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Old Norse Boy Names Alphabetical List and Meanings
Source: https://thornews.com/2016/09/24/old-...-and-meanings/
In the Viking Age, no children got a god name like Odin (Σπinn) or Thor (Thσrr), which would have been an insult to the Norse culture.
However, variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf, Thorbjorn, Thorgeir and Thorgrim.
Today, to give the child a Norse god name is accepted and something that reminds Norwegians of their history.
Note that the meanings of many of the boy names often are related to warfare and courage something that should not come as a surprise.
The alphabetical list is not complete there are more names, but hopefully it provides insight and inspiration.
The names are English forms of the Old Norse boy names but still very close to the original.
You will find the meanings in parenthesis with the Norse word (s) in italics.
A
Aasbjorn Aasgeir (αs god / geirr javelin) Aasgrim Aaskell Aaskjell Aasleik Aasleif Aasleiv Aasvald Aasvard Ag Aggrim Agmund (agn respect, fear or tip of a sword / mundr protector) Agnar (agn respect, fear, or tip of a sword / arr warrior) Aake Almar Alvald Alvar Alvbjψrn Alvfinn Alvgaut Alvgeir Arn (arn eagle) Arnbjorn Arnfinn (arn eagle / Finnr a Sami or Finn) Arnfred Arngeir Arngrim Arni (same as Arn) Arnkjell Arnleif Arnleiv Arnljot (arn eagle / ljσtr light, shining) Arnmod Arnstein (arn eagle / steinn stone) Arnthor Arnulf (arn eagle / ulfr wolf) Arnvald Arnvid Atli («little father») Audar Audbjorn Audfinn Audgrim Audkjell Audmund Audstein Audulv Audun (audr wealth / vin friend) Audvald
B
Bard Bendik Berg Bergsvein Berulf Berulv Besse Birgir Bjarni Bjermund Bjorgulv Bjorn (the big brown animal, bear) Bjornar Bjornulv Bodolf Bogi (bogi bow, or bϊi farmer) Boldolv Bodvar Borgi Borgir Borgulv Borgvald Borri Botolv Bredi Bragi (The Viking god Bragi) Brusi Brynjulf (brynj breastplate / ulfr wolf)
D
Dagfinn (dagr day / Finnr a Sami or Finn) Dreng Dyri
E
Egil (egg sharp side of a blade, or awe) Eigil (same as Egil) Eilif Eiliv Eimund Einar Einvald Eldar Eric (from Eirik: ei the unique one / rik prince) Erik (same as Eric) Erland Erlend (erlendr forreigner or stranger) Erling (Erling son or descendant of the Earl) Eystein (ey happiness / steinn stone) Eyyolf Eyyolv
F
Fartein Faste Finn (Finnr a Sami or a Finn) Finnbjorn Finngard Folki Folkvald Freyr (Freyr The Viking god Freyr, also named Yngvi-Freyr or Yngvi) Fridleiv Fridthjof Frodi (frσdr wise or scholar)
G
Gauti Geir (geirr javlin) Geirbrand Geirmund Geirolf Geirolv Geirstein Geirulf Geirulv Gisli (gνsl hostage or the handle of a javlin) Gissur Glumir Gorm (from Guttorm: gud god / tormr to protect or do honor) Grim Grimkjell Gudbjorn Gudleik Gudleiv Gudmund Gudolf Gudolv Gudstein Gullbjorn Gullbrand Gullik Gunbjorn Gunnar (gunnr fight / arr worrier) Gunnbjorn Gunner Gunnolf Gunnolv Gunnsten Gunnstein Gunnvald (gunnr war or warfare / valdr leader or ruler) Gunnvar Gutorm Guttorm (gud god / tormr to protect or do honor)
H
Haabjorn Hagbart Haagen Haaken Haakon (hαr a prominent person / konr family) Haarek Haarik Haavald Haavard (hα tall, horse or combat / vard guardian) Haavid Halfdan (hαlfr half / danr Danish) Hallbjorn Hallfred Hallgeir Hallgrim Halli Hallkjell Hallstein Hallthor Hallvard Hallvor Harald (har army / vald prince ) Hauk (haukr hawk) Heming Hemming Herbjorn (her army / bjorn the big brown animal, bear) Herbrad Herleif Herleik Herleiv Hermod (her army / mσdr courage) Hermund Hervard Hildebrand Hildemar Hjalmar Hogni (protect) Holgir
I
Ingar Ingebjorn Ingemar Ingolf Ingvald Ingvar Ivar (ύr a coniferous tree / arr worrier) Iver
J
Joar (jσ horse / arr warrior) Jogeir Jor Jorik Jorulv Jorund Jostein (jσ horse / steinn stone)
K
Kaalv Kaarbjorn Kaare (kαrr curly hair) Kleng Knut (knutr a knot) Kol Kolbein Kolbjorn Kolfinn Kolgrim Koll Kolstein
L
Leid Leidolv Leidulf Leidulv Leidvor Leif (leifr property, inheritance) Leiv (same as Leif)
M
Magnar Magni (magn power, strength)
N
Narfi (narrow) Narvi (same as Narfi) Nottolv
O
Olaf (Σlαfr ancestor / inheritance) Olav (same as Olaf) Odd (oddr tip of a blade, for example spearhead, arrowhead, sword tip) Oddbjorn Oddfred Oddgeir Oddleif Oddleiv Oddmar Oddmund Oddvar Odin (Σπinn The Viking god Odin) Olbjorn Olgir Olgeir Olvar Ottar
R
Raadgeir Raadmund Raadolf Raadolv Ragnar (ragn advise or reccomendation / arr warrior) Ragnvald (ragn advise or reccomendation / valdr leader or ruler) Randmod Randolf Randolv Reidalv Reidar (hreid house or home / arr warrior) Reidmar Reidolf Reidolv Reidulf Reidulv Roald Roar Rolf (rod honour / ulfr wolf) Rolleif Rolleiv Runolv Rorek Rorik Runi (rϊn secret)
S
Sigbjorn Sigfred Sigstein Sigtrygg Sigurd (sigr victory / vard guardian) Sigvald Sigvat Sjaundi Skjalg Skuli Snorri (snurre the unruly one) Solmund Stein (steinn stone) Steinar (steinn stone / arr worrier) Steinbjorn Steingrim Stig Styrbjorn Svein (sveinn boy or young man) Sveinar Sveinbjorn Sveinung Sverre (sverrir restless or wild) Sverri (same as Sverre) Saebjorn Saemund Saevald
T
Tali Tarjei Tjodgeir Tjodolf Tjoldolv Tjodrek Tjodrik Toki Thor (Thσrr thunder, the Viking god Thσrr) Thoralf -Thoralv Thorbjorn Thord (Tσrdr, composed of Thor, thunder, and a word meaning peace or protection) Thorfinn Thorgeir (Thσrr thunder, the Viking god Thor / geirr spear) Thorgrim Thorkel Thorkell Thorleik Thorleiv Thormod Thorodd Thorolf Thorolv Thorstein (Thσrr thunder, the Viking god Thσrr / steinn stone) Thorsten Thorvald Trond Tryggvi (tryggr the trustworthy one)
U
Ulrik Ulf (ulfr wolf) Ulv (same as Ulf)
V
Vebjorn (ve home / bjorn the big brown animal / bear) Vegard (ve home / gardr fence or protection) Vegeir Vemund Vidar (Vνπarr wide ruler, the viking god Vνπarr) Vidkunn Vigbjorn Volund
Y
Yngvi (The Viking god Yngvi probably an older name for the god Freyr, also named Yngvi-Freyr)
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