Comments on: Viking Names: 19 Popular Norse-Inspired Name Ideas

By: Sonja

Sonja — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:19:23 +0000

In reply to Anita Bårdsen. No Trygve?

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:49:37 +0000

My name is Gunnar Tŷr Ãsmund and my wife is Freya Zisa Åsmund.
My family originated from Narvik in northern Norway

By: Rain

Rain — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:34:30 +0000

In reply to Joseph Granquist. You are always free to legally change your name. NO ONE has the right to tell us who we are.

By: Trond Gunnar Seland

Trond Gunnar Seland — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 14:08:56 +0000

Lots of “Gunnar” likes out there. It truly is an old Viking Warrior name.
Trond is less popular, even though it heralds from Trondheim, capital of Norway prior to Oslo. Trond means “to grow and prosper”. My parents are Birger and Brith.
Seland is a hamlet in southern Norway.

By: Knut Harald Moe

Knut Harald Moe — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:00:31 +0000

Grew up in Trondheim with 2 brothers: Ragnar and Erik( Erik not on your list of viking names!) My parents were Kari and Egil who don’t seem to be included, either.
Resident in Ireland for decades but still returning to Trondheim now and then. Maybe I will call in for a chat soon?
Regards
Knut Harald Moe

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:29:38 +0000

In reply to Nate. I had an uncle named Gunnard, born in Larvik,. I’ve only seen the name spelled, Gunnar. Also, my paternal grandmother was named Alvilda.was that ever a common Norwegian female name??

By: Quantum

Quantum — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 21:54:30 +0000

My dogs, central asian shepherds are Freya and Loki. I also have two more dogs, dogue de Bordeaux.I had one dogue de Bordeaux, unfortunately died 6 yrs ago with name Lulea which is the name of city in Sweden

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 01:39:39 +0000

My father’s name was Magnar

By: Margaret Ann

Margaret Ann — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:50:36 +0000

Reading all the way through this extensive and very interesting list, I did not see the surname of Leum, my MorFar’s name. He came to America from Orkanger in the 1890s (best guess) as a merchant marine and who knows how it was spelled in Norwegian, Lium perhaps? Edward Johann were his first and second names. He left behind a half-brother (Martin?) whose mother or father was Swedish. The half-brother’s daughter’s name was Marie, her 2 daughters were Brit-Solvi (not the correct “o”, sorry) and Eva. Eva’s 2 sons were Bjorn-Erik and Geir-Helge. Eva should be in her mid-70’s now and sons close to 50-ish. Only family I know of in Norway, sadly. I hope someday to meet them. Really enjoyed everyone’s stories.

By: Meghan Cleary

Meghan Cleary — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:22:30 +0000

In reply to Shannon. my two cats (the black one) is named Loki and my other one whose like orangey brown color is named Thor. I want to get another one and name him Odin.