Picture the god Thor and his thunderous hammer.

All male viking names. Brainstorm And Make A List Of Viking Names. Here are some tips and tricks that will help you to name the character without any help from others. Suggest Names for this page Go to Female Norse Names Page 1 of 1.

Animal names were also popular. How to pronounce them. To start simply click on the button to generate 10 random names.

Male Viking Names Eindridi Salverson Ivar Friberg Harald Eskelson Hjalkar Dolph Gunnvaldr Skau Njal Axel Gorm Vigisson Magni Bergfinnsson Leif Truelson Andor Nybo. In the cases where runestones preserve the names of women those women were simply the ones who had the stones commissioned on behalf of their male relatives. Also Tor is usually not used stand alone but combined with other names line Torbjörn and Torvald.

16 There were some very high-status women in the Viking Age even if they generally acquired that status through the passive means of being born into a high-status family or marrying a high-status man. Thats the equivalent of naming your child Lucifer or Jehova. The names of Odin Ulfur and Hydyr are visible.

Youre also missing the top viking names like Gunnar Sven Gunvald Leif Hjalmar Ragnar Styrbjörn. 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. Linus Roache Ecbert Jennie Jacques.

From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore. Click a name below and find out how the names. 100 Best Male Viking Names.