Gorm as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gorm

What is the meaning of the name Gorm ?

The baby name Gorm is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ɡɔːrm/ (GAWRM); Danish/Old Norse: /ˈɡoːm/ (GORM).

Gorm is Norse in Origin.

Gorm is a Scandinavian male given name from Old Norse Gormr, generally taken to be a contracted form of Guðormr, composed of guð “god” and ormr “serpent,” giving the meaning “divine serpent” or “God’s serpent.” It is closely related to Norwegian forms Guttorm/Guthorm, which reflect the same elements through later sound changes.

The name is well attested from the Viking Age; its most famous bearer is Gorm the Old (Gorm den Gamle), the 10th‑century king regarded as the first ruler of a unified Denmark. Medieval usage appears in Danish and Norwegian records, with sporadic modern revival in Denmark. Variants and cognates include Old Norse Gormr, Latinized Gormo, standard Danish/Norwegian Gorm, Norwegian Guttorm/Guthorm, and the shorter Orm. Note that the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word gorm means “blue/blue‑green” and underlies names such as Gormlaith (anglicized Gormley), but this is etymologically unrelated to the Scandinavian Gorm.