Icelandic form of Old Norse Bjorn meaning bear BJARTUR.

Old icelandic boy names. From the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr war and arr warrior making it a cognate of Günther. The original settlers had names you can still see today such as Ingólfur male Björn male Auður female and Hallveig female. From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore.

Top 100 popular boy baby names in Iceland Jón Sigurður Guðmundur Gunnar ÓlafurOlav Einar KristjánKristianChristian Magnús StefánStefan Jóhann Björn Arnar Árni Bjarni Helgi Halldór PéturPjetur Daníel Kristinn Ragnar Gísli Þorsteinn Guðjón. Short and sweet Bo is derived from the word bua which means to live. One who is bald.

Derived from the Old Norse name Óláfr meaning ancestors relic Ólafur is a popular Icelandic male name that has garnered global interest in the last few years thanks in particular to the success of Icelandic-Danish artist Ólafur Eliasson. However variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf Thorbjorn Thorgeir and Thorgrim. Máni which means moon came third ruvis reports.

Perfect for baby boys. In the Viking Age no children got a god name like Odin Óðinn or Thor Thórr which would have been an insult to the Norse culture. Derived from Old Norse gróa meaning to grow.

Calder Both Old Norse and Gaelic in origin. It translates as cold rough waters. This is the name of a seeress in Norse mythology.

Gunnar m Swedish Norwegian Danish Icelandic Norse Mythology. Narfi Natan Natanael Nataníel Nathan Nathanael Nathaníel Nátthrafn Náttmörður Náttúlfur Neisti Nenni Neó Neptúnus Neró Nicolas Níels Nikanor Nikolai Nikolaj Nikolas Nikulás Nils Níls Njáll Njörður Nóam Nóel Nói Nóni Nonni Norbert Norðmann Nóri Normann Nóvember Númi Nývarð Nökkvi. For girls María was the most popular second name followed by Rós the Icelandic word for rose The most common name among Icelandic men is Jón followed by Sigurður and Guðmundur.