Old Norse Names

Norse men and women were given a personal name, often containing that of a god or goddess whose protection the child was put under. This was followed by their patronymic and sometimes that of their father ('-sson' for a son, '-dattir' for a daughter).

Many Norse personal names are still in use in the Scandinavian countries and other areas which came under Viking influence. In Medieval England, especially the north-east, some Norse names were retained and appear in several forms in written records.

Male

Abi	Abjørn	Adalbrikt	Adalradr	Adalstein	Adils
Aegir	Aesi	Aevar	Aflaeg	Agder	Agdir
Agger	Aghi	Agmund	Agmundr	Agnarr	Agne
Ailaifr	Ake	Aki	Alaf	Aleifr	Alf
Alfaster	Alfgautr	Alfgeir	Alfgeirr	Alfger	Alfr
Alfrim	Alfwald	Algot	Algut	Ali	Alkai
Alphege	Alrik	Alvis	Amund	Amunde	Amundi
An	Anakol	Andvett	Ansgar	Anulo	Anund
Anundr	Anurend	Api	Aram	Ardgar	Are
Arhlaugr	Ari	Arinbjorn	Arkil	Arlogh	Armod
Arn	Arnbjørn	Arndor	Arne	Arnfinn	Arnfinnr
Arngeir	Arngrim	Arni	Arnkel	Arnkell	Arnketil
Arnlaug	Arnljot	Arnor	Arnthorr	Arnulf	Arnvid
Arnwidr	Aron	Arunbjorn	Arva	Arwid	Asbiorn
Asbjorn	Asbrand	Asfrith	Asgaut	Asgautr	Asgeir
Asgeirr	Asger	Asgrim	Asi	Ask	Askel
Askell	Asketill	Aslak	Asmund	Asmundr	Asolf
Assar	Asser	Assur	Asuert	Asvald	Asvard
Aswarth	Aswith	Athulf	Atle	Atli	Atzer
Audbjorn	Audfinnr	Audgisli	Audi	Audolf	Audulfr
Audun	Aun	Auun	Avarr	Awair	Azer
Azur	Baard	Baegseg	Baggi	Bagsecg	Bakki
Bakr	Baldr	Baldur	Baldvini	Balki	Balle
Balli	Banke	Bard	Bardi	Bardr	Baug
Beinir	Beiti	Bekki	Belgr	Beli	Benesing
Benkt	Bentein	Bergfinn	Bergljotur	Bergthor	Bern
Berner	Berse	Bersi	Biari	Bildr	Bili
Biorn	Birning	Bironulf	Bjalfi	Bjarking	Bjarnar
Bjarni	Bjartmar	Bjorgolf	Bjorn	Bjornolf	Blaeingr
Blann	Blesi	Bligr	Blotulffr	Bodvar	Bodvarr
Bødvar	Bolle	Bolli	Bolverk	Borg	Borgar
Bork	Borkr	Borolf	Bosi	Botolf	Botulfr
Bragi	Brand	Breidr	Broddi	Broddr	Brodir
Brondolf	Brotulfr	Bruni	Brusa	Bruse	Brusi
Bryndolf	Brynjolf	Brynju	Brynjulffr	Brynolff	Bue
Bugge	Bui	Bundi	Buti	Butr	Butti
Cnut	Copsi	Dag	Dagfinn	Dagr	Didrik
Dolgfinnr	Domalde	Domarr	Dote	Dufgall	Dunfjall
Durin	Dusi	Dyggve	Dyri	Edgierr	Egil
Eid	Eilaf	Eileifr	Eilif	Eilifr	Einar
