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160Rebekka is a feminine given name used in Danish, Dutch, Faroese, Finnish, German, Icelandic, and Norwegian. It is a form of Rebecca, which originates from the Hebrew name Rivqa (רִבְקָה), linked to a Semitic root meaning...
Regína is a feminine given name used in Czech, Icelandic, and Slovak, serving as the Icelandic form of Regina as well as a variant spelling in Czech and Slovak.Etymology and MeaningThe name originates from the Latin word...
Rós is an Icelandic feminine given name that literally means "rose," derived from the rose flower. The name reflects a common pattern across European languages of adopting floral names as personal names. In Iceland, Rós...
Etymology and Origin Rósa is the Icelandic and Faroese form of Rosa 1. The name Rosa is generally considered to derive from the Latin word rosa, meaning "rose," though some sources suggest it may have originated from the...
Rúna is a feminine given name used in the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and historically in Old Norse culture. It originates as a feminine form of Rune, which is derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune." The name...
Rut is the form of Ruth used in several languages including Hebrew, Icelandic, Spanish, and Swedish. The name appears in the Old Testament as the central character of the Book of Ruth, where the heroine is a Moabite woma...
Saga is a feminine name used in Iceland, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries, with deep roots in Norse mythology and language. Its meaning is twofold: it can be traced to the Old Norse goddess Sága, whose name possi...
Salka is an Icelandic feminine name. Its precise meaning is uncertain, but it may be a diminutive of Sara, which itself is a form of Sarah.The name Sarah comes from the Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sara), meaning "lady, princess, nobl...
Sandra is a female given name used widely across European languages and the English-speaking world. It originated as a short form of Alessandra, the Italian feminine form of Alessandro (Alexander). Through its connection...
Sara is a feminine given name used in many languages around the world, derived from Sarah. The name ultimately comes from the Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sara), meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman". In the Old Testament, Sarah is the...
Etymology and OriginsSelma is a feminine given name that is used across numerous European languages, including Danish, Dutch, English, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish. Its exact meaning is unknown, but it is be...
Sif is an Old Norse, Danish, and Icelandic form of Siv. In Norse mythology, Sif is a golden-haired goddess associated with earth, best known as the wife of Thor, the thunder god. She appears in the Poetic Edda, compiled...
Signý (also anglicized as Signe or Signy) is an Old Norse female given name derived from the elements sigr "victory" and nýr "new", thus meaning "new victory" or "victory new". The name is prominently featured in Norse m...
Sigríður is a prominent female given name in Iceland, ranking among the most popular names in the country. It is the Icelandic form of Sigríðr, an Old Norse name that ultimately derives from Sigrid. The name's roots can...
Sigrún is an Old Norse feminine name derived from the elements sigr meaning "victory" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune". Thus, the name Sigrún may be interpreted as "victory rune" or "secret of victory". In Norse mytho...
Snædís is an Icelandic feminine given name, combining the Old Norse elements snær 'snow' and dís 'goddess', thus meaning 'snow goddess'. The element dís appears in many Old Norse names and refers to a female deity or pro...
Soffía is the Icelandic form of Sophia, a name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom." The name Sophia has deep historical and cultural roots, particularly in Christianity as the name of a mythical saint who died of grief afte...
Sóldís is a feminine given name of Icelandic origin, representing a variant form of Saldís through metathesis or folk etymology. The name is composed of the Old Norse elements sól (sun) and dís (goddess), ultimately yiel...
Etymology Sóley is an Icelandic feminine given name that means "buttercup (flower)" in Icelandic (genus Ranunculus). The name is derived from sól "sun" and ey "island", reflecting the flower's bright, sun-like appearance...
Sólveig is the Icelandic and Old Norse form of Solveig. The name is of Old Norse origin, composed of two elements with debated meanings. The first element may derive from sól meaning "sun", or from salr meaning "house, h...
Etymology and OriginSonja is a given name used across Sonya in several European languages, predominantly in Scandinavia, Central Europe, and the Balkans. It was borrowed directly from the Russian diminutive Sonya, which...
