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119 Names found
The term "sea, ocean" has this meaning in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Ægir was a deity or jǫtunn dwelling beneath the ocean. His spouse was Rán.
Diminutive forms of Old Norse names that start with the elements agi meaning "awe" or egg meaning "sword's edge". One such name belonged to a...
This name originates from the Old Norse term alfr, which translates to "elf". In Norse mythology, it was the name of a king who courted a maiden...
Derived from the Old Norse Alvíss, which translates to "all wise". In Norse mythology, this name belongs to a dwarf who was destined to wed Thrud, the...
The name means "the bringer of sorrow" in Old Norse, originating from the words angr meaning "sorrow" and boða meaning "to foretell or announce". In...
Derived from the Old Norse term askr, which means "ash tree". According to Norse mythology, the first humans, Ask and his wife Embla, were created by...
An Old Norse variant of Attila, utilized in the Norse epic Völsungasaga to depict a fictionalised portrayal of Attila the Hun.
Derived from the Old Norse Baldr, which signifies "hero, lord, prince", and the word baldr meaning "brave" or "bold," this name has deep roots in...
Derived from the Old Norse elements borg meaning "fortress" and hildr meaning "battle". In the Norse Völsungasaga, she is the wife of Sigmund.
Derived from the Old Norse term bragr, which signifies either "first, foremost" or "poetry". In Norse mythology, Bragi is revered as the god of...
Signifies "badger" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, this was the name of a dwarf, the brother and assistant of Sindri.
An Old Norse cognate of Brunhild. In the Norse epic the Völsungasaga Brynhildr was rescued by the hero Sigurd in the guise of Gunnar. Brynhildr and...
Signifies "mercy" in Old Norse. This was the name of a Norse goddess of healing and medicine.
Signifies "old age" in Old Norse. In the Prose Edda this is the name of an old woman (old age personified) who wrestles with and defeats the god Thor.
Of uncertain meaning, perhaps related to Old Norse almr "elm". In Norse mythology Embla and her husband Ask were the first humans. They were created...
Signifies "brisk, vigorous, hale" in Old Norse. This was the name of the wife of Jarl in Norse legend.
Derived from Old Norse fen signifying "marsh, fen". In Norse mythology Fenrir was a ferocious wolf, one of the offspring of Loki and the giantess Angr...
Derived from Old Norse Freyja signifying "lady". This is the name of a goddess associated with love, beauty, war and death in Norse mythology. She...
Means "lord" in Old Norse, from the Germanic root fraujô. This is the name of a Norse god who may have originally been known as Yngvi, with Freyr serv...
Means "beloved", from Proto-Germanic Frijjō, derived from the root frijōną meaning "to love". In Norse mythology she was the wife of Odin and the...
Signifies "wand elf" in Old Norse, from the elements gandr "wand, staff, magic, monster" and alfr "elf". This name belongs to a dwarf (Gandálfr) in...
Probably means "the giving one", from Old Norse gefa meaning "to give". Gefjon (or Gefion) was a Norse goddess associated with ploughing and...
From Old Norse Gerðr, derived from garðr meaning "enclosure, yard". In Norse mythology Gerd was a beautiful giantess (jǫtunn). After Freyr fell in...
From Old Norse Gríðr, likely derived from either gríð "zeal, vehemence" or grið "peace". In Norse myth she was a giantess (jǫtunn), the mother of Vida...
Old Norse cognate of Kriemhild. In the Norse Völsungasaga, Grímhildr is the mother of Gunnar and Gudrun, whereas in the German counterpart, the Nibelu...
From Old Norse gróa meaning "to grow". In Norse mythology this was the name of a seeress.
Old Norse form of Gudrun, as well as the modern Icelandic form.
From Old Norse Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", from guð meaning "god" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune". In Norse legend Gudrun was the wife of ...
From Old Norse Gunnarr, composed of gunnr meaning "war" and herr meaning "army, warrior" (a cognate of Gunther). In Norse legend Gunnar was the...
Derived from Old Norse gunnr meaning "war". In Norse legend, this was the name of a valkyrie.
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune". In Norse mythology, this was the name of a goat that ate...
From Old Norse Heimdallr, derived from heimr "home, house" and dallr, possibly meaning "glowing, shining". In Norse mythology, he is the god who...
From Old Norse heimr meaning "home" (a cognate of Hama). In the Völsungasaga, he is a king of Hlymdalir.
In Norse mythology, this was the name of the daughter of Loki. She took her name from the underworld, also called Hel, over which she ruled. The word...
Means "chief, warrior", derived from Old Norse hildr "battle". A character in the Norse tale Frithiof's Saga bears this name.
From Old Norse hildr meaning "battle", making it a cognate of Hilda. In Norse legend, this was the name of a valkyrie.
From Old Norse Hǫðr, from hǫð meaning "battle". In Norse mythology, he was a blind god whom Loki tricked into slaying his brother Balder.
From Old Norse hulda meaning "hiding, secrecy". In Norse mythology, this was borne by a sorceress. As a modern name, it may also stem from archaic...