If youd like a powerful Scandinavian name for your little guy check out these popular Norse men.

Boy names scandinavian mythology. Edvard is a version of Edward which is perfect for the Scandinavian region. Name of Ketils son. Adoption of these boy names reached its apex 108 years ago USAGE OF 198 and is now significantly lower USAGE 048 756 with names such as Hans going out of style.

From the Old Norse meaning thunder Thor is perhaps the most recognizable name from Norse mythology. He has the popular vowel ending of O and he sounds powerful holding his own beside other strong boy names. A few of todays chart staples are Greek mythology boy names including Jason.

Dana Dain Dane Denby Danb Den Denny Danby Denby. Norse mythology consists of a few main characters who take on a lot of roles. The title means wealthy guard and its commonly one of the most popular Norwegian boy names.

Baby names inspired by myth and legend are on the rise a trend kicked off by the use of mythological names for boys in the Hunger Games series. The mythological origin was a fitting source for the name of the fictional witch. Thor is well known as the god of strength thunder and war in Norse mythology.

In mythology this is the name of the horse of Heimdall. Edge of a sword. Common Norse Mythology Names for Boys.

His name comes from Old Norse words that meant war and warrior. In the Norse Völsungasaga Grímhildr is the mother of Gunnar and Gudrun while in the Germanic counterpart the Nibelungenlied Kriemhild is the sister of Günther and she herself has a role equivalent to Gudrun. As a given name Hilda is well-known in the United States as the name of Archie comics character Hilda Spellman the aunt of teenage witch Sabrina Spellman.