Steinunn is an Old Norse feminine given name, still in use in modern Iceland. It is a compound formed from the elements steinn ('stone') and unnr ('wave'), yielding the poetic meaning 'wave of stone' or 'stone wave'. The...
Sunna is a feminine given name of Icelandic origin, functioning chiefly as a short form of Sunneva or Súsanna. While its usage is predominantly Icelandic, it gained wider recognition through Margit Sandemo's The Legend o...
Sunneva is an Icelandic and Faroese female given name, a variant form of Sunniva. The name Sunniva itself derives from the Old English name Sunngifu, composed of the elements sunne meaning "sun" and giefu meaning "gift",...
Súsanna is the Faroese and Icelandic form of Susannah, which in turn derives from Susanna. The name ultimately comes from the Hebrew Shoshanna, meaning "lily" (and in modern Hebrew also "rose"), a term etymologically lin...
Svana is a short form of the Icelandic name Svanhildur. While Svanhildur itself derives from Old Norse elements meaning "swan" and "battle," Svana serves as a curtailed and endearing variant. Its usage is predominantly I...
Svanhildur is the Icelandic form of Svanhild, derived from Old Norse svanr “swan” and hildr “battle”. Thus, the name carries the poetic meaning of “swan-battle”, blending imagery of a graceful bird with the fierce concep...
Theódóra is the Icelandic form of the Classical Greek name Theodora. As a distinct name employed in Iceland, Theódóra embodies both the continuity of ancient onomastic traditions in the North Atlantic and the island's un...
EtymologyÞóra is an Old Norse feminine name that derives either as a feminine form of Thor (Old Norse Þórr), the thunder god in Norse mythology, or as a short form of various Old Norse names beginning with the element Þó...
Þorbjörg is the Icelandic form of the Old Norse name Þórbjǫrg, which is composed of the elements Þórr (the Norse god of thunder) and bjǫrg meaning "help" or "salvation." Thus, the name means "Thor's protection" or "salva...
Þórdís is an Icelandic and Old Norse female given name. Meaning "Thor's goddess," it is formed from the name of the Norse god Thor (Old Norse Þórr), combined with the Old Norse element dís "goddess." In Norse cosmology,...
Þórhildur is the Icelandic form of the Old Norse name Þórhildr, which itself derives from the longer elements Þórr (the god Thor) and hildr meaning "battle." Thus, Þórhildur carries the powerful meaning "Thor's battle" o...
Þórunn is an Old Norse and Icelandic feminine given name, directly derived from the Old Norse name Þórunn. It is a compound name formed from two elements: the first element is Þórr, the name of the Norse god of thunder,...
Þrúður is the Icelandic form of Thrud, derived from Old Norse Þrúðr, meaning "strength." In Norse mythology, Þrúðr was a daughter of the thunder god Thor and Sif, and her name directly reflects the strength associated wi...
Tinna is a feminine given name of Icelandic origin, directly derived from the Icelandic word tinna, meaning "flint." Flint is a hard, sedimentary rock traditionally used to create sparks for fire, lending the name a conn...
Unnur is an Icelandic feminine given name derived from Unnr, an Old Norse name that can either come from unnr meaning "wave" or unna meaning "to love." While the exact etymology is uncertain, both interpretations evoke n...
Valdís is an Icelandic female given name with roots in the Old Norse language. It is composed of two ancient Norse elements: valr, meaning “the dead” or “the slain” (as seen in the word Valkyrie), and dís, meaning “godde...
Vigdís is the Icelandic form of Vígdís, an Old Norse feminine name derived from the elements víg meaning "war" and dís meaning "goddess." Thus, the name carries the powerful connotation of a "war goddess" or a woman asso...
Viktóría is the Icelandic form of the Latin name Victoria, which derives from the Latin word victoria meaning "victory." The name is traditionally associated with the Roman goddess of victory and was also borne by a 4th-...
Ylfa is an Icelandic feminine given name, serving as the native Icelandic form of Ylva. The name Ylva is rooted in Old Norse, where it means "she-wolf", a derivative of úlfr (wolf). As such, Ylfa carries the same wild an...