Icelandic Names
Icelandic names are used on the island nation of Iceland. See also about Scandinavian names.
299 names in our directory
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299Hafdís is an Icelandic feminine given name derived from the Old Norse elements haf 'sea, ocean' and dís 'goddess'. Thus, the name can be interpreted as 'sea goddess', blending Nordic mythology's dís (a female deity or sp...
Hákon is an Old Norse masculine given name, still in modern use in Iceland as a direct continuation of the ancient form. It is etymologically identical to the modern Norwegian Håkon and the Swedish Håkan, all derived fro...
Hálfdan is the Old Norse and Icelandic form of Halfdan. The name derives from the Old Norse elements hálfr 'half' and Danr 'Dane', originally a nickname for someone of half-Danish descent. In Norse mythology and legend,...
Halla is a feminine given name of Icelandic and Old Norse origin. It is the feminine form of Hallr, which derives from the Old Norse element hallr meaning "rock." The name thus carries connotations of strength, stability...
Hallbjörn is an Icelandic masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse name Hallbjǫrn. The name is composed of the elements hallr meaning "rock" and bjǫrn meaning "bear," thus giving the overall meaning of "rock bear...
Halldór is an Icelandic given name, the Icelandic form of Haldor. The name ultimately derives from the Old Norse Hallþórr, composed of the elements hallr "rock" and the name of the Norse god Thor. Thus, the meaning of Ha...
Halldóra is an Icelandic feminine given name, a form of Haldor. The name is derived from the Old Norse Hallþórr, composed of hallr meaning "rock" and the name of the Norse god Thor, with the overall meaning "Thor's rock"...
Hanna is a form of Hannah used in several languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, Belarusian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, and Ukrainian. The name ultimately derives from...
EtymologyHannes is a masculine given name that serves as a short form of Johannes, which in turn is the Latin form of Greek Ioannes, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Johanan (or Yoḥanan). The name carries the prof...
Haraldur is an Icelandic masculine given name, functioning as the Icelandic cognate of the English name Harold. It is derived from the Old Norse Haraldr, which shares roots with the Old English Hereweald — composed of th...
Etymology and Cultural SignificanceHarpa is an Icelandic feminine name derived from the name of the first summer month in the old Icelandic calendar, Harpa. This month likely corresponds to mid-March through mid-April, a...
Haukur [ˈhœyːkʏr̥] is an Icelandic masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse byname Haukr, meaning "hawk". The name reflects a common practice in Viking Age Scandinavia where animal names were used as nicknames or...
Heiðdís is an Icelandic female given name of Old Norse origin. The name combines two Old Norse elements: heiðr, meaning "honour" or "brightness," and dís, meaning "goddess" or "female guardian spirit." Thus, the name can...
Heiðrún is an Old Norse and Icelandic feminine given name derived from the mythological Heidrun. Etymology The name combines two Old Norse elements: heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune." Lite...
Heimir is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, derived from the element heimr meaning "home". It is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon mythological name Hama, both stemming from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (home). The name i...
Etymology Hekla is a feminine given name derived from the Icelandic volcano of the same name. The volcano's name comes from Old Norse hekla meaning 'cloak', likely referring to the cloud of ash and steam that often shrou...
Etymology and OriginsHelena is the Latinate form of Helen, derived from the Greek name Ἑλένη (Helene). The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it is often associated with the Greek word ἑλένη (helene) meaning "torch" o...
Helga is a feminine name of Old Norse origin, derived from heilagr meaning "holy, blessed." It is used across a wide range of languages and cultures, including Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic,...
Helgi is the Old Norse, Icelandic, and Faroese form of Helge. The name originates from from the Old Norse name Helgi, which is derived from heilagr meaning "holy, blessed". It ultimately traces back to Proto-Norse Hailag...
Hildigunnur is the Icelandic form of Hildigunnr, an Old Norse feminine name. The name is a compound of two elements, both derived from Proto-Germanic roots: hildr, meaning 'battle', and gunnr, also meaning 'battle, war'....
