Male Danish Names

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1. ÅGE: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Áki, meaning "father."

2. AKI: Danish form of Old Norse Áki, meaning "father." Compare with another form of Aki.

3. ALBERTH: Danish form of Latin Albertus, meaning "bright nobility."

4. ANUND: Old Danish and Swedish form of Old Norse Anundr, possibly meaning "triumph of the ancestor/forefather." 

5. ÅSBJØRN: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Ásbjorn, meaning "divine-bear."

6. ASBJØRN: Variant spelling of Danish/Norwegian Åsbjørn, meaning "divine-bear."

7. ASGER: Danish form of Old Norse Ásgeirr, meaning "god-spear."

8. ASKETYL: Danish form of Old Norse Ásketill, meaning "divine kettle."

9. AUWE: Old Danish form of Scandinavian Agne, meaning "little edge."

10. AXELEN: Variant spelling of Old Danish Axilen, meaning "father of peace."

11. AXILEN: Variant form of Old Danish Axlan, meaning "father of peace." 

12. AXLAN: Old Danish contracted form of Scandinavian Absalon, meaning "father of peace." 

13. BENDT: Danish short form of Scandinavian Benedikt, meaning "blessed." 

14. BENT: Variant spelling of Danish Bendt, meaning "blessed."

15. CHRISTER: Danish and Swedish form of Latin Christianus, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."

16. ELUF: Danish form of Old Norse Eileifr, meaning "ever-heir."

17. FLEMMING: Medieval Danish byname transferred to surname and finally forename use, meaning "from Flanders."

18. FREDERIK: Danish and Low German form of Old High German Friedrich, meaning "peaceful ruler." 

19. FREJ: Danish and Swedish form of Old Norse Freyr, meaning "lord, master."

20. FRIDTHJOF: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Friðþjófr, meaning "peace-thief."

21. FRIDTJOF: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Friðþjófr, meaning "peace-thief."

22. FRITHJOF: Variant spelling of Danish/Norwegian Fridtjof, meaning "peace-thief."

23. GREGERS: Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Gregorios, meaning "watchful; vigilant."

24. GUNNER: Danish variant spelling of Scandinavian Gunnar, meaning "soldier, warrior."

25. GUNTER: Variant spelling of Danish Gunther, meaning "soldier, warrior." 

26. GUNTHER: Danish form of Old Norse Gunnarr, meaning "soldier, warrior."

27. HAAKON: Old Danish form of Danish/Norwegian Håkon, meaning "high son."

28. HAGEN: Danish form of Old Norse Hákon, meaning "high son."

29. HÅKON: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Hákon, meaning "high son."

30. HALDUR: Danish variant spelling of Scandinavian Haldor, meaning "Thor's rock."

31. HÅVARD: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Hávarðr, meaning "high guard."

32. HELJE: Danish variant form of Scandinavian Helge, meaning "holy; dedicated to the gods."

33. IB: Danish pet form of German/Scandinavian Jakob, meaning "supplanter."

34. IVER: Danish form of Scandinavian Ivor, meaning "bow warrior."

35. JANNICK: Danish pet form of Low German Jan, meaning "God is gracious."

36. JENS: Danish form of Latin Johan, meaning "God is gracious."

37. JERRIK: Danish variant form of Scandinavian Erik, meaning "ever-ruler." 

38. JESPER: Danish form of Spanish Gaspar, meaning "treasure bearer."

39. JOKUM: Danish form of Hebrew Yehowyaqiym, meaning "Jehovah raises up."

40. JØRGEN: Danish form of Greek Georgios, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."

41. JØRN: Contracted form of Danish Jørgen, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."

42. KELD: Danish form of Icelandic and Old Norse Kettil, meaning "cauldron, kettle."

43. KJELD: Danish variant form of Scandinavian Kjell, meaning "cauldron, kettle."

44. KLEMENS: Danish, German, Polish and Swedish form of Greek Klementos, meaning "gentle and merciful."
45. KNUD: Danish variant form of Scandinavian Knut, meaning "knot." 
46. KRESTEN: Contracted form of Danish Krestien, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
47. KRESTIEN: Danish variant form of Scandinavian Kristian, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
48. KRISTEN: Danish variant form of Scandinavian Kristian, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
