Old Norse Boys Names - Still goingThe Old Norse Boys Names goes more than 2000 years back, and many of them are still popular in the Scandinavian countries. Most people have heard about the Vikings and the Viking Age, but did you ever wonder what names they gave their children?Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken in Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroes, Åland, Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, Isle of Man, Normandy, Vinland, the Volga and places in between during the Viking Age and until about 1300. Many names from that periode has still its relatives, and even if the writing is a little bit different, the names are still recognizeable. You might also be interested in reading about the Old Norse Girls Names But now: The Boys Names. Lets take a look at some of these names now, and as the owner of this site, I'll start with my own name. VebjørnVebjørn is a male name, with its origin in the old Norse name Vébjǫrn. The first part might come out of the Old Norse words "vé", which means home or altar for offerings, or also vér (fight) or even the Gothic "weiha" which means "priest".The second part of the name is Old Norse for "bear".Most known meaning: "home" and "bear". Official name day: March 31. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Vebjørn: 1426 men. Ranked as nr. 254 VidarVidar is also a male name with its origin in the Old-Norse name Víðarr.Vidar is put together by the two words víðr («forrest») og arr («warrior»).The name can mean "The warrior from the Forrest" Most known meaning: "forrest" og "warrior" Official name day: December 29. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Vidar: 9681 men. Ranked as nr. 64 Øystein, Øistein, Eystein and EisteinØystein, Øistein, Eystein and Eistein are boysnames, outled from the Old-Norse name Eysteinn, where "ey" means "happiness", and "steinn" comes from "stone".The meaning can from that be "a stone that brings luck" or "happiness". Østen was the old-Danish and old-Swedish way of the name. Most known meaning: "Stone of Luck" Official name day: January 26. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Øystein: 11491 men. Ranked as nr. 48 Øistein: 1175 men. Ranked as nr. 282 Eystein: 352 men. Ranked as nr. 467 Eistein: Less than 200 men are named Eistein TormodTormod is a male name, with origin in the Old-Norse name Þormóðr. The name can be put together by the Old-Norse names of the god Tor (Þórr) and móðr which means mood or courage. It can also come from the Old-Norse þormóðr ("brave").Most known meaning: "Brave" or "Tor" + "Courage" Official name day: August 18. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006): Tormod: 3264 men. Ranked as nr. 159 AudunAudun is a Norwegian boys name with its origin in the Old-Norse, meaning "rich friend".The name Audun is Norwegian form of the name "Audvin", which contains the name-parts "aud" and "vin"."Aud" comes from Old-Norse language adn means "richness" or "wealth", while "vin" is a Old-Norse word for "friend" Most known meaning: "rich friend" Official name day: March 1. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Audun: 3877 men. Ranked as nr. 136. BjarneBjarne is a male name with Old-Norse origin. It is related to the names Bjørn, Bjørngeir and Bjørnulv.Bjarne then means "bear", or actually "the brown animal", and symbolizes power and strength.Most known meaning: "bear" Official name day: June 18. (in Norway) Popularity: Bjarne: 7262 men. Ranked as nr. 86. BjørnBjørn is a male name, and has origin in the Old-Norse "bjorn" or the old-nordic *bernuR which both means "bear",or also "the brown animal".Most known meaning: "bear" Official name day: June 18. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Bjørn: 40809 men. Ranked as nr. 3 DagfinnDagfinn is a male name, with origin in the Old-Norse name "Dagfinnr" or "Dagfidr", which comes from the Old-Norse word "dagr", meaning "day" or the norse god "Dag", and the word "finnr" which in norse language was the name on Sami people.Most known meaning: "day" and "finn" (like Sami people from Finland) Official name day: January 2. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Dagfinn: 2994 men. Ranked as nr. 161. Eivind, Eyvind and ØyvindEivind is a male Nordic name, with its origin in the ancient Nordic name *Auja-winduR, which lead to the Norse name "Eivindr".The firs part of the name is made from "auja" which means "luck" or "gift".The second part comes from winduR and means "winner".Both "Øyvind" and "Even" are names with the same origin.Most known meaning: "lucky winner" Official name day: August 26. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Eivind: 8250 men. Ranked as nr. 78 Eyvind: 407 men. Ranked as nr. 434 Øyvind: 14357 men. Ranked as nr. 35 Øivind: 4440 men. Ranked as nr. 126 Øyvin: 207 men. Ranked as nr. 596 Erlend and ErlandErlend is a male name, which has origin in the Old-Norse name "Erlendr", "Erlandr" or "Erlindr".All these names comes from the Norse word "ørlendr" which means "noble land", "stranger" or "foreigner".The name was most likely first used as call-name. Most known meaning: "noble land", "stranger" or "foreigner". Official name day: June 14. juni (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Erlend: 6185 men. Ranked as nr. 102 Erland: 875 men. Ranked as nr. 317 GeirGeir and Geirr are male names from the Old-Norse "Geirr" or the ancient Nordic name *gaiRaR, which both means "javelin".Most known meaning: "javelin" Official name day: May 30. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Geir: 22897 men. Ranked as nr. 13 GunnarGunnar is a male name, with origin in the Old-Norse words "gunnr" which means "fight", "battle" or "war", and the ending "-arr" which comes from the ancient Nordic word "harjaR" which means "warrior" or "army".Gunnarr is the Old-Norse form of the name, while "Gunnar" was the old-Danish and old-Swedish use of the name. Most known meaning: "warrior" Official name day: January 9. januar (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Gunnar: 16311 men. Ranked as nr. 27 Hallgeir and HalgeirHallgeir or Halgeir are Old-Norse male names. "Hall" means "stone" or "flat stone", or can also mean "home", while "geir" means "javelin".Probably it means "one that protects his home with a javelin".Most known meaning: "house/home" and "javelin".Official name day: August 14. august (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Hallgeir: 951 men. Ranked as nr. 308 HelgeHelge is a male name, that comes from the Old-Norse name "Helgi", which again has its origin in the word "heilagr",meaning "holy". In pre-Christian time the maning was "lucky" or "healthy".Most known meaning: "Holy", "lucky" or "healthy". Official name day: September 30. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Helge: 13977 men. Ranked as nr. 36 KjellKjell is an old Nordic name, which has its origin in "ketill" that means "kettle", and probably also "helmet".The Old-Norse name was "Ketill", while the Old-Swedish name was Kætil and the Old-Danish was Ketil. Most known meaning: "helmet". Official name day: July 11. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Kjell: 31180 men. Ranked as nr. 5 OdinOdin is a male name with its origin in the Old-Norse name "Óðinn", made by the word "óðr", "ode" and "furious". The name is identic to the name of the Old-Norse god named Odin.Most known meaning: The God "Odin" or "furious". Official name day: April 15. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Odin: 1296 men. Ranked as nr. 283 SverreSverre is a Nordic male name, mainly used as first name, but also rarely as last name.The name has its origin in the Old-Norse word "sverri" which means "turning around". The Old-Norse name "Sverrir" was originally used as a call-name or "nick-name" in the meaning of violent or madcap. Most known meaning: "Madcap" or "violent". Official name day: March 9. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Sverre: 9940 men. Ranked as nr. 58 Torbjørn and ThorbjørnTorbjørn (Thorbjørn) is an old Nordic male name, made from the name of "Tor" the Old-Nordic God, and the word "bear".The name means "the very strong" or "the brave and strong" Most known meaning: "the very strong" or "the brave and strong". Official name day: June 5. (in Norway) Popularity in Norway (2006) Torbjørn: 7578 men. Ranked as nr. 85 Thorbjørn: 1699 men. 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