Most notably female viking names have strong meanings behind them.
Baby names that mean viking. Dáinn is an Old Norse name meaning deceased. Norwegian names tend to connote strength and virtue like Hilda which means battle or Thor the Old Norse god of strength thunder war and storms. Arvid means eagle-tree Bori.
Audhild Fighting for wealth. This could make Bjørn a suitable intimidating baby boys name for those who have Scandinavian roots. However variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf Thorbjorn Thorgeir and Thorgrim.
41 rows Dazzle God the sibling of Thor and Balder. Name of Blaengs son. Bjørn comes from the Old Norse word for bear.
From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore. Bjørn Ironsides was the badass Norse Viking Chief and King of Sweden. In the Viking Age no children got a god name like Odin Óðinn or Thor Thórr which would have been an insult to the Norse culture.
Other famous Ragnars include wartime politician Ragnar Sigvald Skancke and Ragnar Frisch the co-recipient of the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Name of a mythical monster. In Norse mythology Högni is a king and his sword is called Dáinns legacy.
Alfhild Battle of elves. From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore. Popular Norwegian Baby Names for Girls Here are some of the most popular and unique Norwegian baby names for girls along with their meanings origins and other interesting information.