Male Viking names are the Old Norse boys’ names of the Viking Age, and the famous ones are Ragnar, Ivar, Bjorn, Leif, Erik, Harald, Olav, Sigurd, Knut and Odin. Most end in a fighting word such as -ar (warrior), -ulf (wolf) or -geir (spear). Sigurður is still the second most common man’s name in Iceland, held by 4,073 men, according to Statistics Iceland.
This guide is part of our Scottish Names collection. See the full Scottish Names directory, our Viking names hub for how the naming system worked, and the matching list of female Viking names.
This is for parents choosing a boy’s name with real Viking roots, and for anyone who wants to know which of the TV Vikings were real people. Each name has its Old Norse spelling, a meaning from Norway’s national encyclopedia, a say-it guide, the famous bearer where there is one, the Scottish form where the name crossed the sea, and real counts from Norway, Iceland and Scotland.
Men’s names dominate the Viking record. The National Museum of Denmark notes that men’s names appear far more often than women’s on runestones and in Viking settlements abroad, because men went on the expeditions. That is good news if you are naming a boy: there is a lot more to choose from.
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Male Viking name finder
102 Viking boys’ names with the Old Norse form, meaning and how to say them. Filter for the famous Vikings, the names that turned Scottish, what each name means, and whether parents still use it.
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Which Viking boy names are still used today?
A lot of them, in all three countries. Iceland’s 2023 top ten for men includes Sigurður, Gunnar, Ólafur, Einar and Magnús. Statistics Norway counts tens of thousands of men called Bjørn, Knut and Erik, and Olav, Magnus and Odin all went to more than 190 Norwegian boys in 2025. In Scotland, National Records of Scotland has Finn at 18th with 159 boys and Magnus at 41.
| Name | Men in Norway, 2025 | Norwegian baby boys, 2025 | Men in Iceland, 2023 | Scottish baby boys, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjørn (Björn) | 33,777 | 119 | 1,715 | fewer than 3 |
| Knut | 21,598 | 37 | outside top 100 | fewer than 3 |
| Erik (Eiríkur) | 20,811 | 111 | 669 | 4 |
| Tor | 19,643 | 22 | outside top 100 | fewer than 3 |
| Magnus (Magnús) | 18,091 | 252 | 2,287 | 41 |
| Olav (Ólafur) | 14,724 | 285 | 2,743 | fewer than 3 |
| Harald (Haraldur) | 12,204 | 60 | 825 | fewer than 3 |
| Gunnar | 10,471 | 16 | 3,074 | fewer than 3 |
| Einar | 9,827 | 118 | 2,390 | fewer than 3 |
| Sigurd (Sigurður) | 7,629 | 145 | 4,073 | fewer than 3 |
| Odin | 4,187 | 195 | outside top 100 | 24 |
| Håkon | 13,574 | 181 | outside top 100 | fewer than 3 |
| Ragnar | 3,743 | 23 | 1,256 | fewer than 3 |
| Ivar (Ívar) | 7,636 | 58 | 551 | 10 |
| Finn | 5,652 | 35 | outside top 100 | 159 |
The pattern is the same as for girls. Norway and Iceland use these names as everyday names, so a Gunnar or an Einar there is about as remarkable as a James in Glasgow. In Scotland, outside Finn and Magnus, most of them are still rare, which is half their appeal.
How Viking boys’ names were built
A boy’s name was usually a front part plus a masculine end part. The end parts lean heavily towards weapons, wild animals and rulers, and Store norske leksikon gives the meanings below. As Ragnhild Ljosland of the UHI Institute for Northern Studies explains, families often recycled one half of a grandfather’s name, which is why the same blocks keep turning up.
| Ending | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -arr, -ar | warrior (sometimes spear) | Gunnar, Ragnar, Einar, Ivar, Vidar, Steinar |
| -bjǫrn, -bjørn | bear | Asbjorn, Torbjorn, Arnbjorn |
| -ulfr, -olf | wolf | Ingolf, Rolf, Gunnulf |
| -geirr | spear | Asgeir, Torgeir, Holger |
| -valdr, -ald | ruler | Ragnvald, Torvald, Harald, Roald |
| -mundr | protector | Sigmund, Gudmund, Asmund |
| -steinn | stone | Torstein, Eystein, Hallstein |
| -ketill, -kell | helmet; sacrificial cauldron | Torkel, Eskil, Kjetil |
| -varðr | guardian | Hallvard, Sigurd |
| -leifr | heir | Leif, Torleif, Eilif |
| -finnr | Sámi | Torfinn, Arnfinn |
On top of that came the patronymic and, very often, a byname. Keith Ruiter of the University of Aberdeen lists some of the best: Ragnar Hairy-Breeks, Ulf the Squint-Eyed, Eirik Ale-Lover and Eystein Foul-Fart. Nobody chose their own, which is something everyone who has ever been given a nickname at school can sympathise with.
