Male Norse Names

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1. ALF: Norse legend name of a king who pursued the maiden Alfhildr, meaning "elf."
2. ALREKR: Norse form of Visigothic Alaric, meaning "all-powerful; ruler of all."
3. ALVISS (Alvíss): "All wise." Old Norse legend name of a dwarf who almost married Thor's daughter, Thrud. 
4. ANLEIFR (Ánleifr): "Forefather's heir/descendant." Old Norse name composed of the elements *Anu- "ancestor; forefather," and leifr "descendant, heir."

5. ANUND: Variant of Old Norse Viking name Anundr, possibly meaning "triumph of the ancestor/forefather." 

6. ANUNDR: Old Norse Viking name possibly meaning "triumph of the forefather/ancestor," from *Anu- "ancestor; forefather," and *-winduz, itself from root *uen- "to prevail; triumph." This was the name of a legendary king of the House of Yngling.

7. ANVINDR: Variant of Old Norse Viking name Anundr, possibly meaning "triumph of the ancestor/forefather." 

8. ARI: Old Norse name meaning "eagle."
9. ARNE: Nickname for Old Norse names beginning with the element arn, meaning "eagle." 
10. ARNGEIR: Old Norse name meaning "eagle spear."
11. ARNKELL: Old Norse name meaning "eagle helmet; eagle protection," from the Germanic elements arn "eagle" and helm "helmet, protection."
12. ARNLAUG: Old Norse name meaning "eagle-devotee."
13. ARNLJOT: Old Norse name meaning "eagle-frightener."
14. ARNTHOR ( Arnþórr): "Eagle of Thor." Old Norse name composed of the elements arn "eagle" and the name of the god Thor.
15. ASBJORN (Ásbjörn): "Divine bear." Old Norse name composed of the elements áss "god, divinity" and björn "bear."
16. ASGEIRR (Ásgeirr): "God-spear." Old Norse name derived from the elements áss "god" and geirr "spear."
17. ASKETILL (Ásketill): "Cauldron of the gods." Old Norse name composed of the elements áss "god" and ketill "cauldron."
18. ASMUNDR (Ásmundr): Old Norse name meaning "god protector."
19. BALDR: "Prince." Old Norse myth 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.
20. BERGTHOR: Old Norse name meaning "spirit of Thor."
21. BJARTR: Old Norse name meaning "bright." 
22. BRANDR: Old Norse name derived from the element brand "sword," itself a derivative of brinnan meaning "to flash."
23. BRANDT: Variant of Anglo-Saxon Brand, meaning "sword."
24. BROKK (Brökk): Norse myth name of a dwarf who, with his brother Eitri, made magical objects for the gods, including the hammer of Thor.
25. BRUADAR: Old Norse name meaning "dream."
26. EGILL: "Little edge/point (of a sword)." Old Norse name composed of the word eg "edge, point" and a diminutive suffix.
27. EILEIFR: "Ever-heir." Old Norse name composed of the elements ei "ever" and leifr "heir."
28. EIRIKR (Eiríkr): "Ever-ruler." Old Norse name composed of the elements ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler."
29. EITRI: Norse myth name of a dwarf who, with his brother Brökk, made magical objects for the gods, including the hammer of Thor.
30. EYSTEINN: "Island stone." Old Norse name composed of the elements ey "island" and steinn "stone."
31. EYVINDR: "Island wind." Old Norse name composed of the elements ey "island" and vindr "wind."
32. FALKOR: Modern form of Old Norse Folkvarthr, meaning "guardian of the people."
33. FINNR: Old Norse name which may have originally been an ethnic byname for someone "from Finland."
34. FOLKI: "Tribe." Old Norse name, originally a nickname for longer names containing the element folk, meaning "people, tribe."
35. FOLKVAR: Abbreviated form of Old Norse Folkvarthr, meaning "guardian of the people."
36. FOLKVARTHR (Folkvarðr): "Guardian of the people." Old Norse name composed of the elements folk "people, tribe," and varðr "guard."
37. FREY: Variant of Old Norse Freyr, meaning "lord."
38. FREYR: "Ing." Old Norse myth name of the god of rain and sunlight. 
39. FRITHJOF (Friðþjóf): Variant of Old Norse Frithjofr, meaning "peace-thief."
