Female Icelandic Names

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1. AÐALBJÖRG: Icelandic name composed of the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and björg "protection," hence "noble protection."
2. ARNBJÖRG: Icelandic form of Old Norse Arnbjorg, meaning "eagle protection." 
3. ÁSA: Icelandic short form of longer Nordic names beginning with the element áss, meaning "god."
4. ÁSDÍS: Icelandic name composed of the Old Norse elements áss "god" and dis "goddess," hence "god-goddess."
5. ÁSFRIÐUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Ástriðr, meaning "divine beauty."
6. ÁSLAUGUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Áslaug, meaning "God-betrothed woman."
7. BARBÁRA: Icelandic form of Greek Barbara, meaning "foreign; strange."
8. BJÖRGHILDUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Borghildr, meaning "helping battle maid." 
9. BRYNHILDUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Brynhildr, meaning "armored warrior woman." 
10. FRÍÐA: Icelandic form of Old Norse Fríðr, meaning "peace."
11. FRIDA: Scandinavian form of Icelandic Fríða, meaning "peace." Compare with another form of Frida.
12. FRIGG: Icelandic name derived from Old Norse fría, meaning "to love." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of earth, the queen of the Aesir and wife of Odin.
13. GERÐA: Icelandic form of Old Norse Gerðr, meaning "enclosure, stronghold."
14. GERÐUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Gerðr, meaning "enclosure, stronghold."
15. GUÐLAUG: Old Norse and Icelandic name composed of the elements guð "god" and laug "married woman," hence "god-wife."
16. HELGA: Icelandic name derived from Old Norse heilagr, meaning "holy; dedicated to the gods."
17. HELKA: Variant spelling of Icelandic Helga, meaning "holy; dedicated to the gods."
18. HELLA: Dialectal variant form of Icelandic Helga, meaning "holy; dedicated to the gods." Compare with another form of Hella.
19. HILDA: Icelandic and Scandinavian form of Old Norse Hildr, meaning "battle." Compare with another form of Hilda.
20. HILDUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Hildr, meaning "battle."
21. HULD: Icelandic form of Old Norse Hulð, meaning "hidden, obscure, secret."
22. IÐA: Icelandic name derived from the Old Norse word ið, meaning "industrious."
23. ÍDA: Variant spelling form of Icelandic Iða, meaning "industrious."
24. IÐUNN: Icelandic form of Old Norse Iðunnr, meaning "again to love."
25. INGA: Icelandic and Scandinavian short form of longer names containing ing, meaning "foremost one."
26. INGEBORG: Icelandic and Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ingibjorg, meaning "Ing's protection."
27. INGIFRÍÐUR: Icelandic name composed of the name of the fertility god Ing and the word friðr "beauty," hence "Ing-beautiful."
28. INGVELDUR: Variant spelling of Icelandic Yngveldur, meaning "Ing's warrior."
29. JANA: Feminine form of Icelandic Jóhann, meaning "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Jana.
30. JANNA: Feminine form of Icelandic Jóhann, meaning "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Janna.
31. JÓHANNA: Feminine form of Icelandic Jóhann, meaning "God is gracious."
32. JÓNA: Feminine form of Icelandic Jón, meaning "God is gracious."
33. KETILFRÍÐUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Ketilríðr, meaning "cauldron/kettle beautiful."
34. LÁRA: Icelandic form of Latin Laura, meaning "laurel."
35. MÆJA: Icelandic form Greek Maia, meaning "nursing mother."
36. MAGNHILDUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Magnhildr, meaning "mighty in battle."
37. MARGRÉT: Icelandic form of Latin Margarita, meaning "pearl."
38. MATTHILDUR: Icelandic form of Latin Mathilda, meaning "mighty in battle."
39. PÁLA: Feminine form of Icelandic Páll, meaning "small."
40. RAGNBJÖRG: Icelandic name composed of the Old Norse elements regin "advice, decision, counsel" and björg "help, protection," hence "wise protector."
41. RAGNFRIÐUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Ragnfriðr, meaning "wise and beautiful."
42. RAGNHEIÐUR: Icelandic name composed of the Old Norse elements regin "advice, decision, counsel" and heiðr "brightness," hence "bright counsel."
43. RAGNHILDUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Ragnhildr, meaning "battle counsel."
44. SAGA: Icelandic form of Old Norse Sága, meaning "the seeing one."
45. SALVEIG: Icelandic form of Old Norse Solveig, meaning "strong house."
46. SIGFRÍÐUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Sigfríðr, meaning "beautiful victory."
47. SIGRÍÐUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Sigríðr, meaning "beautiful victory."
48. SIMONE: Feminine form of Icelandic Símon, meaning "hearkening." Compare with other forms of Simone.
49. STEFANÍA: Feminine form of Icelandic Stefán, meaning "crown."
50. SUNNEVA: Icelandic form of Latin Sunniva, meaning "sun-gift."
51. SVANA: Icelandic short form of names beginning with svanr, meaning "swan." 
52. SVANHILDUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Svanhildr, meaning "swan battle."
53. ÚLFA: Feminine form of Icelandic Úlfur, meaning "wolf."
54. UNNUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Unnr, meaning "wave."
55. URÐUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Urðr, meaning "fate; that which happened."
56. YNGVELDUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Ynghildr, meaning "Ing's warrior."

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