Famous Vikings and their names
Ragnar
Meaning: counsel, decision + warrior. Old Norse: Ragnarr. Say it: RAG-nar. Today: revived since 1800.
Counsel plus warrior. Ragnar Lodbrok, whose byname means hairy breeches, is a saga hero whose stories historians mostly treat as fiction, though his sons Ivar, Halfdan, Bjorn, Ubba and Sigurd were real. Store norske leksikon says the name died out in the late Middle Ages and came back in 1851. Iceland has 1,256 Ragnars.
Ivar
Meaning: yew + warrior (disputed). Old Norse: Ívarr. Say it: EE-var. Today: everyday name in Norway.
Possibly yew plus warrior, though it may be a form of Ingvar. Ivar the Boneless led the Great Heathen Army into England in 865 and is often identified with Ímar, king of Dublin. Nobody knows why he was boneless: a skeletal condition and a scribe’s mistake are both on the table. In Gaelic the name became Ìomhar, giving Scotland Ivor and MacIver.
Bjorn (Bjørn)
Meaning: bear. Old Norse: Bjǫrn. Say it: BYURN. Today: popular with parents now.
Bear. Björn Ironside is one of the sons of Ragnar whom historians accept as a real man, and Bjørn is the most widely held name on this page, with 33,777 men in Norway. Iceland adds 1,715 Björns.
Harald
Meaning: army + ruler. Old Norse: Haraldr. Say it: HA-rald. Today: everyday name in Norway.
Army plus ruler. Two kings made it: Harald Fairhair, who swore not to cut his hair until Norway was his, and Harald Hardrada, whose byname has been translated as hard in counsel, severe or resolute. Hardrada picked up the Orkney earls Paul and Erlend on his way to England and died at Stamford Bridge in 1066. Harold is the English form.
Leif
Meaning: heir, descendant. Old Norse: Leifr. Say it: LAYF. Today: everyday name in Norway.
Heir or descendant. Leif Erikson, Leif the Lucky, son of Erik the Red, reached North America about 500 years before Columbus. Say LAYF, to rhyme with safe.
Knut
Meaning: knot. Old Norse: Knútr. Say it: k-NOOT. Today: everyday name in Norway.
Knot. Cnut the Great was king of England from 1016, of Denmark from 1018 and of Norway from 1028, and his father was Sweyn Forkbeard. English history still calls him Canute. 21,598 Norwegians are called Knut.
Rolf
Meaning: fame + wolf. Old Norse: Hrólfr. Say it: ROLF. Today: everyday name in Norway.
Fame plus wolf. Rollo, first ruler of Normandy, is a Latin form of Hrólfr, and Norwegian and Icelandic tradition identifies him with Walking Hrolf, the man too big for a horse.
Egil
Meaning: respect; or sword edge. Old Norse: Egill. Say it: AY-gil. Today: everyday name in Norway.
Respect, or sword edge. Egil Skallagrimsson was a war poet, berserker and farmer, born around 904, who composed the poem Head-Ransom to save his own neck from Eric Bloodaxe in England. Iceland has 724 Egills.
Gunnar
Meaning: battle + warrior. Old Norse: Gunnarr. Say it: GUN-nar. Today: everyday name in Norway.
Battle plus warrior. Gunnar of Hlidarendi is the formidable hero of Njal’s Saga, the saga often called the peak of the tradition. It is the fourth most common man’s name in Iceland, with 3,074 bearers.
Sigurd
Meaning: victory + guardian. Old Norse: Sigurðr. Say it: SIG-urd. Today: popular with parents now.
Victory plus guardian. The dragon-slayer of the Volsung legend, and Sigurd the Stout, earl of Orkney from 991 to 1014 according to the list of Orkney earls. Sigurður is Iceland’s second most common man’s name, and 145 Norwegian boys got Sigurd in 2025.
