Names That Mean Old

The Icelandic variation of Móheiðr, an Old Norse name combined of the elements mod, meaning "courage," and heid, "bright."

A cute and sprightly Faroese name from the Old Norse word for "sprout".

Emmelina, which can rhyme with "keener" or "liner", is a frillier and much less common version of Emmeline. While Emmeline was in the US Top 1000 girl names in 2022, Emmelina was given to fewer than 5 girls, so it didn't even make it into the extended baby name charts.

Not very viable among English speakers, Døgg is a Faroese nature name from the Old Norse dǫgg, "dew"

Sheenan updates the longtime Irish favorite Shannon, which ranked in the US Top 100 through much of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Shanon fell off the Top 1000 about ten years ago, but Sheenan is a worthy substitute. You might also consider it a form of Sheena, itself a form of Jane or John, with the meaning "God is gracious".

Faroese name related to the Norse goddess of destiny.

Auður is the Icelandic form of Auðr, a unisex name found in the Prose Edda. It shares a root with names including Odette, Otto, Ottilie, and Odile.

The modern form of Þórdís.

Icelandic nature name that may be too close to Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

A more modern variation of Rǫskva, a Norse mythological name derived from rǫskr, "brave".

Still heard today on the Faroe Islands, Drós comes from the Old Norse word for woman.

Faroese name derived from the Old Norse word fífa, which refers to cotton grass.

Too ripe for teasing for an English speaker, but Brá is heard on occasion in Scandinavia.