BorgnýfOld Norse, Icelandic, Faroese Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon, waxing moon".
BorgulfrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse bjarga "to help" (but also associated with borg "castle, fortification, stronghold") and ulfr "wolf."
BorgunnafOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" and unna "to love".
BǫrkrmOld Norse Old Norse name and byname meaning "bark".
BótfríðrfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse bót "remedy" and fríðr "beautiful".
BoþemOld Norse Pet form of names containing the element böð "battle", related to Boddi.
BótheiðrfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements bót "bettering, help" and heiðr "honour".
BǫðmóðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements bǫð "battle" and móðr "mind, spirit, courage".
BǫðvarrmOld Norse From the reconstructed Proto-Norse name Baðuherr, composed of Old Norse bǫð "battle" and herr "army" (or possiby Proto-Norse harjaR "warrior, leader of an army").
BöðvildrfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse bǫð and hildr, both meaning "battle".
BótimMedieval English, Old Norse Originally a byname meaning "man from Bute" in parts of Scandinavia, it later became a diminutive of names containing the name element bot "remedy, help".
DafimOld Norse Old Norse byname meaning "silent one" or "lazy one".
DagheiðrfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements dagr "day" and heiðr meaning "bright, clear", or possibly "heath" or "honor".
DagviðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse dagr "day" combined with Old Norse viðr "tree".
DálkrmOld Norse Old Norse name and byname, From Old Norse dálkr meaning "dagger, knife".
DaðimIcelandic, Old Norse From Dáði, an Old Norse diminutive of Davíð. Alternatively it may have been a diminutive of Dagr, or an Old Norse form of Irish Dáithí or Saxon Daþa.
DellingrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology From Old Norse dellingr meaning "luminous, shining one". Dellingr is the name of a dwarf in the Þulur
DiúrgæirrmOld Norse Combination of dýr 'deer, wild animal' and geirr 'spear'.
DjarfrmOld Norse Modern transcription of Old Norse Diarfʀ, itself derived from Norse djarfr "brave, bold, daring". The name appears on several runestones and some other runic inscriptions as tiarfʀ and tiarfr.
DofrimOld Norse, Icelandic, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown. Possibly related to the word dofrar ("dale, valley"), or a word meaning "lazy one". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giant who lives on the mountain Dofrafjall.
DólgfinnrmOld Norse Old Norse name (perhaps originally a byname) derived from the elements dólgr meaning "enemy, fiend, battle" (cognate with Old English dolg "a wound, scar") and finnr "Sámi, Laplander".
DolgþrasimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from dolg ("hostility, battle") and þrasa ("to snort, to boast"). This is the name of a dwarf (also called Dolgþvari) in Norse mythology.
DolgþvarimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from dolg ("battle") and þvari ("staff, sword, spear"). This is the name of a dwarf (also called Dolgþrasi) in Norse mythology.
DómaldrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse dómr "judgement, fate, doom" and valdr "ruler".
DómarimOld Norse Derived from the Old Norse noun dómari meaning "judge". The modern Swedish form of this word is domare, whilst dommer is the modern Danish and Norwegian form. All of the aforementioned words ultimately come from the Old Norse noun dómr meaning "judgement".... [more]
DómarrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse dómr meaning "judgement" combined with either Old Norse herr meaning "army" or Old Norse arr meaning "warrior" (both ultimately come from Proto-Norse harja meaning "army" as well as "warrior").... [more]
DraupnirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Means "goldsmith". Draupnir is the name of both a dwarf and Odin's golden arm ring, which he laid on Baldr's funeral pyre to show that Hel was the legitimate ruler of the Underworld... [more]
DroplaugfOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse name, in which the second element is laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath". The first element may be derived from Old Norse dropi meaning "drop".
DrósbóimOld Norse Meaning uncertain. It could be a combination of Old Norse drós "woman" and búi "farmer, land-owner". The first element could also be derived from Old Norwegian dros "heavy, plump person"... [more]
DróttfIcelandic (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".
DruianmOld Celtic, Old Norse Old Norse form of an unknown Gaelic name, of uncertain origin and meaning.
DurinmOld Norse Durin is the name of the second created Dwarf after Mótsognir in Norse Mythology. Found in multiple pieces of Old Norse poetry, the most notable being the Völuspá (also spelled, Vǫluspǫ).... [more]
DurinnmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning "sleepy one" from Old Norse dúra meaning "nap, take a nap" and "door-keeper" from Old Norse dyrr meaning "door opening, doorway". This is the name of a dwarf.
DvergrmOld Norse Old Norse byname, from Old Norse dvergr meaning "dwarf".
DyggvimOld Norse From Old Norse dyggr meaning "faithful, trusty, worthy".
DýrfinnafOld Norse, Icelandic Derived from Old Icelandic dýr "deer" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with finnr "Sámi, Laplander" (feminine finna).
