Female Norse Names

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1. ALFHILDR: "Elf battle." Old Norse myth name derived from the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle."
2. ALFSIGR: Old Norse name meaning "elf victory."
3. ARNBJÖRG: "Eagle protection." Old Norse name composed of the elements arn "eagle" and björg "protection."

4. ASTRIDR (Ástríðr): Old Norse name derived from the elements áss "god" and friðr "beautiful."

5. ASTRITHR: Variant of Old Norse Astridr, meaning "god beautiful."

6. BERGDIS: Old Norse name meaning "spirit protection."
7. BERGTHORA: Feminine form of Old Norse Bergthor, meaning "spirit of Thor."
8. BORGHILD: "Battle fort." Norse myth name of the goddess of the evening mist who slays the sun every night. Derived from the elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle."
9. BOTHILDR (Bóthildr): Old Norse name composed of the elements bót "bettering, compensation, remedy," and hildr "battle." 
10. BRYNHILD: Myth name of the wife of Gunnarr, a shieldmaiden and valkyrie. The name is the Old Norse equivalent of German Brunhild, meaning "armored warrior woman." 
11. BRYNHILDR: Variant of Old Norse Brynhild, meaning "armored warrior woman."
12. DAGNÝ: "New day." Old Norse name composed of the elements dagr "day" and ný "new."
13. EIR: Norse myth name of a goddess of healing and medicine, meaning "help, mercy."
14. EYDIS (Eydís): "Island goddess." Old Norse name composed of the elements ey "island" and dis "goddess."
15. FREA: Variant of Old Norse Freya, meaning "lady, mistress."
16. FREYA: Old Norse myth name of the goddess of love, derived from the Old High German element frouwa, meaning "lady, mistress."
17. FREYJA: Older form of Norse Freya, meaning "lady, mistress."
18. FRIGG: Old Norse myth name of the goddess of earth, wife of Odin, derived from the element *pri, meaning "to love."
19. FRITHA (Fríða): Old Norse name derived from the element friðr, meaning "peace."
20. GARD (Gärd): Variant of Norse Gerd, meaning "enclosure, stronghold."
21. GERD: Norse myth name of a frost giantess and wife of Freyr, probably derived from the word garðr, meaning "enclosure, stronghold."
22. GRID: Old Norse myth name of a frost giantess, meaning "peace."
23. GUNNHILDR: "War-battle." Old Norse name composed of the elements gunnr "war" and hildr "battle."
24. GUNNVOR: "War-vigilant." Old Norse name composed of the elements gunnr "war" and vor "cautious, vigilant." 
25. GUTHLAUG (Guðlaug): "God-wife." Old Norse name composed of the elements guð "god" and laug "married woman."
26. GUTHRUN (Guðrun): "God's secret lore." Old Norse myth name of the wife of Sigurdr, composed of the elements guð "God" and run "secret lore."
27. HEIDRUN: Norse myth name of a goat who supplied mead for the gods, derived from the element heiðr, meaning "heath."
28. IDUNNR (Iðunnr): Old Norse myth name of a goddess of spring, composed of the elements ið "again" and unna "to love."
29. INGEBORG: Variant of Norse Ingibjorg, meaning "Ing's help/protection."
30. INGIBJORG (Ingibjörg): "Ing's help/protection." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god fertility god Ing and the element björg "help, protection."
31. INGIGERDR (Ingigerðr): "Ing's enclosure." Old Norse name composed of the name of the fertility god Ing and the element garðr "enclosure."
32. INGIGERTHR: Variant of Norse Ingigerdr, meaning "Ing's enclosure."
33. INGRIDR (Ingriðr): "Ing-beautiful." Old Norse name composed of the name of the fertility god Ing and the element friðr "beautiful."
34. INGVILDR: "Ing's power." Old Norse name composed of the name of the fertility god Ing and the element vald "might, power."
35. ITHUNNR (Iðunnr): Variant of Old Norse Idunnr, meaning "again to love."
36. JORUNNR (Jórunnr): Old Norse name composed of the elements jór "stallion" and unna "to love."
37. KELDA: Possibly from the Old Norse word kelda, meaning "a fountain, spring, or well."
38. KETILRIDR (Ketilriðr): "Cauldron/kettle beautiful." Old Norse name composed of the elements ketill "cauldron, kettle" and friðr "beautiful."
39. NANNA: Old Norse myth name of a goddess of the Aesir and wife of Baldr, derived from the element nenna, meaning "daring."
40. RAGNBJORG (Ragnbjörg): "Wise protector." Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, decision, counsel" and björg "help, protection."
41. RAGNFRIDR (Ragnfriðr): "Wise and beautiful." Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, decision, counsel" and friðr "beautiful."
42. RAGNHEIDUR (Ragnheiður): "Bright counsel." Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, decision, counsel" and heiðr "brightness."
43. RAGNHILDR: "Battle counsel." Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and hildr "battle."
44. SAGA: Norse myth name of a goddess of the Aesir, and possibly another name for Frigg, meaning "the seeing one."
45. SIF: Variant of Old Norse Siv, meaning "bride."
46. SIGNE: Variant of Old Norse Signy, meaning "new victory."
47. SIGNY: "New victory." Norse myth name of the twin sister of Sigmund, composed of the elements sigr "victory" and ný "new." 
48. SIGRIDR (Sigríðr): "Beautiful victory." Old Norse name composed of the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, fair."
49. SIGRITHR: Variant of Old Norse Sigridr, meaning "beautiful victory."
50. SIGRÚN: "Victory-secret." Norse myth name of a Valkyrie, composed of the Germanic elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret."
51. SIV: Norse myth name of the wife of Thor, meaning "bride."
52. SKULD: Norse myth name of a goddess of destiny, meaning "future."
53. THORA: Feminine form of Norse Thor, meaning "thunder."
54. THORBERTA: Old Norse name meaning "brilliance of Thor." 
55. THORBJORG (Þórbjörg): "Thor's protection." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word björg "help, protection."
56. THORFRIDR (Þórfriðr): "Peace of Thor." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god of thunder, Thor, and the word friðr "beauty, peace."
57. THORFRITHR (Þórfriðr): Variant of Old Norse Thorfridr, meaning "peace of Thor." 
58. THORHILDR (Þórhildr): "Thor's battle." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word hildr "battle."
59. TOFA (Tófa): Nickname for Old Norse Thorfridr, meaning "peace of Thor."
60. TYRA: Feminine form of Old Norse Tyr, meaning "god."
61. URD: Myth name of the Norn of the past, derived from the Old Norse name Urthr, meaning "fate." 
62. URTHR (Urðr): Old Norse name meaning "fate."
63. VALKYRIE: Old Norse myth name of the maidens who led the slain heroes to Valhalla, meaning "chooser of the slain." 
64. VERDANDI: Old Norse myth name of the Norn of the present, meaning "necessity."
65. VERTHANDI (Verðandi): Original form of Norse Verdandi, meaning "necessity."
66. VIGDIS (Vigdís): "War goddess." Old Norse name composed of the elements vig "war" and dis "goddess."

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