Ingolf
Meaning: the god Ing + wolf. Old Norse: Ingolfr. Say it: ING-olf. Today: rare or saga name.
The god Ing plus wolf. Ingolf Arnarson is commonly recognised as Iceland’s first Norse settler, who built his farm at Reykjavík in 874.
Olav
Meaning: ancestor + heir. Old Norse: Óláfr. Say it: OH-lav. Today: popular with parents now.
Ancestor plus heir. The name of Norway’s saint-king Olaf, son of Åsta, and 285 Norwegian boys got Olav in 2025. In Gaelic it became Amhlaibh, giving Scotland Aulay and the MacAulay surname.
Viking names that became Scottish
Here is where Scotland comes in. The Norse-Gaels of the Hebrides took Norse names into Gaelic, and they came back out as some of the most Scottish-sounding names there are.
| Scottish name | Gaelic form | Old Norse | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnus | Magnús | great (Latin, via Charlemagne) | |
| Erlend | Erlendr | foreigner | |
| Ronald, Ranald | Raghnall | Rǫgnvaldr | counsel + ruler |
| Somerled, Sorley | Somhairle | Sumarliði | summer traveller or summer warrior |
| Torquil | Torcall | Þorkell | Thor + sacrificial cauldron |
| Norman | Tormod | Þormóðr | Thor + courage |
| Aulay | Amhlaibh | Óláfr | ancestor + heir |
| Ivor | Ìomhar | Ívarr | yew + warrior (disputed) |
Somerled, King of the Isles, killed at Renfrew in 1164, was of mixed Norse and Gaelic ancestry, and his name, Sumarliði, is read as summer traveller or summer warrior, a byname for raiders who sailed in the summer. Ronald is derived from Rögnvaldr, sometimes through Gaelic Raghnall, and Torquil is the Gaelic Torcall, borne by MacLeod chiefs of Lewis. Magnus and Erlend came the other way, through the Orkney earls: Erlend Thorfinnsson’s son was St Magnus. See the Scottish R names for Ronald and Ranald, and our Shetland and Orkney names for the island story.
Good to know: Magnus Barefoot, king of Norway, raided the Hebrides in 1098 and got his byname because he wore the Gaelic dress of the Irish and Scots, a short tunic that left his legs bare. The Up Helly Aa guizer jarls in Lerwick keep these names marching: the jarl rode as Eystein Magnusson in 2025 and as Knut the Great in 2026.
More male Viking names worth a look
Einar
Meaning: alone, unique + warrior. Old Norse: Einarr. Say it: AY-nar. Today: popular with parents now.
Alone plus warrior, one of the few Norse names that makes sense as a whole: an outstanding warrior. Torf-Einar founded the dynasty of Orkney earls. Iceland’s seventh most common man’s name, and 118 Norwegian boys got it in 2025.
Torkel (Torquil)
Meaning: Thor + helmet or cauldron. Old Norse: Þorkell. Say it: TOR-kel. Today: rare or saga name.
Thor plus helmet or sacrificial cauldron. In Gaelic it became Torcall, then Torquil. If you want Torquil on a birth certificate, the Scottish T names have the Scottish side.
Ketil (Kjetil)
Meaning: helmet; sacrificial cauldron. Old Norse: Ketill. Say it: CHEH-til. Today: everyday name in Norway.
Helmet or sacrificial cauldron, from Latin catillus, a pot. Ketil Flatnose was a 9th-century king in the Hebrides in the sagas and the father of Aud the Deep-Minded. Kjetil is the modern Norwegian spelling.
Halfdan
Meaning: half Danish. Old Norse: Hálfdanr. Say it: HALF-dan. Today: rare or saga name.
Half Danish, literally a byname. Halfdan Ragnarsson was one of the leaders of the Great Heathen Army. Halvdan is the Norwegian spelling.
Snorre
Meaning: the quick one, or the reckless one. Old Norse: Snorri. Say it: SNOR-eh. Today: everyday name in Norway.
The quick one, or the reckless one, a byname from the verb snurre. Snorri Sturluson, the 13th-century Icelander who wrote Heimskringla, is the famous bearer, and Iceland still has 586 Snorris.
Odin
Meaning: probably wild, furious. Old Norse: Óðinn. Say it: OH-din. Today: popular with parents now.
Probably from a word meaning wild or furious. As a baby name it is now mainstream: 195 Norwegian and 24 Scottish boys got Odin in 2025. Ask, the first man in Norse myth, is the quieter alternative.
