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- AGNI:
Old Norse name derived from the word egg, meaning
"edge (of a sword)."
- ÁKI:
Old Norse name derived from a diminutive form of *anuR,
meaning "father."
- ÁLFLJÓTR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements alfr
"elf" and ljótr "ugly," hence
"elfin ugly."
- ALFR:
Old
Norse legend name of a king who pursued the maiden Álfhidr,
meaning "elf."
- ALREKR:
Old Norse equivalent of Visigothic Alaric,
composed of the elements al "all" and rikiaR
"rich, mighty ruler," hence "all-powerful; ruler of all."
- ALVÍSS:
Old Norse legend name of a dwarf
who almost married Thor's daughter Thrud,
meaning "all wise."
- ÁNLEIFR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements *anu-
"ancestor; forefather," and leifr
"descendant, heir," hence "heir
of the ancestors."
- ANUNDR:
Old Norse Viking name composed of the elements anu
"ancestor; forefather," and undr
"to prevail; triumph," hence
"triumph of the ancestors." This was the name of a legendary
king of the House of Yngling.
- ANVINDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements an
"against" and vindr "wind,"
hence "against the wind."
- ÁRI:
Old Norse name meaning "eagle."
- ARNGEIRR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements arn
"eagle" and geirr "spear,"
hence "eagle spear."
- ÁRNI:
Old Norse name meaning "eagle."
- ARNKELL:
Old Norse name composed of the elements ari
"eagle" and ketill "cauldron,
kettle," hence "eagle kettle."
- ARNLAUGR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements arn
"eagle" and laug "promise,
vow," hence "eagle vow."
- ARNLJÓTR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements arn
"eagle" and ljótr "bright, shining,"
hence "eagle bright."
- ARNÞÓRR: Old Norse
name composed of the elements arn
"eagle" and the name of the god Thor (Þórr),
hence "eagle of Thor."
- ARNVIÐR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements ari
"eagle" and viðr "tree," hence
"eagle tree."
- ÁSBJORN:
Old Norse name
composed of the
elements �ss "god, divinity" and bjorn
"bear," hence "divine-bear."
- ÁSGEIRR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements �ss "god"
and geirr "spear," hence "god-spear."
Equivalent to Old High German Ansgar.
- ÁSGAUTR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements áss
"divinity, god," and gautr "Gaut,"
hence "divine Gaut."
- ÁSKETILL:
Old Norse
name composed of the elements �ss
"god" and ketill "cauldron,
kettle," hence "divine kettle."
- ÁSMUNDR: Old Norse name
composed of the elements �ss
"god, divinity," and mundr
"protection," hence "divine protection."
- ÁSVALDR: Old Norse name
composed of the elements �ss
"god, divinity," and valdr
"power, rule," hence "divine power"
or "divine ruler."
- BALDR:
Old Norse name derived from
the word baldr, meaning "lord, prince." In mythology, this
is the name of the second son of
Odin and Frigg. He was a god of beauty, joy, purity and peace. His death was seen as the
triggering event which brought about the destruction of all the gods at
Ragnarok. He was ceremonially cremated upon his ship, Hringhorni, largest of
all ships ever built.
- BERGÞÓRR:
Old
Norse composed of the elements bjarga "to rescue" and Þórr "Thor," hence
"rescue-Thor."
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BJARTR:
Old Norse name derived from the word bjartr, meaning "bright."
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BJORG:
Old Norse name derived from the word bjorg, "to help,
save," hence "rescuer, saver."
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BJORN:
Old Norse name derived from the word bjorn, meaning "bear."
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BRANDR:
Old Norse name derived from the word brand "blade, sword," a derivative of brinnan meaning "to flash."
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BRÖKK:
Old Norse myth name of a dwarf who, along with his brother Eitri,
made magical objects for the gods, including the hammer of Thor,
probably derived from the Nordic element bróka, meaning
"breeches."
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DAGFINNR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements dagr
"day" and Finnr "a Finn, a
wanderer," hence "day-Finn" or
"day-wanderer."
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DAGR:
Old Norse name derived from the word dagr,
meaning "day."
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DAVIÐ: Old Norse form of Hebrew
David,
meaning "beloved."
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EGIL:
Diminutive form of Old Norse Agni
"edge (of a sword)," meaning "little edge."
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EILEIFR:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements Ei- from *aiwa "always, ever" and leifr
"descendant, heir," hence
"ever-heir."
