84%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Old Norse [1], Icelandic Meaning & History Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead, the slain" and dís meaning "goddess". Related Names Rootsvalr + dísSame SpellingValdisUser SubmissionValdis PopularityDetails Last ranked #83 in 1995 Latvia People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural devious strong strange complex serious Categories death, goddess, isograms, theophoric names, women and death Sources & References Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.