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Elínrós f Icelandic
Combination of Elín and Rós.

Elírós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elínrós.

Elísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elisa.

Elíza f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic adoption of Eliza as well as a variant of Elísa.

Ellesifa f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Ellisif.

Elley f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of Ell-, a new name element taken from names like Ella 2, Ellen 1, Elin and the like, and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Ellisif f Icelandic, Medieval Scandinavian
Icelandic form of Elizabeth. It originated as a "Nordicized" form of Yelizaveta, the original Russian name of the 11th-century Rus' princess (daughter of the Kievan ruler Yaroslav) who married King Haraldr III of Norway.

Ellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elly.

Elvíra f Czech, Slovak, Icelandic (Rare)
Form of Elvira.

Elvý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Elvy.

Emelía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Emelia.

Emelíana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Emeliana.

Emeralda f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Emerald.

Emilíana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Emiliana. A well-known bearer of this name is Icelandic singer Emilíana Torrini.

Emilíanna f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Emilianna.

Emilý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Emily.

Emmý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Emmy.

Emý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Emy.

Ena f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Scandinavian borrowing of Eithne, a feminine form of Enar and a short form of names ending in -ena.

Eneka f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Enika.

Engla f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern)
Strictly feminine form of the Old German name Engel as well as a Swedish dialectal form of Ingel. ... [more]

Enika f Old Swedish, Icelandic (Rare)
Rare Icelandic and Old Swedish name of unknown origin.

Enóla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Enola.

Erla f English (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Scandinavian feminine form of Jarl (compare Erle), and an English feminine form of Earl... [more]

Ermenga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic short form of Ermengard.

Esja f Icelandic
From the name of a mountain range in Iceland, itself derived from Old Norse esja, which denoted a kind of clay. This name occurs in the Kjalnesinga saga belonging to a rich widow among Irish settlers, but her name was probably derived from that of the mountain.

Eskja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Askja.

Estiva f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Name of unknown origin and meaning. Possibly from a place name in Brazil.

Eðna f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic and Old Norse form of Eithne.

Evfemía f Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Euphemia.

Evgenía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Evgenia.

Evíta f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Evita.

Evlalía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Eulalia.

Eybjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Eyborg.

Eybjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune", or perhaps from the Primitive Scandinavian adverb *aiwa "always", combined with Old Norse bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr).

Eyborg f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Øyborg.

Eyfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Øyfrid.

Eygló f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of ey "good fortune" or "island" and glóa "to shine, glitter".

Eyja f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name of obscure origin, possibly from Proto-Norse *auja "good fortune, gift, (luck) giver" or *aiwa "always".... [more]

Eyjalín f Icelandic (Rare)
Elaboration of Eyja using an uncertain element, possibly Old Norse lín meaning "flax, linen; linen garment, linen gear" or Hlín (both the Old Norse word for "protection" and a poetic term for "woman")... [more]

Eyleif f Icelandic
Feminine form of Eyleifur.

Eylín f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune") and lín "flax, linen; linen garment, linen gear".

Eyrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune") and rós "rose".

Eyrún f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune") and rún "secret; secret lore".

Eyþóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Eyþór.

Eyþrúður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune", or perhaps from the Primitive Scandinavian adverb *aiwa "always", combined with Old Norse þrúðr "strength".

Eyvör f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Eyvǫr.

Fanndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Fanney f Icelandic, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Fannlaug f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
From Old Norse fǫnn "snowdrift" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Fanný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Fanny as well as an Icelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow, snowdrift" and ný "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".

Febrún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Febronia, influenced by the Old Norse name element rún "secret; secret lore".

Fía f Faroese, Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Fia.

Fídes f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Fides.

Fífa f Icelandic
From Old Norse fífa meaning "cotton grass".

Filippía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Filippia.

Finna f Icelandic, Danish (Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Finnr.

Finnbjörg f Icelandic
Variant of Finnborg.

Finnbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements finnr meaning "Sámi, person from Finland" and bjǫrk meaning "birch tree".

Finnboga f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Finnbogi.

Finnborg f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Old Norse finnr "Finn, Lapp" and borg "stronghold, fortification, castle".

Finndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements finnr "a Finn; a Lapp" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Finney f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements finnr "a Finn; a Lapp" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Finnfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements finnr meaning "Sámi, person from Finland" and fríðr meaning "beautiful".

Finnrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements finnr "a Finn; a Lapp" and rós "rose".

Fjalldís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements fjall "mountain" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Fjóla f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola. It coincides with the Icelandic word for "violet".

Fjölvör f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Fjǫlvǫr.

Flórída f Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Florida.

Fönn f Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Means "snowdrift" in Old Norse. It occurs in Norse legend belonging to a daughter of king Snær ("snow"), sister of Drífa ("driven snow" or "snowfall"), Mjöll ("powdery (fresh) snow") and Þorri ("frozen snow").

