Norwegian Names

Traditional and modern Norwegian baby names rooted in Old Norse and Scandinavian tradition. Norway has one of the richest naming traditions in Northern Europe, with names like Magnus, Astrid, Sigrid and Ingrid used for over a thousand years.

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island of victory

island-gift or lucky island

island wind

island defender

small, humble

Greek (via Aramaic) and Old Norse

Pär: 'rock, stone' (variant of Peter); Arne: 'eagle'

Latin and Old Norse

Small ruler

English, Scandinavian

son of Paul

little boy, rascal, imp

Rock, stone

Greek (Per), Celtic (Allan)

rock, stone (Per); noble, precious (Allan)

1308.Per Anders

Greek, Germanic

rock man

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and eagle

Greek (Per), Old Norse/Hebrew (Axel)

rock, stone (Per) and father of peace (Axel)

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and lone warrior

Old Norse, Germanic

eternal ruler

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and eternal ruler

Greek (Per) and Germanic (Evert)

rock, stone (Per) and brave as a wild boar (Evert)

1315.Per Gunnar

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and warrior, battle

1316.Per Gustaf

Greek (Per), Old Norse/Germanic (Gustaf)

rock, stone (Per); staff of the Goths, staff of God (Gustaf)

1317.Per Gustav

Greek (Per), Old Norse/Germanic (Gustav)

rock, stone (Per); staff of the Goths, staff of God (Gustav)

1318.Per Håkan

Greek (Per), Old Norse (Håkan)

rock, stone (Per); high, exalted (Håkan)

1319.Per Henrik

Greek (Per), Germanic (Henrik)

rock, stone (Per); home ruler (Henrik)

Greek (Per) and Old Norse (Inge)

rock, stone (Per) and Ing's protection (Inge)

1321.Per Ingvar

Greek (Per), Old Norse (Ingvar)

rock, stone (Per); warrior, Ing's army (Ingvar)

Greek (Per), Hebrew (Ivan)

Rock, stone (Per) and God is gracious (Ivan)

Greek and Old Norse

Rock/Stone and Yew/Bow Warrior

Greek (Per), Hebrew (Johan)

rock, stone (Per) and God is gracious (Johan)

Greek (Per) and Hebrew (Jonas)

rock, stone (Per) and dove (Jonas)

1326.Per Lennart

Greek, Germanic

rock, stone; brave lion

1327.Per Magnus

Greek (Per), Latin (Magnus)

rock, stone (Per); great, large (Magnus)

1328.Per Martin

Greek (Per) and Latin (Martin)

rock, stone (Per) and warlike, dedicated to Mars (Martin)

1329.Per Mikael

Greek (Per), Hebrew (Mikael)

rock, stone (Per); who is like God? (Mikael)

Greek (via Latin and Scandinavian) and Old Norse

rock, stone (Per) and ancestor's relic (Ola)

Greek (Per) and Old Norse (Ole)

rock, stone (Per) + ancestor's relic (Ole)

Greek (Per), Germanic (Otto)

rock, stone (Per); wealthy, prosperous (Otto)

Greek (Per) and Old Norse (Ove)

rock, stone (Per) and awe, fear (Ove)

Greek (Per) and Old Norse (Rune)

rock, stone (Per) and secret, lore (Rune)

1335.Per-Anders

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and man, warrior

Rock, stone (Per) and priceless, highly praiseworthy (Anton)

Scandinavian, Germanic

rock or stone, and eagle

Scandinavian (Old Norse and Latin)

rock or stone, and tree or forest

1339.Per-Christer

Greek, Latin, Old Norse

rock, stone (Per) and anointed, Christian (Christer)

1340.Per-Christian

Greek and Latin

rock, stone, and follower of Christ

Greek and Hebrew

rock/stone and beloved

Scandinavian, Old Norse

rock or stone, and warrior or army

Greek and Latin

rock, stone, and rival

Greek and Old Norse

rock or stone, eternal ruler

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