Norse Boy Names
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of 666 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilmer | Helmeted warrior - from elements meaning 'helmet' and 'warrior' (protector in battle) | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hjalmar | From Old Norse Hjálmarr: 'hjálmr' (helmet) + '-arr' (warrior) - 'helmeted warrior.' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Hjalmarr | Helmeted warrior | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Hjorleifur | From Old Norse hjǫr 'sword' + leifr 'heir, descendant' - 'sword‑heir' or 'heir/descendant of the sword' | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hjorvar | Sword guardian | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Hoder | Likely derived from Old Norse Höðr; associated with the god Höðr and commonly interpreted as 'battle' or 'warrior'. | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hodr | Possibly 'battle' or 'warrior' (etymology uncertain) | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hodur | Name of a Norse god associated with blindness; etymologically linked to battle/warrior | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hofud | Head; by extension chief or leader | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Holgar | Island spear | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Holger | From Old Norse Hólmgeirr, meaning 'island spear' (islet + spear) | Dutch, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Holm | Small island, islet; dry land in a marsh | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Holme | Small island; dweller by a holm | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Holtan | Dweller by the wood or grove | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrafn | Raven | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrafnkel | From Old Norse hrafn ‘raven’ + ketill ‘cauldron/helmet’ - roughly ‘raven‑cauldron’ or ‘raven‑helmet’ (a martial/ornamental compound). | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrafnkell | From Old Norse hrafn 'raven' + ketill 'kettle/helmet' - roughly 'raven's cauldron/helmet'. | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hreidmar | Uncertain; likely from hreið- ('nest, home') + -marr (a name-element often interpreted as 'famous' or 'man'), roughly 'famous home' or 'nest-famous'. | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrimfaxi | ‘frost-mane’ - the mythic horse that brings night | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hringham | Ring homestead; settlement by a ring or circular feature | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hroald | Famous ruler | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrodgeir | Famous spear | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrolleif | Heir or descendant of fame ("famous heir") | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Hromund | Famous protector | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrorek | Renowned, famous ruler | Danish, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrosskel | Horse + cauldron/helmet; literally 'horse-helmet', figuratively a horse-associated protector/warrior | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrothrekr | Famous ruler | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hroðgar | Famous spear | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hugi | Mind, thought, spirit | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hugin | Old Norse for "thought"; name of one of Odin's ravens | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hunfriðr | From elements 'Hun' (a tribal/personal name, i.e. the Huns or a Hun-person) + 'fríðr'/'frid' (peace) - 'peace of the Hun' or 'Hun's peace'. | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Håkan | High son / exalted son | Norse, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Igors | From Old Norse Ingvarr - 'protected by Ing' or 'Ing's warrior' | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ihor | Derived from Old Norse elements meaning 'yew/bow + warrior' or 'protected by Yngvi' (often rendered 'warrior' or 'protected by the god Yngvi') | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Illugi | Uncertain - likely Old Norse in origin; possibly derived from elements related to ill- ('bad') and ugr ('fear, dread'), though interpretations vary. | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Inar | Unclear/variable - possibly Turkish 'bright/ shining' or a form/variant of Old Norse Einar meaning 'lone warrior'; also associated with the Finnish place-name Inari. | Finnish, Norse, Scandinavian, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Ingall | Likely from the Germanic element "Ing" (the name of a Norse fertility/ancestor god Yngvi); roughly "belonging to/descendant of Ing" or a family/place associated with Ing. | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingar | Derived from the Norse god Ing (Yngvi); often interpreted as “protected by Ing” or “Ing's warrior.” | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingebrit | From 'Ing' (the Norse god) + 'berht' (bright/famous): 'Ing's bright' or 'bright/famous through Ing'. | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingel | From the Germanic element Ing (the deity Yngvi/Ing), meaning 'belonging to or protected by Ing'. | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingeld | Payment or tribute of the god Ing - essentially 'Ing's payment' or 'tribute to Ing'. | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingemund | Ing's protector (protected by the god Ing) | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingemur | Likely derived from the Norse element Ing (the god Yngvi/Ing) plus a second element (mur/mar) - roughly 'Ing's famous one' or 'protected by Ing'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingfried | Ing's peace - peace or protection associated with the god Ing/Yngvi | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingharr | Ing's warrior or Ing's army (protector of the god Ing) | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingiald | From Old Norse elements Ing (the god Yngvi) + valdr (ruler): 'ruler or protector of Ing'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingimund | Protection of Ing (protected by the god Ing/Yngvi) | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingimundr | Ing's protector (Ing = the god Yngvi/Freyr; mundr = protector) | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingjald | From Old Norse Ingjaldr - built on the theonym Ing (Yngvi). Likely means 'Ing's ruler' or 'ruler associated with Ing' (exact second-element meaning is uncertain). | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingjaldr | Contains the theonym Ing (Yngvi); broadly 'of/associated with Ing' - the exact sense of the second element (-jaldr) is uncertain. | Norse | 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