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French place name; Old English name
"ax-wolf"
Bardou is a holiday destination in France, known for its pictureque village nestled in mountains. It is also a region of Guinea. As a name, it is more commonly known from its English derivation,…
Danish from Old Norse
"notch, hack"
Skarde is ultimately derived from the Old Norse byname Skarði, which referred to someone with a cleft chin.
Old Danish and Old Swedish
"Ing's wolf"
Germanic
"old ruler"
Historically, this name derives from Aldric, the name of an early medieval saint. Today, parents are more likely to see it as a blend of elements from Aidan and Patrick, Frederick, etc.
"Thor's battle"
"Thor's love"
"Thor's helmet"
"calf"
Faroese from Old Norse
"fate"
Faroese name related to the Norse goddess of destiny.
Faroese, Old Norse
"woman"
Still heard today on the Faroe Islands, Drós comes from the Old Norse word for woman.
Old English
"war"
Like Edith and Audrey, this is an Anglo-Saxon name (Ealdgyth) that has been smoothed at the edges over the centuries. One historic bearer of the name was the wife of the Welsh king Gruffudd ap…
"serpent, snake"
Orm was a common name in the Viking Age, when children were often given names of animals. Animal names were thought to provide protection to those who had them.
Old Swedish and Old Danish
"god of the Goths"
Icelandic variation of Sǫlvi, Old Norse
"temple of the Sun"
In Swedish, Sölvi is a feminine name and variation of Solveig. The Icelandic masculine form evolved from Sǫlvi, an Old Norse name no longer in use.
"smile"
Used on the Faroe Islands, Brosi is derived from the Old Norse word brosa , meaning "to smile". Brosi could also work as a nickname for Ambrose.
"eyelash"
Too ripe for teasing for an English speaker, but Brá is heard on occasion in Scandinavia.
Icelandic, Old Norse
"cotton grass"
Icelandic nature name that may be too close to Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).