: 100 Boy Names You Haven’t Heard Of Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Oscar
Oscar is an Irish name meaning: “friend of deer”.
Ove
Ove Meaning and Origin The name Ove is a boy's name meaning "blade or terror" and is of Danish origin. From Aghi a short form of various Old Norse names containing the element ag ‘edge of a weapon’ or ‘awe, terror’. Posts with the name Ove: Boy Names with Norse Roots...
Ozzie
Ozzie Meaning and Origin Ozzie is a boy's name meaning "bear god or God's power" and is of Norse and German origin. Posts with the name Ozzie: 50 Unheard of Unique and Totally Wearable Boys Names Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking 50 Cute Baby Boy Names...
Ragnar
Ragnar Meaning and Origin The name Ragnar is a boy's name meaning "warrior" and is of Scandinavian origin. From an Old Norse name related to Rayner. Posts with the name Ragnar: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Rowan
Rowan is an Irish and Scottish name, meaning: “little redhead”.
Siri
Siri Meaning and Origin Siri is a girl's name of Norse origin, meaning "beautiful victory." Posts with the name Siri: Adorably Stylish Swedish Girl Names
Sven
Sven Meaning and Origin Sven is a boy's name meaning "boy" and is of Swedish origin. Swedish from Old Norse Sveinn ‘boy, lad’. Posts with the name Sven: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Tate
Tate is a Norse boy’s or girl’s name meaning: “cheerful”.
Thor
Thor Meaning and Origin The name Thor is a boy's name meaning "god of thunder" and is of Norse origin. A pretty heroic name for your little dude, Thor is the hammer-wielding god of thunder and lightning. Posts with the name Thor: Whimsical and Enchanting Names for...
Thora
Thora is a Norse name meaning: “Thunder goddess”.
Torben
Torben Meaning and Origin Torben is a boy's name meaning "thunder bear" and is of Norse origin. Posts with the name Torben: 24 Insanely Rare Names for Boys That You Haven’t Heard 50 Unheard of Unique and Totally Wearable Boys Names Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your...
Torger
Torger Meaning and Origin The name Torger is a boy's name meaning "Thor spear" and is of Norwegian origin. From Old Norse bórr (Thor) and geirr ‘spear’. Posts with the name Torger: Boy Names with Norse Roots for Your Modern Viking
Tyra
Tyra Meaning and Origin Tyra is a girl’s name meaning “war” and is of Norse origin. From Old Norse, derived from Thor combined with an unknown element, vig ‘war’. Posts with the name Tyra: 30 Breathtaking Scandinavian Baby Names for Girls 60 Short Unique Girl...
Valdis
Valdis (VAEL-DihS) is a girl’s name of Norse origin meaning: “goddess”.