Hildur is a feminine given name predominantly used in Icelandic and Norwegian contexts. It is the Icelandic form of the Old Norse name Hildr, which itself derives from the Norse element hildr meaning "battle." Thus, Hild...
Hilmar is a masculine given name used primarily in Danish, German, Icelandic, and Norwegian. It derives from the Old German name Hildimar, composed of the elements hilt meaning "battle" and mari meaning "famous". Thus, t...
Hilmir is an Icelandic male given name derived directly from the Old Norse and modern Icelandic word hilmir, meaning "king" or "prince". The name belongs to a small group of Icelandic names that are literal poetic terms...
Hinrik is the Icelandic form of Heinrich (see Henry). This masculine given name derives from the Germanic name element heim meaning 'home' and rih meaning 'ruler', thus denoting a 'home ruler'. The name ultimately traces...
Hjálmar is the Icelandic and Faroese form of Hjalmar, a name of Old Norse origin. It derives from the Old Norse name Hjálmarr, which means “helmeted warrior,” composed of the elements hjalmr (helmet) and herr (army, warr...
Etymology Hjördís is the Icelandic form of Hjördis, which itself derives from the Old Norse name Hjǫrdís, composed of the elements hjǫrr “sword” and dís “goddess.” Thus, name means “sword goddess.” Mythological Significa...
Hjörtur is an Icelandic masculine given name that originates from the native Old Norse term for "deer" (Icelandic hjörtur). The name draws on the strong cultural significance of the deer in North Germanic tradition, wher...
Hlíf is an Old Norse and Icelandic female name derived from the Old Norse word hlíf, meaning "protection" or "shield." It is the direct source of the modern Scandinavian name Liv 1, though the latter's meaning has been i...
Hlynur is an Icelandic masculine given name directly derived from the Icelandic word for “maple.” As a nature-based name, it reflects the Icelandic tradition of naming children after elements from the natural landscape,...
Hólmfríður is an Icelandic feminine given name, derived from the Old Norse name Hólmfríðr. This name combines the elements holmr (meaning "small island") and fríðr (meaning "beautiful" or "beloved"), so the name can be i...
Hrafn is an Old Norse masculine given name and byname meaning "raven." The name has survived into modern Icelandic usage and carries strong associations with Norse mythology and Viking culture, where the raven was a symb...
Hrafnhildur is an officially approved Icelandic female given name, representing the modernized form of the Old Norse name Hrafnhildr. The name is composed of two Old Norse elements: hrafn, meaning "raven," and hildr, mea...
Hrefna is an Icelandic feminine given name, derived as the female form of Hrafn, an Old Norse masculine name meaning "raven". The raven held significant symbolism in Norse mythology and culture, often associated with the...
Hrönn is an Icelandic feminine name derived from the Old Norse Hrǫnn, meaning “wave.” In Norse mythology, Hrǫnn was one of the nine daughters of the sea god Ægir and the goddess Rán. The nine sisters, all named for diffe...
Hulda is a feminine given name with origins in Old Norse mythology and language. Derived from the Old Norse word hulda meaning "hiding, secrecy," it was borne by a sorceress in Norse mythology. As a modern name, it may a...
Iðunn is an Old Norse name deeply rooted in Norse mythology. The name likely comprises the elements ið- meaning "again, repeated" and unna "to love", thus "ever-loving" or "renewed love". In Norse mythology, Iðunn is the...
Indriði is an Icelandic male given name, derived from the Old Norse name Eindriði, which itself likely combines elements meaning “one” and “rider”. The name essentially means “he who rides alone,” a poetic description po...
Inga is a feminine given name with deep roots in Germanic and Norse mythology. It is the strictly feminine form of Inge, a short form of various Germanic and Scandinavian names that begin with the element Ing, referring...
Ingi is an Inge. The name Inge itself is a short form of Germanic names that incorporate the element ing, referring to the Germanic god Ing (possibly from *Ingwaz, meaning "ancestor"). Ing was an obscure fertility god as...
Ingibjörg is the Icelandic form of Ingeborg, a name with deep roots in Germanic mythology and history. The name comes from the Old Norse Ingibjǫrg, formed by combining the name of the Germanic god Ing with bjǫrg, meaning...
