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Aagot f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Ågot.

Abela f German (Rare), Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Icelandic (Modern)
Obsolete Low German short form of both Apollonia and Alberta. There is, however, another theory which derives this name from Old Saxon aval "strength; force; fortitude"... [more]

Agða f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Agatha.

Aldey f Icelandic
Derived from the Icelandic elements alda "heavy swelling wave, a roller" and ey "island".

Aldís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.

Aleta f Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Old Swedish form of Alhet.

Alída f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Alida.

Alína f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Alina.

Alísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alisa.

Alrún f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Alrun.

Amíra f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Amira.

Andrá f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic andrá "breath of air; moment".

Aníka f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Anika 1.

Anína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Anina.

Aníta f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Anita 1.

Annía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Annia.

Apríl f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of April.

Árdís f Icelandic
Variant of Arndís.

Arína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Arina.

Ármey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements ár "year; plenty, abundance" and mey "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær), perhaps inspired by the masculine name Ármann.

Áróra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Aurora.

Ársól f Icelandic
Possibly means "morning sun" from the Old Norse elements ár "early" and sól "sun". Alternatively, the first element may be Old Norse ár "year; plenty, abundance" (also found in the masculine name Ársæll).

Árvök f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Árvakr.

Asírí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)

Askja f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic askja "little box; caldera (of a vulcano)". The name is also related to the Old Norse name element askr "ash tree".

Ásrós f Icelandic
Altered form of Ástrós, from the Old Norse name element áss "god" combined with Icelandic rós "rose" (from Latin rosa).

Ásrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Asrun.

Ásvör f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásvǫr.

Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.

Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.

Benný f Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with Ben- and Bern-.

Benta f Danish, Icelandic
Variant of Bente.

Bettý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Betty.

Birna f Icelandic, Faroese
Female form of Biǫrn. Currently popular in Iceland.

Björt f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bjartur.

Blær m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".

Bláey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blár "blue; dark; black" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bobba f Icelandic
Variant of Bobbi.

Bogey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi meaning "bow" (compare Bogi) combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]

Bogga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boga.

Braga f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bragi.

Bríet f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Britt. This name was borne by Icelandic feminist Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir (1856-1940), founder of the first women's magazine in Iceland Kvennablaðið.

Briet f Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Bríet.

Dæja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Daley f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Dalía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dalia.

Danía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dania.

Díana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Diana.

Didda f Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Didde.

Dilja f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Diljá.

Diljá f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Delia 1.

Dögun f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic dögun "dawn".

Dórey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Þórey.

Drífa f Old Norse, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name meaning "fall of snow, snowdrift". In Norse mythology, Drífa was a daughter of king Snær. She had two sisters, Mjǫll and Fǫnn and one brother, Þorri.

Dröfn f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Drǫfn.

Drótt f Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse
Possibly from Old Norse drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".

Dúnna f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dúna.

Eirný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and ný "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".

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

Elísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elisa.

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

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").

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

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.

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

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

Evíta f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Evita.

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

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".

Eyvör f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Eyvǫr.

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".

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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.

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]

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".

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.

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

Hlökk f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hlǫkk.

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

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.

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

Ilmur f Icelandic
Younger form of Ilmr.

Indía f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of India.

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

Írena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Irena.

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

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".

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".

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".

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.

Jessý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jessy.

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

Jökla f Icelandic
Feminine form of Jökull.

Jónný f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Jón using the name suffix -ný (which derives from Old Norse nýr "new").

Júdea f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Judea.

Júdit f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Judith.

Júnía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Junia.

Kæja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Kaja 1.

Kalla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Kalle as well as a variant of Karla.

Kamma f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of double names in which the first name began with Ka- and the second name began with Ma- (such as Karen-Margrethe, as in the case of Karen Margrethe "Kamma" Rahbek (1775-1829), a Danish woman of letters)... [more]

Karín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karin.

Karún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Karín or Karen 1 and Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Kellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kelly.

Kiddý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Kiddie.

Kolka f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kolka meaning "stain", "spot".

Læla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Laila 2 or Laila 1.

Laíla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Laila.

Lárey f Icelandic
Combination of Lára 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").

Liljá f Sami, Icelandic (Rare)
Sami form of Lily and Icelandic variant of Lilja.

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

Lúcía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lucia.

Lúísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Luisa.

Lúsía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lucia.

Lýdía f Icelandic
Variant of Lydía.

Lydía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lydia.

Maddý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maddy.

Magga f Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norwegian, Old Swedish, Lule Sami, Faroese, Kven
Short form of Margareta (or sometimes of Magnhilda). This is also a Lule Sámi form of Margareta.

Maggý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maggy.

Magný f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse magn meaning "power, strength, might" and nýr meaning "new".

Malen f Icelandic, Norwegian
Variant of Malene.

Malía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Malia.

Máney f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse máni meaning "the moon" and Old Norse -ey, a feminine name suffix meaning "good fortune" or "island".

