300+ Viking Names

Jǫrundr

Old Norse

"battle winner"

Kal

Kal is a concise, powerful masculine name with diverse cultural roots. In Norse mythology, Kal relates to 'cold' or 'frost,' while in Sanskrit it can mean 'time' or 'black.' The name also appears as…

Kalf

Old Danish and Old Swedish

"calf"

Kali

Sanskrit

"black one"

Kali is a popular girls' name in the US with dark origins: She is the Hindu goddess of death and destruction, though we'd wager many parents see the name as simply a respelling of Callie. About 30…

Kåre

Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish

"curly"

Kåre was a common name in Norway in the early 20th century — today it's associated with the grandfather generation.

Kari

Norse

"curly hair"

In Norse mythology, the son of the giant who ruled the wind and air; in modern America, recalls a 1970s girl's nickname name, à la Carrie and Keri.

Kári

Variation of Kárr, Old Norse

"curly hair"

A name with Old Norse roots that at one time existed alongside the name Kárr, although Kári is the dominant form today. In recent years, it's been common in Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

Karl

German and Scandinavian variation of Charles

Manly almost to the point of macho.

Ketil

Norwegian

"kettle; cauldron; helmet"

An old Norwegian name derived from ketill , the word for a cauldron or kettle used to catch sacrificial animal blood in ancient Norse pagan rituals. Today the name is more often seen in its Kjetil…

Kjetil

Variation of Ketil, Norwegian

"kettle; cauldron; helmet"

Firmly in Dad name territory in Norway, where it peaked in the early 1970s.

Klaus

German variation of Claus, diminutive of Nicolas, Greek

"people of victory"

Two drawbacks: some unpleasant World War II associations, and the Santa clause.

Knud

Knud is a traditional Scandinavian masculine name, particularly common in Denmark and Norway. It's a variant of Canute or Knut, derived from the Old Norse name Knútr, meaning "knot." The name carries…

Knut

Old Norse; Norwegian; Swedish; Danish

"knot"

This royal but common Scandinavian name is, in the US, linked to a single figure -- Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne. While Rockne's name was commonly pronounced like newt, the correct…

Kolr

Old Norse

"coal"

Kori

Spelling variation of Corey or African

"lamb"

While Corey and its variations are losing fashion steam, the sound-alike Kori has new appeal as a name with a trendy animal meaning from the Kikuyu culture.