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ÁLFHILDR:
Old Norse myth name composed of the elements alfr
"elf" and hildr "battle," hence "elf
battle."
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ALFSIGR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements alfr "elf" and sigr
"victory," hence "elf victory."
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ANGRBOÐA: Old Norse
myth name of the giantess mother of Fenrir by
Loki, composed of the
elements angr- "distress, grief, sorrow, trouble," and
boda "to announce, to proclaim," hence "foreboder of
trouble." She is also known as "she of Járnvid
(Iron-wood)."
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ARNBJORG: Old Norse name composed of the elements arn "eagle" and bjorg
"protection," hence "eagle protection."
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ÁSLAUG:
Old Norse name composed of the elements áss
"god" and laug "betrothed woman,"
hence "God-betrothed woman."
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ÁSTRIÐR: Old Norse name
composed of the elements áss
"god" and friðr "beautiful,"
hence "divine beauty."
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AUÐA: Variant
spelling of Old Norse Auðr, meaning
"deeply rich."
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AUÐR:
Old Norse name meaning "deeply rich."
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BERGDIS:
Old Norse name composed of the elements bjarga "to rescue" and
dís
"goddess, woman," hence "rescue-goddess."
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BERGLJÓT:
Old Norse name composed of the elements bjarga "to rescue"
and ljótr "bright, light," hence "rescue light."
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BERGÞÓRA:
Feminine form of Old Norse Bergþórr,
meaning "rescue-Þórr."
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BORGHILDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements bjorg
"help, salvation" and hildr "battle, fight,"
hence "helpful battle maid." In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of the evening mist
who slays the sun every night.
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BÓTHILDR: Old Norse name composed of the
elements bót
"bettering, compensation, remedy," and hildr
"battle," hence "battle of revenge."
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BRYNHILDR:
Old Norse legend name from the Nibelungenlied, of a queen of the
Valkyries, composed of the elements brynja "armor, coat of mail" and hildr
"battle, fight" hence "armored warrior woman."
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BRYNJA:
Old Norse name derived from the word brynja, meaning "armor,
coat of mail."
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DAGMAR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements dagr
"day" and mær "girl, maid," hence
"day-maid."
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DAGNÝ:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements dagr "day" and ný
"new," hence "new day."
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DAGRÚN: Old Norse name composed of the elements dagr
"day" and rún "secret lore," hence
"day-rune."
- EIR:
Old Norse name derived from the
word eir, meaning "help,
mercy." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of healing and
medicine.
- EIRA: Variant form of Old Norse Eir,
meaning "help, mercy." Compare with another form of Eira.
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EYDÍS:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements ey "island" and dis "goddess,"
hence "island goddess."
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FREYJA:
Old Norse name derived from the
ancient element freyja (Old High German frouwa), meaning
"lady,
mistress." In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of beauty and
love.
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FRÍÐR: Old Norse name derived from the word
fríðr,
meaning "peace."
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GERÐR:
Old Norse name probably derived
from the word garðr, meaning "enclosure, stronghold."
In mythology, this is the name of a frost giantess and wife of Freyr.
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GRID:
Old Norse myth name of a frost giantess, meaning "peace."
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GUÐLAUG:
Old Norse and Icelandic name composed of the elements guð
"god" and laug "married woman," hence
"god-wife."
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GUÐRUN:
Old Norse name composed of the elements guð
"God" and run "rune, secret lore," hence "divine
rune." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Sigurðr.
- GUNNHILDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements gunnr
"war" and hildr "battle," hence
"war-battle."
- GUNNVARR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements gunnr
"war" and varr "cautious, vigilant," hence
"war-vigilant."
- HEIÐRÚN: Old Norse name
composed of the elements heiðr "clear, cloudless; honor" and
rún
"rune, secret lore," hence "true-rune." In mythology,
this is the name of a goat who
produced mead for the Einherjar, the spirits of warriors who died in
battle.
- HILDR:
Old Norse name derived from the word hildr, meaning
"battle."
- HJÖRDIS:
Old Norse name composed of the elements hjörr "sword" and dis
"goddess," hence "sword goddess."
- HULÐ: Old Norse name derived from the
word hulda, meaning "hidden, obscure,
secret."
- IÐUNNR: Old Norse
name composed of the
elements ið "again" and unna "to love,"
hence "again to love." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
spring.
- INGIBJORG:
Old Norse name composed of
the name of the fertility god Ing and
the word bjarga "help, protection," hence "Ing's
protection."
- INGIGERÐR:
Old Norse name composed of the
name of the fertility god Ing and the
word garðr
"enclosure," hence "Ing's
enclosure."
- INGRIÐ: Old Norse name composed of the name
of the fertility god Ing and the word fri�r
"beautiful," hence "Ing-beautiful."
- JÓRUNNR: Old Norse name composed of the elements jór
"stallion" and unna "to love," hence
"stallion to love."