Sverre
Meaning: the restless one. Old Norse: Sverrir. Say it: SVER-reh. Today: popular with parents now.
The restless one, a byname that became a name. Revived in 1817 and now properly popular in Norway: 188 boys in 2025.
Ulf
Meaning: wolf. Old Norse: Ulfr. Say it: OOLF. Today: everyday name in Norway.
Wolf, plain and simple. The National Museum of Denmark notes that wolf, bear and serpent names celebrated the great enemies of the gods. Ulv is the spelling that looks most like the animal.
How to choose a male Viking name
- Start with the Scottish crossovers if family matters. Magnus, Erlend, Ronald, Torquil, Sorley and Ivor all have Norse roots and centuries of Scottish use.
- Check the spelling in English. Erik, Leif, Ivar, Einar, Gunnar and Harald work as written. Bjørn and Håkon need Bjorn and Hakon on a British form.
- Look at the numbers. Finn and Magnus are well used in Scotland. Sigurd, Einar, Sverre and Brage are common in Norway but rare in Britain.
- Know the story behind the famous ones. Ivar the Boneless and Eric Bloodaxe were not gentle men. That is fine, just be ready for the question.
- Use the middle name for the big ones. Ragnar, Odin and Thorfinn can sit in the middle and still do the job.
Watch out for: Bjorn Ironside, Ivar and Ubba are real, but much of what TV shows about their father Ragnar comes from later sagas that historians treat as fiction. And Magnus, the most Viking-feeling name in Scotland, is actually Latin.
Quick list: all 102 male Viking names
| Name | Old Norse | Meaning | Say it | Scottish form | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aage | Áki | little father, ancestor | OH-geh | Everyday | |
| Agnar | Agnarr | sword edge + warrior | AG-nar | Rare | |
| Alf | Álfr | elf; or noble + wolf | ALF | Everyday | |
| Arnbjorn | Arnbjǫrn | eagle + bear | ARN-byurn | Rare | |
| Arne | Arni | eagle | AR-neh | Everyday | |
| Arnfinn | Arnfinnr | eagle + Sámi | ARN-fin | Everyday | |
| Asbjorn | Ásbjǫrn | god + bear | AS-byurn | Everyday | |
| Asgeir | Ásgeirr | god + spear | AS-gayr | Everyday | |
| Ask | Askr | ash tree | ASK | Everyday | |
| Aslak | Áslákr | god + combat | AS-lahk | Everyday | |
| Asmund | Ásmundr | god + protector | AWS-mund | Everyday | |
| Audun | Auðun | wealth + friend | OW-dun | Everyday | |
| Balder | Baldr | uncertain; perhaps lord, prince | BAL-der | Rare | |
| Bard | Bárðr | battle + peace | BORD | Everyday | |
| Birger | Birgir | helper | BEER-ger | Everyday | |
| Bjarne | Bjarni | bear | BYAR-neh | Everyday | |
| Bjorn | Bjǫrn | bear | BYURN | Popular now | |
| Bo | Búi | the resident, one who lives on the farm | BOO | Everyday | |
| Brage | Bragi | the foremost; or poetry | BRAH-geh | Popular now | |
| Dag | Dagr | day | DAHG | Everyday | |
| Egil | Egill | respect; or sword edge | AY-gil | Everyday | |
| Eilif | Eilífr | alone, unique + heir | AY-leef | Rare | |
| Einar | Einarr | alone, unique + warrior | AY-nar | Popular now | |
| Erik | Eiríkr | alone, unique + mighty, ruler | AIR-ik | Popular now | |
| Erlend | Erlendr | foreigner | ER-lend | Everyday | |
| Erling | Erlingr | perhaps earl’s son | ER-ling | Everyday | |
| Eskil | Áskell | god + helmet or cauldron | ES-kil | MacAskill (surname) | Everyday |
| Eystein | Eysteinn | perhaps luck + stone | AY-stayn | Everyday | |
| Eyvind | Eyvindr | perhaps luck + victor | AY-vin | Everyday | |
| Finn | Finnr | a Sámi person | FIN | Popular now | |
| Frode | Fróði | wise, clever | FROH-deh | Everyday | |
| Gaute | Gauti | man from Götaland | GOW-teh | Everyday | |
