Scandinavian Female Names

November 09, 2024 Post a Comment

Scandinavian female names

Female names from the Viking Age

Astrid: beautiful, loved.
Bodil: penance and fight.
Frida: peace.
Gertrud: spear.
Gro: to grow.
Estrid: god and beautiful.
Hilda: the fighter.
Gudrun: god and rune.

What is a Swedish female name?

Rank	Name	Count
1	Anna	101 573
2	Eva	86 491
3	Maria	85 152
4	Karin	66 739

What is a badass female name?

Badass girl names meaning fiery, passionate, and rebellious

Ariella or Ariel or Arielle. Name meaning: Lioness.
Carrie. Name meaning: Free woman. ...
Charlie or Charlee or Charli. Name meaning: Free woman. ...
Ember. Name meaning: Spark. ...
Frankie. Name meaning: From France; or free person. ...
Liberty. ...
Malaya or Malayah. ...
Molly or Mollie.

What are exotic female names?

100 Exotic Names for Girls with Meanings

Adelita. Adelita is a Spanish, Latin American name that means noble.
Adina. Adina is a Hebrew name meaning delicate. ...
Aelita. Aelita is a name created for literature and has no meaning. ...
Aiday. A Kazakh name, Aiday means moon child. ...
Aisling. ...
Alinafe. ...
Altagracia. ...
Anisa.

What is a Viking princess called?

A shield-maiden (Old Norse: skjaldmær [ˈskjɑldˌmɛːz̠]) was a female warrior from Scandinavian folklore and mythology.

What is Viking for daughter?

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriz, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

What is the most royal girl name?

Elizabeth. Two of England's most famous Queens have been Elizabeth I and II.
Alice. There are at least 2 famous Princess Alices:
Anne. The name Ann, which means “grace”, has been common among royalty. ...
Victoria. ...
Beatrice. ...
Helena. ...
Margaret. ...
Matilda.

What is a Norwegian name for a girl?

Freja, Freija, Freia, Frejia, Freyia, or Freya: One of the more popular Norwegian girl names, Freja is the Norse goddess of love and battle. Freja also means “noblewoman”.

What is the prettiest Italian girl name?

Beautiful Italian Girl Names

Evelina.
Gabriella. ...
Leontina. ...
Livia. ...
Serafina. ...
Serena. ...
Stefania. ...
Valentina.

What is a legendary name for a girl?

Name	Origin	Meaning
Aphrodite	Ancient Greek	goddess of love and beauty
Astarte	Egyptian	god of the love, fertility and war
Atalanta	Greek	a mythological fast-footed maiden
Athena	Ancient Greek	goddess of wisdom, war and guardian of Athens

What is a vintage girl name?

Along with Ada and Iris, other retro names for girls in the US Top 200 include Alice, Arabella, Clara, Daisy, Esther, Josephine, Lydia, and Sadie. Unique vintage girl names on the rise include Cordelia, Imogen, Posey, and Susannah.

What is a fearless girl name?

NAMES	MEANING	GENDER
Basilah	Brave; Fearless	Girl
Binsa	A woman who is fearless.	Girl
Conradina	Fearless, bold, never afraid, undaunted, valiant	Girl
Emine	it means one who is fearless and courageous.	Girl

What is a cool goddess name?

Inanna (Sumerian) - goddess of love, war, and fertility. Iris (Greek) - goddess of the rainbow and messenger to the gods. Irene (Greek) - goddess of peace. Isis (Egyptian) - goddess of life and magic.

What is the Girliest name?

The most popular baby girl names don't come as a surprise.

Olivia.
Emma.
Charlotte.
Amelia.
Ava.
Sophia.
Isabella.
Mia.

What is a dark female name?

Layla: Meaning “dark” or “night” in Arabic. Lela: Meaning “dark” or “night” in Arabic. Maureen: Meaning “dark-skinned” in Arabic. Melaina: Meaning “dark” or “black” in Greek. Melanie: Meaning “darkness” in Greek.

Who is the strongest female Viking?

Lagertha. Thanks to Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum, we know of a legendary female Viking known as either Lagertha or Ladgerda. This incredible woman was part of a larger group of female warriors who volunteered to help renowned hero Ragnar Lothbrok avenge his grandfather's death.

What did Vikings call female warriors?

Most of what we know about women warriors in the Viking Age comes from literary works, including the romantic sagas Saxo called upon as some of his sources. Female warriors known as “Valkyries,” who may have been based on shieldmaidens, are certainly an important part of Old Norse literature.