Famous Viking names you need to know

Famous Viking names you need to know

Viking names have always kept an imposing and original meaning. It is said that many of these names came from the Viking gods. It is still true that Viking children adopted the name for a relative who had died recently, as they believed that this was how he or she received the characteristics of the deceased.

Ancient Nordic

These Viking names that we will show you, come from the Nordic peoples of Scandinavia - ancient Nordic-

The ancient Nordic language spoken by the Vikings gave rise to the development of several Scandinavian and Nordic languages that we know today; Danish, Finnish, Swedish.

In Viking society the name was part of the personality of the person in question, so it was attributed to something spiritual. The baby went through a physical inspection at the hands of his father, looking for some imperfection.

Upon passing this inspection the father took him in his arms and the sign of Thor was made, to attract the safety and protection of the god of thunder.

Nowadays we tend to look for more original names for our children and we like to investigate other cultures and languages in order to find the right one.

We'll show you some Viking names for both men and women.

Viking feminine names also had their imposing meaning just like men, as women were known for their strength and character.

Viking names Feminine and masculine

Ásdis: Ancient Nordic. Derives from the word "God" and "Goddess".

Aslaug: Derived from the ancient Nordic elementsáss means "God" and laug which possibly means "promised woman".

Torhild: From the ancient Nordic meaning "Thor's struggle".

Tyra: From the ancient Nordic Þýri, a variant of the Nordic names Porvi and Porveig. It means "strength."

Freya o Freyja: Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. Give name to one of our beloved mead

Björn: Ancient Nordic. It means bear. Name given to the eldest son of the great Ragnar Lodbrok in the Vikings series.

Gunilda: It means "war, battle."

Helga: It means "saint". Helge Feminine Shape

Valkyrie: Divinity of the Nordic mythology that in the combats designated the heroes that had to die.

Harald: De har which means army and vald which means prince in ancient Nordic.

Odin: The name of the all-powerful god of Nordic mythology

Thor: Name of Odin's son, it means "Storm".

Ivar: Another of Ragnar's sons and one of the most bloodthirsty. It means "archers."

Olaf: It means "the inheritance of the ancestors."

Olson: Means "son of Olaf

Viggo: Its meaning is "war".

These are just some of the names that we bring you but there is an infinity as you may know, but we hope that you have liked and like us, you will get even more into the world and the Viking culture.

Let's drink to them!

Skål!