The gods played a strong role in viking culture and beliefs.

Boy baby names viking. From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore. Norse God of weather. Ok Americans heres the deal no one names their child Loki or Odin.

Since vikings sailed in the north it should be no surprise that most viking boy names have Scandinavian roots like Ingmar and Rolf. The name also means knot rope or string. Name of Odins wolf.

Njord might be the perfect candidate. It translates as cold rough waters. How lovely is that.

However variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf Thorbjorn Thorgeir and Thorgrim. This strong name translates as sword. Perfect for baby boys.

53 rows A heroic Viking. Also Tor is usually not used stand alone but combined with other names line Torbjörn and Torvald. At the height of their usage in 1973 2351 of baby boys were given Viking names.

Looking for a strong mythology name for a baby boy. Ancestor heir Thor is probably the best-known of all the male Viking names and for a good reason but why not consider Olaf an equally short and powerful name. Thats the equivalent of naming your child Lucifer or Jehova.