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Pages in category "Norwegian feminine given names" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Old Norse poems Völuspá, Grímnismál, Darraðarljóð, and the Nafnaþulur section of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál provide lists of valkyrie names. Other valkyrie names appear solely outside these lists, such as Sigrún (who is attested in the poems Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II).
Name Name meaning Alternative names Attested relatives Attestations Eggthér: blade servant, eagle: None attested: None attested: Völuspá: Elldridr: Vilhjalms saga sjóðs: Eimgeitir: fire goat, smoke goat: None attested: None attested: Nafnaþulur: Eistla 'the stormy one', 'the glowing one' None attested
Tuva is 100 percent Scandinavian in origin, being a feminine moniker derived from the Old Norse name Thor. It has a soft and pleasant meaning of “beautiful.” 48.
Freya is an Old Norse feminine given name derived from the name of the Old Norse word for noble lady ().The theonym of the goddess Freyja is thus considered to have been an epithet in origin, replacing a personal name that is now unattested.
Sigrid / ˈ s iː ɡ r ɪ d / is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse Sigríðr, composed of the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful". [1] Common short forms include Siri, Sigga, Sig, and Sigi. An Estonian and Finnish variant is Siiri. The Latvian version of the name is Zigrīda.
Lisandra — Feminine version of the name Alexander, meaning "defender of mankind." 217. Eunice ... Tove is a modern version of an Old Norse name for which there are no letters on the 21st-century ...
The given name Erika is a female name with multiple meanings of Old Norse and Japanese origin.. Erika and the variants Erica, Ericka, or Ereka are feminine forms of Eric, derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr (or Eríkr in Eastern Scandinavia due to monophthongization).