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Nordic and Viking dog names

Old Norse, Scandinavian, Finnish and Icelandic names with their meanings, many from the sagas.

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Girl names (73)

Aamu
Finnish name meaning morning · Finnish
Aino
Heroine of the Finnish Kalevala · Finnish
Alva
Swedish name meaning elf · Swedish
Anja
Nordic form of Anna · Scandinavian
Aslaug
Old Norse name of a legendary shield maiden · Old Norse
Astrid
Norse, divinely beautiful · Norse
Bjork
Swedish for birch tree · Swedish
Bodil
Danish name meaning battle remedy · Danish
Britta
Swedish pet form of Birgitta · Swedish
Brynja
Icelandic word for armour · Icelandic
Dagny
Norse name meaning new day · Norse
Dimma
Swedish for mist · Swedish
Ebba
Swedish pet form of Eberhard, an old noble name · Swedish
Embla
First woman in Norse myth, shaped from a tree · Norse
Frigga
Norse goddess and wife of Odin · Norse
Halla
Icelandic name meaning rock · Icelandic
Hedda
Scandinavian name meaning battle · Scandinavian
Hekla
Volcano in southern Iceland · Icelandic
Helga
Norse name meaning holy · Norse
Helmi
Finnish for pearl · Finnish
Hilla
Finnish for cloudberry · Finnish
Hulda
Norse name meaning hidden or secret · Norse
Huldra
The beautiful forest spirit of Norwegian folklore · Norwegian
Ilta
Finnish word for evening · Finnish
Inga
Norse name taken from the god Ing · Norse
Ingrid
Norse, fair and beloved · Norse
Katla
Icelandic volcano hidden under a glacier · Icelandic
Kelda
Norse word for a spring of water · Norse
Kipina
Finnish for spark · Finnish
Kirsi
Finnish word for frost · Finnish
Kuura
Finnish for hoarfrost · Finnish
Lagertha
Shieldmaiden of Norse legend · Norse
Laila
Sami and Nordic name meaning night · Sami
Lempi
Finnish for love · Finnish
Lill
Swedish for little · Swedish · small dogs
Linnea
Swedish flower named after Carl Linnaeus · Swedish
Liv
Norse, life · Norse
Ljung
Swedish for heather · Swedish
Lovisa
Swedish form of Louisa · Swedish
Lumi
Finnish word for snow · Finnish
Lykke
Danish word for happiness · Danish
Lyng
Norwegian for heather · Norwegian
Mansikka
Finnish for strawberry · Finnish
Meri
Finnish for sea · Finnish
Nanna
Norse goddess and wife of Baldur · Norse
Oda
Norwegian name meaning point of a blade · Norwegian
Pilvi
Finnish for cloud · Finnish
Pulla
Finnish cardamom bun · Finnish
Ragna
Norse name meaning counsel of the gods · Norse
Rauha
Finnish for peace · Finnish
Runa
Norse, secret lore · Norse
Saga
Norse, a told story · Norse
Salama
Finnish for lightning · Finnish
Signe
Norse name meaning new victory · Norse
Sigrid
Norse, victory and beauty · Norse
Sigrun
Valkyrie of Norse legend · Norse
Solveig
Norse, strength of the house · Norse
Stina
Swedish short form of Kristina · Swedish
Sumu
Finnish for mist · Finnish
Sunniva
Norwegian saint whose name means gift of the sun · Norwegian
Svea
Poetic name for Sweden itself · Swedish
Thora
Norse, a feminine form built on the god Thor · Norse
Tindra
Swedish for to twinkle · Swedish
Tove
Danish name taken from the god Thor · Danish
Tuuli
Finnish word for wind · Finnish
Tuva
Swedish and Norwegian name from Thor · Swedish
Ugla
Icelandic for owl · Icelandic
Ulla
Swedish name meaning will and power · Swedish
Usva
Finnish for mist · Finnish
Valdis
Norse name meaning goddess of the slain · Icelandic
Vigdis
Icelandic name meaning war goddess · Icelandic
Ylva
Swedish name meaning she wolf · Swedish
Yrsa
Icelandic name meaning she bear · Icelandic

Boy names (89)

