Scandinavian Names that Start With G

The kind of nouveau macho name favored by NRA-leaning parents. Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers gave it to his son in 2009. Gunnar is another spelling that makes the name a bit less militaristic.

A key figure in Norse legend and a traditional Scandinavian favorite making inroads here.

A name that took on a pronounced country twang via Nashville megastar Garth (born Troyal) Brooks.

Mythological goddess of fertility whose name seems, ironically, among the least attractive.

Difficult name familiar here mainly via D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love.

A literary surname that's short, to the point, and very rare. It combines several origins: Scandinavian meaning "high ground", Scottish meaning "stranger", and English meaning "wild boar" (hello, secret animal name!).

At the very least, shorten it to Hilda.

See GEORGE.