Harald Means lord or.

Viking names and their meaning. This was in contrast to Hilda which means the fighter. Ancient Scandinavian Greenlandic Meaning. Every boy was named for his father and every girl was named for her mother.

There are still people called Rune Erik Sigrid and Tove in Denmark. Thats the equivalent of naming your child Lucifer or Jehova. Aside from the already mentioned female Viking names other interesting Viking names included Astrid signifying the beautiful loved Bodil signifying penance and fight Frida meaning peace Gertrud signifying the spear Gro signifying to grow Estrid signifying god and beautiful Gudrun meaning god and rune Gunhild signifying fight Liv signifying of life Randi signifying.

20 Viking Names For Girls With Meanings Most parents search for unique Norse-inspired names for their children. Historical and mythological names. Youre also missing the top viking names like Gunnar Sven Gunvald Leif Hjalmar Ragnar Styrbjörn.

These savage but great warriors also called their ships after the names of saints names of the shipbuilders or owners names of the country towns etc. Also Tor is usually not used stand alone but combined with other names line Torbjörn and Torvald. Swedish Norwegian Danish Meaning.

The box contains many. Alternative Spellings Variations. The Viking ship names could be divided into two groups.

But those arent our focus today. Many names from the Viking Age are still in use today. As beautiful as a god.