Old Norse Names

youthful, downy-bearded, or Christmas

Jutland woman

Pure rose or Rejoice rose

a combination of 'Kaj' (rejoice) and 'Ove' (edge of a sword)

strong, brave, or black

cold

cabbage; free man; slender

curly-haired

free man, farmer, and Goth, Geat

free man, royal staff

free man and ancestor's relic

son of the marsh dwellers

follower of Christ

kettle, cauldron

rejoice

place of the springs/fountain farm

victorious ship

valley of the River Kent

royal valley or king's valley

royal valley

Kent: 'edge, border'; Ove: 'awe, fear' or 'blade'

Kent: 'edge, border' (Old English); Erik: 'eternal ruler' (Old Norse)

brave, bold, and ancestral heir

free man, or possibly 'from the ker-mouth'

cauldron, helmet

Possibly 'victorious people' or 'ship's victory'

young goat; child

follower of Christ

church settlement or village with a church

follower of Christ

church

sea warrior, sea man

helmet, cauldron

helmet

helmet, cauldron, or spring; and ancestor or small stream

Kjell: helmet; Anders: manly, brave

cauldron, helmet, or sacrificial cauldron (Kjell) and farmer (Göran)

Cauldron, helmet, or sacrifice; and bold warrior

Kjell: helmet; Olof: ancestor's relic

helmet, cauldron, or sacrifice (Kjell) and ancestor (Åke)

kettle, helmet, or cauldron; man, warrior

cauldron, helmet, or sacrifice; eternal ruler

cauldron, helmet, or sacrifice; brave as a wild boar

cauldron/helmet-priest and battle/warrior

cauldron, helmet, or sacrifice (Kjell) and high king or high-born (Håkan)

Cauldron-guardian and Ing's warrior

Helmet-ancestor

kettle/helmet and ancestor's relic