Eindride	Eindridi	Einraedi	Eirik	Ejnar	Ekbert
Eldgrim	Elf	Elif	Ellingr	Emmerik	Emund
Endridi	Engelbrekt	Eowils	Erengisl	Erik	Erland
Erlend	Erling	Ernmund	Esa	Esgar	Esi
Eskil	Evynd	Eydis	Eyiolfr	Eyjolf	Eymundr
Eyrar	Eystein	Eysteinn	Eyvald	Eyvind	Eyvindr
Faraldr	Farle	Farmann	Faste	Faxi	Festi
Fili	Finn	Finnbogi	Finnleik	Finnulf	Finnur
Finnvid	Fleinn	Flic	Floki	Flosi	Fogl
Folke	Folki	Folkvardr	Folkvid	Forne	Forni
Fornjot	Fotr	Fraena	Fraethi	Frakki	Franna
Fredi	Freysteinn	Freyvid	Fridgeir	Fridleifr	Fridmund
Frithi	Frithugist	Frode	Frodi	Frosten	Frosti
Fyrkat	Gaddr	Gaedar	Gaetir	Gagni	Galli
Galti	Gamal	Gamall	Gamel	Gamli	Gardar
Gardi	Gauk	Gaukr	Gaut	Gauti	Gautvid
Geir	Geirfinn	Geirleif	Geirmund	Geirolf	Geirstein
Geirulfr	Geiti	Geitir	Gelli	Gellir	Gerleff
Germund	Gerske	Gert	Gest	Giertjof	Gikel
Gilli	Gisli	Gismund	Gissur	Gizur	Gjuki
Gladr	Glam	Glum	Gnorre	Gnupa	Godefred
Godfred	Godrod	Goff	Gor	Gorm	Goslar
Goukr	Gouti	Gram	Grani	Grein	Grettir
Grim	Grimaldi	Grimalf	Grimar	Grimkel	Grimkell
Grimolf	Grimr	Grip	Gripr	Gris	Grjotgard
Groafeld	Gryffi	Gudberd	Gudbrand	Gudbrod	Gudkell
Gudlaug	Gudlaugr	Gudleif	Gudleik	Gudleikr	Gudmund
Gudmundr	Gudrand	Gudrik	Gudrod	Gudrodr	Gudrød
Gundvast	Gungnir	Gunnar	Gunnbjorn	Gunnfrodr	Gunni
Gunnlaug	Gunnolfr	Gunnstein	Gunnulf	Gunnvardr	Gunulf
Guthfrith	Guthlac	Guthorm	Guthred	Guttorm	Guttormr
Gydur	Gyrd	Gyrdh	Gyriar	Gyrth	Haakon
Haarek	Hadd	Haddr	Haemgisl	Haeng	Haeringr
Haesten	Haf	Hafgrim	Haflidi	Hafr	Hafthi
Hagall	Hagbard	Hagbardr	Hagi	Haisl	Hake
Haki	Hakon	Hakr	Haland	Haldan	Haldor
Halfdan	Hall	Halland	Halldor	Hallfred	Hallgeir
Hallgrim	Halli	Hallkel	Hallmund	Hallstein	Hallvard
Halvardr	Halvdan	Hamall	Hamr	Hamund	Hanef
Harald	Hardbein	Hardicanute	Harek	Hariso	Haro
Harthaknut	Hastein	Hasvir	Hauk	Haukr	Havard
Havardr	Havarr	Havgrímur	Havlock	Havvar	Hedin
Heðinn	Hegg	Heggr	Heidar	Heimdall	Heimir
Heinrek	Heiti	Hekja	Helfdan	Helge	Helgi
Heming	Hemingr	Hemming	Her	Hergeirr	Herimann
Heriold	Heriolf	Herjolf	Herlaug	Herlef	Herleif
Herlugh	Herman	Hermund	Heroth	Herrodr	Herstein
Herulf	Hervardr	Hialmi	Hiarni	Hildiger	Hildiglum
Hildir	Hildulf	Hinguar	Hiorleifr	Hiortr	Hjalkar
Hjalmar	Hjalti	Hjarrandi	Hjor	Hjorleif	Hjort