49. LAURENS: Short form of Latin Laurentinus, meaning "of Laurentum." In use by the Dutch, Danish and Swedish.
50. LAURITZ: Danish and Norwegian variant spelling of Scandinavian Laurits, meaning "of Laurentum."
51. MADS: Danish form of Greek Mattathias, meaning "gift of God." 
52. MOGENS: Danish form of Roman Latin Magnus, meaning "great."
53. MORTEN: Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Martinus, meaning "of/like Mars."
54. NIDHUG: Danish form of Old Norse Níðhöggr, meaning "dreaded striker."
55. NIEL: Danish variant form of Scandinavian Njal, meaning "champion." Compare with another form of Niel.
56. NIELS: Danish form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victor of the people." Compare with another form of Niels.
57. NORMANN: Danish and Norwegian equivalent of Teutonic Nordemann, composed of the Old Norse elements norðr "north" and maðr "man," hence "northman."
58. OLAV: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Óláfr, meaning "heir of the ancestors."
59. OLE: Danish pet form of Scandinavian Olaf, meaning "heir of the ancestors."
60. PEDER: Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Petros, meaning "rock, stone."
61. POUL: Danish form of Latin Paulos, meaning "small."
62. PREBEN: Contracted form of Danish Predbjørn, meaning "magnificent bear."
63. PREDBJØRN: Modern form of Old Danish Pridbjørn, meaning "magnificent bear." 
64. PRIDBJØRN: Old Danish name composed of the Old Norse elements prýðr "magnificent, stately" and bjørn "bear," hence "magnificent bear." Equated with Slavic Pridbor.
65. RADULF: Danish form of Old Norse Ráðúlfr meaning "wise wolf." Compare with another form of Radulf.
66. REGNER: Danish form of German Reginar, meaning "wise warrior."
67. REINO: Variant spelling of German Rein, meaning "wise." In use by the Danish, Finnish and Norwegians.
68. ROK: Old Danish form of Old Norse Hrókr, meaning "crow, rook." 
69. RUNI: Danish form of Old Norse Rúni, meaning "secret lore."
70. SIGURD: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Sigurðr, meaning "victory guard." In Norse legend, this is the name of a hero of the Volsungasaga.
71. SØREN: Danish form of Roman Latin Severinus, meaning "stern."
72. STEEN: Danish form of Old Norse Steinn, meaning "stone."
73. SVEND: Danish form of Old Norse Sveinn, meaning "boy."
74. TARBEN: Variant spelling of Danish Torben, meaning "Thor's bear."
75. THORBEN: Contracted form of Danish Thorbern, meaning "Thor's bear."
76. THORBERN: Danish name derived from Latin Thorbernus, meaning "Thor's bear."
77. THORMOD: Danish form of Old Norse Þormóðr, meaning "Thor's mind."
78. THORSTEIN: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Þorsteinn, meaning "Thor's stone."
79. THORSTEINN: Danish form of Old Norse Þorsteinn, meaning "Thor's stone." 
80. THORVALD: Danish and Swedish form of Old Norse Þorvaldr, meaning "Thor's ruler." 
81. TJERNOBOG: Danish form of Slavic Crnobog, meaning "black god." In Slavic mythology, this is the name of a god of evil and darkness, the counterpart of Belobog ("white god").
82. TOLLAK: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Þollákr, meaning "Thor's contender."
83. TORBEN: Variant form of Danish Thorben, meaning Thor's bear." 
84. TORBJØRN: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Þorbiorn, meaning "Thor's bear."
85. TORMOD: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Þormóðr, meaning "Thor's mind." In use by the Irish.
86. TORSTEN: Danish and Swedish form of Old Norse Þorsteinn, meaning "Thor's stone."
87. TROELS: Danish form of Old Norse Þorgísl, meaning "Thor's arrow."
88. TRYGVE: Danish and Norwegian form of Icelandic Tryggvi, meaning "trustworthy."
89. TUE: Danish form of Old Norse Þórr, meaning "thunder."
90. TURE: Danish and Swedish form of Scandinavian Tore, meaning "thunder."
91. TUVI: Danish masculine form of Scandinavian Tove, a short form of names starting with Torf- or Torv-, meaning "Thor" or "thunder."
92. TYGE: Danish form of Greek Tychon, meaning "hitting the mark."
93. VALENTIN: Danish form of Latin Valentinus, meaning "healthy, strong." Compare with other forms of Valentin.
94. WERMUND: Old Danish form of Old Norse Vermundr, meaning "protector of man." 

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