Germanic and Norse Names

Asta -Asta is a name with origins in both Old Norse and Greek. It means "star-like" and "Love"

Astrid -Astrid is a name of Old Norse origin meaning "fair, beautiful, goddess".

Belinda -The name Belinda is probably a combination of the Germanic lindi meaning serpent and the Latin bellus meaning beautiful.

Bjarki -Bjarki is an Icelandic name meaning "little bear".

Bjorg -Björg is a feminine name from Iceland. It means "salvation" or "protection".

Bryndis -Bryndís is an Icelandic name from old norse brynja referring to a corselet or mail coat or armor. dís refers to a goddess or female guardian spirit.

Carl -Carl is a Scandinavian name referring to a free peasant, neither a slave nor a noble.

Charles -The name Charles comes from the Germanic term churl which described a free man who was not of the nobility.

Charlotte -Female version of the name Charles meaning "free man" who is not of the nobility.

Dankmar -Dankmar is a Germanic name for males. It means "famous for his spirit".

Disa -Dísa is a Norse name from dís meaning "female protective spirit" or "goddess".

Edda -Edda is a word used to describe Icelandic/Norse epic poetry.

Einherjar -Einherjar is an Old Norse word meaning "lone fighters"

Eldhrimnir -Eldhrimnir is the name of the great cauldron in which the Aesir's feast is cooked each night. The name means "sooty from the fire".

Erma -The name Erma is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "universal" or "complete"

Estrild -Estrild contains the Norse hild meaning battled and may relate to Eostar, the Goddess of Dawn honored at the Spring Equinox. (An excellent name for a little warrior girl born at the spring Equinox.) or may related to Æsir, the Norse name for the race of Gods.

Evelyn -Evelyn is a name of Germanic origin that is used for both boys and girls but most often for girls in the US. It means "little bird" or perhaps "desired".

Eydis -Eydis is a name of Norse origin combining the elements ey which may refer to good fortune or a gift and dis which refers to a Goddess or female guardian spirit.

Falda -Falda is a girl's name of Icelandic origin meaning "Folded wings".

Fenrir -The name Fenrir means "fen-dweller". Fenrir is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology, a son of Loki who is foretold to kill Odin during Ragnarok.

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