The Scandinavian names They are mysterious, and at the same time imposing and original. It is believed that the Nordic children received the name on the ninth day from birth, and used to be that of a recently deceased relative, because the child was supposed to have some of the characteristics of that person.
If you are looking for an unusual name, we suggest 51 Viking names with a very particular loudness that they evoke strong and warrior personalities.
Viking boy names
- Aren: meaning "he who reigns like an eagle"
- Ax: diminutive of Axel: means "the father of peace"
- Bjorn: means "pronounced man"
- Daven: meaning "beloved man"
- Egil: means "awesome"
- Einar: means "warrior leader"
Eric or Erik: means "eternal ruler" - Esben: Danish and Norwegian variant of Asbjörn, an old Norse name of ass, "god" and björn, "bear".
- Gerd: means "strength"
- Gisli: means "a ray of sunshine"
- Haakon: means "useful, right-handed"
- Helge: means "saint." Helga male form
- Hans: in Spanish, Juan, means "God has been kind." Variants: Hansi, Han, Hannes
- Harald: means "generous host"
- Ivar: meaning "archers"
- Jensen: means "son of Johannes". Variant: Jens.
- Jorgen: meaning "farmer"
- Lars: derived from Lorenzo, from the Latin "laurus", means "laurels"
- Niels: means "winner of the people"
- Odin: name of the supreme god of Norse mythology
- Olaf: means "the inheritance of the ancestors"
- Olson: means "son of Olaf"
- Sigurd: derived from Sigrídur "Victoria" and varðr "guardian"
- Sven: means "young man"
- Thor: means "storm"
- Viggo: means "battle", "war"
Viking girl names
- Astrid: means "unusual beauty and strength". Variants: Astri, Assa, Assi, Asta, Astra, Astride, Astrud, Astryr, Atti and Estrid.
- Brenda: comes from the old Nordic Brandr, means "sword"
- Dahlia: means "valley"
- Engla: means "angel"
- He in: meaning "glowing"
- Erika: means "the only princess"
- Eyra: Scandinavian goddess of health, means "euphoric"
- Freya or Freyja: goddess of love, beauty and fertility.
- Gerda: male form of Gerd, means "strength"
- Gunilda: means "war, battle"
- Helga: means "holy." Helge female form
- Helmi: means pearl
- Inga: Scandinavian hypocoristic names such as Ingrid, Ingeborg, etc.
- Ingrid: means "fertility, beauty"
- Kaira: means "peaceful"
- Karen: means "immaculate"
- Kaysa: variant of Katherine, means "pure"
- Krista: Christian variant, means "follower of Christ"
- Firewood: short form of Elena, means "radiant, luminous, fire".
- Ludmila: means "loved by the people"
- Nilsa: Nilsine variant, means "champion"
- Ondina: aquatic nymph of great beauty that lived in rivers and lakes
- Will be: meaning "star"
- Sigrid: means "victory" and "wisdom"
- Siriana: Scandinavian variant of Sigrid
- Valkyrie: means "" connoisseur of the mysteries of victory "
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