Female Norse Name Generator

Authentic Old Norse names for Viking Age women

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Generate female Norse names from the sagas, Landnámabók and runestones: Old Norse given names like Þórdís, Ragnhildr and Sigrún, full names with -dóttir patronymics, and famous Viking Age women such as Auðr the Deep-Minded and Freydís Eiríksdóttir.

About female Norse names

Old Norse women's names were assembled from the same stock of meaningful elements as men's, just with feminine endings. The commonest second elements are -hildr (battle: Ragnhildr, Brynhildr, Úlfhildr), -dís (goddess or lady: Þórdís, Vigdís, Ásdís), -gerðr (enclosure, protection: Þorgerðr, Valgerðr, Ingigerðr), -ríðr (beloved: Guðríðr, Sigríðr, Ástríðr), -rún (secret: Guðrún, Sigrún, Oddrún), -laug (promised: Áslaug, Guðlaug), -vǫr (aware: Gunnvǫr, Steinvǫr) and -bjǫrg (help: Ingibjǫrg, Þorbjǫrg). First elements are shared with men: Þór-, Ás- and Guð- invoke the gods, Sig- is victory, Ragn- counsel, Arn- eagle, Hall- stone. Short single-element names were just as common: Helga, Þóra, Halla, Katla, Unnr, Ása.

A full name was the given name plus a patronymic in -dóttir, with the father's name in the genitive: Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir, Þorgerðr Egilsdóttir. Women of note picked up bynames instead, which is how the sagas remember Auðr in djúpúðga (the Deep-Minded), Hallgerðr langbrók (Long-Breeches), Sigríðr stórráða (the Haughty) and Þorbjǫrg lítilvǫlva (the Little Seeress).

This generator keeps the normalized Old Norse spelling with þ, ð and accented vowels, mixing saga and historical women, bare given names and original but correctly formed full names, so every result would pass in a tenth-century Icelandic farmstead or a Viking-era novel.

How to choose female Norse names

  • Build the patronymic correctly: the father's name goes into the genitive before -dóttir, so Eiríkr gives Eiríksdóttir, Þorsteinn gives Þorsteinsdóttir, Bjǫrn gives Bjarnardóttir and Hákon gives Hákonardóttir.
  • Pick one spelling convention and stick with it. Use the Old Norse forms here (Þórdís, Ragnhildr) for historical fiction or reenactment, or anglicize consistently (Thordis, Ragnhild) for a lighter read, but never mix the two in one story.
  • Let the name hint at the family: Norse parents often repeated an element across siblings, so sisters Þórdís, Þórhildr and Þórunn with a brother Þórðr sounds authentically Viking Age.
  • Bynames belong to the notable. Give a farm wife a plain given name and patronymic and save epithets like in djúpúðga or skáldkona for a matriarch, seeress or poet the story will keep coming back to.
  • Check the era: -dóttir names and þ spellings fit the Viking Age and medieval Iceland; for a modern Scandinavian woman use our Norwegian, Swedish or Danish name generators instead.

Frequently asked questions

What are common female Norse names?

The best-attested Viking Age women's names include Þóra, Helga, Guðrún, Þórdís, Ragnhildr, Ástríðr, Sigríðr, Ingibjǫrg, Þorgerðr, Halla, Gunnhildr, Hallgerðr, Auðr and Þuríðr. Guðrún and Þóra alone account for a large share of the women named in Landnámabók.

How do Old Norse female surnames work?

Viking women did not have family surnames. They used a patronymic made from the father's name in the genitive plus -dóttir (daughter), such as Freydís Eiríksdóttir or Hallgerðr Hǫskuldsdóttir. Occasionally a matronymic appears, and notable women were known by a byname like Auðr in djúpúðga instead.

Why do the names use letters like þ, ð and ǫ?

Those are the normalized Old Norse spellings used in saga editions: þ is the th in thing, ð is the th in the, and ǫ is an o-like vowel often written ö today. Anglicized forms drop them (Þórdís becomes Thordis, Ragnhildr becomes Ragnhild), which is fine as long as you are consistent.

Are these names suitable for Norse shieldmaiden or Viking fantasy characters?

Yes. Every name here is either attested or built from genuine Old Norse elements, so they work for historical novels, Norse-inspired fantasy, Valheim or Assassin's Creed Valhalla characters and reenactment personas. For goddesses and valkyries specifically, see the Norse mythology and Norse god generators.

