Viking Names from Norse Mythology

The Norse gods and goddesses gave us some of the most fascinating names in human history. From Odin the all-father to Freya goddess of love and war — these names carry the weight of ancient mythology and cosmic power. Choosing a name from Norse mythology connects your child to one of the world's oldest and richest storytelling traditions.

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hidden, secret

dark, black, or soot

bear-bow

bear

bear cub

bear cub

bear cub

1160.Húnröður

horde-counsel

1161.Hurdaskellir

Door-Slammer

elder tree

warrior, bowman

industrious warrior

renewal, love again

Ever young, renewer, she who renews

Iðunn's love

She who rejuvenates, ever young

Ever young, rejuvenating

Warrior, Ing's army

warrior, peace

Warrior of Ing

imitator

leader, ruler, warrior

Old Norse, Sanskrit, Indonesian

beautiful, splendid, or from the god Indra

Old Norse, possibly a modern coinage

beautiful, inner vision, or a variant of Ingrid

dweller on the inner side

Dutch, Germanic

Little Ing

Ing's beauty

Ing's battle

Englishwoman

1182.Ing-Louise

Germanic, Old German

Ing's famous warrior

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's maiden/daughter

1184.Ing-Margret

Old Norse, Greek

Ing's pearl

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's famous

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's beautiful maiden

protected by Ing

1188.Inga Birgitta

Old Norse, Proto-Germanic

Inga: 'Ing's protection'; Birgitta: 'exalted one'

1189.Inga Brita

Old Norse, Celtic/Latin

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Brita: 'exalted one'

1190.Inga Britt

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's beauty

1191.Inga Britta

Old Norse (Inga), Celtic/Latin (Britta)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Britta: 'exalted one' or 'strength'

1192.Inga Greta

Old Norse (Inga), Greek (Greta)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Greta: 'pearl'

1193.Inga Karin

Old Norse (Inga), Greek (Karin)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty'; Karin: 'pure'

Old Norse, Germanic

Inga's descendant; bright, shining

Old Norse and Latin

Inga's little one; beautiful

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's beauty

Old Norse (Inga), Latin/Swedish (Maj)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Maj: 'May' (month) or 'pearl'

Old Norse, Latin

Ing's beauty

1199.Inga Maria

Old Norse (Inga), Hebrew (Maria)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Maria: 'of the sea' or 'bitter'

1200.Inga Marie

Old Norse (Inga), Hebrew (Marie)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Marie: 'star of the sea' or 'bitter'

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