300+ Viking Names
- Leifr
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"heir, descendant"Description:
Before Leif, there was Leifr.
- Torbjörn
Origin:
SwedishMeaning:
"Thor's bear"Description:
A Swedish old-man name that is currently attracting more attention in its country of origin. It might be a hard sell in the English-speaking world, but a similar name like Torben or Torsten — or even just Tor — could function as a substitute.
- Iðunn
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"ever young"Description:
The original Old Norse form of Idunn, the goddess of apples, fertility, and youth. Iðunn is currently popular in Iceland, while Idunn is the preferred varation in much of Scandinavia.
- Beyla
- Gunvor
Origin:
Swedish, Norwegian, and DanishMeaning:
"cautious in war"
- Dagr
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"daylight"Description:
Ancient Norse variation of Dag.
- Asfrid
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"god + beautiful"
- Aslaug
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"god + marriage celebration"
- Helle
- Berghild
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"battle helper"
- Åsa
Origin:
SwedishMeaning:
"god"
- Brana
- Svein
- Baggi
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"bag; Norwegian"
- Ingibjorg
Origin:
Icelandic from NorseMeaning:
"the help of Ing"Description:
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.
- Frode
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"wise"Description:
Frode might be too close to Frodo—the famed hobbit from The Lord of the Rings—for comfort. Both are derived from the same source.
- Harald
- Regner
- Åse
Origin:
Norwegian, Swedish, and DanishMeaning:
"god"
- Bríet
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"exalted or rescue"Description:
Icelandic short form of Birgitta, which may derive from the Irish Brighid "exalted one" or from the male Norse name Birger, meaning "help, rescue". A famous bearer is Icelandic feminist Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir (1856-1940), founder of the first women's magazine in Iceland.