40. FRITHJOFR (Friðþjófr): "Peace-thief." Old Norse name composed of the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief."
41. GANDALF: "Wand elf." Norse myth name of a dwarf, composed of the elements gandr "cane, staff, wand" and álfr "elf." 
42. GULBRANDR: Variant of Old Norse Guthbrandr, meaning "God's sword."
43. GUNNARR: "War-warrior." Old Norse myth name of the husband of Brynhild, composed of the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior."
44. GUTHBRAND: Variant of Old Norse Guthbrandr, meaning "God's sword."
45. GUTHBRANDR (Guðbrandr): "God's sword." Old Norse name composed of the elements guð "god" and brandr "sword."
46. GUTHFRITH: Variant of Old Norse Guthfrithr, meaning "God's peace."
47. GUTHFRITHR (Guðfriðr): "God's peace." Old Norse name composed of the elements god/guð "God" and frid "peace."
48. GUTHLEIF: Variant of Old Norse Guthleifr, meaning "God's descendant/heir."
49. GUTHLEIFR (Guðleifr): "God's descendant/heir." Old Norse name composed of the elements guð "god" and leifr "descendant, heir."
50. HAKON (Hákon): "High son." Old Norse name composed of the elements há "high" and konr "son."
51. HALFDAN (Hálfdan): "Half Dane." Old Norse name composed of the elements hálfr "half" and Danr "Dane."
52. HALLSTEINN: "Rock stone." Old Norse name composed of the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone."
53. HALLTHOR (Hallþór): "Thor's rock." Old Norse name composed of the element hallr "rock" and the name Thor (Þórr), god of thunder.
54. HALLTHORR (Hallþórr): Variant of Old Norse Hallthor, meaning "Thor's rock."
55. HALLVARDR (Hallvarðr): "Rock defender." Old Norse name composed of the elements hallr "rock" and varðr "defender, guardian."
56. HALLVARTHR: Variant of Old Norse Hallvardr, meaning "rock defender."
57. HALTHOR: Variant of Old Norse Hallthor, meaning "Thor's rock."
58. HAVARDR (Havarðr): "High defender." Old Norse name composed of the elements há "high" and varðr "defender, guardian."
59. HAVARTH: Variant of Old Norse Havardr, meaning "high defender."
60. HAVARTHR: Variant of Old Norse Havardr, meaning "high defender."
61. HJÁLMAR: "Helmet-warrior." Old Norse name composed of the elements hjalmr "helmet" and arr "warrior."
62. HOLGER: Variant of Old Norse Hólmgeirr, meaning "spear island."
63. HOLMGER (Hólmger): Variant of Old Norse Hólmgeirr, meaning "spear island."
64. HOLMGEIR (Hólmgeir): Variant of Old Norse Hólmgeirr, meaning "spear island."
65. HOLMGEIRR (Hólmgeirr): "Spear island." Old Norse name composed of the elements hólmr "island" and geirr "spear."
66. HROLFR (Hrólfr): Old Norse form of Germanic Hrolf, meaning "famous wolf."
67. ING: Old Norse myth name of a fertility god, derived from Germanic Ingwaz, possibly meaning "he who is foremost."
68. INGIMAR: Variant of Old Norse Ingimarr, meaning "Ing-famous."
69. INGIMARR (Ingimárr): "Ing-famous." Old Norse name composed of the name of the fertility god Ing and the element mærr "famous."
70. INGJALDR: Old Norse name derived from the element gjalda, meaning "to pay, to recompense."
71. INGOLFR (Ingólfr): "Ing's wolf." Old Norse name composed of the name of the fertility god Ing and the element úlfr "wolf."
72. INGVARR: "Ing's warrior." Old Norse name composed of the name of the fertility god Ing and the element arr "warrior."
73. JARL: Norse legend name of the son of Rig, meaning "earl, nobleman."
74. KNUTR (Knútr): Old Norse name meaning "knot." This was originally a nickname for a short, squat man.
75. KOLI: Old Norse nickname for a dark-complexioned person, derived from the element kol, meaning "black, coal."
76. LIULFR: "(?) wolf." Old Norse name of which the first element is unknown, while the second is from úlfr "wolf."
77. LOGMADR (Lögmaðr): "Lawman." Old Norse name composed of the elements log "law" and mar "man."
78. LOGMAR: Variant of Old Norse Logmadr, meaning "lawman."
