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Pages in category "Norwegian masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 277 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Old Norse personal names" ... Siri (given name) Sumarliði; Sumarliðr This page was last edited on 23 January 2023, at 17:15 (UTC) ...
Thor — From Old Norse for “thunder,” he’s the Norse god of thunder who wields a hammer. 4. Gunnar — "Warrior." ... Male Viking Names and Their Meanings. 15. Agnar — "Warrior with a ...
Pages in category "Scandinavian masculine given names" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Odin the Wanderer (the meaning of his name Gangleri); illustration by Georg von Rosen, 1886. Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely attested god in Germanic mythology. The god is referred to by numerous names and kenningar, particularly in the Old Norse record.
The Germanic god Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) is referred to by many names in Old Norse poetry and literature.Some of the names come from the Prose Edda list Nafnaþulur, and are not attested elsewhere, while other names are well attested throughout the sources of Norse mythology.
It is derived from Old Norse geirr "spear", a common name element in Germanic names in general, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (whence also Old High German gêr, Old English gâr, Gothic gaisu). [ 1 ] The popularity of the given name peaked in Norway during the 1950s to 1980s, with above 2% of newly born boys named Geir during the late 1960s to 1970s.
Related names Ejnar , Ejner, Ener, Enar, Einari , Einars, Einārs Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr , which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar , warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology .