Traditional Norwegian Names

Traditional Norwegian Names — browse our complete collection of 70+ names with meanings, origins and pronunciations. Find inspiration for your baby from this carefully curated list.

Showing 1–48 of 70 names

Father of peace

Man, warrior

God, goddess

Divinely beautiful, fair and beautiful goddess

Rich friend

Exalted one, high one

Exalted one, strong

new day

Warrior, single fighter

10.Else

♀ Female

Hebrew (via Germanic/Danish)

Pledged to God; God is my oath

My God is abundance

Eternal ruler, sole ruler

fair, white, clear

Noblewoman. Norse goddess of love, used in Nauru.

Spear

Enclosure, protection, or 'garden'

Pearl

to grow, make green

Battle-bold, warrior

High son, or son of the high one

Army ruler

High guard or high protector

23.Heidi

♀ Female

Germanic

Of noble kind, noble one

24.Henrik

♂ Male

Germanic

Home ruler, ruler of the home

battle, combat

Ing's rescue or Ing's protection

27.Ingrid

♀ Female

Old Norse (via Kirundi)

Ing's beauty

Yew bow army

Danish, from Hebrew (via Greek and Latin)

God is gracious

strong, brave

Free man

follower of Christ

Knot

Follower of Christ

follower of Christ

Crown of laurel, or from Laurentum

Heir, descendant

Bright, shining one; also, 'torch' or 'moon'

39.Liv

♀ Female

Old Norse

Life, protection, or shelter

great

Aramaic (via Greek and Latin)

Pearl

42.Marius

♂ Male

Latin

From the god Mars; masculine

43.Martin

♂ Male

Latin

Of Mars, warlike, dedicated to Mars

44.Mona

♀ Female

Multiple origins: Irish, Old English, Arabic, Italian, and others

Noble, wishing, or solitary

45.Nils

♂ Male

Greek (via Scandinavian)

Victory of the people

46.Nora

♀ Female

Irish/Latin

Light; honor; a diminutive of Honora or Eleonora

47.Ola

♀ Female

Arabic

High, exalted, ascended

48.Olav

♂ Male

Old Norse

Ancestor's relic or descendant of the ancestors

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