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A: 63 names

  • Álfdís Konálsdóttir
  • Álfdís Þorleifsdóttir
  • Álfgerðr
  • Álfgerðr Þrándardóttir
  • Álfhildr
  • Álfhildr Ívarsdóttir
  • Álfhildr sækona
  • Álfrún
  • Álfrún Ǫnundardóttir
  • Álǫf
  • Arnbjǫrg
  • Arnbjǫrg Ráðormsdóttir
  • Arndís
  • Arndís Steinólfsdóttir
  • Arndís Þorfinnsdóttir
  • Arngunnr
  • Arngunnr Hámundardóttir
  • Arnkatla
  • Arnkatla Ásbjarnardóttir
  • Arnlaug
  • Arnlaug Þórisdóttir
  • Arnleif
  • Arnóra
  • Arnóra Þórðardóttir
  • Arnþrúðr
  • Ása
  • Æsa
  • Ása Geirmundardóttir
  • Æsa Hámundardóttir
  • Ásdís
  • Ásdís Bárðardóttir

A, continued

  • Ásdís Eiríksdóttir
  • Ásdís Styrsdóttir
  • Ásgerðr
  • Ásgerðr Bjarnardóttir
  • Ásgerðr Ketilsdóttir
  • Ásgerðr Þorgilsdóttir
  • Áshildr
  • Áshildr Hrólfsdóttir
  • Áslaug
  • Áslaug Hringsdóttir
  • Áslaug Óláfsdóttir
  • Áslaug Sigurðardóttir
  • Ásleif
  • Ásleif Bjarnadóttir
  • Ásný
  • Ásný Hallkelsdóttir
  • Ásný Vésteinsdóttir
  • Ásta
  • Ásta Guðbrandsdóttir
  • Ásta Hallvarðsdóttir
  • Ásta Þorkelsdóttir
  • Ástríðr
  • Ástríðr Eiríksdóttir
  • Ástríðr Hrólfsdóttir
  • Ástríðr Óláfsdóttir
  • Ástríðr Sveinsdóttir
  • Ásvǫr
  • Auðr
  • Auðr Hrafnsdóttir
  • Auðr in djúpúðga
  • Auðr Ketilsdóttir
  • Auðr Vésteinsdóttir

B: 20 names

  • Bera
  • Bera Egilsdóttir
  • Bera Þorkelsdóttir
  • Bergdís
  • Bergdís Vermundardóttir
  • Bergljót
  • Bergljót Hákonardóttir
  • Bergþóra
  • Bergþóra Hrafnsdóttir
  • Bergþóra Skarpheðinsdóttir
  • Birna
  • Birna Gunnarsdóttir
  • Bjǫrg
  • Bjǫrg Eyvindardóttir
  • Bǫðvildr Níðaðardóttir
  • Bóthildr
  • Bóthildr Sveinsdóttir
  • Brynhildr
  • Brynhildr Buðladóttir
  • Brynhildr Haraldsdóttir

D: 14 names

  • Dagný
  • Dagný Atladóttir
  • Dagný Ketilsdóttir
  • Dagrún
  • Dagrún Hallvarðsdóttir
  • Dalla
  • Dalla Þorvaldsdóttir
  • Dís
  • Dótta
  • Dótta Hǫrðadóttir
  • Drífa
  • Drífa Snæsdóttir
  • Dýrfinna
  • Dýrfinna Ljótsdóttir

E: 9 names

  • Eir
  • Eir Þórisdóttir
  • Eirný
  • Eirný Þorfinnsdóttir
  • Eydís
  • Eydís Eyvindardóttir
  • Eydís Gizurardóttir
  • Eyvǫr
  • Eyvǫr Brandsdóttir

F: 11 names

  • Finna
  • Finna Skaptadóttir
  • Fjǫrleif
  • Fjǫrleif Eyvindardóttir
  • Freydís
  • Freydís Eiríksdóttir
  • Freydís Gunnsteinsdóttir
  • Friðgerðr
  • Friðgerðr Þórðardóttir
  • Fríðr
  • Fríðr Þorgeirsdóttir

G: 54 names

  • Gefn
  • Geirhildr
  • Geirhildr Oddsdóttir
  • Geirlaug
  • Geirlaug Kolsdóttir
  • Geirný
  • Geirný Álfsdóttir
  • Geirríðr
  • Geirríðr Bárðardóttir
  • Geirríðr Þórólfsdóttir
  • Gerðr
  • Gerðr Hrappsdóttir
  • Gerðr Illugadóttir
  • Gjaflaug
  • Gjaflaug Arnbjarnardóttir
  • Grélǫð
  • Gríma
  • Gríma Hallkelsdóttir
  • Grímhildr Gjúkakona
  • Gró
  • Gró Geirleifsdóttir
  • Guðfinna
  • Guðfinna Hrafnsdóttir
  • Guðlaug
  • Guðlaug Hrólfsdóttir
  • Guðleif
  • Guðleif Ásmundardóttir