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EINARR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements Ein- from *aina
"alone, one" and -arr from harjaR
"army, warrior," hence "lone
warrior."
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EIRÍKR:
Old Norse name
composed of the elements ei
"ever" and ríkr "ruler,"
hence "ever-ruler."
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EITRI:
Norse myth name of a dwarf who, along with his brother Brökk,
made magical objects for the gods, including the hammer
of Thor.
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ERLINGR:
Old Norse legend name of the mortal son of the god Ríg,
meaning "earl, nobleman."
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EYSTEINN:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements ey "island" and steinn
"stone," hence "island stone."
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EYVINDR:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements ey "island" and vindr
"wind," hence "island wind."
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FÁFNIR:
Old Norse myth
name of a dwarf who transformed into a dragon, the symbol of greed. Also
called Fraener.
- FENRIR:
Usually said to be an Anglicized form of Old Norse Fenrisúlfr,
but according to Sophus Bugge, author of The Home of
The Eddic Poems, this name, as well as Fenris,
probably originated with
Norsemen under the influence of Christianity, and was a word for "hell" and only later
took on the meaning "swamp."
- FENRIS:
Usually said to be an Anglicized form of Old Norse Fenrisúlfr,
but according to Sophus Bugge, author of The Home of
The Eddic Poems, this name, as well as Fenrir,
probably originated with
Norsemen under the influence of Christianity, and was a word for "hell" and only
later took on the meaning "swamp."
- FENRISÚLFR:
In
mythology, this is the name of a wolf, the son of Loki
and the giantess Angrboða,
popularly translated "swamp wolf," but probably
originally meaning "wolf of hell." According to
Sophus Bugge, author of The Home of The Eddic Poems,
this name cannot possibly mean "swamp wolf," for there does not
exist in Old Norse any derivative endings as -rir, or -ris.
He believes Fenrir and Fenris arose under
the influence of Christian conceptions of the devil as lupus
infernus, combined with tales of the Behemoth and
the beast of the Apocalypse, and was altered in form in
accordance with popular Old Norse etymology. He compares
Old Norse fern from Latin infernus to Old
Saxon fern which was derived from Latin infernum,
and explains that Fenrir and Fenris must
have been formed from *Fernir from fern using
the endings -ir and gen. -is, both of which were very
much used in mythical names, including names of giants.
He goes on to explain that the later connection with fen
("fen, swamp, mire") was natural, for hell and
lower regions, such as the abyss, are often connected by
imagination just as they still are today.
- FENRISÚLFUR: Icelandic
form of Old Norse Fenrisúlfr,
popularly translated "swamp wolf," but probably
originally meaning "wolf of hell."
- FINNR:
Old Norse name which may have originally been an
ethnic byname for someone "from Finland."
- FOLKI:
Old Norse name,
originally a short form of longer names containing folk,
meaning "people, tribe."
- FOLKVAR:
Contracted form of Old Norse Folkvarðr, meaning
"guardian of the people."
- FOLKVARÐR:
Old Norse name composed of
the elements folk "people, tribe," and varðr
"guard," hence "guardian of the people."
- FOLKVARDR:
Variant spelling of Old Norse Folkvarðr, meaning "guardian of the
people."
- FOLKVARTHR: Variant spelling of Old Norse
Folkvarðr, meaning "guardian of the
people."
- FRAENER:
Old Norse myth
name of a dwarf who transformed into a dragon, the symbol of greed. Also
called Fáfnir.
- FREYR:
Old Norse name possibly derived from the word *fraujaR, meaning "lord, master."
In mythology, this is the name of a god of rain and sunlight.
- FRIÐÞJÓFR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements friðr "peace" and
þjófr
"thief," hence "peace-thief."
- GANDÁLFR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements gandr
" staff, wand" or "fiend, monster" and álfr "elf," hence
"fiendish elf" or
"wand elf." In mythology, this is the name of a dwarf.
- GUÐBRANDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements guð
"god" and brandr "sword," hence "God's
sword."
- GUÐFRIÐR:
Variant form of Old Norse Guðfrøðr,
composed of the
elements guð "gods" and frið "love,
peace,"
hence "God's peace."
- GUÐFRØÐR: Old
Norse name composed of the elements guð "gods" and
fröðr
"love, peace," hence "God's peace."
- GUÐLEIFR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements guð
"gods" and leifr "descendant, heir," hence
"divine heir."
