Save Gender Masculine Usage Icelandic (Rare), Norse Mythology Other Forms FormsNörfi, Nörvi, Nör, Nörr, Nari Meaning & History Derived from Proto-Norse *nǫrr "narrow", possibly as in "close minded, oppressive". Narfi is the name of two characters in Norse Mythology: a son of Loki and a jötunn (the father of Nótt).