| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorun | From Old Norse elements jór "horse" + unn "love" - "lover of horses" or "beloved horse" | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Jorund | Likely from Old Norse elements jór (horse) + -undr (wonder/protection); roughly 'horse-protector' or 'horse-wonder' (exact meaning uncertain). | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Jorunn | From Old Norse elements jór (horse) + unn (love, beloved) - roughly “horse lover” or “lover of horses.” | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Karnilla | Name of a figure in Norse myth - a powerful sorceress/queen; exact etymology and literal meaning are uncertain | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Kelda | Spring; well; fountain | Norse | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Kveld | Evening | Icelandic, Norse, Norwegian | Unisex | — | |
| Laefertun | Settlement or farm of Leif (Leif's town) | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Lagmann | Lawman; lawspeaker; judge (holder of legal authority) | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Laufey | From Old Norse lauf ‘leaf’ + -ey ‘island’ - typically interpreted as 'leaf' or 'leafy island' | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Leef | Heir, descendant | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Leiff | Descendant, heir (from Old Norse 'Leifr'); sometimes rendered as 'beloved' | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Leive | A rare form that may derive from Old Norse 'Leifr' meaning 'heir/descendant', or from Hebrew 'Levi' meaning 'joined/attached'; in Dutch contexts it may relate to 'Lieve' ('dear'). | Dutch, German, Hebrew, Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Leivur | Heir, descendant | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Leyf | Heir, descendant | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Lidskjalf | From Old Norse Hliðskjálf - Odin's high seat; roughly 'high seat' or 'watching-seat' | Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Livianne | A blend meaning roughly 'life' or 'protection' + 'grace' - often interpreted as 'graceful life' or 'protected grace'. | Latin, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Livie-Kate | Combines 'life' or 'olive' (Liv/Livie) with 'pure' (Kate/Katherine). | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Lodmund | Famous protector | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Lodur | Uncertain - traditionally the god who gave color or vitality to humans; often interpreted as a giver of life, color, or associated with fire/vitality. | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Lofn | From Old Norse 'lof' meaning 'praise' or 'permission'; name of a gentle goddess who grants or arranges unions and love. | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Loke | Name of the Norse god associated with mischief and trickery (commonly rendered as "trickster" or "god of mischief") | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Lundee | Derived from Old Norse lundr 'grove' (via Lundy) - 'from the grove' or 'grove island'; used as a feminine given name | English, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Lundey | From Icelandic lundey meaning "puffin island" (lundi = puffin + ey = island); occasionally linked to Old Norse lundr 'grove' + ey 'island'. | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Norse-origin name in our dataset.
