| Given Name and Variants | Diminutives | Origin and Meaning |
| Algot | Alfgautr elf + Goth | |
| Anker |
Ann harvest or arn eagle + karl man |
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| Arne |
Arn eagle |
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| Bjørn | bear | |
| Bo |
bua to live |
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| Børge, Birgo |
biarga to help |
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| Broder | brother | |
| Ejnar |
einn alone + herr army |
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| Eluf |
ei always or einn alone + lafr heir |
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| Erich, Erik | always or alone + rikr ruler | |
| Erling | ||
| Esben, Esbern | Ebbe |
ass god + bear |
| Falk | Folki people/tribe | |
| Hagen | Hakon ha horse or high + konr son | |
| Harm | ||
| Helje |
heilagr successful (later holy) |
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| Herluf | army + heir | |
| Holger | Hogge |
holmr island + geirr spear |
| Iver | yew/bow + army | |
| Keld, Kjeld | Kettil 'sacrificial cauldron' | |
| Knud | 'knot' | |
| Malte | ||
| Njord | minor god (Nerthus) | |
| Olav | Ole | ancestor + heir |
| Ove | Aghi 'edge or terror' | |
| Preben | Pridbjorn (Slavic Pritbor foremost + battle) | |
| Regner | Ragnar 'advice + army' | |
| Steen, Sten |
steinn stone |
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| Stig | Stigr from Stigandr 'wanderer' | |
| Styrbjørn | star + bear | |
| Svend | boy/lad | |
| Tage | Taki 'surety/receiver' | |
| Tejs | ||
| Thorbjørn, Torben, Torbern | Tobbe | Thor + stone |
| Tore, Thor | Norse god of thunder | |
| Torkil, Torkild | TÝ rk, Toerk | Thor + ketill |
| Torolf | Thor + wolf | |
| Torsten | Thor + stone | |
| Ulf | wolf | |
| Vidkun |
vidr wide + kunnr wise |
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| Vigge |
vig war |
| Given Name and Variants | Diminutives and Derivatives | Origin and Meaning |
| Ase | god/divinity | |
| Bodil, Botilda |
bot remedy/bettering + hildr battle |
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| Dyveke | ||
| Gerd, Gerda | ON gardr 'enclosure' goddess, wife of Frey | |
| Iben | ||
| Inge | ON fertility god, Ing | |
| Ketti | ||
| Laila | Ancient name of Saami origin | |
| Signe | ||
| Sigrid | Siri | ON victory + fair |
| Sigrun | ON victory + secret lore | |
| Solveig | ON house + strength | |
| Tova, Tove | ON Thor | |
| Turid | ON Thor + fair | |
| Vigdis | ON war + goddess |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.