Hjorvardr	Hldver	Hlenni	Hlifolf	Hlodvir	Hnaef
Hnaki	Hnef	Hoðbroddr	Hoder	Hofn	Hogar
Hogne	Hogni	Holdbodi	Holger	Holmfast	Holmgaut
Holmgeir	Holmger	Holmstein	Holti	Holvast	Hord
Horic	Horik	Horkuldr	Horni	Horsa	Hoskuld
Hoskuldr	Hosvi	Hosvir	Hradi	Hraerek	Hrafn
Hrafnkel	Hran	Hrane	Hrani	Hrapp	Hrappr
Hreidar	Hreider	Hrein	Hrifla	Hring	Hringr
Hroald	Hroaldr	Hroar	Hrodgeir	Hrodni	Hrodulfr
Hrodwulfr	Hrokr	Hrolf	Hrolfr	Hrollaug	Hromund
Hromundr	Hrorekr	Hrossbjorn	Hrosskel	Hrunbogi	Hrut
Hryggr	Hrymr	Hubba	Hugin	Hund	Hundi
Hundolfr	Hunketill	Hunrodr	Hvelp	Hvit	Hvitr
Iarund	Illugi	Inge	Ingemar	Ingi	Ingialdr
Ingimar	Ingimund	Ingimundr	Ingjald	Inglofr	Ingmund
Ingolf	Inguar	Ingulfr	Ingvar	Ingvarr	Ingwar
Iofurr	Iokell	Iolfr	Ioli	Iorekr	Iorundr
Iri	Isi	Isleif	Isleifr	Isolfr	Iulfr
Ivak	Ivar	Ivarr	Iwar	Jago	Jamsgar
Jango	Jarl	Jarlabanke	Jaroslav	Jatgeir	Joalf
Joar	Jobjørn	Johar	Jomar	Jønis	Jorund
Juli	Kadal	Kaerir	Kaeti	Kalf	Kalfr
Kali	Kalv	Kari	Karl	Karle	Karli
Karlsefni	Karr	Karulfr	Kati	Katr	Keikr
Kelli	Keti	Ketil	Ketilbiorn	Ketilbjørn	Ketilgrimr
Ketill	Ketilmund	Ketilvast	Kiallakr	Kilvert	Kjartan
Kjarval	Kjölbye	Kjotvi	Klakkr	Kleppr	Knud
Knut	Knutr	Kodran	Kokul	Kol	Kolan
Kolbein	Kolbeinn	Kolbjørn	Kolfastr	Kolfr	Koli
Kolr	Kolskegg	Konal	Konofogur	Kori	Kormak
Kormakr	Kotkel	Krabbi	Kragge	Kraka	Kraki
Krakr	Kran	Kristrod	Krodo	Kupsi	Laef
Lambi	Langlif	Lauur	Leidolf	Leif	Leifr
Leiknen	Leikr	Leistr	Leivur	Lifolf	Lifsten
Ljot	Ljotolf	Loarr	Loden	Lodin	Lodmund
Logi	Logmann	Lopt	Lothen	Lulach	Luloecen
Lutr	Lyting	Maans	Magni	Magnus	Mak
Makglave	Mallymkun	Malti	Mani	Manne	Manni
Mar	Margad	Marki	Melsnati	Midiungr	Miklof
Moddan	Modi	Modolf	Modolfr	Modor	Modsognir
Mord	Mordr	Mthir	Mugi	Mugin	Munan
Mundi	Myrkjartan	Naddod	Naddodd	Nafena	Nafni
Nannulf	Nari	Nate	Nefstein	Nessi	Njal
Nokkvi	Nor	Nordmadr	Notker	Odd	Oddi
Oddleif	Odinkar	Odkell	Ødvast	Odward	Ofeig
Ófeigr	Offe	Ogmund	Øgmund	Øgot	Ohthere
Ohtor	Ola	Olaf	Olav	OldDanish	Oleif
Olle	Olrik	Ølve	Olvir	Omar	Onäm
Ondott	Ongul	Onund	Ønundr	Öpir	Ordulf
Orgunleidi	Orlyg	Orm	Ormarr	Ormr	Orn
Ornolf	Ornr	Ørnulf	Oscytell	Osferth	Ospak
Øssur	Osten	Osulf	Osvif	Oswald	Othen
