Charlotte Foster
Is your puppy a Nordic breed? Or maybe you brought a puppy from Northern Europe? Or does the dog have a northern character – brave, sedate, imperturbable, courageous? There is one more reason – you decided to give your new pet or pet an interesting national name with meaning. In any case, a selection of the most beautiful and courageous Nordic names for puppies is for you!
Nordic Dog Names with Meanings
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- Skye means “the adventurous one”
- Linnea means “small pink mountain flower” in Sweden
- Thor means “god of thunder
- Magnus means “powerhouse”
- Finnya means “the blonde, the bright”
- Senja means “the strong one”
- Gunnar means “fighter” in Old Norse
- Nanook means “polar bear” in Inuit
- Anouk means “grace”
- Knut means „knot“, also king of Denmark
- Loki means “God of mischief”, “trickster”
- Mikka means “who is like God”
- Björn means „bear“ in Norwegian
- Alva means “female elf” in Scandinavian
- Kaya means “blackbird’ in Swedish and “old sister” in Native American
- Freya means “noblewoman” in Old Norse
- Greta means “the pearl”
- Inari means a town in Northern Finland
- Lumi means “the light” in Finnish
- Odin means “rage” but also the father of all Norse gods
Viking Dog Names
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- Halvaror (rock guardian)
- Eir (mercy)
- Knud (knot)
- Gudmund
- Bjorn (bear)
- Frida (peace)
- Sigfrid
- Dagmar (day and maid)
- Sigrid (victorious horsewoman)
- Freya
- Balder
- Roar (spear)
- Svend (freeman)
- Arvid
- Ingrid
- Halle (rock)
- Inga (of the god Ing)
- Hilda (the fighter)
- Ingimarr (derived from the god Ing)
- Ase (goddess)
- Rollo
- Agmundr
- Tove (dove)
- Gudrun (god and rune)
- Frigg
- Orvar (arrow)
- Toke (means both Thor and helmet)
- Alf
- Halfdan (the half Dane)
- Hjordis (sword goddess)
- Asta
- Randi (shield or shrine)
- Harald (ruler)
- Sweyn
- Sif (wife and bride)
- Jorunnr (horse and love)
- Ketilrior (kettle, beautiful)
- Arne (eagle)
- Astrid (beautiful)
- Magnus (great)
- Skarde (cleft chin)
- Thurid (Thor and beautiful)
- Sune (son)
- Torsten (means both Thor and stone)
- Brynjar (armor and warrior)
- Gudbrand
- Edda (great grandmother)
- Gunnar
- Ketill (kettle, cauldron)
- Ingibjorg (derived from the god Ing)
- Gunhild (fight or battle)
- Saga (story)
- Njal (giant)
- Gorm (he who worships god)
- Age (man that ploughs or ancestor)
- Bodil (fight)
- Hjalmar (helmeted warrior)
- Erik (absolute ruler)
- Odger (wealth)
- Gro (to grow)
- Havardr (high guardian)
- Einar (alone and warrior)
- Revna (raven)
- Audhild (fortune and battle)
- Ubba
- Sigurd
- Yrsa (she-bear)
- Gunnvor (cautious in war)
- Thyra (helpful)
- Aghi
- Kare (having curly hair)
- Ulfhild (wolf)
- Signe (victorious)
- Asbjorn (god and bear)
- Gulla
- Dagr (day)
- Herleifr (army, son)
- Tora (of Thor)
- Randulfr
- Birger (keeper)
- Helga (sacred)
- Troels (Thor’s arrow)
- Brynhildr
- Solveig (strong house)
- Viking
- Frode (wise)
- Agnar
- Alv
- Alvis
- Estrid (god and beautiful)
- Leif (descendant)
- Trygve (trustworthy)
- Ivar
- Gertrud (spear)
- Rune (secret)
- Ulf (wolf)
- Sten (stone)
- Ragnar
- Liv (of life)
- Bo (resident)