- GULBRANDR:
Variant spelling of Old Norse Guðbrandr, meaning
"God's sword."
- GULLTOPPR:
Old Norse name meaning "golden mane." In mythology, this is the
name of the horse of Heimdall.
- GUNNARR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements gunnr "battle, fight" and arr
"army, war," hence "soldier, warrior." In mythology,
this is the name of the husband of Brynhildr.
- HÁKON:
Old Norse name composed of the elements há
"high" and konr "son," hence "high
son."
- HALFDANR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements halfr
"half" and Danr "Dane," hence "half
Dane."
- HALLDÓRR:
Variant form of Old Norse Hallþórr, meaning
"Thor's rock."
- HALLSTEINN:
Old Norse name composed of the elements hallr
"rock" and steinn "stone," hence "rock
stone."
- HALLÞÓRR: Old Norse name composed of the element
hallr "rock" and the name Thor (�órr),
hence "Thor's
rock." In mythology, this is the name of a god of thunder.
- HALLVARDR:
Variant spelling of Old Norse Hallvarðr, meaning "rock
defender."
- HALLVARÐR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements hallr
"rock" and varðr "defender, guardian,"
hence "rock defender."
- HARALDR:
Old Norse equivalent of Anglo-Saxon Hereweald,
meaning "army ruler."
- HÁVARÐR:
Old Norse name composed
of the elements há "high" and varðr
"defender, guardian," hence "high guard."
- HEINRIKR:
Old Norse equivalent of Old High German Heinrich,
meaning "home-ruler."
- HERLEIFR:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements herr "army" and leifr
"descendant," hence "army descendant."
- HJÁLMAR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements hjalmr
"helmet" and arr "warrior," hence
"helmet-warrior."
- HJORTR:
Old Norse name meaning "hart, stag."
- HOLMGEIRR:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements holmr "island" and geirr
"spear," hence "spear island."
- HRINGHORNI:
Old Norse name meaning "ring horn." In mythology, this is the name
of Baldr's ship, the largest
of all ships ever build, upon which he was cremated after his death.
- HRÓALDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements hróðr
"fame" and valdr "power, rule," hence "famous
ruler."
- HRÓARR:
Contracted form of Old Norse Hróðgeirr, meaning "famous spear."
- HRÓÐGEIRR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements hróðr "fame" and geirr
"spear," hence "famous spear."
- HRÓKR: Old Norse name derived from the word
hrókr, meaning "crow, rook."
- HRÓLFR: Old Norse
equivalent of Germanic Hrolf, meaning
"famous wolf."
- ING:
Old Norse name derived from proto-Germanic Ingwaz,
meaning "Lord of the Inguins." In mythology, this is the name of a fertility
god.
- INGIMARR:
Old
Norse name composed of the name of the fertility god Ing and the
word *mariR
"famous," hence "Ing-famous."
- INGJALDR:
Old Norse name derived from the element gjalda, meaning "to pay,
to recompense."
- INGÓLFR:
Old Norse name composed of the name of
the fertility god Ing and the word úlfr
"wolf," hence "Ing's
wolf."
- INGVARR:
Variant spelling of Old Norse Yngvarr,
meaning "Ing's warrior."
- IORMUNGAND: Variant form
of Old Norse Jörmungandr, possibly meaning "giant pole."
- ÍVARR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements Iv- from ýr "yew-bow,
yew-tree" and -arr from harjaR "army, warrior,"
hence "bow warrior."
- JÖRMUNGANDR:
Old Norse name, possibly meaning "giant pole." In mythology,
this is the name of the Midgard Serpent--also called the
World Serpent--that encircles the earth beneath the ocean.
- KETTIL:
Icelandic and Old Norse name derived from the word ketill, meaning
"cauldron, kettle."
- KNÚTR: Old Norse
byname for a short, squat man, meaning "knot."
- KOLI:
Old Norse byname for a dark-complexioned
person, derived from the element kol, meaning "black, coal."
- KOLR:
Old Norse byname for a dark-complexioned person, derived from the word kolr,
meaning "black, coal."
- LEIFR:
Old Norse name derived from the word leifr,
meaning "descendant, heir."
- LIULFR:
Old Norse name of uncertain etymology, possibly composed of the elements
hlíf "shield, protection" and ulfr "wolf,"
hence "shield wolf."
