300+ Viking Names

  1. Skathi
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "harm, damage"
    • Description:

      Skathi is an Anglicized spelling of Skaði, a Scandinavian goddess associated with winter, skiing, bowhunting and mountains. Skathi, also spelled Skadi, is also a moon of Saturn.
  2. Ingunn
    • Origin:

      Old Norse
    • Meaning:

      "Ing's love; Ing's wave"
  3. Bríet
    • Origin:

      Icelandic
    • Meaning:

      "exalted or rescue"
    • Description:

      Icelandic short form of Birgitta, which may derive from the Irish Brighid "exalted one" or from the male Norse name Birger, meaning "help, rescue". A famous bearer is Icelandic feminist Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir (1856-1940), founder of the first women's magazine in Iceland.
  4. Urðr
    • Origin:

      Old Norse
    • Meaning:

      "fate"
    • Description:

      In Norse mythology, Urðr was one of three goddesses of destiny (or Norns) — she ruled over the past. Today, her name is typically modernized as Urd.
  5. Ingvild
    • Origin:

      Norwegian
    • Meaning:

      "Ing's battle"
  6. Åsa
    • Origin:

      Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "god"
    • Description:

      Åsa is not a variation of the Biblical boy name Asa, but a Swedish short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element áss meaning "god". It appears as Åse, Aase, and Ása across various Scandinavian countries.
  7. Asgot
    • Origin:

      Old Swedish and Old Danish
    • Meaning:

      "god of the Goths"
  8. Gróa
    • Origin:

      Old Norse
    • Meaning:

      "to grow"