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Norse names - Baby names with the origin Norse

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Gullveig Gold-power / 'gold-drink' - associated with gold and sorcery Norse Girl
Gun Old Norse: "war"; Korean: meaning varies by hanja - commonly "strong/healthy" (健) or "build/establish" (建). Korean, Norse Unisex
Gunborg 'gunn' (war, battle) + 'borg' (fortress, protection) - roughly 'battle fortress' or 'war-protector' Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Gunda Battle, war Norse Girl
Gunder Derived from the Old Norse element gunn 'war, battle' - 'battle/warrior' Norse, Scandinavian Boy
Gungir Odin's legendary spear; name derived from Old Norse meaning 'swaying' or 'the swaying one.' Norse Boy
Gunhild Battle (from Old Norse elements gunnr 'war' + hildr 'battle') Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Gunhilda Battle, war (often interpreted as 'battle-maid' or 'fighter') Norse Girl
Gunhilde From gunn 'war' + hildr 'battle' - 'war/battle' Germanic, Norse Girl
Gunlaug From Old Norse gunn 'war' + laug 'vowed' - 'war‑vowed' or 'pledged to battle' Norse, Scandinavian Boy
Gunnbjorn Battle bear (from Old Norse gunn 'war' + bjǫrn 'bear') Norse, Scandinavian Boy
Gunnef Derived from Old Norse element gunn meaning 'war, battle'. Norse, Scandinavian Unisex
Gunnhild From Old Norse gunnr 'war' + hildr 'battle' - 'war/battle maiden' or 'fighter'. Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Gunnhilde From 'gunn' = war/battle + 'hild' = battle; roughly 'warrior' or 'battle-maid' Norse Girl
Gunnhildi From Old Norse gunnr 'war' + hildr 'battle' - 'warrior' / 'battle (in war)' Norse Girl
Gunnhildr From Old Norse gunnr 'war' + hildr 'battle' - roughly 'warrior/battle-maid' or 'battle woman'. Norse Girl
Gunnhildur From Old Norse gunnr 'war' + hildr 'battle' - 'battle maid' / 'warrior woman' Norse Girl
Gunnilla From Old Norse gunn 'war' + hildr 'battle' - 'war/battle' (often interpreted as 'battle maiden') Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Gunnlaug From gunn 'war' + laug 'oath, vow' - roughly 'war‑vowed' or 'pledged to battle'. Norse Boy
Gunnlaugur From gunnr 'battle' + laugr 'vowed/pledged' - roughly 'battle‑vowed' or 'war‑sworn' Norse Boy
Gunnlod From Old Norse gunnr 'war, battle' + lǫð 'invitation/enticement' - roughly 'war-invitation' or 'she who invites to battle'. Norse Girl
Gunno Derived from Proto-Germanic "gunnaz" meaning "war" or "battle" Norse Boy
Gunnolf From Old Norse Gunnulfr: gunnr 'war' + ulfr 'wolf' - 'war-wolf'. Norse Boy
Gunnvald Battle ruler Norse, Scandinavian Boy
Gunnvor From Old Norse gunn 'war, battle' + vǫr 'guard, protector' - 'battle guardian' or 'war protector'. Norse Girl
Gunthild From Germanic gund 'war' + hild 'battle' - 'war/battle' (often rendered 'battle maiden' or 'warrior') Norse Girl
Gustaafa “staff of the Geats” - often interpreted as ‘royal staff’ or ‘support of the Goths’ Germanic, Norse Boy
Gustava Feminine form of Gustav, meaning "staff of the Geats" (or "staff of the Goths"). Germanic, Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Gustavus From Old Norse elements often interpreted as 'staff of the Geats' (i.e., 'support or staff of the Goths/Geats') Norse Boy
Gusttavo Derived from elements meaning 'staff of the Goths' or 'royal staff' Germanic, Norse Boy
Guthr From Proto‑Germanic *gūþą 'battle' (occasionally conflated with Old Norse Guð- 'god') English, Norse Boy
Guthre From the element 'guth' meaning 'battle' - likely 'battle‑counsel' or 'battle‑ruler'. English, Norse Boy
Gutrún From Old Norse guð 'god' + rún 'secret, rune' - 'divine secret' or 'god's rune'. Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Gutrúnur From Old Norse elements guð 'god' + rún 'secret, rune' - 'divine secret' or 'secret of the gods' Icelandic, Norse Girl
Guttorm From Old Norse guð 'god' + orm 'serpent, dragon' - roughly 'god-serpent' or 'divine serpent'. Norse, Norwegian Boy
Guyldah Golden Norse Girl
Gydja Priestess; woman devoted to the gods Icelandic, Norse Girl
Gyldah Golden, golden one Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Gylfi Name of a legendary Swedish king in Norse mythology; original etymology and literal meaning are uncertain. Norse Boy
Gymir Name of a jötunn (giant) in Norse myth - father of Gerðr and husband of Aurboda; literal etymology uncertain. Norse Boy
Gyrd Likely derived from Germanic elements related to an 'enclosure, yard' (from Old Norse/Old English garðr) - exact sense varies by source. English, Norse Boy
Gytha Likely 'divine' or 'godly' - derived from Old Norse element Guð- ('god') as in Gyða. English, Norse Girl
Gythah Derived from Old Norse/Old English elements meaning 'battle' or 'battle maiden'. English, Norse Girl
Gytta Likely from Old Norse element Guð- ('god'), so roughly 'divine' or 'of God'. Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Hackitt Originally a surname meaning "descendant of Haki" or "little Haki" (from the Old Norse personal name Haki/Hake). English, Norse Unisex
Hafnar Harbor, port; 'of the harbor' or harbor-dweller Icelandic, Norse Boy
Hafthor Thor of the sea Icelandic, Norse Boy
Hakin Depends on origin: 'high/esteemed son' (Old Norse Hákon) or 'wise/judicious' (Arabic Hakim); also recorded as a Welsh place-name. Arabic, Norse, Welsh Boy
hakon From Old Norse Hákon: 'há' (high) + 'konr' (son/descendant) - 'high son' or 'noble/esteemed son' Norse Boy
Haldan From Old Norse elements meaning "half Dane" (literally 'half Danish') Norse, Scandinavian Boy

Norse name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Norse-origin name in our dataset.

1,103
Names in this origin
18
With data in 2025
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Births 2025
112,163
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