Frán f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Fránn.

Fransiska f Swedish (Rare), Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian form of Francisca.

Freydís f Old Norse, Icelandic
The first element of this name is derived from Old Norse freyja, which means "lady" but can also refer to the goddess Freya. The second element is derived from Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess."

Freygerður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Freygerðr.

Friðbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Fridbjørg.

Friðborg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Fridborg or Fríðborg.

Friðdís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" and dís meaning "goddess".

Friðdóra f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Friðþóra.

Friðfinna f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Friðfinnur.

Friðjóna f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine of Friðjón.

Friðleif f Icelandic
Feminine form of Friðleifur.

Friðlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr "love, peace" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.

Friðmey f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr meaning "love, peace" and mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær).

Friðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr "love, peace" and nýr "new".

Friðrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" combined with Old Norse rós meaning "rose".

Friðsemd f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Frideswide.

Friðþóra f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Friðþór.

Fríður f & m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic younger form of Fríðr and Faroese short form of names the element friðr meaning "peace".

Frostrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements frost "frost" and rós "rose".

Fróðný f Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic fróðr "clever, wise" and ný "new moon, waxing moon".

Fura f Icelandic
From Icelandic fura meaning "pine tree", or directly from Old Norse fura "fir tree; pine tree".

Gabríela f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Gabriela.

Gabríella f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Gabriella.

Gauja f Icelandic
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the masculine name Gaui.

Gauthildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gauthildr.

Gefjun f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse variant and Icelandic form of Gefjon.

Gefn f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "giver". In Norse mythology this is one of the names of the goddess Freyja. It is possible that Gefn was originally a goddess in her own right.

Geirdís f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Means "spear goddess", derived from Old Norse geirr meaning "spear" and dís meaning "goddess".

Geirfinna f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Geirfinnur.

Geirfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Gæirfríðr.

Geirlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Gæirlaug as well as an archaic Norwegian masculine form (via Gæirlaugr).

Geirlöð f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of geirr "spear" and löð "invitation" (poetic).

Geirný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements geirr meaning "spear" and nýr meaning "new".

Geirríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Geirríðr.

Geirrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Geirþrúður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gertrude.

Georgía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Georgia.

Gerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gerðr (see Gerd 2).

Gestheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gestr meaning "guest" and heiðr meaning "honour" or "bright, clear".

Gestný f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of gestr "guest" and ný "new".

Gestrún f Icelandic
From Old Norse gestr "guest" and rún "secret".

Gígí f Icelandic
Icelandic diminutive of names beginning with Gí-.

Gígja f Icelandic
Modern adoption of an Old Norse byname meaning "fiddle, violin" in Icelandic (a poetic term), from Old Norse gígja (which relates to (and perhaps derives from) Middle Low German gīge).

Gísela f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gisela.

Gísla f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern)
Feminine form of Gísli.

Gísley f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gísl "pledge; hostage" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Gíslína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Gísli.

Gíslný f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" combined with nýr "new".

Gíslrún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Gissunn f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse geta "guess, get" and unnr "wave" or unna "to love". Also compare Gissur.

Gíta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gita.

Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).

Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".

Glóbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix björt "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).

Glódís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Glóey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name with the combination of glóa "to shine, glitter" and ey "island".

Gloría f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Gloria.

Glóð f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.

Gói f & m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare, ?)
Name of a month in the Old Norse calendar, lasting from the middle of February to the middle of March. In Norse mythology Gói is the daughter of Þorri... [more]

Gríma m & f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Literature
Old Norse name, both feminine and masculine, either a feminine form or variant of Grímr. As a modern Icelandic name, it is strictly feminine.... [more]

Grímheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gríma "mask" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour".

Grímhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Grímhildr.

Gúa f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps derived from Old Norse guðr "god".

Gullveig f Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Guðveig and a combination of gull "gold" with an obscure name element veig... [more]

Gunnborg f Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian and Icelandic form of Gunborg.

Gunndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle; fight" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Gunndóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Gunndór.

Gunnfinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle, war" and finnr "Finn, Sámi".

Gunnharða f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gunnharda.

Gunnheiður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gunnhæiðr.

Gunnlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle, fight" and laug "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath".

Gunnlöð f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Gunnlǫð.

Gunnrún f Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse (Hypothetical)
From Old Norse gunnr "war" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Gunnþóra f Icelandic
Feminine form of Gunnþór.

Gunnþórunn f Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse gunnr "war, battle" and the name Þórunn.

Gunnur f Icelandic, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Gunnr.

Gunnveig f Norwegian, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse gunnr "battle, fight" and veig "power, strength".

Guðbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Guðbjǫrg.

Guðbjört f Icelandic
Feminine form of Guðbjartur.

Guðborg f Icelandic
Variant of Guðbjörg.

