However variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf Thorbjorn Thorgeir and Thorgrim.

Traditional norse names male. Many of the names of the gods in Norse mythology can be unusual and unique choices if youre looking for a viking-themed name for a boy. From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore. Alfhild Battle of elves.

Dag means day and it comes from the Old Norse word Dagr. Looking for the perfect name for your little one. Big dogs and small dogs alike are great candidates for a Norse name.

Name of Blaengs son. The table below lists names alphabetically. Names with Thor element were popular for falling under protection of Norse thunder god.

The name Daven which literally meant beloved was also widespread. Ornamental name derived from Swedish al Old Norse ǫlr meaning alder and gren Old Norse grein meaning branch. Some of the old Norse names got the new forms in English by being mixed with the other words and thus getting the new reading.

It was also widely used as a male Viking name. While Freya is the name of every other female husky Loki is the male equivalent. Some are used in their short forms.

Originally Loki was the trickster god in Norse mythology. Another name of Nordic origin that has survived in the main languages of the peoples of northern Europe. The data come from Statistics Norway Statistisk sentralbyrå.