Othi	Otir	Otkel	Otrygg	Ottar	Otti
Oyvind	Ozur	Ozurr	Pallig	Palling	Palne
Peningr	Radbard	Raegnald	Rafn	Ragi	Ragnall
Ragnar	Ragnfast	Ragni	Randi	Randulf	Randver
Raud	Raudr	Ref	Refr	Regin	Regner
Reyni	Riggall	Rimbert	Ring	Ringerike	Rodfos
Roginfred	Rognval	Rognvald	Røgnvald	Rollo	Rørek
Rorik	Runi	Runolf	Saebjorn	Saefari	Saemund
Sali	Salmund	Salmundr	Salte	Sam	Samr
Sandr	Saxe	Saxi	Saxulf	Scandlain	Scula
Serk	Sibba	Sicfrith	Sidroc	Sigbiorn	Sigeferth
Sigefred	Sigfast	Sigfus	Siggi	Sighulf	Sighvat
Sigmund	Sigolfr	Sigrod	Sigsteinn	Sigtrygg	Sigulf
Sigurd	Sigvald	Sigvaldi	Sigwulf	Sindri	Singasven
Sirgadd	Sirurd	Sistryg	Sivid	Siward	Skakli
Skalti	Skamkel	Skapti	Skar	Skardi	Skarf
Skarphedin	Skeggi	Skial	Skidi	Skioldung	Skirnir
Skirr	Skjalg	Skjoldorf	Skjøld	Skopti	Skorri
Skrapi	Skrapr	Skroppa	Skrymir	Skuf	Skule
Skuli	Skumollfi	Skuti	Snaebjorn	Snaekol	Snaekolf
Snae-Ulf	Snaer	Sniallr	Snorre	Snorri	Snortr
Sokni	Solmund	Solsiskar	Sølve	Solvi	Sondulfr
Sorkvir	Sorli	Sorr	Soti	Soxulfr	Spiallbudi
Staffan	Stari	Starkad	Starri	Steig	Stein
Steinar	Steinbjorn	Steingrim	Steinkel	Steinn	Steinolf
Steinthor	Steinvor	Stenkil	Stigandi	Storí	Storolf
Sturla	Stuv	Styr	Styrbjørn	Styrkaar	Styrkar
Styrkarr	Styrmirr	Styrr	Suaerkuir	Sudberdur	Sudreyar
Suidger	Sumarlidi	Sumarr	Summarliethi	Sune	Suni
Surt	Svadi	Svafar	Svafi	Svan	Svart
Svartlingr	Sveidi	Svein	Sveinbjorn	Sven	Svend
Sverre	Sverrir	Sverting	Swegen	Syr	Tandri
Taraldr	Teit	Teitr	Thambarsk	Thangbrand	Therir
Thialfi	Thidrandi	Thidranki	Thidrik	Thilfr	Thiodulfr
Thjodolf	Thjostar	Thjostolf	Thjostólfr	Thond	Thor
Thoralf	Thorarin	Thorberg	Thorbjorn	Thorbjørn	Thorbrand
Thord	Thordar	Thore	Thored	Thorfast	Thorfinn
Thorfredr	Thorgaut	Thorgeif	Thorgeir	Thorgeirr	Thorgest
Thorgil	Thorgils	Thorgisl	Thorgrim	Thorhall	Thorhallur
Thori	Thorir	Thorkel	Thorkeld	Thorkell	Thorketill
Thorketl	Thorlac	Thorlak	Thorleifr	Thorleik	Thormod
Thorn	Thorolf	Thororm	Thorri	Thorstein	Thorulf
Thorulffr	Thorvald	Thorvid	Thorwald	Thostar	Thrain
Thrand	Thrandr	Thrond	Throst	Thrydrikr	Thrykki
Thurfastr	Thurferth	Thurgar	Thurgeis	Thurgils	Thurid
Thurkil	Thurlak	Thyrne	Tindr	Tjodolv	Tjorvi
Tofi	Toglos	Toke	Toki	Tola	Toli
