If you've been following me here or on Twitter for very long, you probably know how much I love names... and on this website that love has manifested itself in the occasional compiling of names lists for writing purposes. "After all," I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to live in a world where finding character names didn't involve whipping out the bookmarked baby name website every time a new character sprang forth?" And thus—fueled by my passion for names, and practical writerly puruits, I formed a new excuse to look at that bookmarked baby name website—all so you don't have to. Today's list is male Norwegian names, hailing from that beautiful land of fjords and viking history, but if you're looking for female names, this is the post for you. However—if the unique Scandinavian flavor of Norwegian names isn't really your thing, (or your characters'), then maybe one of these other lists is. Either way, I hope you found this post helpful for that chronic occurrence of a writer's life: the naming of characters. • Male and Female English Names • Male and Female Hebrew Names • Male and Female Irish Names A Aage – ancestor; father Adolf – noble wolf Adrian – from Hadria Åge – ancestor; father Agnar – awe; terror; edge of a sword; warrior Aksel – my father is peace Albert – noble; bright Albin – white; bright Aleksander – defending men Alex – defending men Alexander – defending men Alf – elf Alfred – elf; counsel Alv – elf Amund – edge of a sword; awe; terror; protection Anders – manly; masculine Andor – eagle; thunder Andreas – manly; masculine Anton – ? Arne – eagle Arnfinn – eagle; person from Finland Arnt – eagle power Aron – ? Arthur – bear; man; king Arvid – eagle; tree Asbjørn – god; bear Åsmund – god; protection August – great; venerable Axel – my father is peace B Baard – battle; peace Bård – battle; peace Bernhard – bear; brave; hardy Bernt – bear; brave; hardy Bertil – bright; famous; ruler Bjarne – bear Bjoern – bear Bjørn – bear Brynjar – armor; warrior C
Cai – ? Caj – ? Casper – treasurer Christian – a Christian Christoffer – bearing Christ; to bear; carry Clemens – merciful; gentle D Dag – day Dagfinn – day; person from Finland Dan – a Dane; or God is my judge E Edvard – rich guard Edvin – rich friend Eilert – edge of a sword; brave; hardy Einar – one; alone; warrior Eindride – one; alone; to ride Eirik – ever; always; ruler Eivind – island; good fortune Emanuel – God is with us Emil – rival Endre – one; alone; to ride Enok – dedicated Erik – ever; always; ruler Ernst – serious Esben – god; bear Espen – god; bear Even – island; good fortune F Finn – person from Finland Folke – people Frans – Frenchman Fredrik – peaceful ruler Fritjof – thief of peace Frode – learned; wise G Geir – spear Georg – farmer; earthworker Gerhard – spear; brave; hardy Gøran – farmer; earthworker Gregers – watchful; alert Gudbrand – god’s sword Gudmund – god; protection Gunnar – war; warrior Gunne – war Gustav – staff of the Goths; or guest; glory H Haakon – high son; descendant Håkon – high son; descendant Haldor – Thor’s rock Halfdan – half Danish Halvard – rock guardian Halvdan – half Danish Hanne – ? Hans – ? Harald – army; power; ruler Håvard – high; guardian; defender Helge – holy; blessed Hemming – shape Henrik – home ruler Herleif – army; son; descendant Herman – army man Hjalmar – helmeted warrior Holger – island; spear I Inge – ancestor Ingvar – ancestor; warrior Isak – he will laugh; he will rejoice Ivar – yew; bow; warrior J Jakob – supplanter Jarle – chieftan; nobleman; earl Johan – form of John Johannes – form of John Jonatan – YAHWEH has given Jone – form of John Jørg – farmer; earthworker Jørgen – farmer; earthworker Jørn – farmer; earthworker Josef – he will add K Kåre – curly; curved Karl – man; army; warrior Karsten – a Christian Kasper – treasurer Kennet – handsome; born of fire Ketil – kettle; cauldron; helmet Kjell – kettle; cauldron; helmet Kjetil – kettle; cauldron; helmet Klaus – victory of the people Knut – knot Konrad – brave; counsel Kristen – a Christian Kristian – a Christian Kristoffer – bearing Christ; to bear; carry L Lars – from Laurentum Lasse – from Laurentum Laurits – from Laurentum Leif – descendant; heir Leiv – descendant; heir Leo – lion Linus – flax Loke – to break Lorens – from Laurentum Ludvig – famous; war; battle Lukas – from Lucania M Magnus – great Markus – form of Mark Mathias – gift of YAHWEH Mats – gift of YAHWEH Matteus – gift of YAHWEH Mikael – who is like God? Mikkel – who is like God? N Niklas – victory of the people Nils – victory of the people O Odd – point of a sword Oddmund – point of a sword; protection Øivind – island; good fortune Ola – ancestor’s descendent Olaf – ancestor’s descendant Olav – ancestor’s descendant Oskar – deer friend Osvald – god; ruler Otto – wealth; fortune P Peder – stone Peer – stone Per – stone Petter – stone R Ragnar – advice; army Ragnvald – advice; counsel; power; ruler Ralf – counsel; wolf Reidar – nest; home; warrior Rikard – brave power Roald – fame; ruler Rudolf – fame; wolf Runar – secret lore; warrior Rune – secret lore S Salomon – peace Sander – defending men Sebastian – from Sebaste Severin – stern Sigmund – victory; protector Sigurd – victory; guardian Simen – he has heard Sindre – small; trivial; or sparkling Snorre – attack; onslaught Søren – stern Stefan – crown; that which surrounds Stein – stone Steinar – stone warrior Sten – stone Stian – wanderer Svante – blessed people Sven – boy T Tallak – Thor’s play Thor – thunder Thorbjørn – Thor’s bear Thore – Thor’s warrior Tor – thunder Torkel – Thor’s cauldron Torleif – Thor’s descendant Torsten – Thor’s stone Torvald – Thor’s ruler Trygve – trustworthy U Ulf – wolf Ulrik – prosperity; power V Valentin – strong; vigorous; healthy Valter – ruler of the army Vidar – wide; warrior Viggo – war Viktor – victor; conqueror Y Yngvar – ancestor; warrior Names taken from Behind the Name.
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10/17/2017 07:06:15 pm
I love naming characters! This is extremely helpful, do you mind if I link it in a post of mine in the future?
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Katelyn Buxton
10/17/2017 07:19:31 pm
Hi Gray! No, I don’t mind at all. Feel free! I’m glad you found it helpful. :)
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