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Arndis
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From Old Norse arn (eagle) + dís (goddess/lady) - "eagle goddess" or "eagle woman" |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Ásdís
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From Old Norse Ás (god) + dís (goddess/lady) - 'goddess' or 'divine woman'. |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Áshildur
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Ás (god) + hildr (battle) - "divine battle" |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Asta
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From Old Norse 'ást' meaning 'love' or 'affection' |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Ástrún
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From Old Norse Ás ('god, divine') + rún ('rune, secret') - 'divine rune' or 'God's secret'. |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Baara
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Icelandic/Old Norse: "wave"; Czech (from Barbora/Barbara): "foreign/strange"; Arabic (Baraa/Barāʾ): "innocence, guiltless" |
Arabic, Czech, Icelandic, Norse |
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Bergthora
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Protected by Thor (Thor's protection) |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Blanda
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Blend, mixture (also 'charming' in Latin-derived usage) |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Bryndis
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From Old Norse elements 'brynja' (mail coat, armor) + 'dís' (goddess, woman) - 'armored woman' or 'armor-goddess' |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Edda
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Likely 'great-grandmother' (from Old Norse edda); also associated with the Icelandic poetic tradition (the Edda). |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Erla
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noblewoman |
Icelandic, Norse, Scandinavian |
Girl |
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Eydis
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From Old Norse ey + dís: 'island' + 'dís' ('goddess'/'lady') - 'island goddess' or 'island lady'. |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Freydis
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From Old Norse elements Frey (Freyja/Freyr) + dís ('goddess, woman'), roughly 'goddess/ lady of Frey' or 'noble woman'. |
Icelandic, Norse, Scandinavian |
Girl |
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Geirríður
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From Old Norse elements geirr 'spear' and (likely) þrūðr/'fríðr' meaning 'strength' or 'beauty' - roughly 'spear‑strength' (interpretations vary). |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Gersemi
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treasure; precious gem |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Gudridur
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From Old Norse guð 'god' + fríðr 'beautiful, beloved' - 'god-beautiful' or 'God's beautiful one'. |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Gutrúnur
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From Old Norse elements guð 'god' + rún 'secret, rune' - 'divine secret' or 'secret of the gods' |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Gydja
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Priestess; woman devoted to the gods |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Heida
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Derived from Old Norse heiðr, meaning 'heath' or 'bright/clear'. |
Icelandic |
Girl |
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Hekja
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From an Old Norse root meaning 'to enchant' or 'to bewitch' - 'enchantress' |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Hlif
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Protection; shelter; defense |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Hrafnhildur
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raven + battle (raven warrior / raven battle) |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Hrefna
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raven (the bird) |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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In Icelandic: Yngvildur
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From Old Norse Yngvildr - Yngvi (a byname of the god Freyr) + an element meaning 'wild' or related to 'battle'; generally interpreted as 'Yngvi's wild one' or 'Yngvi's battle'. |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Jonyna
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God is gracious |
Icelandic |
Girl |
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Kristjana
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Follower of Christ (Christian) |
Icelandic |
Girl |
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Lundey
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From Icelandic lundey meaning "puffin island" (lundi = puffin + ey = island); occasionally linked to Old Norse lundr 'grove' + ey 'island'. |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Ragnheiður
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'Counsel of the gods' or 'divine/mighty counsel' (from Old Norse ragn- 'advice/gods' + heiðr 'bright, honor') |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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Roonagh
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Often rendered as "ROO-nə"; meanings vary by root: from Rónagh (assoc. with Rónán) possibly "little seal" or, if linked to Rúna, "secret" or "rune" |
Icelandic, Irish |
Girl |
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Saela
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happiness, blessed |
Icelandic, Norse |
Girl |
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