Name List: Germanic / Nordic

Surnames
92African/ Egyptian
30Americas
13British Isles
71East Asian
54Germanic / Nordic
72Latin / Romance
48Middle Eastern & Adjacent
187Northern Eurasia
44Pretty Names
31
Baltic, Scandi, Old Norse, etc
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Name M/F Remark Rating
Aenor f Latinized Germanic. This was the name of the mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Anja f Form of Anya in several languages, diminutive of Anna.
Ansel m From a surname that was derived from the given name ANSELM.
Anselm m Derived from the Old German "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late 11th century
Anundr m Possibly from the Old Norse elements *anu "ancestor" and *vindr "victor".
Asbjørn m Norwegian and Danish form of Ásbjǫrn, an Old Norse name derived from the elements for "god" and "bear".
Aslak m Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play, battle".
Aslaug f Derived from the Old Norse elements meaning "Bound in oath to God"
Astrit m Means "green whip snake, dragon" in Albanian.
Beinir m From Old Norse beini(r) meaning "help, benefit".
Bele f A rare German short form of Gabrielle, and other names.
Berengar m Old German name derived from the elements bern "bear" and ger "spear".
Dagmar f From the Old Norse name Dagmær, adopted by Bohemian Empress of Russia, known before her marriage as Princess Dagmar of Denmark.
Edris f Feminine form of Edric.
Egon m From the Old German name Egino
Einarr m From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements ein "one, alone" and arr "warrior". This name shares the same roots as einherjar, the word for the slain warriors in Valhalla.
Eir f Means "mercy" in Old Norse. This was the name of a Norse goddess of healing and medicine.
Eira 2 f Modern form of Eir, meaning "mercy" in Old Norse.
Eirik m Norwegian form of Eiríkr (see Eric).
Eiríkr m Old Norse form of ERIC.
Eivin m Variant form of Eivind.
Eivør f Faroese younger form of Eyvǫr, Old Norse form of Eivor, derived from the elements ey "good fortune" or "island" and vǫr "vigilant, cautious". Also a variant of Faroese Eiðvør and Eyðvør.
Elmer m From a surname that was derived from the Old English name Æðelmær. From the Germanic elements adal "noble" and mari "famous".
Emfrid f Younger version of the combination of the Old Norse elements ǫrn "eagle" and fríðr "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Erkki m Finnish form of ERIC.
Estrid f A modern Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian variant of Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Eszter f Hungarian form of ESTHER.
Everild f Latinized form of the Old English elements eofor "boar" and hild "battle". This name was rarely used after the Norman conquest.
Falk m Means "falcon" in German.
Famke f Frisian & Dutch variant of Femke, a diminutive of Femme, originally a Frisian short form of Fridumar, derived from the Old German elements for "peace" and "famous".
Fjölnir m Icelandic form of Fjǫlnir. In Old Norse mythology this is both a name for Odin and the name of a legendary Swedish king.
Flóki m Derived from Old Norse flóki "tuft of hair" or "outspoken man"
Gry f Means "to dawn" in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.
Gyrid f Younger form of Gyríðr, Old Norse variant of Guðríðr. Name of a 10th C princess of Sweden.
Gytha f Archaic English from of Gyða, an Old Norse diminutive of Guðríðr, Old Norse name meaning beloved god.
Hafþórr m Ancient Scandinavian. Old Norse name derived from the element haf "sea, ocean" combined with the name of the Norse god ÞÓRR.
Hákon m Old Norse form of HÅKON, as well as the modern Icelandic form.
Harfang m From a name of the snowy owl, originally Swedish harfång, which means "hare-catcher" from har(e) "hare" and fånga "to catch".
Heini f Possibly derived from the Finnish word heinä, "hay".
Ime 2 m / f Ime is a West Frisian short form of Germanic given names that start with Irm or Im. With that said, Ime is a unisex given name, though more common on men.
Ine m Derived from the particle in, which is usually used to give extra emphasis to something. Scholars have not been able to find any other explanation for the meaning of this Frisian name.
Inger f From the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful".
Ingi m Ancient Scandinavian. Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god ING.
Isangrim m Ancient Germanic. Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Old Norse grîma "mask."
Isolt f Old French form of Ysolt, It is possible that the name is ultimately Germanic.
Iðunn f In Norse mythology Iðunn was the goddess of spring and immortality, Iðunn meaning 'to love again'. Modern Scandinavian form is Idun, modern Norwegian form is Idunn.
Jukka m Finnish form of JOHN
Kåre m From the Old Norse name Kári meaning "curly, curved".
Karin f Swedish short form of Katherine.
Kirsi f It means "frost" in Finnish. Finnish form of Christina, or a short form of Kirsikka. Also occasionally used in Estonia.
Magne m Derived from the Old Norse element magn meaning "power, strength". Modern form of Magni as well as a variant of Magnus.
Merel f A Unisex Dutch name meaning 'Blackbird'.
Óttarr m From Old Norse ótti "terror, fear" and herr "army, warrior".
Reba f Short form of Rebecca.
Ruedi m Swiss diminutive of Rudolf.
Signe f Modern Scandinavian form of Signý, Old Norse name that meaning 'new victory'.
Sigrid f From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Søren m Danish form of Severinus. Severinus was the name of many early saints, Roman family name meaning "stern" in Latin.
Stieg m Swedish variant of "path" in Old Norse.
Sune m From Old Norse sunr meaning "son".
Sverrir m Old Norse form of SVERRE, as well as the modern Icelandic form, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning".
Sweyn m Medieval English form of Sven, the Old Norse byname Sveinn meaning "boy". Sweyn Forkbeard was king of Denmark from 986 to 1014.
Synnøve f Norwegian variant of Sunniva, of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift".
Tage m From the medieval Danish byname Taki, derived from Old Norse taka meaning "to take, to capture".
Thorunn f English Translation of the Icelandic and Old Norse name Þórunn, from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
Thyra f Danish & Swedish variant of Tyra. From the Old Norse variant of Þórveig.
Tor m Modern Scandinavian form of Þórr (see Thor). It was not used as a personal name until the 18th century. It is sometimes used as a short form of names of Old Norse origin that begin with the element To
Tordis f Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess".
Úlfur m Icelandic form of Ulf, the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".
Vazul m Variant of Vászoly via the Old Hungarian form Wazul.
Wotan m Continental Germanic cognate of Óðinn
Ylva f Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".