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)".
ÞórulfrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of þórr "thunder" and ulfr "wolf".
ÞórunnrfOld Norse Old Norse name derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love".
ÞorvarðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements þórr "thunder" and vǫrðr "guard".
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.
ThrasabertmGermanic Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
ThrasamarmGermanic Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
ThrasamundmGermanic, History Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Old High German mund "protection." Thrasamund was a 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans.
ThrasaricmGermanic Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
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".
ThrasulfmGermanic Derived from Old Norse thras "quarrel, battle" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
ÞrimafOld Norse, Norse Mythology From Old Norse þrima meaning "fight". In Scandinavian mythology Þrima is the name of a Valkyrie.
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").
ThumelicusmGermanic (Latinized), History As the only known bearer of this name was the only child of two Germanic parents (Cheruscan chieftain Arminius and his wife Thusnelda), this name is probably a latinized form of an obscure Germanic name... [more]
ThurisindmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German turs (compare Old Norse Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe... [more]
ThurismundmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German turs (compare Old Norse Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe... [more]
ThurismutmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German turs (compare Old Norse Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe... [more]
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]
TibbafAnglo-Saxon Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name was Saint Tibba of Mercia (7th century), a patron saint of falconers. She was a relative of Saints Kyneburga and Kyneswide of Mercia.
TiermundmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German tiuri "expensive", or tiur "animal." The second element is derived from Old High German mund "protection."
TierulfmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German tiuri "expensive", or tiur "animal." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."
TilbeorhtmAnglo-Saxon From the Old English elements til "good" and beorht "bright". This was the name of a medieval bishop of Hexham.
TilrædmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements til "good" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".
TīlwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements tīl "good" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, ruler". This name gave rise to the place name Tyldesley in Greater Manchester.
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).
TorhthelmmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements torht "bright, shiny" and helm "helmet".
TorhtheremAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements torht "bright, shiny" and here "army". This was the name of an 8th century Bishop of Hereford.
TorhtrædmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements torht "bright, shiny" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom". This was the name of Torthred of Thorney, a saint and hermit of the 9th century.
TorhtwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements torht "bright, shiny" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader".
TorráðrmOld Norse From Old Norse torráðr meaning 'embarrassing'.
TotilamGothic Totila was the penultimate King of the Ostrogoths, reigning from 541 to 552 AD. A skilled military and political leader, Totila reversed the tide of the Gothic War, recovering by 543 almost all the territories in Italy that the Eastern Roman Empire had captured from his Kingdom in 540.
TriariusmGothic Triarius was a Gothic nobleman and soldier. He was a member of the Amali dynasty. At least by the Battle of Nedao, Triarius had withdrawn his support from Valamir, who was his relative and the king of the Ostrogoths... [more]
TriúnnmOld Norse From Old Norse trjónn (compare with Faroese trónur meaning "nose, snout") or formed from Old Norse trjóna meaning "nose, snout".
TryggúlfrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse tryggr "trustworthy" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf."
TudrusmGermanic Tudrus was a ruler of the Quadi, a Germanic tribe, in the 1st century AD. He was a contemporary of Maroboduus of the Marcomanni. Like Maroboduus, Tudrus established a dynasty which ruled his people for many years after his death.
TutflædfMedieval English, Anglo-Saxon Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Old English þēod "people, nation" (see þeudō) or from the masculine personal name Tuda or Tudda, combined with flæd, possibly meaning "beauty"... [more]
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".
ÚlfgeirrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse geirr "spear".
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.
UlfríkrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of ulfr "wolf" and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
ÚlfviðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse viðr "tree".
UlphiafFrankish (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz "wolf". Saint Ulphia of Amiens was said to be a young girl living on the banks of the Noye who became a hermit at what would become Saint-Acheul, near Amiens in the Kingdom of the Franks, under the spiritual direction of Saint Domitius... [more]
UltrogothafFrankish Queen Ultrogotha (510 - after 566/67) was a Frankish Merovingian queen and the wife of Childebert I.
ÚrœkjamOld Norse From Old Norse úrœkja meaning "to neglect, to not ask after, to reck not".
UromodmGothic, Medieval, Old High German, German (Austrian, Archaic) From the Gothic word urus, the Old Icelandic word úrr or the Old High German uro all meaning "aurochs" combined with the Old High German word muot meaning "spirit; courage, boldness".
VadomarmGermanic, History Derived from Gothic vadi "pledge, pact" combined with Old High German mâri "famous." Vadomar was the name of a 4th-century king of the Alamanni, a Germanic tribe.
VadulfmGermanic Derived from Gothic vadi "pledge, pact" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
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".
ValamirmGermanic, History Variant spelling of Valamar. But with this spelling it is also possible that the second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace." Valamir was the name of a 5th-century king of the Ostrogoths.
ValarismGothic Valaris was a Gothic soldier who fought for the Ostrogoths against the Eastern Roman Empire in the Gothic War.
ValbjǫrnmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and bjǫrn "bear".
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]
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.
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.
VidigoiamGothic Vidigoia was a Thervingian Gothic warrior. His name means either "the man from the forest zone" or "the forest-barker/wolf". Vidigoia figured during the campaigns of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great across the Danube around 330 AD... [more]
VidugaviamLiterature, Germanic (Latinized) Derived from Gothic Widugawja meaning "wood barker", i.e. "wolf" (see Witiko). This is the name of a king of Rhovanion in Tolkien's Legendarium... [more]
VinitharyamLiterature, Germanic (Latinized) Derived from Gothic ''Winid-haria'' meaning "pasture-armyman" or "Winidas-armyman". In Tolkien's legendarium, this is the birth name of Eldacar, who is given a name from his mother's people due to his birth in Rhovanion.
VírúnfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements vé "home, temple, sanctuary" and rún "secret".
VisimarmGermanic, History Variant of Wisamar. Visimar was the name of a 4th-century king of the Vandals, a Germanic tribe.
VisnafOld Norse, Norse Mythology Old Norse name of unknown origin and meaning. Visna is the name of a warrior-like queen mentioned in the Gesta Danorum.
ViðbiǫrnmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse viðr "tree" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".
ViðfastrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements viðr "forest, wood, tree" and fastr "firmly, fast".
VithicabmGermanic Vithicab was an Alemannic petty king from 360 to 368. Ammianus Marcellinus describes Vithicabius as a physically weak, but a brave and aggressive leader. He was assassinated in 368 under Valentinian I by a bribed servant.
VithimermGermanic, History Variant spelling of Witimer. In 376 AD, Vithimer succeeded Ermanaric, king of the Greuthungi (a Gothic tribe), to the throne.
VithimirismGothic Vithimiris was a king of the Greuthungi, ruling for some unspecified time in the area of present-day southern Ukraine. He succeeded to Ermanaric, meaning that he probably reigned in 376. Ammianus Marcellinus, the only known source on him, states that after Ermanaric´s death he tried to resist the Alani, who were allied with the Huns, with the help of other Huns hired as mercenaries... [more]