This is a list of submitted names in which an editor of the name is
Beautiful Victory.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Baugr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
baugr "ring, money". This was the name of the sacred temple ring on which oaths were made.
Bele m Swedish (Rare)Possibly a Swedish form of
Beli, an Old Norse name meaning "to roar".
Bellis f DanishIt can also be inspired by the Latin word
bellis "daisy".
Benteinn m Old NorseOriginally a kenning (a type of figure of speech used in Norse poetry) composed of Old Norse
ben "mortal wound" and
teinn "twig, sprout".
Bergfinnr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
borg "castle, fort" or
bjǫrg "help" and
finnr "Finn, Laplander".
Bergfríð f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
bjǫrg "help, salvation" and
fríðr "beautiful".
Bergr m Old NorseOriginally both a byname and a given name. The given name is derived from the Old Norse name element
berg "protection, help", while the byname is from
berg "mountain".
Bergþórr m Old NorseCombination of
bjarga "to help" (but also associated with
berg "mountain") and
þórr "thunder".
Beyla f Norse MythologyFrom the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *
Baunila, possibly meaning "little bean" or "little swelling". In Norse mythology, Beyla is a servant of the god
Freyr with her husband
Bryggvir.
Bifurr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyPossibly derived from German
biber or
bever both meaning "beaver", or an Old Norse name meaning "the quaking one". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.
Bil f Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeans "instant" in Old Norse. It's also a poetic word describing a woman. In Norse Mythology, Bil and her brother
Hjúki follow
Máni across the heavens.
Billingr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
billingr "twin" or from Ancient Germanic
bhi- "two-, double-" and -
ingr, a suffix denoting "belonging to" or "descended from". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a dwarf and a giant, the latter of whom is the father of a girl
Odin wants to seduce.
Bjørga f NorwegianShort form of names starting or ending with the Old Norse name element
bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".
Bjørge m NorwegianMasculine form of
Bjørg or a short form of any male name beginning with the Old Norse name element
bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Bjørnstjerne m Norwegian (Archaic)Combination of
Bjørn and Norwegian
stjerne meaning "star". Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1903).
Blå m & f Swedish (Rare)Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse
blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare
Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of
Blasius.
Blóðughadda f Norse MythologyMeans "the one with the bloody hair". The bloody hair is supposedly referring to red sea foam. In Norse mythology, Blóðughadda was the daughter of
Ægir and
Rán.
Bolka f Medieval PolishMedieval Polish short form of
Bolesława. Princess Bolka (1352 - 1427/1428) was the last representative of the Bytom-Koziel Piasts.
Bore m SwedishDerived from Greek βορέας (
boreas) "north wind". Kung Bore (King Bore) is a Swedish personification of winter.
Borgrun f Norwegian (Archaic)Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) created by combining the Old Norse name elements
borg "castle, fortification" and
rún "secret".
Borgulfr m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
bjarga "to help" (but also associated with
borg "castle, fortification, stronghold") and
ulfr "wolf."
Borka m Literature, Swedish (Rare)Borka is the father of
Birk Borkason and one of the antagonists in Astrid Lindgren's 'Ronia the Robber's Daughter'. Lindgren might have gotten the name from Lake Borkasjön in Lapland, northern Sweden.
Börkur m IcelandicMeans "bark" (the outermost layer of trees) in Icelandic.
Bǫðvarr m Old NorseFrom the reconstructed Proto-Norse name
Baðuherr, composed of Old Norse
bǫð "battle" and
herr "army" (or possiby Proto-Norse
harjaR "warrior, leader of an army").
Bóti m Medieval English, Old NorseOriginally a byname meaning "man from Bute" in parts of Scandinavia, it later became a diminutive of names containing the name element
bot "remedy, help".
Botulf m Germanic, Swedish (Rare)Derived from Gothic
biutan "to offer" or Old High German
boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf." There are also instances where this name is a later form of the ancient Scandinavian name
Bótulfr.
Brede m NorwegianFrom the medieval Danish word
bredje, meaning "battle axe". This name is rarely used outside Norway.
Brede is also a surname.
Brísi m Old NorseProbably means "to shine, to show off", compare the Nynorsk verb
brisa.
Broteas m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek βροτός
(brotos) meaning "mortal man, human being", though it has also been connected to βροντή
(bronte) meaning "thunder". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a legendary hunter and son of
Tantalus.
Bryniulfr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
brynja "coat of mail, armor, protection" and
ulfr "wolf".
Bure m SwedishModern Swedish form of Old Norse
Buri meaning "son, descendant". Its modern usage is perhaps influenced by the Old Swedish noble family with the same name (see
Bure).
Byrhtferð m Anglo-SaxonForm of
Byrhtferth. Byrhtferð (c. 970 – c. 1020) was an English priest and monk. He invented an older version of the alphabet in 1011.
Carljohan m Swedish (Rare)Rare combination of the names
Carl and
Johan. More commonly spelled with a hyphen,
Carl-Johan, or with a space between the names,
Carl Johan.
Chidori f JapaneseDirectly taken from Japanese 千鳥
(chidori) meaning "plover", a type of wading bird. The individual kanji mean 千
(chi) "a thousand" and 鳥
(dori) "bird". This name has been heavily used for female characters in manga and anime.
Cirinu m SicilianDiminutive of
Ciru as well as a variant of
Quirinu. The name coincides with Sicilian
cirinu "a match (the tool for starting a fire)".