LegendaryMyth's Personal Name List

Name M/F Remark Rating
Wotan m  Continental Germanic cognate of Óðinn 
Vǫlundr m  Old Norse of Wieland. Perhaps a derivative of Germanic wela meaning "skilled, artful". In Germanic mythology Wieland (called Völundr in Old Norse). 
Vazul m  Variant of Vászoly via the Old Hungarian form Wazul. 
Tordis f  Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess". 
Thyra f  Danish & Swedish variant of Tyra. From the Old Norse variant of Þórveig. 
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". 
Synnøve f  Norwegian variant of Sunniva, of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift". 
Sweyn m  Medieval English form of Sven, the Old Norse byname Sveinn meaning "boy". Sweyn Forkbeard was king of Denmark from 986 to 1014. 
Sverrir m  Old Norse form of SVERRE, as well as the modern Icelandic form, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". 
Stieg m  Swedish variant of "path" in Old Norse. 
Søren m  Danish form of Severinus. Severinus was the name of many early saints, Roman family name meaning "stern" in Latin. 
Sigrid f  From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved". 
Ruedi m  Swiss diminutive of Rudolf. 
Reba f  Short form of Rebecca. 
Óttarr m  From Old Norse ótti "terror, fear" and herr "army, warrior". 
Merel f  A Unisex Dutch name meaning 'Blackbird'. 
Magne m  Derived from the Old Norse element magn meaning "power, strength". Modern form of Magni as well as a variant of Magnus. 
Karin f  Swedish short form of Katherine. 
Jukka m  Finnish form of JOHN 
Isolt f  Old French form of Ysolt, It is possible that the name is ultimately Germanic. 
Isangrim m  Ancient Germanic. Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Old Norse grîma "mask." 
Ingi m  Ancient Scandinavian. Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god ING. 
Inger f  From the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful". 
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. 
Heini f  Possibly derived from the Finnish word heinä, "hay". 
Harfang m  From a name of the snowy owl, originally Swedish harfång, which means "hare-catcher" from har(e) "hare" and fånga "to catch". 
Hákon m  Old Norse form of HÅKON, as well as the modern Icelandic form. 
Hafþórr m  Ancient Scandinavian. Old Norse name derived from the element haf "sea, ocean" combined with the name of the Norse god ÞÓRR. 
Gry f  Means "to dawn" in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. 
Flóki m  Derived from Old Norse flóki "tuft of hair" or "outspoken man" 
Falk m  Means "falcon" in German. 
Everild f  Latinized form of the Old English elements eofor "boar" and hild "battle". This name was rarely used after the Norman conquest. 
Eszter f  Hungarian form of ESTHER. 
Estrid f  A modern Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian variant of Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved". 
Erkki m  Finnish form of ERIC. 
Emfrid f  Younger version of the combination of the Old Norse elements ǫrn "eagle" and fríðr "beautiful", originally "beloved". 
Emeric m  Romanian form of Emmerich, a Germanic name, in which it is likely that several forms merged into a single name. 
Elmer m  From a surname that was derived from the Old English name Æðelmær. From the Germanic elements adal "noble" and mari "famous". 
Eivin m  Variant form of Eivind. 
Eiríkr m  Old Norse form of ERIC. 
Eirik m  Norwegian form of Eiríkr (see Eric). 
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. 
Edris f  Feminine form of Edric. 
Dagmar f  From the Old Norse name Dagmær, adopted by Bohemian Empress of Russia, known before her marriage as Princess Dagmar of Denmark. 
Berengar m  Old German name derived from the elements bern "bear" and ger "spear". 
Bele f  A rare German short form of Gabrielle, and other names. 
Beinir m  From Old Norse beini(r) meaning "help, benefit". 
Astrit m  Means "green whip snake, dragon" in Albanian. 
Aslaug f  Derived from the Old Norse elements meaning "Bound in oath to God" 
Anundr m  Possibly from the Old Norse elements *anu "ancestor" and *vindr "victor". 
Anselm m  Derived from the Old German "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late 11th century 
Ansel m  From a surname that was derived from the given name ANSELM. 
Aenor f  Latinized Germanic. This was the name of the mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine.