StúfrmOld Norse Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse stúfr meaning "stump, stub".
SturlamOld Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic Old Norse byname meaning "the loon", from sturla "to derange, disturb". Sturla Sigvatsson was a powerful Icelandic chieftain and the nephew of Snorri Sturluson, the author of the Prose Edda.
StyrbiǫrnmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse styrr "battle, stir, tumult" and biǫrn "bear".
StyrfastrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse styrr "stir, tumult, brawl" combined with Old Norse fastr "firm, fast".
SurtrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Variant of Svartr. In Norse mythology this is the name of a fire giant, the enemy of the gods, who will fight Freyr at Ragnarok and the two of them will kill each other.
SuðrimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from suðr ("south"). In Norse mythology Suðri is a dwarf who supports the vault of heaven.
SvafafOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning uncertain, possibly "Swabian woman" or "woman from Schwaben" from Old Norse svabar "Swabians", from the name of a Germanic (Suebic) tribe which allegedly derived from Old German swēba "free, independent"... [more]
SvanlaugfMedieval Scandinavian, Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements svanr "(male) swan" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath", a derivative of Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage; to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated; promised (in names)".
SvanrmOld Norse Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse svanr meaning "swan".
SvipdagrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from svipr ("sudden sweeping movement") and dagr ("day, lifetime"). In Norse mythology Svipdagr wishes to marry Menglǫð.
SvipulfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "changeable" in Old Norse. This name belongs to a Valkyrie in both the skaldic poem 'Darraðarljóð' and the Poetic Edda book the 'Skáldskaparmál' (where it is used as a kenning (synonym) for "battle" - presumably in reference to the changeable nature of fate, of which the Valkyries are represented as directors).
SwābaharjarmOld Norse Proto-Norse combination of svabar "Swabians" and herr "army".
SynfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "refusal, denial". This is the name of a goddess, the guardian of the gates. Her name is also used as a kenning for "woman".
TármOld Norse From Old Norse *táR meaning "tough, resistant, enduring".
TárrmOld Norse From Old Norse tár meaning "tear, tear-drop".
TarrmOld Norse From Old Norse *tarr, found in Old Norse svíntarr meaning "boar".
TatimOld Norse Meaning uncertain. The name is thought to have originated from nursery speech, where it was possibly a toddler's attempt at saying the word "father".
TeitrmOld Norse From Old Norse teitr meaning "glad, cheerful, merry'".
ÞangbrandrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements þang "kelp or bladder-wrack, a kind of sea-weed" and brandr "fire, torch".
ÞegnmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse þegn "thane, freeman". Þegn is one of the sons of Karl and Snør in the Rígsþula.
ÞjalfimOld Norse From Old Norse þjalfi which is said to mean "He who keeps together; He who encompasses". The name is sometimes interpreted to mean "conquerer". It may also be derived from *þewa-alfaR meaning "servant-elf".
ÞǫkkfNorse Mythology Means "thanks" in Old Norse (from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz "gratitude, thanks" and thus a cognate of modern English thank, thanks). In the Prose Edda, the trickster god Loki once adopted this name while disguised as an old woman.
ÞórbergrmOld Norse From the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with the element -bergr, which is associated with Old Norse berg, bjarg meaning "mountain, cliff" (from Proto-Germanic *bergaz) but may be derived from the present stem of the Old Norse verb bjarga "to save, to help" (making it a masculine equivalent of Þórbjǫrg; also compare Bergr)... [more]
ÞórbiǫrnmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements þórr "thunder" and bjǫrn "bear".
ÞóreyfOld Norse, Icelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements þórr "thunder" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
ÞorfinnafOld Norse, Icelandic Feminine form of Þórfinnr. This name appears in the Laxdæla saga (c. 1245) belonging to Þórfinna Vermundardóttir, grandaughter of Óláfr pái and wife of Þórsteinn Kuggason.
ÞorgerðrfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from the Germanic name elements þórr "thunder" and garðr "enclosure, protection". This is the name of a goddess in Norse mythology.
ÞórgestrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements þórr "thunder" and gestr "guest".
ÞórhallrmOld Norse Old Norse name meaning "Thor's rock", derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse hallr "stone, rock"... [more]
ÞórlaugfIcelandic, Old Norse Old Norse and modern Icelandic name derived from the elements þor (compare Thor) and laug (ultimately from Ancient Germanic *leuʒ- / *-lauʒ- / *luʒ- "to swear a holy oath; to celebrate marriage; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".
ÞóroddrmOld Norse Combination of þórr "thunder" and oddr "point of a weapon".
ÞórolfrmOld Norse Combination of the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) and Norse with ulfr "wolf".
ÞórormrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements þórr "thunder" and ormr "snake, serpent".
ÞorrimNorse Mythology, Icelandic Means "dry one". This was the name of an Old Norse month, lasting from the middle of January to the middle of February. In Norse mythology Þorri was King of Kvenland (modern-day Norrbotten in Sweden and Pohjanmaa in Finland), the son of Snær and brother of Mjǫll, Fǫnn and Drífa... [more]
ÞráinnmIcelandic, Old Norse Possibly derived from Old Norse þrá meaning "obstinacy, stubbornness". Noted bearer is Þráinn Bertelsson, an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor.
ÞraslaugfOld Norse, Icelandic Derived from the Germanic name elements þrasa "to snort, to talk big, to make a bold show" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
ÞrasmundrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of þrasa "to snort, to talk big, to make a bold show" and mund "protection".
ÞrimafOld Norse, Norse Mythology From Old Norse þrima meaning "fight". In Scandinavian mythology Þrima is the name of a Valkyrie.
ÞriðimNorse Mythology Means "third one". This is the name of a god and a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.
