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Viking boy names. Animal names were also popular. Below are some of our favorite Nordic boy names. Many viking names are based on the persons profession or position as a fighter.

Old Norse Boy Names. However variations of Thor were popular and many boys got names with the prefix Thor as in Thoralf Thorbjorn Thorgeir and Thorgrim. From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore.

Dayne Dean Dene Danhy Famous Namesakes. Hermod was one of the sons of Odin. Dweller in the valley God is my judge from Denmark Alternative Spellings Variations.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Arkyn aar-khin - eternal kings son. This is a popular Viking-originated word which refers to.

Youre also missing the top viking names like Gunnar Sven Gunvald Leif Hjalmar Ragnar Styrbjörn. RS Grinda Södermanland Sweden. It is a short and simple name to consider for your child.

Previous page next page. They believed that giving son a name related to. 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.