Norse Boy Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inglburt | Likely "Ing" (a Germanic deity or ancestral name) + "-bert/ -burt" (bright) - roughly "Ing's bright one" or "bright one of Ing". | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingo | From the name of the Norse god Ing (Yngvi); 'belonging to or protected by Ing'. | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingolf | From Old Norse elements Ing (a Norse god) + úlfr (wolf) - 'Ing's wolf'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingrem | Likely 'Ing's raven' - from the Germanic element Ing- (a deity/ancestor name) plus a raven/strong element | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingrym | Likely from the Old Norse elements 'Ing' (a god) + 'grímr' (mask, helmet) - roughly 'Ing's mask/helmet' or 'protected by Ing'. | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingvar | From the god-name Ing (Yngvi) + 'varr' meaning 'warrior' or 'protector' - 'Ing's warrior' or 'protected by Ing' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingve | Derived from Old Norse Yngvi (the god Freyr); 'of Ing' or 'descendant/follower of Ing' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingvi | From the theonym Ing/Yngvi - linked to the Norse fertility god (Freyr); means 'of Ing' or 'belonging to Ing' (often interpreted as 'protected by Ing' or 'Ing's descendant'). | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Isleif | From Old Norse Ísleifr: 'ís' (ice) + 'leifr' (heir, descendant) - 'heir/descendant of ice'. | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Isleifur | Descendant or heir of ice (from Old Norse 'ís' = ice + 'leifr' = heir/descendant) | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Iwar | Bow-warrior or archer (from Old Norse elements meaning 'yew' + 'warrior') | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jalm | Helmeted warrior (related to Old Norse element for 'helmet') | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jalmar | From Old Norse meaning "helmeted warrior" | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jarl | Nobleman, chieftain; a Norse title for a leader | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Jarlaf | From jarl 'earl, noble' + laf 'remnant/descendant' - roughly 'noble remnant' or 'descendant of a jarl' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jarle | Nobleman, earl, chieftain | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Jolgeir | From Old Norse 'jól' (Yule, Christmas) + 'geirr' (spear): 'Yule-spear' or 'spear of Yule'. | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Jor | From Old Norse Jǫrð meaning 'earth' (goddess); alternatively a short form of Jordan/Jorge meaning 'to descend/flow down' | Dutch, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Jormungand | “great/mighty serpent” - the world‑encircling Midgard Serpent | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Jornr | Iron; strong as iron | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jorund | Likely from Old Norse elements jór (horse) + -undr (wonder/protection); roughly 'horse-protector' or 'horse-wonder' (exact meaning uncertain). | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Kanut | Knot | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kanute | From Old Norse Knútr meaning "knot" (metaphorically strength, firmness) | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kanuti | Knot | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kappi | Champion, warrior | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kerk | Church; from/near the church (locational or occupational) | Dutch, Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ketil | Kettle, cauldron (often interpreted as a sacrificial cauldron or metaphorically a helmet) | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ketill | Kettle, cauldron (used in personal names; sometimes interpreted as 'helmet') | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kettel | From Old Norse 'ketill' meaning 'kettle' or 'cauldron', often used figuratively as 'helmet' or a sacred vessel. | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kettil | From Old Norse ketill meaning 'kettle' or 'cauldron' (metaphorically 'helmet' or a warrior/ritual vessel). | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Kharald | Army ruler; leader of the army | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kirkan | Possibly 'of the church' if derived from Kirk; alternatively related to 'forty' in Turkic roots; otherwise a modern invented name | Norse, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Kirkjabyr | Church settlement / church town | Icelandic, Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Kjarr | Possibly 'king/Caesar' (if from Latin Caesar) or 'brushwood/copse' (if from Old Norse kjarr) | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kjartan | Sea warrior / mariner | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kjartans | Derived from the Gaelic Muirchertach, meaning 'sea ruler' or 'mariner' | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kjartanur | Sea warrior / sea ruler / mariner | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kjell | 'kettle' or 'cauldron' (by extension 'helmet') | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Knud | Knot | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Knut | From Old Norse Knútr meaning 'knot'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Knutr | Knot | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Knútur | Knot | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kolbein | From Old Norse elements kol ('coal, black') + beinn; generally interpreted as 'dark/coal-black one' or 'dark-haired man'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Kolbjorn | From Old Norse elements 'kol' (coal, black) + 'björn' (bear) - 'coal/black bear' (i.e., dark bear) | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Kolgrim | Likely from Old Norse elements kol ('coal, black') + grim ('mask, helmet; fierce') - roughly 'black-masked' or 'coal-helmet' (a dark or fierce warrior). | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kollsvein | From Old Norse elements koll (a personal name, possibly 'coal'/'dark' or 'helmet') + sveinn ('boy, servant') - roughly 'Koll's boy' or 'dark-haired lad'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Kolskegg | Coal-beard; a byname describing a dark or coal-colored beard | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kristr | 'Follower of Christ' / 'anointed (Christian)' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Laefertun | Settlement or farm of Leif (Leif's town) | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Lagmann | Lawman; lawspeaker; judge (holder of legal authority) | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — |
Norse Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Norse-origin name in our dataset.
666
Names in this origin
11
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
70,671
Peak year 0