This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Norwegian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Frøy f & m NorwegianNorwegian form of
Freyr. Modern feminine usage may be interpreted as a short form of any name starting with
frøy, like
Frøya and
Frøydis.
Gisken f NorwegianDiminutive of
Giske, a Norwegian variant of the Low German name
Geseke, itself a diminutive of
Gesa. This was common in Norway in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries... [
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Gjendine f Norwegian (Rare)Derived from the name of the lake
Gjende in Innlandet county, Norway. The name of the lake is taken from Old Norse
gandr meaning "staff, stick". A notable bearer is Gjendine Slålien (1871-1972), a Norwegian shepherdess whose singing inspired Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg... [
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Gudfrid f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
guðr "god" and
fríðr "beautiful, beloved", first used in the mid 19th century. This makes it a cognate of Old Norse
Guðfriðr.
Gulldis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements
guð "god" and
dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish
gull "gold".
Gulli f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)Short form of
Gunhild via it's Swedish form
Gunilla. It could also be a variant of
Gull, a short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element
guð meaning "god".
Haldis f Norwegian, FaroeseFrom the Old Norse name
Halldís, which was composed of the elements
hallr "rock" (compare
Haldor) and
dís "goddess".
Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval ScandinavianSwedish and Norwegian form of
Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Ingny f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of
Ing and either the Old Norse element
nýr "new; young; fresh" or the Old Norse element
ný "new moon; waxing moon".
Ingveig f NorwegianCombination of
Ing and the Old Norse name element
veig "power; strength", first used in 1895.
Isa f Swedish (Modern), Danish, Finnish, NorwegianFrom the germanic element is "Ice" with the feminine suffix -a. In Swedish the name literally means ice in verbal form. Which means that something has frozen solid or has been covered in ice. It can also be a short for of names that end in -isa... [
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Iselilja f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)Popularly claimed to mean "ice lily" from Norwegian
is "ice" and
lilja "lily". This name occurs in the medieval ballad 'Knut liten og Sylvelin'.
Iselin f NorwegianNorwegian adoption of an originally German short form of Old High German names containing the element
isarn meaning "iron" (e.g.,
Isengard,
Iselinde,
Isburg), as well as an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of
Isa 2 and a Norwegian adoption and adaption of the Irish name
Aisling (compare
Isleen).
Iverike f Norwegian (Archaic)Feminine form of
Iver as well as a combination of names beginning with the element
Iv-, especially
Ivar, and the Old Norse name element
ríkr "mighty; distinguished; rich"... [
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Jamina f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Archaic)Feminine form of
Jamin. In some cases it may also be a truncated form of
Benjamina or a contracted form of
Jacomina.
Jarlaug f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of Old Norse elements
jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". This is a relatively modern name first used in the early 20th century.
Jofrid f NorwegianDerived from Old Norse
jór "stallion" combined with Old Norse
friðr "beautiful; fair; peace".
Jordis f German (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)German variant of
Jördis and Norwegian variant of
Hjørdis as well as a Norwegian combination of the name element
jor, derived from either Old Norse
jǫfurr "chief, king" or
jǫfur-r "wild boar" (which later became a poetic word for "chief, king"), and the name element
dis, derived from either Old Norse
dís "female deity; woman, lady" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Jorlaug f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
jorr "wild boar" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
Jørund f & m NorwegianPreviously a dialectal variant of
Jorunn, though more recently it has been given to boys, being the modern form of
Jǫrundr, an Old Norse masculine name of uncertain meaning... [
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Kjellborg f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of
Kjell and
bjǫrg "help, deliverance" or
borg "castle, fortification". This name was first used in the late 19th century and is a cognate of the Old Norse name
Ketilbjǫrg.
Kristmar f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of
krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element
mėy "girl" or
mær "daughter
or mǣr# "little girl, virgin, unmarried girl".
Leikny f NorwegianCombination of Old Norse
leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and
nýr "new; young; fresh" or
ný "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.
Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), UkrainianShort form of
Alida,
Dalida,
Lidia,
Lidiya and other feminine names that contain
-lid-.
Lindbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of Old Norse
lind "lime-tree, linden tree" or Germanic
lind "soft, tender" and
bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Livø f NorwegianNorwegian dialectal variant form of
Live found in Nord-Gudbrandsdalen.
Lydian f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)Variant of
Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").