- KELDA:
From the Old Norse word kelda, meaning "source, spring."
- KENNA: Old Norse name meaning "to have
knowledge, to know." Compare with another form of Kenna.
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KETILRÍÐR:
Old Norse name composed
of the elements ketill "cauldron, kettle" and friðr
"beautiful," hence "cauldron/kettle beautiful."
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LIFA:
Old Norse name derived from the word lif, meaning "life."
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MAGNHILDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements magn "mighty, strong" and
hildr "battle, fight," hence "mighty in battle."
- NANNA:
Old Norse name derived from the
word nenna,
meaning "daring." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Baldr.
Compare with another form of Nanna.
- NESSA: Old Norse name meaning "headland,
promontory." Compare with other forms of Nessa.
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RAGNFRIÐR:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements regin "advice, decision, counsel" and friðr
"beautiful," hence "wise and beautiful."
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RAGNHILDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin
"advice, counsel, decision" and hildr "battle,"
hence "battle counsel."
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SÁGA:
Old Norse name derived from the word sága, meaning "the seeing one." In mythology, this is the
name of a goddess of the Aesir, and possibly another name for Frigg.
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SIF:
Variant spelling of Old Norse Siv, meaning "bride."
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SIGFRÍÐR: Old Norse name composed of the
elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful,
fair," hence "beautiful victory."
- SIGNE:
Variant spelling of Old Norse Signy, meaning "new
victory."
- SIGNY:
Old Norse name
composed of the elements sigr "victory" and ný
"new," hence "new victory." In mythology, this is the
name of the twin sister of Sigmundr.
- SIGRÍÐR:
Variant form of Old Norse Sigfríðr,
meaning "beautiful victory."
- SIGRÚN:
Old Norse name composed of the
Germanic elements sigr "victory" and rún
"secret," hence "victory-secret." In mythology, this is
the name of a Valkyrie.
- SIV:
Old Norse name derived from the word sif, meaning "bride,
wife." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Þórr.
- SKULD:
Old Norse name meaning "debt; future; that which ought to be." In mythology, this is the name of
one of the three Norns, a goddess of destiny. The other two are Urðr
("fate; that which happened") and Verðandi ("present").
- SOLVEIG:
Old Norse name composed of the elements salr
"house" and veig "strength," hence "strong
house."
- SVANHILDR:
Old Norse equivalent of German Swanhild,
composed of the elements svanr "swan" and hildr
"battle, fight," hence "swan battle." In legend, this is
the name of the daughter of Sigurðr
and Guðrun.
- �ORBJORG:
Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Þórr and
the word bjorg "help, protection," hence "Þórr's
protection."
- ÞORDÍS:
Old Norse name composed of the
name of the god Þórr and the word dís "goddess, sister,
woman," hence "Þórr's
goddess" or "Þórr's
woman."
- ÞÓRHILDR: Old Norse name composed of the name of the god
Þórr and the
word hildr
"battle, fight," hence "Þórr's
battle."
- ÞORRÍÐR: Old Norse name composed of the
name of the god Þórr and the word fríðr "beautiful," hence
"Þórr's beauty."
- ÞRÚÐR: Old Norse name meaning
"strength." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Þórr.
- ÞURÍÐR: Variant form of Old Norse
Þorríðr, meaning
"Þórr's beauty."
- ÞYRI:
Feminine form of Old Norse Þórir, meaning "Þórr's
warrior."
- TÓFA:
Feminine form of Old Norse Tófi, a short form of names starting with
Torf-
or Torv-, meaning "Þórr" or
"thunder."
- TYRA: Scandinavian
form of Old Norse
Þyri, meaning "Þórr's
warrior."
- UNNR:
Old Norse name derived from the word unnr, meaning "wave."
- URÐR:
Old Norse name meaning "fate; that which happened." In mythology, this is the name of
one of the three Norns, a goddess of destiny. The other two are Skuld
("future") and Verðandi ("present").
- VALDÍS:
Old Norse name composed of
the elements valr "the dead, the slain" and dís "goddess,
woman," hence "goddess of the slain in battle."
- VALKYRIE: Old Norse myth name of the maidens
who led the slain heroes to Valhalla, meaning
"chooser of the slain."
- VERÐANDI:
Old Norse name meaning "present; that which is happening; in the making." In mythology, this is the name of
one of the three Norns, a goddess of destiny. The other two are Skuld
("future") and Urðr ("fate; that which
happened").
- VIGDÍS:
Old Norse name composed of the elements vig
"war" and dís "goddess," hence "war
goddess."
- YNGHILDR:
Old Norse name composed of the name of the
fertility god Ing and the word hildr
"battle, fight," hence "Ing's
warrior."
- YNGVILDR:
Variant form of Old Norse Ynghildr, meaning
"Ing's
warrior."
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