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160Aðalbjörg is an Icelandic feminine given name, derived from the Old Norse elements aðal 'noble' and bjǫrg 'help, salvation'. The name thus carries the meaning of 'noble help' or 'noble salvation'.Language and Cultural Co...
Etymology and OriginAgnes is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnē), meaning "“chaste”". The name was Latinized as Agnes and later adopted into various European languages, including English, French (Ag...
Alda is an Icelandic feminine given name that means "wave" in Icelandic. It derives from the Old Norse element alda, referring to a wave or billow, and is part of a broader tradition of nature-inspired names in Icelandic...
Alexandra is a female given name of Greek origin, derived from the masculine name Alexander. The name is a compound of the Greek verb alexein (ἀλέξειν), meaning 'to defend', and anēr (ἀνήρ, genitive ἀνδρός), meaning 'man...
Andrea is the feminine form of Andrew in many European languages, including Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, and Swedish. As an English...
Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah, which means “favor” or “grace.” Used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament, it appears in the Hebrew Bible as the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Sa...
Etymology and OriginAría is the Icelandic form of Aria 1, a name that has musical origins. The Italian word aria means "song, melody" (literally "air"), and in music, an aria is a self-contained vocal piece, often part o...
Arna is an Icelandic and Norwegian feminine given name, derived as a feminine form of Arne. The name Arne originates from an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element ǫrn, meaning "eagle". Thus, Arna carri...
Arnbjörg is an Icelandic female given name, derived from the Arnbjǫrg, the Old Norse form of the name. The name is composed of the elements ǫrn meaning "eagle" and bjǫrg meaning "help" or "salvation". The name thus combi...
Ása is a feminine name used in Faroese, Icelandic, and Old Norse, functioning as a form of Åsa. Åsa itself originates as a short form of Old Norse feminine names that begin with the element áss meaning "god". This elemen...
Ásdís is an Icelandic female given name of Old Norse origin. It is derived from the Old Norse elements áss 'god' and dís 'goddess', giving it the meaning 'divine goddess' or 'god-goddess'. As a coalescence of two theonym...
Ásgerður is an Icelandic female given name, serving as the modern Icelandic form of the Old Norse name Ásgerðr. The name is composed from two Old Norse elements: áss meaning "god" and garðr meaning "enclosure, yard." Com...
EtymologyÁslaug is the Old Norse and Icelandic form of Aslaug, a name derived from the Old Norse elements áss meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath". Thus, the name can be interpreted as...
Ásta is a feminine given name used in Iceland and historically in Old Norse culture. It is a short form of Ástríðr, an Old Norse name composed of the elements áss meaning 'god' and fríðr meaning 'beautiful' or 'beloved'....
Ástríður is the Icelandic form of Ástríðr, an Old Norse female name. The name is composed of the elements áss meaning "god" and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved", thus conveying the sense of "god-beautiful" or "divinely...
Aþena is the Icelandic form of Athena, a name rooted in Greek mythology. It is used both as a given name and as the Icelandic name for the Greek goddess Athena, who presides over wisdom, warfare, and the city of Athens....
Auður is an Icelandic female given name derived from the Old Norse name Auðr, which means "wealth, fortune." It is a modern form that retains the original meaning but has become more distinct in its usage in Iceland. Ety...
Berglind is an Icelandic female given name, derived from the Old Norse elements bjǫrg "help, salvation" and lind "linden tree, lime tree, shield". This combination of elements, meaning "salvation-shield" or "help-lime",...
Bergljót is the Icelandic and Old Norse form of Bergljot, a name composed of the Old Norse elements bjǫrg meaning "help, salvation" and ljótr meaning "light." Thus, the name conveys the poetic sense of "saving light" or...
Birgitta is a female given name most commonly used in Scandinavia and Finland, primarily as a Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish name Bridget, via the Latinized form Brigitta. Alternatively, it may be a feminine der...
