This is the exact same as the son in modern day names like Michaelson for example.

Ancient names for vikings. Bielke - A variant of Bjelke. Alternative Spellings Variations. In the Viking Age many boys were named after the god Thor like Toke and Thorsten.

Instead of an actual name they would usually refer to people as son of or daughter of hence why the last names all end in either son son of or dottir daughter of. If you would like to look for names of Old Norse origin have a look at the category. Old Norse female names Old Norse male names Old Norse names for both genders.

This name was used in Old Norse in the Viking Age in Norway. From Swedish äng Old Norse eng meaning meadow and man Old Norse maðr meaning man originally a name for a person who lived in a meadow. 103 rows Norse baby names run a gamut from rough and tough names like Solveig and Dag to tender and delicate names like Liv and Elin.

It is noteworthy that Norse names are composed of two words that together give rise to a new meaning. It probably has nothing to do with God. Signpost in the Yorkshire Wolds Wold Newton and Octon both have the Old English suffix -ton meaning village estate or farmstead whereas Thwing may be derived from the Old Norse Thvengr meaning narrow strip of land.

From Old Norse Baldr meaning hero lord prince derived from baldr meaning brave bold. Ornamental name derived from Swedish äng Old Norse eng meaning meadow and ström Old Norse straumr meaning stream. Names which are used in the Old Norse language can be found here.

These names are either composed of compounds referring to gods or warfare or are inspired directly from nature or religion. To the Franks they were Nortmann north men and to the Germans they were Ascomanni ashmen from the ash wood of their boats. Ragnhild meant an advisor or decision-maker in battle.