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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Scandinavian (compound of Per and Evert)

Ever-strong like a wild boar

1346.Per-Fredrik

Greek and Old German

rock, stone, and peaceful ruler

Rock, stone and farmer, earth-worker

1348.Per-Gunnar

rock, stone, and battle, war

1349.Per-Harald

Scandinavian, Germanic

rock army ruler

1350.Per-Henrik

Greek and Germanic

rock, stone, and home ruler

Greek (Per) and Germanic (Henry)

rock, stone (Per) and home ruler (Henry)

Scandinavian, Old Norse

rock, stone, and Ing's son

Greek and Hebrew

rock, stone; God is gracious

rock, stone, and yew tree, bow

Greek and Hebrew

rock, stone and God is gracious

Greek and Hebrew

rock, stone and God is gracious

1357.Per-Magnus

Latin and Greek

rock, stone, and great

1358.Per-Martin

Greek (Per) and Latin (Martin)

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

1359.Per-Niklas

Greek and Aramaic/Hebrew

rock, stone, and victory of the people

Scandinavian, Latin, Old Norse

rock, stone (Per) and all, whole (Ola)

Scandinavian, Greek, Old Norse

rock, stone, and ancestor's relic

Greek and Old Norse

rock; ancestral heritage

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and spear of the gods

Latin and Old Norse/Gaelic

rock or stone, and spear of the gods

Greek and Germanic

rock, stone, and wealth, prosperity

Latin and Old Norse

rock, stone and ancestral, inherited

1367.Per-Ragnar

Scandinavian, Old Norse

rock counsel / warrior

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

Old Norse, Germanic

bear-wolf

Greek and Germanic

rock, stone, and prosperity, power

Scandinavian (compound of Per and Yngve)

stone/rock and ancestor/forefather

Scandinavian, from Latin

foreign woman, stranger

English, Scandinavian

son of Peter

Latin (Pia), Greek (Karin)

Pia: pious, devout; Karin: pure

famous spear

counsel, army

counsel of the gods, ruler with counsel

Counsel of the gods

God's protection

shield of God

house, counsel, and battle

house spear, counsel spear

beloved, desired

rowan tree

rowan tree

raven

Hebrew, via Greek and Latin

to tie, to bind

to tie, to bind

Old Norse, Germanic

counsel, judgment, and army, warrior

counsel of the army

cavalryman, warrior from the home

red wolf

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