StígheiðurfIcelandic (Rare) Possibly means "clear path" or "bright path", from Old Norse stígr "path" and heiðr "bright, clear". Alternatively the second element may be derived from Old Norse heiðr "heath".
StígrúnfIcelandic Derived from Old Norse stíga "to wander, to step" (see also Stig) combined with Old Norse rún "secret lore".
StjarneyfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of Old Norse stjarna "star" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
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.
SumarlínafIcelandic (Rare) Possibly an Icelandic feminine form of Sumarliði. Alternatively it may be a combination of the Old Norse elements sumar "summer" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear" or hlín "protection; woman (when used in a poetic context)" or the name Lína.
SvanbjörtfIcelandic Derived from the Icelandic elements svanr "swan" and bjartr "bright".
SvanborgfIcelandic Icelandic name, derived from Old Norse svanr meaning "swan" combined with Old Norse bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue" or possibly Old Norse borg meaning "stronghold, fortification, castle".
SvandísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
SvaneyfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
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)".
SvanrósfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and rós "rose".
SveinþórmIcelandic (Rare) From Old Norse sveinn "young man" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor). In other words, this is a combination of Sveinn and Þór.
ÞebafIcelandic (Modern, Rare) From the Icelandic name for the ancient town of Thebes, or possibly an Icelandic form of Thebe, the name of multiple female characters in Greek mythology.
ÞeódísfIcelandic (Rare) The first element has been interpreted as a derivative of Old Norse þjóð meaning "people" (which is cognate to Frankish þeoda). The second element is Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".
ÞöllfIcelandic From Old Norse þǫll meaning "fir tree".
ÞollýfIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic diminutive of names beginning with Þórl- such as Þórlaug and Þórleif, i.e., names in which the first element is derived from Old Norse Þórr (see Thor) and the second element begins with L.
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.
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)".
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".
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").
ÞyrillmIcelandic (Modern, Rare) From the name of a mountain in Iceland, which means "whirl" from Old Norse þyrill (referring to wind gusts at the mountain peak). This is also the modern Icelandic word for "kingfisher (bird)".
TinnimIcelandic Masculine form of Tinna. In some cases it can be a diminutive of Martin. This is also the name of Tintin in the Icelandic version of The Adventures of Tintin.
TorfhildurfIcelandic (Rare) From Torfi or Old Norse torf "turf, sod" combined with hildr "battle". This was borne by the Icelandic author Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir Hólm (1845-1918), who is frequently referred to as the first Icelandic woman novelist.
UnnbjörnmIcelandic Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and bjǫrn "bear".
UnndísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
ValafIcelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare) Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).
ValbjörkfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "those slain in battle" and bjǫrk meaning "birch tree" (compare Björk)... [more]
ValbjörtfIcelandic (Rare) From the Old Norse elements valr "those slain in battle" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Primitive Germanic *walha- meaning "Celtic, foreign".
ValeyfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
ValhildurfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and hildr meaning "battle"... [more]
ValrúnfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and rún meaning "secret lore, rune"... [more]
ValþórmIcelandic From Old Norse valr "those slain in battle" (also found in the place name Valhalla and the word valkyrja) combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
ValtýrmOld Norse, Icelandic Combination of Old Norse valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and tívar "gods".
ValurmIcelandic Icelandic younger form of Valr. Valur is also a modern Icelandic word for gyrfalcon.
VélaugfOld Norse, Icelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
VetrarrósfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Means "winter rose", derived from Old Norse vetr meaning "winter" and rós meaning "rose" (also see Rós). This is a recently created name.
VígdöggfIcelandic (Rare) From Old Norse víg meaning "war, battle" combined with Dögg (which is itself derived from Old Norse dǫgg meaning "dew, wetness").
VíglundurmIcelandic Combination of Old Norse víg "fight, battle" (also used poetically to mean "warrior" when used in compound words) and lundr "grove".
VildísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse elements vil(i) "will, desire" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
VillimeyfIcelandic (Modern) Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]