Ugla
From Old Norse ugla (“owl”), of imitative origin; or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *up-. See also ugla (“owl”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
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Ùisdean
From Old Norse Eysteinn, from ey (“luck”) and steinn (“stone”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Úlfur
From Old Norse Ulfr, Úlfr. Cognate with Danish Ulf, Faroese Úlvur, Norwegian Bokmål Ulf, Norwegian Nynorsk Ulv, and Swedish Ulf.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Uuno
Borrowed from Swedish Uno, from Italian uno, Spanish uno.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Vilhjálmur
From Old Norse Vilhjálmr, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Vörður
From Old Norse Vǫrðr, from vǫrðr (“guard”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Þór
From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, and Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish Tor.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
Þorbjörg
From Old Norse Þorbjǫrg.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
Þórður
From Old Norse Þórðr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + friðr (“peace”). Cognate with Old Swedish Þōrþer.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Þorgeir
From Old Norse Þorgeirr, from Þórr (“Thor”) or þórr (“thunder”) + geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk Torgeir.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Þorgrímur
From Old Norse Þorgrímr, from Þórr (“Thor”) or þórr (“thunder”) + Grímr. Cognate with Faroese Torgrímur.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Þorkell
Inherited from Old Norse Þorkell, cognate with Faroese Torkil and Danish Thorkild.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Þóroddur
Compound of Þór (“Thor”) + oddur (“ord, point”), inherited from Old Norse Þóroddr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Þorsteinn
From Old Norse Þorsteinn, from Þor (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Þorvaldur
From Old Norse Þorvaldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + valdr (“rule”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Þrúður
From Old Norse Þrúðr, from Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R