Aðalsteinn
From Old Norse Aðalsteinn, a calque of Old English Æþelstān, from *aþalaz (“noble”) + *stainaz (“stone”). Cognate with German Edelstein.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Middle names for Vilhjálmur
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Amhlaidh
From Middle Irish Amlaíb, from Old Norse Óláfr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Arnfríður
From Old Norse Arnfríðr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Arnheiður
From Old Norse Arnheiðr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Áslaug
From Old Norse Áslaug.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ásþrúður
From Old Norse Ásþrúðr, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuþrūþiz. Equivalent to ás (“(pagan) god; one of the æsir”) + þrúður (“strength”), cognate with Old English Ōsþrȳþ.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
One-syllable options
Brjánn
From Old Norse Brjánn (referring to the Irish king Brian Boru), from Irish Brian.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sgàire
Probably from Old Norse Skári.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Steinn
Inherited from Old Norse Steinn, from stæinn (“stone”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Classic options
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Modern options
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