Old-norse Baby Names
70 Old-norse names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 70 baby names with a old-norse feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Old-norse Girl Names
Shelby#649 in the U.S.From an Old Norse place name composed of skjalf meaning ledge or shelf and by meaning farm or s▶Emberly#688 in the U.S.Modern American compound of ember (glowing coal or smoldering fire remains, from Old Norse eimy▶Freyja#772 in the U.S.Lady, noblewoman, or mistress; from Old Norse fru or freyja meaning lady or noblewoman, the nam▶Colbie#881 in the U.S.Variant of Colby, from Old Norse Koli (a personal name, from kol meaning coal) and by meaning f▶Liv#896 in the U.S.From Old Norse hlif meaning protection, shield, or shelter; in modern Scandinavian languages li▶Tate#2260 in the U.S.cheerful, glad▶Ronnie#2292 in the U.S.ruler's counsel▶Gala#2306 in the U.S.festivity, show, gala celebration▶Kolbie#2414 in the U.S.dark settlement or coal town▶Torvi#4447 in the U.S.From Old Norse — linked to the god Thor (as in Torvi/Thorvi); popularized by the TV series Viki▶Alva#4465 in the U.S.From Old Norse alfr, 'elf' (feminine Alva, 'radiant elf-woman'); also a Hebrew/Latin name; rout▶Skyy#4534 in the U.S.Double-y spelling of Sky/Skye — from Old Norse sky, 'cloud' — the open sky▶Skadi#4635 in the U.S.From Old Norse Skadi/Skaði — a goddess of winter, skiing, and the hunt; possibly 'shadow' or 'h▶Freydis#7695 in the U.S.From Old Norse Freydis, 'a woman/lady of the goddess Freyja' (Freyr/Freyja, 'lord/lady', + dis,▶Tove#7891 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Tofa, a short form of names with the element Thor (the thunder god); also li▶Beck#8007 in the U.S.From the Old Norse bekkr, 'a stream; a brook'; also a short form of Rebecca ('to bind; to tie')▶Kolbee#8178 in the U.S.A spelling of Colby — from the Old Norse, variously 'the coal/dark settlement' and "Koli's farm▶Lunafreya#8215 in the U.S.A compound of Luna ('the moon', Latin) and Freya (an Old Norse goddess of love and beauty); mad▶Thyra#8358 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Tyra/Thyra — variously 'dedicated to Thor' and 'the warrior of the god Thor'▶Espyn#8581 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Espen — from the Old Norse Asbjorn, 'a bear of god' (as, 'a god', + bjorn, '▶Inga#8618 in the U.S.From the Old Norse — a short form of names with Ing, 'belonging to/protected by Ing' (Yngvi/Fre▶Gyda#12584 in the U.S.A Viking-age Scandinavian name, generally derived from Gyrid or from an element read as gud ('g▶Ashtrid#16182 in the U.S.A respelling of Astrid, from the Old Norse Astridr ('as, 'god,' + fridr, 'beautiful; fair') — '▶YrsaAn Old Norse name borne by a legendary queen, Yrsa, in Scandinavian saga; it is sometimes conne▶
Old-norse Boy Names
Briggs#356 in the U.S.From an Old Norse or Old English place name, a plural form of 'brig' or 'bridge', meaning 'dwel▶Erick#366 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Eric, from Old Norse Eirikr, composed of 'ei' (ever, always) and 'rikr' (ru▶Erik#546 in the U.S.From Old Norse Eiríkr, composed of ei ('ever, always') and ríkr ('ruler, powerful'), meaning 'e▶Gunnar#612 in the U.S.From Old Norse Gunnarr, composed of gunnr ('war,' 'battle') and arr/herr ('warrior,' 'army'), m▶Colby#615 in the U.S.From an Old Norse-English place-name and surname, composed of Old Norse Koli (a personal name m▶Ronald#638 in the U.S.From the Old Norse name Rögnvaldr, composed of regin meaning counsel or decision and valdr mean▶Boden#769 in the U.S.Messenger or herald; from Old Norse bod meaning message or command, and the personal name Bodi ▶Corey#778 in the U.S.From the hollow; anglicization of the Irish Gaelic surname Corra or Corraidhin, possibly meanin▶Drake#827 in the U.S.From Old English draca and Old Norse dreki, meaning 'dragon' or 'serpent'; also the standard En▶Bjorn#829 in the U.S.From the Old Norse bjorn meaning 'bear', one of the most common and ancient elements in Norse m▶Roger#834 in the U.S.From the Old High German Hrodger or Old Norse Hrothi-geirr, composed of hrod (fame, renown) and▶Bear#853 in the