To the Franks they were Nortmann north men and to the Germans they were Ascomanni ashmen from the ash wood of their boats.

Ancient names for vikings. The Slavs knew them as the Rus the men who row and to the Byzantines who employed them as mercenaries they were the Varangians sworn men. Derived from Old Norse baggi meaning bag pack. If you would like to look for names of Old Norse origin have a look at the category.

Gorm is possibly a short form for Guttorm which means boy-snake. Bielke - A variant of Bjelke. In the Viking Age many boys were named after the god Thor like Toke and Thorsten.

Ketill which means kettle. Not all of them are of Old Norse origin. Alternative Spellings Variations.

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. Old Norse names are often made up of two names that are joined together. 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. It was originally not used by Christians. Backe A variation of Bakke the Dutch name meaning beaker 4.

If youre searching for a Norse dog name for your new four-legged friend youll find plenty of interesting and unique options from the language story people and places of Norse and Viking culture. As far as names go Vikings didnt know last names in the same way as many of us do now. Animal names were also popular.