Birna is an Old Norse feminine given name derived from a byname meaning "she-bear". The name originates from the Old Norse word birna ("female bear"), which is the feminine counterpart of the masculine noun bjǫrn ("bear"...
Birta is a feminine Icelandic diminutive of Birgitta, a name with deep roots in Scandinavian and Celtic traditions. As a shortened, affectionate form, Birta reflects a common linguistic pattern in Icelandic, where names...
Björg is a feminine given name used in Iceland, derived from the Old Norse element bjǫrg, meaning "help, salvation" or "protection." It is the Icelandic form of Bjørg, which is used in Norway and other Scandinavian count...
Björk is an Icelandic feminine given name that means "birch tree" in the Icelandic language. The name derives from the natural world, reflecting the strong connection between Nordic cultures and their landscapes. In Icel...
Borghildur is the Icelandic form of Borghild, a given name of Old Norse origin. The name Borghild derives from the elements borg meaning "fortress" and hildr meaning "battle," thus carrying the empowering connotation of...
Bríet is an Icelandic feminine given name, representing the Icelandic form of Britt. The name traces its roots through Scandinavian and Irish linguistic history, ultimately deriving from the Old Celtic *Brigantī, meaning...
Bryndís is an Icelandic given name derived from Old Norse elements. It is composed of brynja, meaning "armour" or "protection," and dís, meaning "goddess." Thus, the name carries the sense of a "goddess of armor" or "pro...
Etymology and OriginBrynhildur is the Icelandic feminine form of Brynhildr, an Old Norse name composed of the elements brun (armor) and hildr (battle). The name is thus a cognate of Brunhild from Germanic mythology, refl...
The name Brynja is a female given name used primarily in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, with roots in the Old Norse language. Its meaning directly translates to "armour" or "coat of mail," giving the name a strong, prote...
Dagmar is a feminine Scandinavian given name, widely used across the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Slovakia, and Sweden. The name derives from the Old Norse Dagmær, composed of the elements dagr ("da...
Dagný is an Old Norse and Icelandic female given name, being the original form of the more common Dagny. Linguistically, it is a compound of the Old Norse elements dagr ("day") and nýr ("new"), literally signifying "new...
EtymologyDagrún is the Old Norse and Icelandic form of Dagrun, a feminine given name composed of the elements dagr meaning "day" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune". Thus, the name can be interpreted as "day-rune" or "da...
Dóra is a short form of Dorottya and other Hungarian and Icelandic names ending in dóra, such as Teodóra or Halldóra. While primarily a diminutive, Dóra has become an independent given name in its own right, widely used...
Edda is a feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly deriving from the Old Norse word edda meaning "great-grandmother." This name is historically significant in Iceland and Norse literature, as it refers to two renowned...
Eir is a Norse feminine name meaning mercy in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Eir (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈɛir]) is a goddess or valkyrie associated with medical skill and healing. She is attested in the Poetic Edda, c...
Elfa is an Icelandic feminine given name, derived as the female equivalent of the Old Norse name Alf. Its root meaning, via the element alfr, is "elf" — a supernatural being in Germanic folklore. The name sits within a b...
Elín is the Icelandic form of Helen. The name Helen itself derives from the Greek Helene, which is possibly connected to the word helene meaning "torch" or "corposant," or alternatively to selene meaning "moon." In Greek...
Elísa is an Icelandic diminutive of Elísabet, which itself is the Icelandic form of Elizabeth. The short form Elísa is used as a standalone given name in Iceland, reflecting a common Nordic pattern of creating informal v...
Elísabet is the Icelandic form of Elizabeth, a name borne by at least two closely related British queens. The name derives from the Greek form of the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾElishevaʿ), meaning “my God is an oath,” from ele...
EtymologyElsa is a feminine given name that originated as a short form of the biblical name Elisabeth (and its variants such as Elisabet, Elisabetta, and Elizabeth). This Germanic abbreviation follows a pattern similar t...