Topi	Toraldr	Torfi	Torkell	Tormod	Torrad
Torstein	Torsten	Toste	Tosti	Tostig	Trandil
Trelle	Tronde	Trondelag	Trygg	Tryggvi	Trygves
Tufi	Tufkal	Tumi	Tupi	Ture	Turgeis
Tuscar	Tyrkir	Ubba	Ubbi	Ufi	Ukyrni
Ulf	Ulfar	Ulffr	Ulfhaugr	Ulfkell	Ulfketel
Ulfketill	Ulfkil	Ulfljot	Ulfr	Uni	Urm
Vaerdalen	Vagn	Valbrand	Valgard	Vali	Valr
Valthjof	Vandil	Vandrad	Var	Vebjorn	Vebrand
Vedmundr	Vegeir	Veleif	Verland	Vermund	Vert
Vestar	Vestein	Vésteinn	Vestgeir	Vestnor	Vestuidi
Veturlidi	Vidfari	Vidkun	Vidkunn	Vifil	Vifill
Vig	Vigbjord	Vigfus	Vigibjord	Vigleikr	Vigmundr
Vigot	Vigrid	Vikar	Vikingr	Vili	Viljalmr
Vinandr	Vindr	Waels	Walram	Willibald	Wraghi
Yaroslav	Yngvar	Yngvarr	Yrling

Female

Aesa	Aese	Agnis	Aldis	Alfdis	Alfeid
Alfgifu	Alfhildr	Alfifa	Alof	Alvild	Arnbjorg
Arnfrid	Arngunn	Arnkatla	Arnora	Arnthrud	Arnthrudr
Asa	Ása	Asdis	Ase	Asfrid	Asgard
Asgerd	Ásgerd	Aslaug	Asleif	Asny	Asta
Astrid	Astridr	Asvoor	Aud	Audbjorg	Audhild
Aundur	Baugeid	Bera	Bergljot	Bergthora	Besje
Biorg	Bjadmunja	Bjadmynja	Bjartney	Bjorg	Boðvildr
Borghild	Bothild	Bóthild	Botilda	Britta	Catla
Dageid	Dagna	Dagne	Dagny	Dalla	Disa
Dota	Dotta	Driva	Drott	Dyna	Ecgfrith
Edit	Edla	Eithne	Elfgifu	Elin	Elli
Ellisif	Elsa	Ermingard	Ermingerd	Erna	Estrelda
Estrid	Estrild	Estrilda	Estrill	Estrilld	Estrith
Eyfura	Fastvi	Frakokk	Freya	Freydis	Freygerd
Freyja	Frida	Frideburg	Fridgerd	Frigga	Fylgja
Geira	Geirlaug	Gerd	Gerlød	Geyra	Gillaug
Ginnlaug	Gjaflaug	Goda	Goi	Gorm	Gøthid
Gragas	Grelauga	Grelud	Grima	Grimhild	Groa
Gudbjorg	Gudfinna	Gudfrid	Gudny	Gudrid	Gudrun
Gullaug	Gulli	Gum	Gunhild	Gunnborg	Gunnhild
Gunnhildr	Gunnlaug	Gunnor	Gunnvor	Gurith	Gurney
Gyda	Gyrd	Gyrid	Gytha	Halla	Hallbera
Hallberta	Halldis	Halldora	Hallfrid	Hallgerd	Hallgrim
Hallkatla	Hallveig	Hedinfrid	Hedvig	Helga	Helge
Herbjorg	Herborga	Herdis	Hervor	Hetha	Hialp
Hidegunr	Hild	Hildigunn	Hildigunnr	Hildirid	Hildr
Hillevi	Hin	Hjördis	Hlif	Hlodyn	Holmfrid
Holmfried	Hosvi	Hrafnhild	Hrefna	Hrodny	Hugi
Hungerd	Hvarflod	Inga	Inge	Ingebjørg	Ingegerd
Ingegerdr	Ingelborg	Ingeleth	Ingelieth	Ingemund	Ingerid
Ingeride	Ingerith	Ingerithe	Ingibjorg	Ingigerd	Inginn
Ingirid	Ingiridr	Ingirun	Ingolv	Ingreda	Ingrede
