Nordic & Old Norse names
31 names from the Nordic & Old Norse naming tradition, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and how it is seen around the world.
- Alf (Nordic & Old Norse)BoyFrom Old Norse alfr: "elf".
- Alf (Nordic & Old Norse)BoyA clipped form of Adolf, ultimately from Old High German Adalwolf: "noble" + "wolf".
- AstaGirlShort form of Astrid, from Old Norse Astridr: ass "god" + fridr "beautiful", roughly "divinely beautiful".
- Bo (Nordic & Old Norse)BoyFrom Old Norse Búi: "to dwell" or "to live".
- DagnyGirlBuilt from Old Norse dagr "day" and nyr "new", read together as "new day".
- Dan (Nordic & Old Norse)BoyFrom a reconstructed Old Norse name Danr, thought to come from an old Germanic word for flat, low-lying land.
- ElisBoySwedish short form of Elias, from Hebrew Eliyyahu: "my God is Yahweh".
- EricBoyMeans "ever ruler", derived from Old Norse roots meaning "forever" and "ruler".
- Kai (Nordic & Old Norse)BoyThe root is uncertain; it may derive from a short form of Gerhard, Nicolaas, Cornelis or Gaius.
- Kaja (Nordic & Old Norse)GirlA Scandinavian pet form of Katarina, ultimately from the Greek word for "pure".
- KåreBoyFrom Old Norse Kári, meaning "curly" or "curved".
- KariGirlA Norwegian diminutive form of Katarina, derived from Greek meaning "pure".
- KarianneGirlA Norwegian compound of Kari ("pure") and Anne ("grace"), uniting two elements drawn from classical traditions.
- KerstinGirlFrom the Greek Christos: "anointed".
- KetilBoyFrom Old Norse Ketill, meaning "kettle" or "cauldron", with later association to "helmet".
- KiaGirlA short form of Kristina: "anointed".
- KlasBoyA short form of Nikolaus: "victory of the people".
- KnutBoyFrom Old Norse knútr: "knot".
- KristerBoyA Swedish form of Christian: "anointed".
- KristianBoyFrom the Latin Christianus: "anointed".
- KristinaGirlFrom the Latin Christianus: "anointed".
- KristofferBoyFrom the Greek christos and pherein: "bearing Christ".
- LailaGirlFrom Arabic Layla: "night".
- LaugeBoyFrom Old Norse Félagi: "companion, fellow, partner".
- LauritsBoyFrom Latin Laurentius: "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
- LauritzBoyFrom Latin Laurentius: "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
- LeneGirlShort form of Helene or Magdalene: "light" or "from Magdala".
- LineGirlShort form of Caroline and similar names ending in -line.
- LisGirlShort form of Elisabet: "God's oath" or "God is my oath".
- LiselotteGirlCombination of Lise (short for Elisabet: "God's oath") and Charlotte: "free woman".
- Vega (Nordic & Old Norse)GirlFrom the star's Arabic name al-Wāqiʿ, "the falling eagle", respelled Vega by medieval European astronomers.