| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyvy | Possibly derived from Hebrew 'Levi' meaning 'joined' or from 'Liv/Olivia' meaning 'olive' or associated with 'life'; generally used as a modern diminutive-style name. | English, Hebrew, Latin, Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Maganhildi | From elements meaning 'strength, might' + 'battle' - 'strong in battle' or 'mighty in battle' | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Magnar | From Old Norse 'magn' meaning 'strength' or 'might'; often rendered as 'mighty' or 'mighty warrior'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Magne | Mighty, strong | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Magnhilda | From elements meaning "strength/ might" + "battle" - "mighty/strong in battle" | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Magnild | Derived from elements meaning 'strength' (magn) and 'battle' (hild) - 'mighty in battle.' | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Magnilda | Mighty/strong in battle (from magn 'strength' + hild 'battle') | Germanic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Magnildah | Mighty in battle (from magn 'strength, might' + hildr 'battle') | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Magnilde | From the elements magn 'strength, might' + hild 'battle' - 'mighty in battle' or 'strength in battle' | Germanic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Magnor | Mighty; having great strength or power | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Malvik | Dual possibilities: in Sanskrit contexts related to Malavika - 'jasmine' or 'woman/from Malava' (an ancient region); in Old Norse contexts a compound with -vík 'bay' (place-name origin; first element uncertain). | Hindi, Norse, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| Megin | Strength, might; power | English, Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Melkorka | Uncertain - probably Gaelic in origin; possibly related to an Old Irish name meaning ‘servant/devotee of Corc’ (Máel‑Curcaig) but the exact meaning is debated | Gaelic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Midgard | From Old Norse Miðgarðr, 'middle enclosure' - the world or realm of humans in Norse myth | Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Midgarth | Middle enclosure - the middle world or 'middle earth' (realm between worlds) | English, Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Mimir | The rememberer; memory; wise one | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Mithgarthr | “middle enclosure” - the middle realm (Midgard); literally ‘middle stronghold’ or ‘middle yard’ | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Mjolnir | Thor's hammer - a powerful weapon often interpreted as 'the crusher' or 'grinder'. | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Modig | Brave, courageous | Norse, Swedish | Boy | — | |
| Morgun | "morning" - dawn, new beginning | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Munin | Memory, mind | Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Mydgard | Derived from Old Norse 'Miðgarðr', meaning 'middle enclosure' - the inhabited world or realm of humans. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Nagelfar | "nail-ship" - a ship made from the nails of the dead, associated with Ragnarök | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Nanna | Associated with the moon (Sumerian deity); in Scandinavian use a pet form of Johanna/Anne - no single fixed etymological meaning in modern use. | Norse, Scandinavian, Sumerian | Girl | — | |
| Narfi | Possibly 'corpse' or 'dead' (from Old Norse nár); name of a son of Loki in Norse myth. | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Narv | Likely derived from Old Norse Narfi, meaning "narrow" or "slender"; also attested in Norse myth. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ngrid | From Old Norse elements Ing (the god Yngvi) + fríðr ('beautiful') - 'beautiful/beloved of Ing'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Nidhogg | ‘malice‑striker’ - a gnawing dragon/serpent associated with malice and destruction | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Nidhug | Name of a mythic dragon; from Old Norse níð 'malice, scorn' + element meaning 'striker/biter' - generally rendered 'malice-biter' or 'biter of hatred.' | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Nithhogg | “Malice-striker” - from Old Norse níð ‘malice, scorn, dishonor’ + hǫggr ‘striker, hewer’ | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Njal | Likely 'champion' (meaning uncertain; some sources suggest 'cloud' or 'passionate') | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Njall | Uncertain; commonly rendered as "champion" or "passionate" | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Norn | One of the mythological beings who determine fate; associated with fate/destiny | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Norna | Associated with the Norns - fate or destiny | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Nyr | New, newcomer | Icelandic, Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Odd | Spear point; edge of a blade | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Odda | Point or edge (of a weapon); related to 'spear' | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Oddah | From Old Norse 'odd(r)', meaning 'point (of a weapon)', 'spear point' or 'edge'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Oddfrid | From Old Norse oddr 'point, spear' + fríðr 'beautiful' - roughly 'beautiful point' or 'spear-beauty'. | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Oddgeir | Point of the spear (spear-point) | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Oddleif | Descendant or heir of the spear (from Old Norse 'odd' = point/spear + 'leifr' = heir/descendant) | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Oddmund | From Old Norse elements 'odd' (point, blade) + 'mundr' (protector) - 'point-protector' or 'protector of the blade/point'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Oddny | From Old Norse elements 'oddr' (point, spear) + 'ný' (new) - "new point" or "new spear-point" | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Oddo | Either 'point, blade' (Old Norse) or 'wealth, fortune' (Germanic) | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Oddrun | From Old Norse oddr 'sword point' + rún 'rune, secret' - roughly 'secret/rune of the point' or 'secret of the sword' | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Oddrunn | From Old Norse oddr (point, blade, spear) + rún (rune, secret) - 'rune/secret of the blade' (often rendered 'spear‑rune') | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Oddur | Point or edge (specifically the point of a weapon, e.g., a spear) | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Oddvar | Spear-point guardian | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Oddveig | From Old Norse oddr 'point (of a weapon), spear' + veig 'strength, power' - 'spear-point strength' or 'strong spear'. | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Oddver | Likely 'spear-point guardian' - probably a variant of Old Norse Oddvar (oddr 'point/spear' + varr 'guardian/defender'). | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Norse-origin name in our dataset.