ThrórmNorse Mythology (Anglicized), Literature Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Þrór, a name found in the Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda. The meaning of the name is uncertain.... [more]
ÞrǫstrmOld Norse From Old Norse þrǫstr meaning "'thrush (bird)".
ÞróttimOld Norse Derived from Old Norse þróttr meaning "strength, might, valour".
ÞrúðgelmirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from þrúðr ("strength") and galmr ("shouting one, roarer"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a Jotunn with six heads.
ÞrúðrúnfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements þrúðr "strength" and rún "secret".
ÞúfafOld 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").
ThusneldafOld Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare) From the name Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [more]
TjelvarmSwedish (Rare), Norse Mythology Combination of Old Norse þjalfi which is said to mean "he who keeps together; he who encompasses", and herr "army". Tjelvar is a figure in the Gutasaga, and is by some believed to be identical to Þjálfi.
TólafOld Norse Old Norse short form of names beginning with Þórl- such as Þórlaug or Þórlǫf (i.e., names in which the first element is derived from Þórr (see Thor) and the second element begins with L)... [more]
TólimOld Norse Old Norse pet form of combinations of the first name element ÞOR and a last name element beginning with l-.
TólirmOld Norse Old Norse short form of Þórlæifr and its variants (with an -ia--suffix).
TorgautmOld Norwegian, Medieval Scandinavian Torgaut was the name of a Torgaut Jonson who was assumed to be the son of knight Jon Ragnvaldson who was the founder of the Smør house around the mid 13th century for being lord of Blindheim at the time, the Smør house was one of the few remaining original Norwegian houses that survived from being wiped out by the Black Plague.... [more]
TorráðrmOld Norse From Old Norse torráðr meaning 'embarrassing'.
UddulfrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse oddr "point of a weapon" and ulfr "wolf".
UddvarrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements oddr "spear" and varr "attentive".
ÚfeigrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of ú "un-" (negative prefix) and feigr "fey", "doomed to die" or from Old Norse úfeigr "not fey, not doomed to die, one who will live a long life".
UlfheðinnmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ulfr "wolf" and heðinn "jacket of fur or skin".
ÚlfhildrfOld Norse Derived from the Old Norse elements ulfr meaning "wolf" and hildr meaning "battle". An 11th-century Norwegian princess bore this name.
VæringrmOld Norse From Old Norse VæringR meaning "Varangian, Northern warrior who served as lifeguard to the emperors of Constantinople" The word derives from Old Norse várar meaning "solemn vow, oath" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names... [more]
VætildrfOld Norse, Algonquian Probably an Old Norse form of an unknown Algonquian or Beothuk name, though the second element coincides with Old Norse hildr meaning "battle".
ValgautrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and gautr "goth".
ValgerðrfOld Norse Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and garðr meaning "fence, defense"... [more]
VálimNorse Mythology Snorri Sturluson calls Váli a son of Loki and brother of Nari in chapter 50 of the Prose Edda. Other sources say he was a son of Odin and the giantess Rindr.
ValrmOld Norse From Old Norse valr meaning ''falcon''.
ValtýrmOld Norse, Icelandic Combination of Old Norse valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and tívar "gods".
VanafNorse Mythology Possibly derived from Vanaheimr, home of the Vanir (a type of Old Norse gods). Vana was the wife of Sveigðir and mother of Vanlandi... [more]
VanimOld Norse From Old Norse vanr meaning "wont, accustomed or lacking, wanting".
VanlandimNorse Mythology Means "man from Vanaheimr" in Old Norse. Vanaheimr was the home of the Vanir, a group of gods. Njǫrðr, Freyr and Freyja were members of the Vanir.... [more]
VarinnmOld Norse From the name of a Germanic tribe, the Varini. Varinn was the runemaster of the Rök runestone, the first known piece of Swedish literature.
VatnarrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements vatn "water, waters, river, brook, tears" and herr "army". Vatnarr was the name of a legendary Norwegian king.
VémNorse Mythology Derived from vé, a Germanic shrine or sacred enclosure. In Norse Mythology, Vé is the brother of Odin and Vili.
VéfreyjafOld Norse Possibly meant "devotee of Freyja" from the Old Norse element vé meaning "devoted, dedicated" or "home, temple, sanctuary" (compare the word *véseti "one who sits with (= is in charge of) a Vé (= temple, sanctuary)") combined with the name of the goddess Freyja.
VégeirrmOld Norse Variant of VígæiRR, a combination of Old Norse vé "temple, sacred enclosure, sanctuary" and geirr "spear".
VégerðrfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse vé "holy place, temple, sanctuary" (which is related to Gothic weihs "holy") combined with Old Norse garðr "enclosure".
VélaugfOld Norse, Icelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
VémundrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse vé "temple, sanctuary" combined with Old Norse mundr "protection."
VénýfOld Norse, Icelandic (Rare) Old Norse name derived from the elements vé "temple, sanctuary" (related to Gothic weihs "holy") and nýr "new".
VeraldrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse verr "man" and valdr "ruler, mighty one, powerful one".
VermundrmOld Norse Combination of either Old Norse verr "man" or verja "to defend", with mundr "protector". The name appears on an 11th century copper box that was engraved with runes.
VésetimOld Norse Means "one who is in charge of a sacred place" (see also Vé) in Old Norse.
VeðrmOld Norse Old Norse byname, from Old Norse veðr meaning "ram" or "weather".
VeðrfölnirmNorse Mythology Possibly meaning "storm pale," "wind bleached" or "wind-witherer", veđrfölnir is a hawk that sits between the eyes of the unnamed eagle that is perched atop the world tree Yggdrasil.
VetrmOld Norse From Old Norse vetr meaning "winter".