79. LOGMATHR: Variant of Old Norse Logmadr, meaning "law-man."
80. LOKI: Norse myth name of a god of mischief and foster brother of Odin, described as the "contriver of all fraud." The name may have derived from the root *leug, meaning "to break."
81. NJALL (Njáll): Old Norse form of Irish Niall, meaning "champion."
82. NJORDR (Njörðr): Norse myth name of the god of sailing, derived from the Indo-European root *ner, meaning "strong, vigorous."
83. NJORTHR: Variant of Old Norse Njordr, meaning "strong, vigorous."
84. ODEN: Variant of Norse Odin, meaning "frenzy; inspiration; rage."
85. ODIN: Norse myth name of the chief god, equated with Anglo-Saxon Woden. The name is related to the word oðr, meaning "frenzy; inspiration; rage."
86. ONUNDR (Önundr): Variant of Old Norse name Anundr, possibly meaning "triumph of the ancestor." 
87. ORMARR: "Serpent army." Old Norse name composed of the elements orm "serpent" and herr "army."
88. ORMR: Old Norse name which was originally a byname meaning "dragon, serpent, snake."
89. RAGNVALDR: "Wise ruler." Old Norse name composed of the elements ragin "advice, counsel" and wald "power, rule."
90. RANDULFR: Old Norse equivalent of Anglo-Saxon Randwulf, meaning "shield-wolf."
91. RIG (Ríg): "King." Norse myth name of the god who brought into being the progenitors of the three classes of human beings.
92. SIGURDR (Sigurðr): "Guardian of victory." Old Norse name composed of the elements sigr "victory" and vörðr "guardian."
93. SIGURTHR: Variant of Old Norse Sigurdr, meaning "guardian of victory."
94. SINDRI: Norse myth name of a hall in the world that is supposed to exist after Ragnarök, having a roof of red gold, possibly meaning "sparkling." The name is also sometimes used as an alternate name for the dwarf Eitri. 
95. SUMARLIDR (Sumarlíðr): Old Norse name meaning "summer traveler."
96. SUMARLITHR: Variant of Old Norse Sumarlidr, meaning "summer traveler."
97. SVEINN: Old Norse name meaning "boy."
98. SVERRIR: Old Norse name, originally a byname for a "wild, restless," person, derived from the term sverra, meaning "to spin, swing, swirl."
99. THOR (Þor): Norse myth name of the god of thunder, meaning "thunder."
100. THORBJORN (Þórbjörn): "Thor's bear." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word björn "bear."
101. THORGEIRR (Þórgeirr): "Thor's spear." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word geirr "spear."
102. THORGISL (Þórgísl): "Thor's arrow." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word gísl "arrow, shaft."
103. THORGNYR (Þórgnýr): "Voice of Thor." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word gnýr "grumble, noise."
104. THORKETILL (Þórketill): "Thor's cauldron." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word ketill "cauldron."
105. THORLEIKR (Þórleikr): "Thor's game/play (involving weapons)." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word leikr "game, play (involving weapons)."
106. THORMOTHR (Þormóðr): "Thor's mind." Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word móðr "mind, mood."
107. THORSTEIN: Variant of Old Norse Thorsteinn, meaning "Thor's stone."
108. THORSTEINN (Þórsteinn): "Thor's stone." Old Norse name composed of the name of the Norse god Thor, and the word steinn "stone."
109. TYR: Norse myth name of a son of Odin. It is a form of Germanic Tiwaz, itself a form of Zeus, meaning "god."
110. VITHAR: Variant of Old Norse Vitharr, meaning "forest warrior."
111. VITHARR (Viðarr): Old Norse myth name of a son of Odin, meaning "forest warrior."
112. VOLUND (Völund): Old Norse form of German Wieland, meaning "war territory" or "battlefield."
113. WERMUND: Old Norse form of Visigothic Vermundo, a name of uncertain etymology, but probably composed of the elements ver/wer "man" and mund "protector," thus "protector of man." 
114. YNGLING: Old Norse name meaning "descendant of Frey."

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