300+ Viking Names

A Latinised form of the Old Norse name Saxi, meaning either "Saxon" or "dagger, short sword". A notable historical bearer is Saxo Grammaticus, a medieval Danish chronicler who wrote the first full history of Denmark, the Gesta Danorum.

Úlfur is a top name in its native Iceland, although it isn't likely to travel outside the country.

Åge is a common element of Scandinavian names — in Sweden, it's a nickname for August — but it's also a given name in its own right. It comes from the Old Norse name Áki, meaning "ancestor".

An Icelandic name, derived from Old Norse.

A softer, less vowelly variation of Peter, that appears in the Welsh Bible but not currently in the charts there. The Welsh name for daffodils, the national flower of Wales, is cennin pedr, "Peter's leeks".

Hildur is the Icelandic variant of Hildr, an Old Norse name used for a valkyrie in Norse mythology.