| Geir | Geirr | spear | GAYR | Everyday | |
| Gisle | Gísli | shoot of a plant, or an arrow (uncertain) | YEES-leh | Everyday | |
| Gorm | Gormr (from Guðþormr) | god + honour | GORM | Rare | |
| Gudbrand | Guðbrandr | god + sword | GOOD-brand | Rare | |
| Gudmund | Guðmundr | god + protector | GOOD-mund | Rare | |
| Gunnar | Gunnarr | battle + warrior | GUN-nar | Everyday | |
| Gunnulf | Gunnulfr | battle + wolf | GUN-ulf | Rare | |
| Guttorm | Guðþormr | god + honour | GUT-orm | Rare | |
| Hakon | Hákon | high + kin or son (disputed) | HAW-kon | Popular now | |
| Halfdan | Hálfdanr | half Danish | HALF-dan | Rare | |
| Halldor | Hallþórr | flat stone + the god Thor | HAL-dor | Rare | |
| Hallfred | Hallfreðr | flat stone + peace | HAL-fred | Revived | |
| Hallstein | Hallsteinn | flat stone + stone | HAL-stayn | Rare | |
| Hallvard | Hallvarðr | flat stone + guardian | HAL-vard | Everyday | |
| Harald | Haraldr | army + ruler | HA-rald | Harold | Everyday |
| Hauk | Haukr | hawk | HOWK | Rare | |
| Helge | Helgi | the holy one | HEL-geh | Everyday | |
| Hjalmar | Hjalmarr | helmet + warrior or famous | YAL-mar | Rare | |
| Inge | Ingi | the god Ing (Yngvi) | ING-eh | Everyday | |
| Ingolf | Ingolfr | the god Ing + wolf | ING-olf | Rare | |
| Ingvar | Yngvarr | the god Ing + warrior | ING-var | Everyday | |
| Ivar | Ívarr | yew + warrior (disputed) | EE-var | Ivor | Everyday |
| Kare | Kári | curly-haired | KOR-eh | Everyday | |
| Kjetil | Ketill | helmet; sacrificial cauldron | CHEH-til | Everyday | |
| Knut | Knútr | knot | k-NOOT | Everyday | |
| Kolbein | Kolbeinn | coal-black + leg | KOL-bayn | Rare | |
| Leif | Leifr | heir, descendant | LAYF | Everyday | |
| Magnus | Magnús | great (Latin) | MAG-nus | Popular now | |
| Njal | Njáll | from Irish Niall, champion | NYAHL | Rare | |
| Odd | Oddr | point; spear | OD | Everyday | |
| Odin | Óðinn | probably wild, furious | OH-din | Popular now | |
| Olav | Óláfr | ancestor + heir | OH-lav | Aulay | Popular now |
| Orm | Ormr | serpent | ORM | Rare | |
| Ottar | Óttarr | fear (dread) + warrior or spear | OT-tar | Cotter (Irish surname) | Everyday |
| Ragnar | Ragnarr | counsel, decision + warrior | RAG-nar | Revived | |
| Ragnvald | Rǫgnvaldr | counsel + ruler | RAG-n-vald | Ronald, Ranald | Rare |
| Ravn | Hrafn | raven | RAWN | Rare | |
| Roald | Hróaldr | fame + ruler | ROO-al | Everyday | |
| Roar | Hróarr | fame + spear | ROO-ar | Everyday | |
| Rolf | Hrólfr | fame + wolf | ROLF | Everyday | |
| Rune | Rúni | secret lore | ROO-neh | Revived | |
| Sigmund | Sigmundr | victory + protector | SIG-mund | Everyday | |
| Sigurd | Sigurðr | victory + guardian | SIG-urd | Popular now | |
| Sigvald | Sigvaldr | victory + ruler | SIG-vald | Rare | |
| Sindre | Sindri | to sparkle | SIN-dreh | Everyday | |
| Snorre | Snorri | the quick one, or the reckless one | SNOR-eh | Everyday | |
| Steinar | Steinarr | stone + warrior or spear | STAY-nar | Everyday | |
| Stig | Stígr | wanderer | STEEG | Everyday | |
| Sumarlidi | Sumarliði | summer traveller or summer warrior | SOO-mar-lid-ee | Somerled, Sorley | Rare |
| Svein | Sveinn | young man | SVAYN | Sweyn | Everyday |
| Sverre | Sverrir | the restless one | SVER-reh | Popular now | |
| Toke | Tóki | Thor + helmet | TOH-keh | Rare | |
| Tor | Þórr | the god Thor (thunder) | TOR | Everyday | |
| Torbjorn | Þorbjǫrn | Thor + bear | TOR-byurn | Everyday | |
| Tore | Þórir | from the god Thor | TOR-eh | Everyday | |
| Torfinn | Þorfinnr | Thor + Sámi | TOR-fin | Thorfinn | Rare |