Ahma
Finnish for wolverine · Finnish
Aksel
Danish name meaning father of peace · Danish
Alvar
Swedish name meaning elf warrior · Swedish
Anders
Scandinavian form of Andrew · Scandinavian
Arne
Norse name meaning eagle · Norse
Arvid
Old Norse name meaning eagle tree · Old Norse
Asger
Danish name meaning spear of the gods · Danish
Birger
Old Norse name meaning helper · Old Norse
Birk
Danish word for a birch tree · Danish
Bjarne
Scandinavian name meaning bear · Norwegian
Bjorn
Scandinavian, bear · Norse · big dogs
Blakken
Norwegian for a dark horse, from the old word for black · Norwegian
Bolle
Norwegian for a sweet bun · Norwegian
Bruse
Norwegian for billy goat, as in the three Billy Goats Gruff · Norwegian
Bulle
Swedish for a bun, as in a cinnamon bun · Swedish
Dag
Old Norse name meaning day · Old Norse
Dunder
Swedish for thunder · Swedish · big dogs
Ebbe
Scandinavian short form of Eberhard, meaning brave boar · Swedish
Eero
Finnish form of Eric · Finnish
Einar
Norse name meaning lone warrior · Norse
Eldur
Icelandic word for fire · Icelandic
Erik
Norse, sole ruler · Norse
Espen
Norwegian name meaning bear of the gods · Norwegian
Fjell
Norwegian for mountain · Norwegian · big dogs
Floke
Norwegian for a tangle, for a shaggy coat · Norwegian
Frode
Norse name meaning wise · Norse
Gunnar
Norse name meaning bold warrior · Norse · big dogs
Halldor
Icelandic name meaning rock of Thor · Icelandic
Halvor
Norwegian name meaning rock defender · Norwegian
Hilmar
Icelandic name meaning helmet warrior · Icelandic
Holger
Danish name meaning island spear · Danish
Hrafn
Icelandic name meaning raven · Icelandic
Hukka
An old Finnish word for wolf · Finnish
Jarl
Norse word for a noble or earl · Norse
Jokull
Icelandic for glacier · Icelandic · big dogs
Karhu
Finnish for bear · Finnish · big dogs
Kivi
Finnish for stone · Finnish
Klumpen
Norwegian for the little lump, a fond name for a round dog · Norwegian
Knut
Danish king who also ruled England · Danish
Lars
Scandinavian form of Laurence · Norse
Leif
Norse, heir · Norse
Lundi
Icelandic for puffin · Icelandic
Magnus
Latin taken into Scandinavian use, great · Norse · big dogs
Myrsky
Finnish for storm · Finnish
Nils
Scandinavian form of Nicholas · Swedish
Nisse
The little gnome of Scandinavian folklore · Norwegian · small dogs
Olaf
Norse, ancestor descendant · Norse
Onni
Finnish word for luck and happiness · Finnish
Oskar
Swedish form of Oscar · Swedish
Otso
Finnish word for bear · Finnish · big dogs
Paavo
Finnish form of Paul · Finnish
Pelle
Swedish pet form of Per · Swedish
Pjokk
Norwegian for a little fellow · Norwegian · small dogs
Ragnar
Norse, warrior of counsel · Norse
Rasmus
Scandinavian name meaning beloved · Scandinavian
Repo
Finnish for fox · Finnish
Sigge
Swedish pet form of Sigurd · Swedish
Sigurd
Norse hero who slew the dragon Fafnir · Norse
Sindri
Dwarf smith of Norse myth · Norse
Sixten
Old Swedish name meaning victory stone · Swedish
Skald
Old Norse for a poet · Old Norse
Skarv
Norwegian for cormorant · Norwegian
Skog
Norwegian for forest · Norwegian
Snaer
Icelandic for snow · Icelandic
Snorre
Norwegian form of Snorri, meaning swift · Norwegian
Snorri
Icelandic writer who recorded the Norse sagas · Icelandic
Soren
Danish name meaning stern · Danish
Stig
Swedish name meaning wanderer · Swedish
Sulo
Finnish name meaning grace and charm · Finnish
Sven
Scandinavian, young warrior · Norse
Sverre
Norwegian name meaning wild and restless · Norwegian
Tapio
Finnish god of the forest · Finnish · big dogs
Tind
Norwegian for a mountain peak · Norwegian
Tjeld
Norwegian for oystercatcher, the black and white shore bird · Norwegian
Toivo
Finnish name meaning hope · Finnish
Torden
Norwegian for thunder · Norwegian · big dogs
Torsten
Norse name meaning stone of Thor · Swedish
Torvald
Norse name meaning ruler of Thor · Norse
Tuisku
Finnish for blizzard · Finnish
Ture
Swedish name from Old Norse Thor · Swedish
Ukko
Finnish god of thunder and sky · Finnish
Ulf
Norse word for wolf · Norse · big dogs
Uljas
Finnish for gallant and noble · Finnish
Urho
Finnish name meaning brave · Finnish
Valo
Finnish for light · Finnish
Varg
Swedish for wolf · Swedish
Varjo
Finnish for shadow · Finnish
Vesa
Finnish word for a young tree · Finnish · small dogs
Vide
Swedish for willow · Swedish

Names for either (18)

Fjord
A deep sea inlet cut by a glacier · Norse
Humle
Swedish for bumblebee and hops · Swedish · small dogs
Hygge
Danish for snug, cosy contentment · Danish
Kari
Norse, gust of wind · Norse
Kos
Norwegian for cosiness and cuddles · Norwegian
Kulta
Finnish for gold, also a word for darling · Finnish
Lagom
Swedish for just the right amount, not too much and not too little · Swedish
Morgen
Norwegian for morning · Norwegian
Muru
Finnish for crumb, also a word for sweetheart · Finnish · small dogs
Mys
Swedish for cosiness, the warm feeling of a quiet night in · Swedish
Nord
Scandinavian, north · Norse
Norrsken
Swedish for the northern lights · Swedish
Pehmo
Finnish for soft and fluffy · Finnish
Sisu
Finnish word for stubborn courage · Finnish
Snill
Norwegian for kind and good · Norwegian
Sopu
Finnish for harmony · Finnish
Tundra
The treeless plain of the far north
Vaffel
Norwegian for waffle · Norwegian

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