Female Viking Names

Viking girl names are among the most powerful and evocative names in history. From the goddess Freya to shieldmaidens like Brynhildr, Norse women's names carry deep meaning and fierce beauty. Names like Astrid, Sigrid, and Ingrid have never gone out of style, while names like Runa, Ylva, and Skadi are experiencing a modern revival. These names connect your daughter to a proud tradition of strong, independent women.

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secret counsel, whisper

From the north

From the North

Northern secret or northern love

yarn ball, skein; small, cozy place

night

new farm

Danish, Old Norse

new, fresh

wealth, prosperity

point of a weapon, or odd, and protection/help

point of a weapon, or prosperity, and protection/safety

Germanic, Old Norse, English

wealthy spear; short form of names beginning with 'Odd-' or 'Odo'

spear dedicated to a god

new point, new cape, new spear

New point (of a sword)

beloved by the spear

beloved by the spear

1506.Oddsdatter

daughter of Odd

point/edge of a weapon and strength/battle

Old Norse, Old English, Hebrew

wealth, prosperity, heritage

Yoruba, Germanic (Old Norse)

Praise, worship, or a variant of Odin

Germanic, Native American (Algonquian)

wealthy, prosperous, or a variant of Odin

wealth, prosperity

uncertain, possibly related to 'edge' or 'point'

island

holy, blessed

uncertain, possibly related to 'fate' or 'wealth'

island defender

ancestor's relic or descendant

holy, blessed, successful

ancestral relic, sacred relic

Old Norse, Icelandic

ancestor's relic or descendant

ancestor's dedication/vow

ancestor's relic

ancestor's relic

from Old Norse

Slavic (diminutive of Elena/Olga)

holy, sacred, or bright, shining one

holy, blessed, or sacred

Holy, blessed, successful

holy, sacred, blessed

Old Norse (via Slavic)

Holy, blessed

diminutive of Olga, meaning 'holy' or 'blessed'

holy, sacred, blessed

Old Norse, Germanic, Hawaiian

Joy, happiness; also 'ancestor's relic' or 'elf army'

holy, sacred; healthy, whole

Old Norse, Germanic

ancestor's relic

Scandinavian, primarily Norwegian

ancestral heritage, or sacred/holy

holy, sacred; healthy, whole

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