300+ Viking Names

Helle is one Scandinavian name that hasn't crossed over to the English-speaking world. That hell syllable is tough to get beyond.

Troels is the Danish form of the Old Norse name Þórgísl, meaning "Thor's arrow".

The form of Gertrude found in German and much of Scandinavia.

An Icelandic name, derived from Old Norse.

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.

In Norse mythology, Urðr was one of three goddesses of destiny (or Norns) — she ruled over the past. Today, her name is typically modernized as Urd.

In Norse mythology, Rǫskva was the daughter of a peasant farmer who became a servant of Thor, along with her brother Þjálfi.

The modern form of Þórdís.

The original Old Norse form of the name we know today as Odin, and the most popular version in modern Iceland.

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.