Elva 2 is a feminine given name used in Danish and Icelandic. It is a feminine form of Alf 1, derived from Old Norse alfr meaning "elf." In Norse legend, Alf was the name of a king who pursued the maiden Alfhild (a relat...
Embla is a female given name of Old Norse origin, best known as the name of the first woman in Norse mythology. The etymology of Embla is uncertain, but it is often linked to the Old Norse word almr meaning "elm" or poss...
Emilía is the Icelandic feminine form of Emil, derived from the Latin Aemilius, a Roman family name. It is closely related to Emily, the English counterpart. The Latin root aemulus means 'rival' or 'striving to equal'.In...
Emma is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, derived from ermen, meaning "whole" or "universal." It likely originated as a short form of older Germanic names such as Ermengarde or Ermentrude, built on the element ir...
Erla is an Icelandic feminine given name directly derived from the name of the wagtail bird (Motacilla spp.). In Icelandic folk tradition, the wagtail is associated with spring and movement, and the name evokes a connect...
Erna is a feminine name of Old Norse origin, meaning "brisk, vigorous, hale." In Norse legend, Erna is the wife of Jarl, the son of the god Ríg and the progenitor of the warrior class according to the poem Rígsþula. The...
Ester is a name used in numerous languages, serving as a form of Esther. It is common in Catalan, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish, among others. The name...
Eva is a female given name that serves as the form of Eve in many languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slavic, Baltic, and various others. It derives from the L...
Eydís is an Icelandic and Old Norse female given name, composed of the elements ey meaning either "good fortune" or "island" and dís meaning "goddess". The second element, dís, appears in several Norse female names such...
Fannar is an Icelandic masculine given name possibly derived from the Old Norse word fǫnn, meaning "snow drift". The name calls to mind Iceland's dramatic, snow-covered landscapes and has roots in the ancient naming trad...
Freyja is the Icelandic and Old Norse form of Freya, the name of a major goddess in Norse mythology. Derived from Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady," the name is borne by the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, go...
Fríða is a female given name of Old Norse origin, functioning as a short form or pet form of names containing the element fríðr, meaning "beautiful" or "beloved." It is ultimately related to the name Frida, which derives...
Friðrika is the Icelandic feminine form of Frederica, which itself derives from the masculine Frederick. The name ultimately comes from Old German elements: fridu meaning "peace" and rih meaning "ruler, king," hence "pea...
Gréta is a feminine given name used in Hungarian and Icelandic. It is a short form of Margaréta in Hungarian and of Margrét in Icelandic, all ultimately derived from Margaret, which comes from the Greek word margarites,...
EtymologyGróa is a feminine name derived from Old Norse gróa, meaning "to grow". This root is cognate with Old English grōwan and modern English "grow". The name is used in modern Iceland and historically in Norse-speaki...
Guðbjörg is the modern Icelandic form of the Old Norse name Guðbjǫrg. The name is composed of the elements guð meaning "god" and bjǫrg meaning "help, salvation", thus conveying the sense of "divine help" or "God's salvat...
Guðlaug is a feminine given name of EtymologyThe name Guðlaug is of Old Norse origin, composed of the elements guð meaning "god" and laug which may derive from the verb meaning "to vow" or "to promise," thus giving the s...
Guðný is an Old Norse feminine given name now primarily used in Iceland. It is composed of the elements guð "god" and nýr "new", thus meaning "new god" or "a god renewed". The name originated in the pre-Christian Norse p...
Guðríður is an Icelandic feminine given name, derived from the Old Norse name Guðríðr. This compound name is formed from the elements guð meaning "god" and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved". Thus, Guðríður conveys the s...
Guðrún is a feminine given name of Old Norse origin, the modern Icelandic form of the Gudrun name. It is derived from the Old Norse elements guð ("god") and rún ("secret lore, rune"), thus meaning "god's secret lore" or...