The source list does not detail every location where the name is found just a reference to show its use.

Nordic viking names male. Odin represents the highest and also the most complex of all gods in Norse Mythology. Old Norse Boy Names. Gorm is possibly a short form for Guttorm which means boy-snake.

Male Viking Names Based on Animals. However variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf Thorbjorn Thorgeir and Thorgrim. Torsten means Thor and stone.

Arnulf Arnvald Arnstein Arnthor Arnbjorn. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Name of Odins wolf.

This traditional Norse name translates as eagle. Pages in category Old Norse Male Names The following 200 pages are in this category out of 3984 total. From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore.

Ebba and Ebbe are two pretty common names in Norway. Ebbe is a diminutive of Eberhard which means wild boar it can also be a diminutive of Esben. Norse names are as storied as the culture surrounding them with many relating to nature and mythology.

The first version Ebba is female while the second is male. The other popular names include. This is a collection of known male Viking names and their sources.