Will or Desire to Protect.

Norwegian male names and surnames. As far as names go Norwegian names are fairly similar to those of many Western countries but there are obviously regional differences. Bjelland surname Bjerke surname Bjerkestrand. Means simply hall given to one who either lived in or worked in a hall the house of a medieval noble.

-sen means son of and is the exact same as -son in names like Johnson for example. From Old Norse hagi or Old Dutch hago meaning enclosure pasture. Erec - Always mighty.

The data come from Statistics Norway Statistisk sentralbyrå. Some Norwegians name their male children after prominent warriors. As a result of this surnames like Larsen Hansen and Johansen are now commonplace in modern day Norway.

Surnames ending in -sen are common too and are remnants of an old patronymic system when -sen was added to a fathers name to create a surname. Hall English German Danish Norwegian Swedish. Eldgrim - Killed by Hrut Herjolfsson.

Bondevik surname Borge surname Braaten. Means son of Håkon. There is a second page for female names.

Here are some of the cute warrior names they use. Eivind - Happy warrior or bringer of peace. Norwegian surnames often comprise of place names or a geographical features of the landscape while others were a direct result of their fathers first name.