DýrimIcelandic (Rare), Old Norse Derived from Old Norse dýr "animal", but also associated with the Icelandic adjective dýr meaning "valuable, expensive, precious".
DýrvérmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements dýr "deer" and vér "fighter".
EinráðimOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements einn "one, alone" and ráð "advise, counsel, decision" or from Old Norse einráðr meaning "self-willed".
EirnýfOld 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".
EistlafOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from eist "oast", a kiln used for drying hops. This is the name of a Jǫtunn in Norse mythology.
EitillmOld Norse From Old Norse eitill meaning "gland" and "a nodule in stone, iron".
EldirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown. In Norse mythology Eldir is one of Ægir's servants. After Loki is driven out of Ægir's hall for killing Fimafengr, he tries to regain entry, but Eldir refuses to let him in.
EyfarimOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ey "island" and fara "to go, to move, to travel".
EyfastrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ey "island" and fastr "firmly, fast".
EyfurafOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune", or perhaps from the Primitive Scandinavian adverb *aiwa "always", combined with Old Norse fura "fir tree"... [more]
EyjafOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse name of obscure origin, possibly from Proto-Norse *auja "good fortune, gift, (luck) giver" or *aiwa "always".... [more]
FæitrmOld Norse Old Norse byname derived from feitr meaning "fat". The weak form Feiti is found in West Scandinavia. Fet is found as a byname in Sweden; Anglo-Scandinavian forms include Feiz, Fez, Foit.
FalrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from either falr ("pipe, tube") or fela ("to hide"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
FarbiǫrnmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements fara "to go", "to move", "to travel" and bjǫrn "bear".
FarimOld Norse, Greenlandic Old Norse short form of names containing the name element fara meaning "to go", "to move", "to travel", as well as the Greenlandic younger form of Fare.
FjǫlsviðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from fjǫl ("much, manifold") and svinnr ("fast, clever"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf, a by-name for Odin, and the giant who guarded Menglǫð.
FjǫlverkrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Combination of fjǫl ("much") and verk ("work"). This is the name of a giant in Norse mythology.
FjǫlvǫrfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from fjǫl ("much") and vár ("spring; woman; truth"). This is the name of a giantess in Norse mythology.
FreydísfOld Norse, Icelandic The first element of this name is derived from Old Norse freyja, which means "lady" but can also refer to the goddess Freya. The second element is derived from Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess."
FrøybiǫrnmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements freyr "lord, master" and bjǫrn "bear".
FrøydísfOld Norse Variant of Freydís. The first element of this Old Norse name may be *frauja meaning "master, lord" (see Freyr) or the name of the Norse goddess Freyja (see Freya); the second element is dís "goddess".
FrøygærðrfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse freyja "lady" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".
FrøygunnrᚠᚱᛅᚤᚴᚢᚾfOld Norse Combination of Old Norse freyja "lady" and gunnr "battle, fight". The name is found on an 11th century runestone built into a wall in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm, Sweden.
FrøyríkrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements Freyja and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
FrøystæinnmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse freyr "lord, master" and steinn "stone".
FúllmOld Norse From an Old Norse byname, based on Old Norse fúll meaning 'foul, stinking, mean'.
FullafOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Swedish, Danish Derived from either fullr ("full") or fyl ("foal"). This is the name of a goddess in Norse mythology who acts as Frigg's handmaiden. Her name is used as a kenning for "gold" or "woman".
FullugimOld Norse Means "he with a complete mind", from Old Norse fullr "complete, full, entire" and hugr "mind, spirit". The name appears on several runestones.
GalarrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "screamer" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this is the name of both a giant and a dwarf. The dwarf and his brother, Fjalarr, murdered Kvasir and brewed the mead of the skalds from his blood... [more]
GangráðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "he who knows the way" or might be derived from gangr ("walking, motion, path") and ráð ("advice, counsel"). Odin uses this as an alias during his battle of wits with Vafþrúðnir.
GangulfrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements gangr "walking, motion, path" and ulfr "wolf".
GarðarrmOld Norse Old Norse form of Garðar. Garðarr Svavarsson (sometimes spelled Garðar) was a Swede who was the first Scandinavian to stay over winter in Iceland, in the 860s... [more]
GautdiarfrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse gautr "goth" and djarfr "bold", "daring".
GauthildrfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements gautr "Goth, Geat, from Gautland (= Götaland, Gothia in southern Sweden)" and hildr "battle, fight".
GautrmNorse Mythology, Old Norse From Old Norse gautr meaning "Goth, Geat". The Geats were a Germanic tribe that inhabited the present-day Götaland in Sweden. This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.
GautrekrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse gautr "goth" and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
GefnfOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Means "giver". In Norse mythology this is one of the names of the goddess Freyja. It is possible that Gefn was originally a goddess in her own right.
GeirǫlulfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Geirǫnul or a combination of geirr ("spear") and ǫl ("ale"). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
GeirǫnulfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown; possibly a combination of geirr ("spear") and ana- (emphatic prefix). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.