300+ Viking Names

  1. Brunhild
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "armed for battle"
    • Description:

      One of the Valkyries, still clad in heavy armor.
  2. Valdis
    • Hrafnhildur
      • Origin:

        Icelandic
      • Meaning:

        "raven battle"
      • Description:

        An ancient Nordic name with a powerful meaning, borne by Icelandic playwright Hrafnhildur Hagalín Guðmundsdóttir.
    • Aud
      • Origin:

        Norwegian
      • Meaning:

        "deserted, empty"
      • Description:

        This minimalist name is frequently heard in Norway, but has little chance of acceptance in the US.
    • Vigdis
      • Origin:

        Norwegian
      • Meaning:

        "war goddess"
      • Description:

        This strong Norwegian name war goddess name, commonly heard in both midcentury Norway and Iceland, has never ventured far beyond its native culture.
    • Olav
      • Osvald
        • Kata
          • Origin:

            Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish, and Katalin, Hungarian
          • Meaning:

            "pure"
          • Description:

            A European nickname for Katherine variations.
        • Leikny
          • Origin:

            Old Norse
          • Meaning:

            "new game"
        • Thorgeirr
          • Origin:

            Swedish
          • Meaning:

            "Thor's spear"
        • Dagr
          • Origin:

            Norse
          • Meaning:

            "daylight"
          • Description:

            Ancient Norse variation of Dag.
        • Ødger
          • Origin:

            Old Danish
          • Meaning:

            "lucky spear; wealth + spear"
          • Description:

            Ødger is the Old Danish form of Audogar, written as AuðgæiRR in Old Norse.
        • Ulv
          • Siv
            • Origin:

              Norse
            • Meaning:

              "bride"
            • Description:

              Siv, or sometimes Sif, was the name of Thor's wife and is popular in modern Scandinavia. In Norse mythology, Siv was the goddess of fertility and agriculture.
          • Hjördis
            • Origin:

              Scandinavian
            • Meaning:

              "sword goddess"
            • Description:

              Pronunciation problems overwhelm this name.
          • Hrefna
            • Origin:

              Old Norse
            • Meaning:

              "raven"
          • Rangi
            • Origin:

              Maori
            • Meaning:

              "sky"
            • Description:

              In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Rangi or Ranginui was a god of the sky, husband of the earth goddess Papa or Papatuanuku. This strong and simple Māori name would make for a fresh celestial choice.
          • Birk
            • Eirik
              • Brynhild