Name List: Germanic / Nordic

Middle Eastern & Adjacent
187African/ Egyptian
30Americas
13British Isles
71East Asian
54Germanic / Nordic
72Latin / Romance
48Northern Eurasia
44Pretty Names
31Surnames
92
Baltic, Scandi, Old Norse, etc
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Name M/F Remark Rating
Ylva f Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".
Wotan m Continental Germanic cognate of Óðinn
Vazul m Variant of Vászoly via the Old Hungarian form Wazul.
Úlfur m Icelandic form of Ulf, the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".
Tordis f Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess".
Tor m Modern Scandinavian form of Þórr (see Thor). It was not used as a personal name until the 18th century. It is sometimes used as a short form of names of Old Norse origin that begin with the element To
Thyra f Danish & Swedish variant of Tyra. From the Old Norse variant of Þórveig.
Thorunn f English Translation of the Icelandic and Old Norse name Þórunn, from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
Tage m From the medieval Danish byname Taki, derived from Old Norse taka meaning "to take, to capture".
Synnøve f Norwegian variant of Sunniva, of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift".
Sweyn m Medieval English form of Sven, the Old Norse byname Sveinn meaning "boy". Sweyn Forkbeard was king of Denmark from 986 to 1014.
Sverrir m Old Norse form of SVERRE, as well as the modern Icelandic form, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning".
Sune m From Old Norse sunr meaning "son".
Stieg m Swedish variant of "path" in Old Norse.
Søren m Danish form of Severinus. Severinus was the name of many early saints, Roman family name meaning "stern" in Latin.
Sigrid f From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Signe f Modern Scandinavian form of Signý, Old Norse name that meaning 'new victory'.
Ruedi m Swiss diminutive of Rudolf.
Reba f Short form of Rebecca.
Óttarr m From Old Norse ótti "terror, fear" and herr "army, warrior".
Merel f A Unisex Dutch name meaning 'Blackbird'.
Magne m Derived from the Old Norse element magn meaning "power, strength". Modern form of Magni as well as a variant of Magnus.
Kirsi f It means "frost" in Finnish. Finnish form of Christina, or a short form of Kirsikka. Also occasionally used in Estonia.
Karin f Swedish short form of Katherine.
Kåre m From the Old Norse name Kári meaning "curly, curved".
Jukka m Finnish form of JOHN
Iðunn f In Norse mythology Iðunn was the goddess of spring and immortality, Iðunn meaning 'to love again'. Modern Scandinavian form is Idun, modern Norwegian form is Idunn.
Isolt f Old French form of Ysolt, It is possible that the name is ultimately Germanic.
Isangrim m Ancient Germanic. Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Old Norse grîma "mask."
Ingi m Ancient Scandinavian. Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god ING.
Inger f From the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful".
Ine m Derived from the particle in, which is usually used to give extra emphasis to something. Scholars have not been able to find any other explanation for the meaning of this Frisian name.
Ime 2 m / f Ime is a West Frisian short form of Germanic given names that start with Irm or Im. With that said, Ime is a unisex given name, though more common on men.
Heini f Possibly derived from the Finnish word heinä, "hay".
Harfang m From a name of the snowy owl, originally Swedish harfång, which means "hare-catcher" from har(e) "hare" and fånga "to catch".
Hákon m Old Norse form of HÅKON, as well as the modern Icelandic form.
Hafþórr m Ancient Scandinavian. Old Norse name derived from the element haf "sea, ocean" combined with the name of the Norse god ÞÓRR.
Gytha f Archaic English from of Gyða, an Old Norse diminutive of Guðríðr, Old Norse name meaning beloved god.
Gyrid f Younger form of Gyríðr, Old Norse variant of Guðríðr. Name of a 10th C princess of Sweden.
Gry f Means "to dawn" in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.
Flóki m Derived from Old Norse flóki "tuft of hair" or "outspoken man"
Fjölnir m Icelandic form of Fjǫlnir. In Old Norse mythology this is both a name for Odin and the name of a legendary Swedish king.
Famke f Frisian & Dutch variant of Femke, a diminutive of Femme, originally a Frisian short form of Fridumar, derived from the Old German elements for "peace" and "famous".
Falk m Means "falcon" in German.
Everild f Latinized form of the Old English elements eofor "boar" and hild "battle". This name was rarely used after the Norman conquest.
Eszter f Hungarian form of ESTHER.
Estrid f A modern Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian variant of Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Erkki m Finnish form of ERIC.
Emfrid f Younger version of the combination of the Old Norse elements ǫrn "eagle" and fríðr "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Elmer m From a surname that was derived from the Old English name Æðelmær. From the Germanic elements adal "noble" and mari "famous".
Eivør f Faroese younger form of Eyvǫr, Old Norse form of Eivor, derived from the elements ey "good fortune" or "island" and vǫr "vigilant, cautious". Also a variant of Faroese Eiðvør and Eyðvør.
Eivin m Variant form of Eivind.
Eiríkr m Old Norse form of ERIC.
Eirik m Norwegian form of Eiríkr (see Eric).
Eira 2 f Modern form of Eir, meaning "mercy" in Old Norse.
Eir f Means "mercy" in Old Norse. This was the name of a Norse goddess of healing and medicine.
Einarr m From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements ein "one, alone" and arr "warrior". This name shares the same roots as einherjar, the word for the slain warriors in Valhalla.
Egon m From the Old German name Egino
Edris f Feminine form of Edric.
Dagmar f From the Old Norse name Dagmær, adopted by Bohemian Empress of Russia, known before her marriage as Princess Dagmar of Denmark.
Berengar m Old German name derived from the elements bern "bear" and ger "spear".
Bele f A rare German short form of Gabrielle, and other names.
Beinir m From Old Norse beini(r) meaning "help, benefit".
Astrit m Means "green whip snake, dragon" in Albanian.
Aslaug f Derived from the Old Norse elements meaning "Bound in oath to God"
Aslak m Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play, battle".
Asbjørn m Norwegian and Danish form of Ásbjǫrn, an Old Norse name derived from the elements for "god" and "bear".
Anundr m Possibly from the Old Norse elements *anu "ancestor" and *vindr "victor".
Anselm m Derived from the Old German "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late 11th century
Ansel m From a surname that was derived from the given name ANSELM.
Anja f Form of Anya in several languages, diminutive of Anna.
Aenor f Latinized Germanic. This was the name of the mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.