| Torgeir | Þorgeirr | Thor + spear | TOR-gayr | Everyday | |
| Torgrim | Þorgrímr | Thor + mask, helmet | TOR-grim | Rare | |
| Torkel | Þorkell | Thor + helmet or cauldron | TOR-kel | Torquil | Rare |
| Torleif | Þorleifr | Thor + heir | TOR-layv | Rare | |
| Tormod | Þormóðr | Thor + courage | TOR-mod | Norman | Everyday |
| Torstein | Þorsteinn | Thor + stone | TOR-stayn | Everyday | |
| Torvald | Þorvaldr | Thor + ruler | TOR-vald | Rare | |
| Troels | Þorgísl | Thor’s arrow | TROLS | Rare | |
| Trond | Þróndr | man from Trøndelag | TROND | Everyday | |
| Trygve | Tryggvi | trusty, safe | TRIG-veh | Revived | |
| Ulf | Ulfr | wolf | OOLF | Everyday | |
| Vegard | Végarðr | holy place + enclosure | VAY-gard | Revived | |
| Vidar | Víðarr | wide + warrior | VEE-dar | Revived | |
| Vigleik | Vígleikr | combat + play (both mean fight) | VEEG-layk | Rare |
Male Viking names FAQ
What is a strong Viking name for a boy?
Gunnar (battle plus warrior), Einar (outstanding warrior), Ivar, Bjorn (bear), Ulf (wolf), Harald (army plus ruler) and Sigurd (victory plus guardian) are the strong classics. All are genuine Old Norse names, all are easy to say in English, and all are still given in Norway or Iceland today.
What was the most common Viking name for men?
No full count survives, but today the most widely held of these names in Norway is Bjørn, with 33,777 men. In Iceland, Sigurður (4,073), Guðmundur, Gunnar, Ólafur, Einar and Magnús are all in the top ten, which gives a fair idea of which names lasted.
What are Scottish names with Viking roots?
Magnus and Erlend came through Orkney; Ronald and Ranald from Rögnvaldr; Somerled and Sorley from Sumarliði; Torquil from Þorkell; Norman, in its Highland use, from Þormóðr; Aulay from Óláfr; and Ivor from Ívarr. Surnames such as MacAulay, MacIver and MacLeod come from Norse names too.
Was Ragnar Lodbrok real?
Opinion is divided. Most of the stories about Ragnar Lodbrok are treated as fiction by modern historians, although some accept parts of his story. Several men called his sons, including Ivar the Boneless, Halfdan and Bjorn Ironside, are accepted as real historical figures.
How do you say Viking names?
Stress the first syllable almost every time: GUN-nar, AY-nar, SIG-urd. J is said like an English y, so Bjorn is BYURN. Leif rhymes with safe, and the g in Solveig is silent. Each name in the finder above has a simple say-it guide.
Final thoughts on male Viking names
If you want a name that is unmistakably Viking but will not need spelling, Erik, Leif or Einar is the call. If the Scottish link matters most, Magnus has the history and Torquil has the swagger.
For something less obvious, filter the finder by meaning and look at the wolf and bear names. And if you are naming a whole family, the girls’ list linked at the top has names built from the same blocks, so a Sigurd can have a sister called Sigrid. For more Scottish ideas, our rare Scottish boy names cover the Gaelic side.
Sources
- Statistics Norway, Names (tables 10467 and 10501), 2025
- Statistics Iceland, Male names 1 January 2023 (MAN11101)
- National Records of Scotland, Babies’ First Names 2025
- Store norske leksikon, men’s name articles by Gulbrand Alhaug
- National Museum of Denmark, Names in the Viking Age
- University of Aberdeen, the truth behind Viking names (Keith Ruiter)
- Norse-Gaels, Wikipedia
- Ragnar Lodbrok, Wikipedia
- Ivar the Boneless, Wikipedia
- Harald Hardrada, Wikipedia
- Somerled, Wikipedia
- Earl of Orkney, Wikipedia
