Old Norse byname for a short squat man meaning knot.

Viking names male meaning. Viking names come from several Scandinavian cultures such as the Norwegians the Swedes and the Danish. A dwarf who transformed into a dragon or The symbol of greed. Olav is well known and widely used from before Viking time meaning stem father.

It means eternal ruler. 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. Icelandic and Old Norse name derived from the word ketill meaning cauldron kettle KNÚTR.

From the lands of present Scandinavia comes the naming tradition of Old Norse the language of Viking Age Norse sagas mythology and Scandinavian folklore. 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. The name Sweden didnt exist at the time.

Hastein Means stony rock and is the name of a Viking that raided around Spain and the Mediterranean in the 9 th century. Norse God of weather. My youngest son is TRYGVE OLAV.

Which brings us to Viking boy namesOn the one hand most of them sound pretty cool and some are still kind of unique. Name of Balders son. Gaute is originally GOTER which means a male coming from Sweden that is the Gotaland.

Aric aar-ih-k - eternal ruler Arkyn aar-khin - eternal kings son Brynjar brin-yahr - armored warrior. Containing an element meaning an animal in the name was supposed to give a boy the creatures qualities. For many centuries this male Nordic name was given to children to bless them with a good and long life.