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If you've been looking for a strong, powerful name for your girl or boy, or to name a character in a book or video game, you've come to the right place. ... Female Viking Names and Their Meanings ...
The term Shield-maiden is a calque of the Old Norse: skjaldmær.Since Old Norse has no word that directly translates to warrior, but rather drengr, rekkr and seggr can all refer to male warrior and bragnar can mean warriors, it is problematic to say that the term meant female warrior to Old Norse speakers.
Name Name meaning Referred to as a valkyrie in Brynhildr "Armor battle" or "bright battle" [6] Skáldskaparmál: Eir "Peace, clemency" [7] or "help, mercy" [8] Nafnaþulur: Geirahöð Connected to the Old Norse words geirr ("spear") and höð ("battle"). [9] Appears in some manuscripts of Grímnismál in place of the valkyrie name Geirölul [9 ...
Names in medieval languages Name meaning and/or identification Notes Laganess, Saga Ness Old Norse: Láganes, Old Norse: á nesi Ságu: In Völsunga saga called Láganes instead of á nesi Ságu that appears in Helgakvíða Hundingsbana I. [119] Lágr (as in Láganes) means "low", [209] whereas Sága (as in á nesi Ságu) was the name of a ...
That carver’s repeated mention of Thyra’s name — a rare occurrence for Viking-era women — suggested that Thyra was a powerful sovereign who likely played a pivotal role in the birth of the ...
Pages in category "Scandinavian feminine given names" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Old Norse personal names" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ásleikr; E.
Dagmar is a Scandinavian given name. It is usually female (but occasionally also male). The name derives from the Old Norse name (Dagmær), dagr meaning "day", and mær meaning "daughter", "mother" and "maiden" (or mari meaning "famous" and "powerful" in Old Saxon).