Guðdís f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and dís meaning "goddess".

Guðfinna f Icelandic, Old Norse
Feminine form of Guðfinnur.

Guðjóna f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guðjón.

Guðmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær).

Guðmunda f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guðmundur.

Guðmundína f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guðmundur.

Guðný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "new god" or "young god" in Old Norse, derived from the elements goðr "god(s)" and nýr "new, young".

Guðveig f Icelandic
Composed of Old Norse guð "god" and veig "strength", or may be a variant of Guðví... [more]

Gyðja f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guði.

Hadda f Icelandic, Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Feminine form of Haddr. In Norse mythology Hadda is a giantess, the daughter of Svaði and the wife of Norr.

Haddi m & f Icelandic
Variant of Haddr.

Haddý f Icelandic
Diminutive of Hadda.

Hafey f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of the Old Norse elements haf meaning "sea, ocean" and ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Haflína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Hafliði.

Hafrós f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements haf "sea, ocean" and rós "rose".

Hafrún f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements haf meaning "sea" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Hafsteina f Icelandic
Feminine form of Hafsteinn.

Hákonía f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Hákon.

Halla f Icelandic, Old Norse, Finnish, Norwegian (Archaic), Faroese
Feminine form of Hallr. Halla is also a Finnish word for an occasion when in growing season temperature lowers so much that ground gets covered with frost.

Hallbera f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from Old Norse hallr meaning "flat stone, slab, big stone, boulder" (compare Hallr, Halli) and (the hypothetical reconstructed root) *ber- "bear" (also found in the noun berserkr), making it a feminine equivalent of Hallbjörn.

Halldís f Icelandic, Old Norse
Icelandic and Old Norse form of Haldis.

Hallfríður f & m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic feminine form of Hallfríðr and modern Faroese masculine form of Hallfreðr.

Hallgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hallgerðr.

Hallgríma f Old Norse, Icelandic
Feminine form of Hallgrímr.

Hallgunnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hallgunn.

Hallný f Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Old Norse hallr meaning "(flat) stone, slab" and nýr meaning "new".

Hallvör f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hallvǫr.

Hanney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of Hanna 1 and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Hedí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Hedi.

Heiða f Icelandic, Faroese
Originally a short form of names such as Aðalheiður that contain the Old Norse element heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour" (making it a cognate of Heidi)... [more]

Heiðbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour, dignity" combined with bjǫrg "help, deliverance".

Heiðbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and bjǫrk "birch tree".

Heiðbrá f Icelandic
From Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless" and brá "eyelash".

Heiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and nýr "new".

Heiður f Icelandic
Variant of Heiðr.

Heiðveig f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr meaning "bright, clear" or "honour, dignity" combined with veig meaning "strength"... [more]

Hendrikka f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hendrika.

Henný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Henny.

Henríetta f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Henrietta.

Herbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Herbjǫrg.

Herbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse herr "army" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). This is a cognate of Herbert.

Herborg f Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".

Herdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Herdis.

Herdis f Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of the Old Norse name Herdís, derived from herr "army" and dís "goddess", as well as a variant of Hjørdis.

Hergerður f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Hergerðr.

Hergunnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hergunnr.

Hervör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hervǫr.

Hestía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hestia

Hildiríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hildiríðr.

Hildisif f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight" and Sif.

Himinbjörg f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "heaven's castle" or "heaven mountain" in Old Norse. This is the name of a mythical place, the home of the Norse god Heimdall.

Hjálmdís f Icelandic
Younger form of Hialmdís.

Hjálmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hjalmr "helmet; protection" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Hjálmgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Hjalmgerðr.

Hjálmrún f Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hjalmr "helm, helmet" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Hjálmveig f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of hjalmr "helmet" and veig "power, strength".

Hjalta f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Hjalti.

Hjörný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hjǫrr "sword" and nýr "new".

Hjörtfríður f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hjǫrtr "hart, stag" (also see Hjörtur) combined with fríðr "beautiful".

Hlaðgerður f Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Hlaðgerðr.

Hlaðgunnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hlaðgunnr.

Hlédís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlē-r "ocean, sea (used in poetic contexts)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Hlín f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "protection" in Old Norse, the root of which is Old Icelandic hleina "to save, protect, defend" (ultimately relating to Old English hlæna and modern English lean; also the related noun hlein is used of the upright warp-weighted loom, which is leaned against a wall in use)... [more]

Hlökk f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hlǫkk.

Hödd f Icelandic
Younger form of Hǫdd.

Högna f Icelandic
Feminine form of Högni. This was borne by the Icelandic architect Högna Sigurðardóttir (1929-2017).

Hólmdís f Icelandic
Younger form of Holmdís.

Hörn f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hǫrn.

Hrafndís f Icelandic
Means "raven goddess", derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and dís "goddess".

