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.

Old male norse names. Old Norse name derived from the word egg meaning edge of a sword ÁKI. Ægir was the Norse god of the sea whom sailors both worshipped and feared for they believed he would occasionally appear on the surface to take ships men and cargo alike with him to his hall at the bottom of. And if the perfect Old Norse name is still escaping you on a Viking ship the rest of the Internets got you covered.

76 rows Name Meaning. Looking for the perfect name for your little one. Old Norse form of Olaf.

In bareyska - from the Hebrides Barna- - Child- - see also Barni. Name of Blaengs son. Search Belly Ballot to discover the popularity meanings and origins of thousands of names from around the world.

92 rows NAMES MEANING GENDER. Ornamental name derived from Swedish al Old Norse ǫlr meaning alder and gren Old Norse grein meaning branch. Another spin on the bear belonging to Thor this name also translates as thunder bear.

Baggi - bag or ram or Norwegian - see also Baggi. Arvid This is a male given name most common in Scandinavia where it is derived from Old Norse Arnviðr and means forest of eagles or eagle wood. Torben or Torbjorn Danish.

It is also found in Old Danish as a by-name Bise. Baltr - pounder bear - see also Baltr. However variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf Thorbjorn Thorgeir and Thorgrim.