Old Norse name composed of the elements dagr day and mær girl maid hence day-maid DAGNÝ.

Female viking names and meanings. 14 rows If you have a pint-sized fighter check out Thyra meaning Thors battle or Ulla meaning. Sigrid Wolf Austrian alpine skier and Olympic gold winner Sigrid Thornton Australian actress. The names gave the Vikings strength and protection in life.

Old Norse name derived from the word brynja meaning armor coat of mail DAGMAR. Aside from the already mentioned female Viking names other interesting Viking names included Astrid signifying the beautiful loved Bodil signifying penance and fight Frida meaning peace Gertrud signifying the spear Gro signifying to grow Estrid signifying god and beautiful Gudrun meaning god and rune Gunhild signifying fight Liv signifying of life Randi signifying the shield or shrine Revna meaning. Translated from the old language Freya means lady.

Torsten means Thor and stone. Not Norse but name turns up in several sagas. Closely related to Old English Old Norse is a North Germanic language once used by Germanic tribes in Northern Europe.

This was in contrast to Hilda which means the fighter. Today owners of girl Siberian huskies the world over celebrate her name. Audhild Fighting for wealth.

The other popular names include. The Viking Age lasted from approximately 7931066 ACE and by the end of that era Christianity was on the rise and Biblical names began replacing those of Norse deities and animals. Freya is one of the permanent goddesses of the Norse Pantheon.

For instance Frida means peace and Astrid beautiful and loved- probably a much sought after woman. Saga names meanings not given. 103 rows NAMES MEANING GENDER.