U.S.From the Old English bera and Old Norse bjorn, both meaning 'bear'; used as a given name evokin▶Beck#913 in the U.S.From Old Norse bekkr meaning a stream or small brook; a topographic surname for someone living ▶Leif#917 in the U.S.From Old Norse leifr meaning heir, descendant, or one who is left (as an inheritance); also rel▶Norman#1313 in the U.S.Man of the North, Northman▶Thorin#1361 in the U.S.Daring, bold, thunder-associated▶Carsyn#2259 in the U.S.son of Carr, marsh dweller▶Ragnar#2272 in the U.S.warrior of judgment▶Aarvik#3036 in the U.S.Possibly 'eagle bay' or 'river bay,' from Old Norse arn/á and vík▶Ember#3168 in the U.S.From Old English aemyrge or Old Norse eimyrja meaning 'embers' — the glowing, smoldering pieces▶Niles#3189 in the U.S.English and Scandinavian surname form of Niel/Neil, from Old Norse Njal or Irish Niall meaning ▶Love#4262 in the U.S.From the word love — Old English lufu — and the Swedish name Love/Löve, from Norse 'leaf/dear';▶Trust#4296 in the U.S.From the word trust — Old Norse traust, 'confidence, firmness, reliance' — faith and reliabilit▶Rorik#4393 in the U.S.From Old Norse Hroerekr (Rurik/Roderick) — hrod, 'fame', plus rikr, 'ruler' — 'famous ruler'▶Aric#4427 in the U.S.Spelling of Eric — from Old Norse Eirikr, 'eternal/ever ruler' or 'sole ruler'▶Torben#4539 in the U.S.From Old Norse Thorbjorn — Thor (the thunder god) plus bjorn, 'bear' — 'Thor's bear, thunder-be▶Thurmon#6170 in the U.S.Thurmon is a variant spelling of Thurman, an English surname from the Old Norse personal name T▶Merrik#7543 in the U.S.A spelling of Merrick — variously from the Welsh Meurig (a form of Maurice) and Old Norse, 'fam▶Rollo#7614 in the U.S.A Latinized form of Rolf/Hrolfr — from the Germanic hrod, 'fame', + wulf, 'wolf' — 'famous wolf▶Ronal#7616 in the U.S.A form of Ronald — from the Old Norse Rognvaldr, 'the ruler's counsel; a ruler with advice' (re▶Aaric#7727 in the U.S.A spelling of Aric/Eric — from the Old Norse Eirikr, 'eternal/ever ruler; ever powerful' (ei, '▶Aesir#7745 in the U.S.From Old Norse aesir, 'the gods' — the principal pantheon of Norse gods (Odin, Thor, and others▶Darby#7855 in the U.S.From an English/Norse place/surname, 'a deer park; a village/farm where deer are kept' (Old Nor▶Erikson#7898 in the U.S.From the Old Norse, 'son of Erik' (Erik, 'the eternal/ever ruler', from ei, 'ever', + rikr, 'ru▶Igor#7939 in the U.S.A Russian form of the Old Norse Ingvar — 'Ing's warrior; warrior of the god Ing' (Yngvi/Ing, a ▶Jari#7960 in the U.S.A Finnish short form of Jalmari (from the Old Norse Hjalmar), 'a helmeted warrior' (hjalmr, 'he▶Odinn#8127 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Odinn, 'the frenzied/inspired one; fury; inspiration' — the chief god of Nor▶Sigurd#8208 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Sigurdr, 'a guardian of victory; victory-protector' (sigr, 'victory', + vord▶Tait#8221 in the U.S.From the Old Norse teitr, 'cheerful; glad; merry' (also an English surname)▶Thurston#8234 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Thorsteinn — 'Thor's stone' (Thor, the thunder god, + steinn, 'stone'); we n▶Yerick#8260 in the U.S.A Spanish/Latin American spelling of Eric — from the Old Norse, 'an ever-ruler; the eternal/sol▶Arick#8342 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Eric/Aric — from the Old Norse, 'an ever-ruler; the eternal/sole ruler'; rou▶Osborn#10604 in the U.S.From the Old Norse/Old English Osbeorn, 'divine bear; god-bear' (os, 'god,' + beorn/bjorn, 'bea▶Airik#12246 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Erik, from the Old Norse Eirikr — 'ever-ruler; eternal ruler' (ei, 'ever▶Colbe#12433 in the U.S.Colbe is a modern respelling of Colby, an English place and surname name of Old Norse origin, f▶Sihtric#13895 in the U.S.From Old Norse Sigtryggr — sigr, 'victory', plus tryggr, 'true; trusty' — anglicized as Sihtric▶
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Popular Old-norse baby names include Briggs, Erick, Erik, Gunnar, Colby, Ronald. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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