- LÖGMAÐR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements log
"laws" and maðr "man," hence "lawman."
- LOGMAR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements log "laws" and -mar
from *mariR "famous, renowned," hence "famous
laws."
- LOKI:
Old Norse name, possibly derived from the root *leug, meaning "to break."
In mythology, this is the name of a god of mischief and foster brother of Óðinn,
described as the contriver of all fraud.
- MEILI:
Old Norse name of a brother of Thor.
Meaning unknown.
- NAGLFAR:
Old Norse myth name of the largest ship of all, the ship that will carry the dead to
Ragnarok, possibly meaning "nail-farer."
- NAGLFARI:
Variant form of Old Norse Naglfar, possibly
meaning "nail-farer."
- NÍÐHÖGGR:
Norse
name meaning "dreaded striker." In mythology, this is the name of a dragon or serpent who gnaws at the roots of the world tree
Yggdrasill.
- NJÖRÐR:
Old Norse name derived from the
Indo-European root *ner, meaning "strong, vigorous." In
mythology, this is the name of
a god of sailing who had the power to calm the sea and fire.
- ODDR:
Old Norse name derived from the word oddr, meaning "point of a
weapon."
- ÓÐINN:
Old Norse name derived from the word óðr, meaning "poetry, song"
and "eager, frenzied, raging." In mythology, this is the name of
the chief god of the Aesir. Equated with Anglo-Saxon Woden.
- ÓLÁFR:
Variant form of Old Norse Ánleifr, meaning "heir of the
ancestors."
- ÖNUNDR: Variant
form of Old Norse name Anundr, meaning
"triumph of the ancestors."
- ORMARR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements orm
"serpent" and herr "army," hence "serpent
army."
- ORMR:
Old Norse byname derived from the word ormr, meaning "dragon,
serpent, snake."
- ÓSVALDR:
Variant form of Old Norse Ásvaldr, meaning "divine
power" or "divine ruler."
- RÁÐÚLFR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements ráð "advice, counsel" and
úlfr "wolf," hence "wise wolf."
- RAGNVALDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, decision" and valdr "to
rule," hence "wise ruler."
- RANDOLFR:
Variant spelling of Old Norse Randulfr,
meaning "shield-wolf."
- RANDULFR:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements rand "rim (of a shield)" and ulfr
"wolf," hence "shield-wolf."
- RÁNNULFR:
Variant spelling of Old Norse
Ránulfr, meaning
"plundering wolf."
- RÁNULFR: Old Norse name composed of the
elements rán "plundering, robbery" and úlfr "wolf,"
hence "plundering wolf."
- RÍG:
Old Norse name meaning "king." In mythology, this is the name of the god who brought into being
the progenitors of the three classes of human beings.
- RÓÐGEIRR: Variant spelling of Old Norse
Hróðgeirr, meaning "famous spear."
- RÖGNVALDR:
Variant form of Old Norse Ragnvaldr,
meaning "wise ruler."
- RÚNI: Old
Norse name derived form the word rún, meaning "secret
lore."
- SIGFRØÐR: Old
Norse equivalent of Old High German Siegfried, composed of the elements
sigr
"victory" and friør "love, peace," hence
"victory-peace."
- SIGMUNDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements sigr "victory" and mundr
"protection," hence "victory-protection."
- SIGURÐR:
Variant form of Old Norse Sigvarðr,
meaning "victory guard."
- SIGVARÐR:
Old Norse equivalent of Old High German Siegward, composed of the elements sigr "victory" and varðr
"guard," hence "victory
guard."
- SINDRI:
Old Norse name, possibly meaning "sparkling." In mythology, this
is the name of a hall in the world that is supposed to exist after
Ragnarök, having a roof of red gold. The name is also sometimes used as an alternate name
for the dwarf Eitri.
- SKÁRI:
Old Norse byname meaning "sea-mew," another name for the common
seagull.
- SKÍÐBLAÐNIR: Old Norse
name composed of the elements skíð "plank or stick of wood" and
blaðnir "blade, leaf," hence perhaps "wood leaf"
or wood blade." In mythology, this is the name of the magical ship of Freyr,
said to be the best of ships.
- SLEIPNIR:
Old Norse name meaning "gliding; smooth."
In mythology, this was the name of Óðinn's
grey, eight-legged steed, the greatest of
all horses which could traverse either land or sea. He was the offspring of Loki (transformed into a mare) and
Svadilfari.