Ingólfur is the Icelandic form of the Old Norse name Ingolf. The name is deeply rooted in Norse mythology and history, originating from the Germanic god Ing (associated with fertility and possibly identified with Freyr)...
Ingunn is a feminine given name of Old Norse origin, primarily used in Icelandic and Norwegian. The name is a compound of two elements: the name of the Germanic god Ing and Old Norse unna meaning "to love." Thus, Ingunn...
Ingvar is a masculine given name used in Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish. It derives from the Old Norse name Yngvarr, composed of the name of the Norse god Yngvi combined with the element herr meaning "army" or...
Íris is a Portuguese and Icelandic female given name, derived as a form of Iris. The name ultimately originates from the Greek word ἶρις (îris) meaning "rainbow." In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow a...
Ísabella is the Icelandic form of Isabella, itself a Latinate variant of Isabel. The name Isabel ultimately derives from Elisheba, the Hebrew name meaning “my God is an oath” or “God is my abundance,” which appears in th...
Ísak is the Icelandic form of Isaac, a name biblically representing laughter and joy. Derived from the Hebrew Yitsḥaq, meaning 'he will laugh, he will rejoice,' the name traces its roots to the patriarch Isaac in the Old...
Jakob is a masculine given name used in several European languages, including Danish, Dutch, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Slovene, and Swedish. It is a form of Jacob (or James), adapted to the spelling conventions of th...
Jenný is the Icelandic form of Jenny. Jenny itself originated as a medieval English diminutive of Jane, and since the mid-20th century it has been primarily considered a diminutive of Jennifer. The root name Jane is the...
Jens is a Scandinavian and Germanic short form of Johannes, which in turn derives from the Latin form of the Greek name Ioannes, ultimately from the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan). The name means "Yahweh is gracious", from th...
Jóhann is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the name Johann, which itself derives from the Latin Iohannes and ultimately from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." This name has deep biblical roots, app...
Jóhanna is the Icelandic feminine given name, equivalent to English Jane or Joan. It is the Icelandic form of Latin Iohanna, which ultimately derives from the Greek name Ἰωάννα (Ioanna), the feminine form of Ioannes (see...
Jóhannes is the Icelandic and Faroese form of Iohannes, the Latin form of Ἰωάννης (Ioannes), which derives from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan) meaning "Yahweh is gracious." This biblical name owes its widespread popu...
Jökull is an Icelandic masculine given name that directly translates to "glacier, ice". The name is derived from the Old Norse word jǫkull, meaning "icicle" or "glacier," and is ultimately related to the Proto-Germanic r...
Jón is a masculine given name used primarily in Icelandic and Faroese cultures. It is the local form of John, which itself derives from the Latin Iohannes and the Greek Ἰωάννης (Ioannes), ultimately from the Hebrew name...
Jóna is a feminine given name used in Iceland and the Faroe Islands. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of Joanna, which ultimately traces back to the Hebrew name Yohanan (יוחנן), meaning "Yahweh has been gracious" — t...
Jónas is the Icelandic and Faroese form of Jonah, the biblical prophet. The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew יונה (Yona), meaning "dove." In the Book of Jonah, the prophet is swallowed by a great fish and later em...
Jónatan is the Faroese and Icelandic form of Jonathan, a name of Hebrew origin ultimately meaning "Yahweh has given." The name derives from the Hebrew roots יְהוֹ (yeho), referring to the Hebrew God, and נָתַן (naṯan), m...
Jónína is a feminine given name of Icelandic origin. It is the feminine form of Jón, which itself is the Icelandic and Faroese form of John. The ultimate root of the name is the Hebrew name Yoḥanan, meaning "Yahweh is gr...
Jósef is the Faroese and Icelandic form of Joseph. The name Joseph derives from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning “he will add” or “God will increase,” from the root yasaf (“to add, to increase”). In the Old Testament, Jose...
Júlía is the Icelandic form of Julia, a feminine given name originating from the Roman family name Julius. The name entered the Icelandic naming pool through cultural and religious influences, particularly via the spread...