Female Norwegian Names

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1. ABIGAEL: Danish and Norwegian form of English Abigail, meaning "father rejoices."
2. ADELIS: Norwegian form of Old High German Adaleiz, meaning "noble sort."
3. ÅGOT: Norwegian form of Latin Agatha, meaning "good."
4. ALBERTE: Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Latin Albertus, meaning "bright nobility."
5. ALFHILD: Norwegian form of Old Norse Álfhildr, meaning "elf battle."
6. ANE: Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Hanna, meaning "favor; grace."

7. ANNBJØRG: Norwegian form of Old Norse Arnbjorg, meaning "eagle protection." 

8. ANNBORG: Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Arnbjorg, meaning "eagle protection." 

9. ARNBJØRG: Norwegian form of Old Norse Arnbjorg, meaning "eagle protection." 

10. ÅSDIS: Older form of Norwegian Asdis, meaning "god-goddess."
11. ASDIS: Norwegian form of Icelandic Ásdís, meaning "god-goddess."
12. ASLAUG: Norwegian form of Old Norse Áslaug, meaning "God-betrothed woman."
13. BENEDIKTE: Norwegian feminine form of Scandinavian Benedikt, meaning "blessed."
14. BERGIT: Norwegian variant form of Scandinavian Birgit, meaning "exalted one."
15. BERGLIOT: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Bergljót, meaning "rescue light."
16. BERIT: Variant form of Norwegian Bergit, meaning "exalted one."
17. BRIGIT: Norwegian variant spelling of Scandinavian Birgit, meaning "exalted one."
18. CANUTTE: Feminine form of Latin Canutus, meaning "knot." In use by the Norwegians.
19. CATHRINE: Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure."
20. DAGRUN: Norwegian form of Old Norse Dagrún, meaning "day-rune."
21. FREDRIKA: Feminine form of Norwegian/Swedish Fredrik, meaning "peaceful ruler."
22. GERDY: Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Gerðr, meaning "enclosure, stronghold."
23. GRETE: 
    1. Short form of Danish/Norwegian Margarete, meaning "pearl."
    2. Short form of German Margareta, meaning "pearl."
24. GRETHE: Short form of Danish/Norwegian Margrethe, meaning "pearl."
25. GRY: Danish and Norwegian name meaning "dawn."
26. GUDLAUG: Norwegian form of Old Norse/Icelandic Guðlaug, meaning "god-wife."
27. GUNNHILD: Norwegian variant form of Scandinavian Gunhild, meaning "war-battle."
28. GUNNVOR: Norwegian variant spelling of Scandinavian Gunvor, meaning "war-vigilant." 
29. HALLDORA: Feminine form of Norwegian Halldor, meaning "Thor's rock."
30. HEGE: Norwegian variant form of Icelandic Helga, meaning "holy; dedicated to the gods."
31. HEIDRUN: Norwegian form of Old Norse Heiðrún, meaning "true rune." 
32. HJØRDIS: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Hjördis, meaning "sword goddess."
33. IDUNN: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Iðunnr, meaning "again to love."
34. INGE: Norwegian unisex short form of longer names containing the element ing, meaning "foremost one." 
35. INGEBJØRG: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Ingibjorg, meaning "Ing's protection."
36. INGFRID: Norwegian form of Icelandic Ingifríður, meaning "Ing-beautiful."
37. INGHILD: Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Ynghildr, meaning "Ing's warrior."
38. INGVILD: Variant spelling of Norwegian/Swedish Yngvild, meaning "Ing's warrior."
39. JANNE: Pet form of Danish/Norwegian Johanne, meaning "God is gracious."
40. JOHANNE: 
    1. Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Johanna, meaning "God is gracious."
    2. Old French feminine form of Latin Johannes, meaning "God is gracious."
41. JØRUNN: Norwegian form of Old Norse Jórunnr, meaning "stallion to love."
42. KANUTTE: Variant spelling of Latin Canutte, meaning "knot." In use by the Norwegians.
43. KARI: 
    1. Norwegian form of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure."
    2. Variant spelling of English Carrie, meaning "man."
44. KARITA: Norwegian name derived from Latin caritas, from carus, meaning "dear." 
45. KAROLINE: Danish, German and Norwegian form of Latin Carolina, meaning "man."
46. KIRSTEN: 
    1. Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Christina, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
    2. Old English name meaning "stone church."
47. KJELLFRID: Norwegian form of Old Norse Ketilríðr, meaning "cauldron/kettle beautiful."
48. KJERSTI: Norwegian form of Latin Christina, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
49. KJERSTIN: Norwegian and Swedish form of Latin Christina, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
50. KRISTI: 
    1. Norwegian short form of Scandinavian Kristina, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
    2. Variant spelling of English Kristy, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
51. KRISTINE: 
    1. Danish and Norwegian variant spelling of Scandinavian Kristina, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
    2. English variant spelling of French Christine, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
52. LISE: Danish and Norwegian form of German Liese, meaning "God is my oath." Compare with masculine Lise.
53. LOVISE: Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Louisa, meaning "famous warrior." 
54. MAGNHILD: Norwegian form of Old Norse Magnhildr, meaning "mighty in battle."
55. MARGARETE: 
    1. Danish and Norwegian variant spelling of Scandinavian Margaretha, meaning "pearl." 
    2. German form of Latin Margarita, meaning "pearl."
56. MARGARETHE: Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Margarita, meaning "pearl."
57. MARGRETHE: Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Margarita, meaning "pearl."
58. MARIT: Norwegian and Swedish form of Greek Margarites, meaning "pearl."
59. REBEKKA: Danish, German and Norwegian form of Greek Rhebekka, meaning "ensnarer."
60. SILJE: Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Cæcilia, meaning "blind." 
61. SOFIA: Variant spelling of Greek Sophia, meaning "wisdom." This form of the name is in wide use throughout Europe by the Finnish, Italians, Germans, Norwegians, Portuguese and Swedish.
62. SOLAUG: Norwegian form of Old Norse Solveig, meaning "strong house."
63. THORBJØRG: Danish and Norwegian variant spelling of Icelandic Þorbjörg, meaning "Thor's protection."
64. TORBJØRG: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Þorbjorg, meaning "Thor's protection."
65. TORHILDA: Swedish and Norwegian variant form of Scandinavian Torhild, meaning "Thor's battle." 
66. TORID: Danish and Norwegian form of Scandinavian Turid, meaning "Thor's beauty."
67. TORIL: Danish and Norwegian form of Scandinavian Torhild, meaning "Thor's battle."
68. URD: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Urðr, meaning "fate."
69. VALDIS: Swedish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Valdís, meaning "goddess of the slain in battle."
70. VENDELA: Feminine form of Norwegian/Swedish Vendel, meaning "a Wend; a wanderer," a term used to refer to migrant Slavs in the sixth century. 
71. VIBEKE: Danish and Norwegian form of German Wibeke, meaning "war." 
72. VIVA: Norwegian and Swedish short form of Scandinavian Vivianne, meaning "alive; animated; lively."
73. WALDIS: Norwegian form of Old Norse Valdís, meaning "goddess of the slain in battle."
74. YNGVILD: Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Yngvildr, meaning "Ing's warrior."

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