Many have their roots in the names of Norse goddesses and some even have come back into fashion in recent years as popular baby girl names in Norway.

Female names from the viking age. However Birka became even more famous in 2017 when a DNA study into this 1889 grave excavation was published. This was in contrast to Hilda which means the fighter. It was also the name of several queens of the main Nordic sagas.

Arvid Tree of the eagle. Many names from the Viking Age are still in use today. Asger Spear of God.

Aslaug Woman engaged to god. ThorviThyra Thorvi sacralconsecration Sigrid victoryloveprotection. The word Viking itself translates to pirate raid in the Old Norse language and a variation of the language is still spoken today in Iceland and in some other Nordic countries.

Saga names meanings not given. One woman Gunborga was a rune carver and a poet. RS Fagerlöt Södermanland Sweden.

These names are also found in compounds such as Gorm Gunulf Styrbjorn and Ulfbjorn. One of the most widespread female Viking names in Norse culture is Astrid which etymologically comes from As God and Frid beloved. Female Viking names.

2 The Vikings were often named after animals or after the god Thor. Saga name meaning not given. If we look at female names from pre-Christian Viking Age inscriptions based on the division by Hanna Åkerström 2019 we find these examples short forms not included.