Norse God of weather.

Viking names male meaning. Harek Hrærek Egils Saga. A dwarf who transformed into a dragon or The symbol of greed. Vikings were thus sometimes named Ulf wolf Bjørn bear or Orm serpent as a recognition of the importance of these mythical creatures in the Viking culture of the time.

It means eternal ruler. Viking names come from several Scandinavian cultures such as the Norwegians the Swedes and the Danish. Aevar - Son of Ketil Alfarinn Alfarin An Armod Arni Asgrim Askel Askell Aslak Asolf Asrod Asvald Avaldamon Avang.

The name Sweden didnt exist at the time. Besides names associated with the gods the Viking names that were popular were associated with animals which is why it isnt an unusual thing to meet Vikings going by names like Orm for Serpent Bjørn for bear and Ulf for a wolf. Which brings us to Viking boy namesOn the one hand most of them sound pretty cool and some are still kind of unique.

Harald Means lord or ruler and was a. Aric aar-ih-k - eternal ruler Arkyn aar-khin - eternal kings son Brynjar brin-yahr - armored warrior. Often the names settled on by Vikings represent their way of celebrating the formidable enemies of the gods.

Gaute is originally GOTER which means a male coming from Sweden that is the Gotaland. Alternative Spellings Variations. The main male Viking names some of which are still being used today and inspire names in many countries come either from the Norse warrior tradition or from its divine and sacred origin.

Arnulf Arnvald Arnstein Arnthor Arnbjorn. Norwegian term meaning chieftain. Icelandic and Old Norse name derived from the word ketill meaning cauldron kettle KNÚTR.