Fritiof
From Old Norse Friðþjófr. Appears in Old Norse saga and was revived through 19th century literature. Cognate with Norwegian Fridtjof and Danish Frithjof.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
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Garðar
From Old Norse Garðarr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Gauti
From Old Norse Gauti, from gautr (“man from Götaland, Gautaland”). See Götaland.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Geir
From Old Norse Geirr, from geirr (“spear”) (whence also geir).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
Geirþrúður
From Old Norse Geirþrúðr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Glebas
Borrowed from Old Ruthenian Глебъ (Hleb), from Old East Slavic Гълѣбъ (Gŭlěbŭ), from Old Norse Guðleifr (literally “god’s heir”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Glúmur
From Old Norse Glúmr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Goraidh
From Old Norse Guðrøðr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Gormur
From Old Norse Gormr, a Danish (East Norse) name, perhaps a contracted form of *Goðormr, from goð (“god”) + ormr (“worm, dragon”). Compare also Guttormur.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Grímkell
Inherited from Old Norse Grímkell.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Grimshaw
From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent to Grim + -s- + shaw.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends W
Grímur
From Old Norse Grímr, from Proto-Germanic *Grīmaz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Guðfríður
Inherited from Old Norse Guðfríðr, from Proto-Germanic *gudą + Proto-Germanic *frīdaz. Related to English Gorrie, English Jeffrey English Godfrey, German Godafride, Latin…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Guðmundur
From Old Norse Guðmundr, cognate to Norwegian and Swedish Gudmund.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Guðríður
From Old Norse Guðríðr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Gudrun
From Old Norse Guðrún.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Guðrún
From Old Norse Guðrún, probably a mix of two originally distinct names, both with the latter part rún (“rune, secret, confidante”): Guðrún, Goðrún, from guð (“god”)…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Gunnólfur
From Old Norse Gunnólfr, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiwulfaz, equivalent to gunnur (“battle”) + úlfur (“wolf”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Halla
Female form of Hallr, from Old Norse hallr (“flat stone, hill”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Halldór
From Old Norse Halldórr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Halli
From Old Norse Hallr, from hallr (“slope, flat stone”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Hallur
Younger form of Hallir, with the suffix -ur, itself from Old Norse hallr (“rock, flat stone”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Haraldur
From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Harold
From a merger of Old English Hereweald and Old English Harold (itself from Old Norse Haraldr), both from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *waldaz (“ruler,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Héðinn
From Old Norse heðinn, from Proto-Germanic *hedanaz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
Helga
From Old Norse Helga (“holy”), a pre-Christian term, feminine form of Helgi. Doublet of Olga. From Swedish Helga, from Old Norse helga (“holy”). Derived from Old Norse Helga.…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Helge
Borrowed from Old Norse Helgi. From Old Norse Helgi. Recorded in Norway since the Middle Ages.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Helgi
Derived from Old Norse Helgi.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Hervör
From Old Norse Hervǫr the female equivalent to Old Norse Hervarðr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawarō. Cognate with Old English Herewaru.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Hjálmar
From Old Norse Hjalmarr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Hlér
From Old Norse hlér (“the sea”), Hlér (proper name, an alternate name of Ægir and namesake of the island Hlésey according to the Prose Edda), from Proto-Norse *ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
Hörður
From Old Norse Hǫrðr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Hrafnkell
Inherited from Old Norse Hrafnkell, from earlier Hrafnketill. hrafn (“raven”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Hróðný
From Old Norse Hróðný. Composed of Hróð- + -ný.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ý
Hrólfur
From Old Norse Hrólfr, from Hróðólfr (which also yielded Icelandic Hróðólfur), from hróðr (‘proud’) + úlfr, -ólfr (‘wolf’), cognate with Old English Hruodwulf.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Hróný
Attested since the 17th century. Variant of Hróðný, from Old Norse Hróðný. Composed of Hró- + -ný.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ý
Hulda
From Swedish Hulda. From Old Norse Hulda (“secrecy, hiding”), see hulda.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Iðunn
Inherited from Old Norse Iðunnr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
Igor
Transliterated from Russian И́горь (Ígorʹ), a Varangian name derived from Old Norse Yngvarr, Ingvarr, from Yngvi (name of a god) + herr (“army”). Doublet of Ivor, Ihar, and…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Inga
From Danish, Norwegian, Swedish Inga etc., all from Old Norse Inga.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ingibjörg
From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
Ingólfur
From Old Norse Ingólfr, combined from Ing and Ulf.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Ingrid
From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr. Borrowed from Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr. From Swedish, Norwegian and…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Ingrida
Ultimately, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Inguarus
Borrowed from Old Norse Yngvarr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ìomhar
Old Irish Ímar, from Old Norse Ívarr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Ivar
From Old Norse Ívarr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Ívar
From Old Norse Ívarr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Ivor
Medieval form of Old Norse Ívarr. Doublet of Igor.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Játvarður
From Old Norse Játvarðr, borrowed from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz. Doublet of Eðvarð.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Jódís
From Old Norse Jódís, equivalent to jór (“horse”) + dís (“fairy”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Jón
From Old Norse Jónn, Jón, contraction of earlier Jóann, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
Kaðlín
From Old Norse Kaðlín, from Middle Irish Caitlín, from Old French [Term?]. Doublet of Katrín and Karen.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Kári
From Old Norse Kári (“gust of wind”), related to kárr (“curly-haired”), from a Proto-Germanic root related to *kreukaną (“to fold up, wrinkle”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Karl
From German and North Germanic (Scandinavian) Karl, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles. From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“free man”), originally a nickname. Popularized by the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Kjell
From Old Norse Ketill, from ketill (“(sacrificial) cauldron", "helmet”) and short for names containing this element. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1548.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Knud
From Old Norse Knútr. Borne by four kings of Denmark, two of them canonized. Cognate with English Canute. Doublet of knude (“knot”) (from the common noun knútr).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
Knut
From Old Norse Knútr, cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
Knútur
From Old Norse Knútr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Leif
From Norwegian Leif, from Old Norse Leifr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1852.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F