- SNORRI:
Old Norse name derived from the word snerra, meaning
"attack."
- STEINN:
Old Norse name derived from the word steinn, meaning
"stone."
- STÍGANDR:
Old Norse name derived from the word stígandr ("stepping, treading
one"), hence "wanderer."
- STÍGR:
Contracted form of Old Norse Stígandr,
meaning "wanderer."
- SUMARLÍÐR: Old Norse name
composed of the elements sumar "summer" and liði "one who
fares," hence "summer traveler."
- SVADILFARI:
Old Norse name meaning "disaster;
ill-fated." In mythology, this was the name of a magical stallion
belonging to a frost giant.
- SVEINN:
Old Norse name meaning "boy."
- SVERRIR:
Old Norse name which was originally a byname for a restless person, derived from the
word sverra ("to spin, swing, swirl"), hence "wild,
restless."
- ÞOLLÁKR:
Variant form of Old Norse Þórlákr, meaning "Thor's contender."
- ÞORBIORN: Old Norse name composed of the name
of the god Thor and the word biorn
"bear," hence "Þórr's bear."
- ÞORBERGR: Masculine form of Old Norse
Þorbjorg, meaning "Þórr's protection."
- ÞORGEIRR: Old Norse name composed of the name
of the god Thor and the word geirr
"spear," hence "Þórr's spear."
- ÞORGÍSL: Old Norse name composed of the name
of the god Thor and the word gísl "arrow, shaft,"
hence "Þórr's
arrow."
- ÞÓRGNÝR:
Old Norse name composed of the name
of the god Thor and the word gn�r "grumble,
noise," hence "voice of Þórr."
- ÞÓRIR:
Old Norse name, composed of the
name of the god Thor and the word verr
"man, warrior," hence "Þórr's
warrior."
- ÞORKETILL: Old Norse name composed of the
name of the god Thor and the word ketill
"cauldron," hence "Þórr's cauldron."
- ÞÓRLÁKR:
Variant form of Old Norse Þórleikr, meaning "Þórr's
contender."
- ÞÓRLÁKR:
Variant form of Old Norse Þórleikr, meaning "Þórr's contender."
- ÞÓRLEIKR: Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor
and the
word leikr "game, play (involving weapons)," hence "Þórr's
contender."
- ÞORMÓÐR: Old Norse name composed of the name
of the god Thor and the word móðr "mind,
mood," hence "Þórr's
mind."
- ÞÓRR:
Old Norse myth name of a god of thunder, meaning "thunder."
- ÞORSTEINN: Old Norse name composed of the name
of the Norse god Thor, and the word steinn "stone,"
hence "Þórr's stone."
- ÞORVALDR: Old Norse name composed of the name of the god
Thor and the word valdr
"ruler," hence "Þórr's ruler."
- ÞÓRVÉR:
Old Norse name derived from ancient *wihaR,
"battle, fight," hence "fighter, warrior."
- TÓFI:
Short form of Old Norse names starting with Torf- or Torv-, meaning "Thor"
or "thunder."
- TORLEIK:
Modern form of Old Norse Þórleikr, meaning "Thor's
contender."
- TRYGGR:
Old Norse name derived from the word tryggr, meaning
"trustworthy."
- TÝR:
Old Norse name derived from the ancient Germanic word *Tiuz, meaning
"god." In mythology, this is the name of a son of
Óðinn,
a one-handed god of single combat.
- ULFR:
Old Norse name derived from the word ulfr, meaning "wolf."
- VÁLI:
Old Norse name, probably derived from valr
("battle slain"), hence "of the battle
slain." In
mythology, this is the name of a son of Óðinn
born for the
purpose of avenging Baldr's death. He is to be one of
the seven to survive Ragnarok.
- VERMUNDR:
Old Norse equivalent of Visigothic Vermundo,
composed of the elements verr "man" and mundr
"protection," hence
"protector of man."
- VÍÐARR: Old
Norse myth name of a son of Óðinn, meaning "forest
warrior."
- VILHJALMR:
Old Norse form of German Wilhelm,
meaning "will-helmet."
- VOLUNDR: Old Norse form of German Wieland,
meaning "war territory" or "battlefield."
- YNGVARR:
Old Norse name composed of the name of the
fertility god Ing and the word arr
"warrior," hence "Ing's warrior."
- YNGLING:
Old Norse name meaning "descendant of Ing."
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