This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Scandinavian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Absalon m Danish (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Polish, Gascon, French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Haitian CreolePolish, French, Gascon, Haitian Creole, Danish, Faroese and Norwegian form of
Absalom.
Ævar m IcelandicModern Icelandic form of
Ævarr or
Ǣvarr, an Old Norse name in which the first element derived from
ǣvi meaning "eternity, time, life" (compare
Aiva, from the Gothic cognate); the second element may have been
herr "army" or
geirr "spear".
Agmund m Germanic, Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Rare)Form of
Agmundr. The first element of this name is derived from
ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic
*agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [
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Ale m Swedish, Old Norse, FolkloreProbably a short form of various Old Norse names, for example
Áleifr and
Alríkr. Oldest known usage of the name is from a runic inscription from the 9th century.
Ámundi m Old Norse, IcelandicOld Norse name, in which the first element
Á- may be derived from Old Norse *
ana- "all" or
agi "awe, terror" or *
ag- "point, weapon point"... [
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Andrass m Faroese (Archaic)Variant of
Andreas. A well-known bearer of this name is Andrass Samuelsen (1873-1954), prime minister of the Faroe Islands (1948-1950).
Andri m IcelandicPossibly from the Old Norse word
andri, meaning "snow shoe". Alternatively, it could have originally been a diminutive form of the name
Andríður.
Annel m IcelandicCombination of the name elements
Ann derived from the name
Anna and
Eli meaning "the Lord, God".... [
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Arnbjörn m SwedishDerived from Old Norse
ari or
arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse
björn "bear".
Ársæll m IcelandicFrom the Old Norse adjective
ársæll meaning "happy in having good seasons, blessed in the year", composed of Old Norse
ár "year" and Old Norse
sæll "blissful, happy".
Ássvein m FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
áss "god" and
sveinn "boy".
Åstein m Norwegian (Rare)Dialectal variant of
Øystein or a combination of the element
egg "edge of a sword" or
agi "awe, terror" with
steinn "stone".
Ásþór m IcelandicDerived from the Old Norse elements
áss "god" and the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor).
Ásvar m FaroeseEither derived from the Germanic name elements
áss "god" and
herr "army" or a variant of
Ásvarðr.
Audgar m NorwegianVariant of
Audgard. This was the middle name of comedian and actor Åsleik Engmark (1965-2017).
Audvald m Norwegian (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
auðr "wealth, fortune" and
valdr "power, leader, ruler".
Audvin m Norwegian (Rare)Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) derived from the Old Norse elements
auðr "wealth, fortune" and
vinr "friend", making it a cognate of
Edwin.