List of Norse Baby Names Meanings

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  • Freja - FRAY-ah
    The name Freya is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Freya is: Lady. Derived from the name of Freyja, the Norse goddess of love and fertility and mythological wife of Odin.
    Meaning: Like a lady Origin: Danish, Old Norse, Swedish
  • Fritjof - FRIT-yawf
    Meaning & History. From the Old Norse name Friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief".
    Meaning: One who steals peace Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish
  • Frode - FRAW-deh
    From the Old Norse name Fróði, which was derived from fróðr meaning "learned, wise".
    Meaning: Enlightened or wise Origin: Old Norse
  • Gandalf - GAN-dahlf
    Means "wand elf" in Old Norse, from the elements gandr "wand, staff, cane" and álfr "elf". This name belongs to a dwarf in the 'Völuspá', a 13th-century Scandinavian manuscript which forms part of the Poetic Edda.
    Meaning: An elf with a wand Origin: Old Norse
  • Geir - GAYR
    Geir is a maculine name commonly given in Norway and Iceland. It is derived from Old Norse geirr "spear", a common name element in Germanic names in general, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (whence also Old High German gêr, Old English gâr, Gothic gaisu).
    Meaning: Man with a spear Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Gerd - GERD
    Derived from Old Norse garðr meaning "enclosure". In Norse myth Gerd was a fertility goddess, a frost giantess who was the wife of Freyr.
    Meaning: Enclosed Origin: Danish, Old Norse
  • Gosta - GAWS-tah
    Meaning: Staff of the gods Origin: Old Norse, Swedish
  • Gudbrand - GOOD-brant
    Meaning & History. From the Old Norse name Guðbrandr meaning "god's sword", derived from the elements guð "god" and brandr "sword".
    Meaning: Sword of the divine Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Gudmund - GOOD-moond
    The name Gudmund is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Gudmund is: A chieftain.
    Meaning: God is protecting Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish
  • Gulbrand - GOOL-brant
    Meaning of name Gulbrand. Etymology : From the Old Norse name Gulbrandr, a variant of Guðbrandr (see GUDBRAND). Saint : Origin : Norwegian.
    Meaning: Sword of the divine Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Gull - GOOL
    Gull Name Meaning. English: nickname from Middle English gulle 'gull' or gul(le) (Old Norse gulr) 'yellow', 'pale' (of hair or complexion). Swiss German: nickname for an irascible or unreliable person, from an Alemannic form of Latin gallus 'rooster'.
  • Gunborg - goon-BAWRG
    Meaning & History. From the Old Norse name Gunnbjörg, derived from the elements gunnr "war" and björg "help, save, rescue".
    Meaning: Helping in war Origin: Old Norse, Swedish
  • Gunhild - goon-HILD
    Gunhild. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Gunhild, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gundhild, Gunhilde or Gunhilda is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (hild/hildr and gunn).
    Meaning: Battle in war Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish
  • Gunilla - goo-NEE-lah
    The name Gunilla is a Swedish baby name. In Swedish the meaning of the name Gunilla is: Battle maid.
    Meaning: Battle in war Origin: Old Norse, Swedish
  • Gunne - GOON-neh
    Gunne [gunne] as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Gunne) is an Old Norse name, and the name Gunne means "battler, warrior". Gunne is an alternate spelling of Gunnar (Old Norse): from Old Norse gunnr "strife".
    Meaning: Army Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish
  • Gunvor - goon-VAWR
    From the Old Norse name Gunnvör meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vor "vigilant, cautious".
    Meaning: Alert in war Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish
  • Gustav - GOO-stahf
    Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, also spelled Gustaf, is a male given name of likely Old Swedish origin, used mainly in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and South Africa, possibly meaning "staff of the Geats or Goths or gods", possibly derived from ...
    Meaning: Staff of the Gods Origin: Germanic, Old Norse
  • Gyda - GEE-da
    Norse Meaning: The name Gyda is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Gyda is: Warlike.
    Meaning: God is gorgeous Origin: Danish, Old Norse
  • Hackett - HAK-it
    Hackett (alternately Hacker, Haket, Hackert, Halkett, Ó hAicéad etc.) is a surname of Norman origin, Hacket being a common Norman personal name.
    Meaning: Person with a hooked nose Origin: English, Old Norse
  • Hagen - HAH-gen
    Hagen Name Meaning. North German and Dutch: topographic name from Middle Low German hage(n), Middle Dutch haghe 'enclosure', 'hedge'. German, Dutch, and Danish: from a Germanic personal name, a short form of the various compound names formed with hag 'enclosure', 'protected place' as the first element.
    Meaning: The highest son Origin: Danish, Old Norse
  • Hakon - HAW-koon 
    Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden), or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin).
    Meaning: The highest son Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Haldor - HAHL-dawr
    From the Old Norse name Hallþórr, which meant "Thor's rock" from hallr "rock" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR).
    Meaning: The rock of Thor Origin: Old Norse
  • Halstein - HAHL-stien
    From the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, derived from the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone".
    Meaning: Stony rock Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Halvar - HAHL-vahr
    Meaning: Defender of the rock Origin: Old Norse, Swedish
  • Halvard - HAHL-vart
    Norse Meaning: The name Halvard is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Halvard is: Rock defender.
    Meaning: Defending the rock Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Halvdan - HALV-dan
    Origin and Meaning. Old Norse variant form, Old Danish, Old Swedish and younger form of Halfdanr.
    Meaning: Half Danish person Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Halvor - HAHL-vawr
    Halvor is a name of Norwegian origin. It is a contemporary form of Halvard (Hallvard). From Old Norse hallr (“flat stone”) and vorðr (“guardian”).
    Meaning: Defending the rock Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Haskell - HAS-kəl
    Haskell Name Meaning. English: from the Norman personal name Aschetil, from Old Norse Ásketill, Áskell, a compound áss 'god' + ketill 'kettle', 'helmet'. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Khaskl, a Yiddish form of the Hebrew name Yechezkel (see Ezekiel).
    Meaning: The cauldron of God Origin: Hebrew, Old Norse
  • Havardr - HAH-vahr-dƏr
    Havard Name Meaning. Welsh: of uncertain origin. It is believed by some to be a habitational name from Hereford, while others favor a Norman origin, from the port of Le Havre.
    Meaning: The highest guardian Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Hege - HE-ge
    The name Hege is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Hege is: Meditation, word, groaning, separation.
    Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Danish, Old Norse