Hrafney f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Hrafnfífa f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and fífa "cotton grass" (used in poetry to mean "arrow"; also compare Fífa).... [more]

Hrafngerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and garðr "enclosure".

Hrafnheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and heiðr "bright, clear" or "honour" (also compare Heiður).

Hrafnkatla f Icelandic
Feminine form of Hrafnkell.

Hrafntinna f Icelandic
From the Icelandic word hrafntinna meaning "obsidian", which is itself derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and tinna "flint" (also see Tinna).

Hraundís f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse hraun meaning "lava" and dís meaning "goddess".

Hreindís f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hreinn meaning "reindeer" (also compare Hreinn) combined with dís meaning "goddess".

Hrólfdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse name Hrólfr combined with Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".

Hróðný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hróðr meaning "praise, fame" and nýr meaning "new".

Hrund f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to the Old Norse verb hrinda meaning "to push". This was the name of a valkyrie in Norse legend.

Hugbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hugborg.

Hugbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Means "bright mind", from Old Norse hugr "mind, thought, mood" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). This is a cognate of Hubert.

Hugborg f Icelandic
From Old Norse hugr "mind, spirit, thought" combined with bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Hugdís f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse hugr "mind, spirit, thought" combined with dís "goddess".

Hugrún f Icelandic
From Old Norse hugr "mind, thought, mood" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Huldrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hulda "hiding, secrecy" (compare Hulda 1) and rún "secret lore, rune".

Húna f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Húni.

Húnbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".

Húndís f Icelandic (Archaic, ?)
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and dís meaning "goddess".

Hvönn f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Icelandic name for a type of flower (species Angelica archangelica).

Ída f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ida.

Ilmur f Icelandic
Younger form of Ilmr.

Immý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Immy.

Ína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ina.

Indí f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Indi.

Indía f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of India.

Indíana f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Indiana.

Indíra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Indira.

Ingey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Younge form of Ingiøy.

Ingheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
From the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour". Also compare Heiður.

Inghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Inghild.

Ingiborg f Medieval Scandinavian (?), Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Ingibjörg.

Ingifinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element finnr "a Finn; a Lapp".

Ingifríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ingifríðr.

Ingigerður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ingegerd.

Ingilín f Faroese, Icelandic (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning.

Ingimunda f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Ingimundur.

Ingiríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingríðr via Old Norse variant Ingiríðr.

Ingisól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element sól "sun".

Ingiveig f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Ingveig.

Ingrún f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ingirún.

Ingveldur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Yngvildr.

Írena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Irena.

Irmelín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Irmelin.

Irpa f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Feminine form of Jarpr. This is the name of a goddess who along with Þorgerðr was worshipped in 10th-century Hálogaland (northern Norway).

Írunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Írena and Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love".

Ísabel f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Isabel.

Ísadóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Isadora. Icelandic singer Björk gave this name to her daughter in 2002.

Ísafold f Icelandic (Rare)
From a poetic name for Iceland, which is derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and fold meaning "earth, land; field".

Ísalind f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse íss "ice" and lind "lime tree, linden tree" (also see Lind), or an Icelandic form of Old High German Iselinde... [more]

Ísbjört f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic name meaning "bright ice", derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Ísdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Ísey f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Ísfold f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Ísafold.

Íshildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements íss "ice" (compare modern Icelandic ís) and hildr "battle". Also compare the hypothetical Germanic cognate Ishild.

Ísidóra f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Isidora.

Íslaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice on sea" or "ice on water" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Ísleif f Old Norse, Icelandic (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ísleifr.

Ísmey f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or mær "daughter" or mėy "girl".

Ísól f Icelandic
Variant of Íssól.

Ísold f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Isolde.

Ísrún f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and rún "secret; secret lore".

Íssól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and sól "sun".

Ísveig f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and veig "power; strength".

Iða f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ida.

Íva f Icelandic
Icelandic form Iva.

Jakobína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jakobina.

Jarþrúður f Icelandic
Combination of either Old Norse jǫrð "earth" or jara "battle, fight", with *þrúðr "strength, force, power". It could also be a variant of Geirþrúðr.

Jarún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jara "battle; fight; quarrel" and rún "secret; secret lore". As this is a newer name, however, the first element might also be inspired by the elements jarn, jard or hjarn.

Jasmín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jasmin 1.

Jensína f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Jens.

Jessý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jessy.

Jódís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse jór "horse" and dís "goddess".

Jófríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jofrid.

Jóhanndína f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Johandine.

Jökla f Icelandic
Feminine form of Jökull.

Jökulrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse jǫkull meaning "ice; icicle; glacier" and rós meaning "rose". Also compare Jökull and Rós.

Jónasína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Jónas.

Jónbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Jón and Björt, the latter of which is derived from Old Norse bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (feminine form of bjartr).

Jóndís f Icelandic
Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".