Most notably female viking names have strong meanings behind them.

Viking baby names and meanings. If you have a pint-sized fighter check out Thyra meaning Thors battle or Ulla meaning determination Ebbe means strong while Vivika means war fortress. From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore. Norwegian Danish Swedish Icelandic German Dutch Finnish Hungarian Meaning.

Dazzle God the sibling of Thor and Balder. It is an exceptionally inquisitive name that signifies the fighting individual to the. A Norse baby name simply meaning father of Bor this one proves that many names from the region are familial pass-downs as Bor itself means father of Odin Odin is a Norse god who shows up later on our list of Norse baby names.

These are names made with power and fit brave little girls tremendously. For your Viking you may want to consider Bergids meaning protection by spirits Gunnolf the fighting wolf Halvard defender of rocks Im a giant of mythical stories Kiarr meaning of the marsh and Oysten meaning happy. Name of Blaengs son.

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. However variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf Thorbjorn Thorgeir and Thorgrim. Take one of Norways newest superstars for example Astrid S.

Dutch Swedish Norwegian Danish Meaning. Audhild Fighting for wealth. This was the language of Norse sagas telling magical stories about Scandinavian and Germanic history Viking voyages a battles Norse.

A goat that would eat the leaves from the tree of life and produce mead in her udder. Like Viking names for girls Viking boy names convey strength and courage and the spirit of exploration. On the other hand much of what we know about male Vikings at least from pop culture doesnt leave them coming out smelling like roses with all the pillaging and arson and whatnot not to mention their treatment of women.