300+ Viking Names

While this may look like an animal related word name to those unfamiliar with it, Roar is a Norwegian name derived from the Old Norse element hróðr meaning "fame". combined with either herr meaning "warrior" or "geirr meaning "spear". It can also be spelled as Hroar.

Manx variant of the Norse name Asketill.

Like Stian, a more manageable short form of the unwieldy Srigandr, but with a less euphonic sound. Stig Larsson is a successful Swedish novelist, not to be confused with the even more successful late Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson (born Karl Stig-Erland LArsson), author of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo</>..

Lovers of Loki who don't appreciate the overt mythological reference might like this unusual Icelandic name.

Gorm the Old was a famed king of Denmark. His name was common in Viking times.

Drífa comes from a snowy family in Norse mythology — father Snær and sisters Mjǫll and Fǫnn.

Ingibjörg, as it's transcribed in Iceland, is derived from the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg. The name references the Germanic fertility god Ing, the original name of the god Freyr.

A name with Old Norse roots that at one time existed alongside the name Kárr, although Kári is the dominant form today. In recent years, it's been common in Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

A simple and attractive feminization of the Nordic name Finn.

A popular Scandinavian name which ranked consistently in Norway's Top 100 in the middle of the 20th century. The Danish version of the Oscars are named the Bodil Awards, after two famous Danish actresses Bodil Ipsen and Bodil Kjer.