Ingrid	Ingrith	Ingunn	Isgerd	Jaddvor	Jaldrud
Jodis	Jofrid	Joreid	Jorun	Jorunn	Jutta
Kadlin	Katla	Ketiløy	Kraka	Kula	Ladoga
Langlif	Lathgertha	Lilla	Liot	Liv	Ljót
Ljufa	Luta	Madrene	Maere	Mærita	Mærta
Magnhildr	Malin	Malmfrid	Malmury	Medana	Meregrota
Moeid	Nanna	Nidbjorg	Nud	Oddbjorg	Oddny
Odindis	Odindisa	Olof	Oluva	Olve	Ormhild
Osk	Ota	Ottkatla	Rafarta	Ragenel	Ragenhild
Ragenild	Ragenild	Ragenilda	Raghnil	Ragna	Ragneid
Ragnelf	Ragnheidr	Ragnhild	Ragnhildr	Rane	Rannveig
Rauenilde	Ravenild	Reginleif	Reynilda	Rigware	Ringuar
Ringwar	Rogned	Rudda	Runa	Runild	Runill
Rusila	Ryngewar	Ryngeware	Saeunn	Salbjorg	Sela
Siegrith	Sifled	Sigerith	Sigga	Sigge	Signild
Signy	Sigreda	Sigrid	Sigrun	Sigvid	Sigvor
Sigyn	Sinna	Skaði	Snaefrid	Snofrid	Snøfrid
Sølva	Solveig	Solvor	Steinunn	Steinvor	Stikla
Sueuilda	Sungyve	Sunniva	Svala	Svanhild	Svanlaug
Sverra	Swanild	Swanilda	Swonild	Syflede	Synnove
Thara	Thjodhild	Thjodhold	Thola	Thora	Thorbjorg
Thorborg	Thordis	Thorelf	Thorfinna	Thorfridr	Thorgerd
Thorgunna	Thorhalla	Thorhild	Thorkatla	Thorlaug	Thorleif
Thorljot	Thorunn	Thorve	Thorvi	Thorvor	Thourild
Thraslaug	Thrudr	Thura	Thurid	Thurild	Thyra
Thyre	Thyrrni	Thyrvi	Tjorven	Tjotta	Tofa
Tola	Torleiva	Tove	Ulfheid	Ulfhild	Ulfhildr
Una	Unn	Uppsala	Valborg	Valgerd	Valgerdr
Vandrad	Vebjorg	Vendela	Vibrog	Vigdis	Visna
Ylwa	Yngvild	Yri	Yrsa

Bynames

Nicknames were frequently used for easier identification, some of which later became surnames. They could be complimentary or derogatory - depending upon who or what gave them. Famous nicknames include: Fairhair, Finehair, Tarrybreeks, The Saint, The Red, Bareleg, Cripplehand, The Deep-minded.

Hakkandi	Hvelpr	Keikr	Kept	Kisi	Leggr
Lodinn	Mildi	Miuk	Muli	Musi	Nagli
Orri	Refr	Saudr	Scurfa	Sekkr	Selki
Silki	Skalli	Skammhals	Skammi	Skammlaus	Skammr
Skardi	Skarki	Skokull	Skraemir	Skrauti	Skyti
Slagr	Slengr	Slodi	Snipr	Sokki	Spakr
Spilli	Stafn	Staki	Stakkr	Stiartr	Stif
Strikr	Strutr	Svarni	Thraeingr	Thumli	Uglubard

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This collection of names compiled by Kate Monk. Copyright January 1997, Kate Monk. Last updated February, 98. Copies may be made for personal use only.