Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Danish Names of Norse Origin

Male

Given Name and Variants Diminutives Origin and Meaning
Algot   Alfgautr elf + Goth
Anker  

Ann harvest or arn eagle + karl man

Arne  

Arn eagle

Bjørn   bear
Bo  

bua to live

Børge, Birgo  

biarga to help

Broder   brother
Ejnar  

einn alone + herr army

Eluf  

ei always or einn alone + lafr heir

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)

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

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

Vigge  

vig war

Female

Given Name and Variants Diminutives and Derivatives Origin and Meaning
Ase   god/divinity
Bodil, Botilda  

bot remedy/bettering + hildr battle

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.

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