Marey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Marín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marin.

Marít f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marit.

Marsý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Marcy.

Mattý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Matty.

Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.

Millý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Milly.

Minný f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Minnie.

Mítra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mitra 2.

Mjöll f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mjǫll. This name appears in chapter 56 of the Landnámabók belonging to Mjöll, daughter of Án bogsveigir ("bow-swayer")... [more]

Módís f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements móðr "mind; spirit; courage; wrath" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Munda f Icelandic
Feminine form of Mundi.

Nadía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nadia 1.

Nanný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Nanny.

Nansý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Nancy.

Naómí f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Naomi 1.

Naomí f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Naomi 1.

Nellý f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Nelly.

Nenna f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Finnish
Short form of various names. It probably developed from the Scandinavian diminutives Nanna 1 and Nina 1... [more]

Ninna f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Nina 1.

Njóla f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese, Literature
Means "night" in Icelandic (a poetic word). Its use as a given name may have been influenced by the theological-philosophical poem 'Njóla' (1842) by Björn Gunnlaugsson.

Ólína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Olina.

Ölrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Modern form of Ǫlrún.

Óðný f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy" (the source of Óðinn) and nýr "new".

Pálín f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Pálína.

París f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Paris 2.

Randí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Randi 2.

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

Róska f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Icelandic avant-garde artist Róska (1940-1996), it was apparently a contraction of her real name, Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir (i.e. presumably formed from R, the first letter of her given name, and Óska, the first four letters of her surname - itself a derivative of the given name Óskar).

Runný f Icelandic
Meaning unknown.

Sæla f Icelandic
From Old Norse sæla, meaning “happiness, bliss”. Officially approved as a given name in 2015.

Sæný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and nýr "new".

Salín f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Salína.

Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.

Senía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Senia.

Sigga f Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Anglo-Norman
Short form of names beginning with the element Sig-, such as Sigrid or Signe.

Signa f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Latinate variant of Signy and Signý as well as a contracted form of Signilla... [more]

Silfa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Silva.

Silka f Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sorbian
Icelandic, Swedish and Sorbian form of Silke.

Sirrí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Siri.

Sirrý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Siri.

Sissa f Swedish, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Originally an Old Norse diminutive of Sigþrúðr, this name is now a diminutive of Cecilia. As a Swedish name, it was traditionally found in Scania.

Sivía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Sivia.

Sjana f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic phonetic spelling of Jeana.

Sjöfn f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Name of a minor Norse goddess, one of Frigg's handmaidens, said (by the Icelandic chieftain and poet Snorri Sturluson, d. 1241) to be related to Old Icelandic sjafni "love". Modern-day academics, however, argue that it might rather be related to Old Norse sefi meaning "sense" as well as "relation".

Skúla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Skúli.

Sólín f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of sól "sun" and lín "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".

Sonný f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Sonny.

Sunna f Germanic Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from Old High German and Old Norse sunna meaning "sun". This was the name of the Germanic goddess who personified the sun. In Scandinavia it has also been used as a short form of Sunniva and Susanna... [more]

Súsan f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Susan.

Svala f Old Norse, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse svala "swallow (bird)". This name is also considered a short form of Svalaug.

Svava f Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Svafa.

Talía f Icelandic, Spanish, Galician
Icelandic, Spanish and Galician form of Thalia.

Tanía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tania.

Þeba f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the Icelandic name for the ancient town of Thebes, or possibly an Icelandic form of Thebe, the name of multiple female characters in Greek mythology.

Þoka f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse þoka meaning 'fog, mist'.

Þöll f Icelandic
From Old Norse þǫll meaning "fir tree".

Þúfa f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Tófa, the feminine form of Tófi. It coincides with Old Norse þúfa "mound, knoll" (the origin of both Swedish tuva "tussock, tuft of grass" and Danish tue "small hill").

Þula f Icelandic
Feminine form of Þuli.

Þura f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Þóra.

Þyri f Old Norse, Icelandic
Younger form of both Þýrví and Þyríðr.

Tíbrá f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Icelandic tíbrá "mirage".

Tinna f Danish, Icelandic
Either from Old Norse tinna meaning "flint", or a variant of Tina.

Todda f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Toddi.

Úlfey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Formed from Úlfur and Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune"... [more]

Vagna f Faroese, Icelandic
Feminine form of Vagn.

Valey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Valgý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Valgerður.

Valka f Old Norse, Icelandic, Popular Culture
Old Norse diminutive of Valgerðr. The name is borne by a character in 'How to Train Your Dragon 2'.

Vallý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Vally.

Valný f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse valr "those slain in battle" combined with nýr "new".

Védís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and dís meaning "goddess".

Veiga f Icelandic
Short form of Old Norse names containing the name element veig "power, strength".

Vilný f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse vili "will, desire" combined with nýr "new".

Vinný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Winnie.

Víóla f Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola.

Voney f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse ván meaning "hope, expectation" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Ylfur f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ylfa.