G, continued

  • Guðný
  • Guðný Bjarnadóttir
  • Guðný Bǫðvarsdóttir
  • Guðríðr
  • Guðríðr Þorbjarnardóttir
  • Guðríðr Þórólfsdóttir
  • Guðrún
  • Guðrún Gjúkadóttir
  • Guðrún Ketilsdóttir
  • Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir
  • Guðrún Þorgeirsdóttir
  • Gunnhildr
  • Gunnhildr Gormsdóttir
  • Gunnhildr Hámundardóttir
  • Gunnhildr konungamóðir
  • Gunnhildr Þórðardóttir
  • Gunnlǫð
  • Gunnlǫð Styrkársdóttir
  • Gunnvǫr
  • Gunnvǫr Hrútsdóttir
  • Gunnvǫr Þorgrímsdóttir
  • Gyða
  • Gyða Auðunardóttir
  • Gyða Eiríksdóttir
  • Gyða Sǫlmundardóttir
  • Gyríðr
  • Gyríðr Halldórsdóttir

H: 68 names

  • Halla
  • Halla Eyjólfsdóttir
  • Halla Lýtingsdóttir
  • Hallbera
  • Hallbera Snorradóttir
  • Halldís
  • Halldís Erlendsdóttir
  • Halldóra
  • Halldóra Gunnsteinsdóttir
  • Hallfríðr
  • Hallfríðr Ásgeirsdóttir
  • Hallfríðr Einarsdóttir
  • Hallfríðr Snorradóttir
  • Hallgerðr
  • Hallgerðr langbrók
  • Hallkatla
  • Hallkatla Bjarnadóttir
  • Hallótta
  • Hallótta Snorradóttir
  • Hallveig
  • Hallveig Fróðadóttir
  • Hallveig Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Heiðr
  • Heiðr Hrappsdóttir
  • Hekja
  • Hekja Þorgautsdóttir
  • Helga
  • Helga Hálfdanardóttir
  • Helga in fagra
  • Helga Ormsdóttir
  • Helga Þorgeirsdóttir
  • Helga Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Herdís
  • Herdís Bolladóttir

H, continued

  • Herdís Þórólfsdóttir
  • Hergerðr
  • Hergerðr Eilífsdóttir
  • Hervǫr
  • Hervǫr alvitr
  • Hervǫr Angantýsdóttir
  • Hildigunnr
  • Hildigunnr Starkaðardóttir
  • Hildigunnr Þorgilsdóttir
  • Hildr
  • Hildr Hǫgnadóttir
  • Hildr Hrólfsdóttir
  • Hildr Þorkelsdóttir
  • Hildr Þorleifsdóttir
  • Hlaðgerðr
  • Hlaðgerðr skjaldmær
  • Hlaðguðr svanhvít
  • Hlaðgunnr
  • Hlaðgunnr Arnfinnsdóttir
  • Hlíf
  • Hlíf Hallsdóttir
  • Hlíf Hrólfsdóttir
  • Hólmfríðr
  • Hólmfríðr Knútsdóttir
  • Hólmfríðr Ófeigsdóttir
  • Hrafnhildr
  • Hrafnhildr Ketilsdóttir
  • Hrefna
  • Hrefna Ásgeirsdóttir
  • Hrefna Leifsdóttir
  • Hrefna Þórarinsdóttir
  • Hróðný
  • Hróðný Hǫskuldsdóttir
  • Hungerðr

I: 22 names

  • Iðunn
  • Iðunn Skarphéðinsdóttir
  • Ingibjǫrg
  • Ingibjǫrg Hákonardóttir
  • Ingibjǫrg Þorgeirsdóttir
  • Ingibjǫrg Tryggvadóttir
  • Ingigerðr
  • Ingigerðr Haraldsdóttir
  • Ingigerðr Óláfsdóttir
  • Ingileif
  • Ingileif Ásgrímsdóttir
  • Ingiríðr
  • Ingiríðr Ragnvaldsdóttir
  • Ingirún
  • Ingirún Sigfússdóttir
  • Ingunn
  • Ingunn Ásgautsdóttir
  • Ingunn Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Ingvǫr
  • Ingvǫr Grímsdóttir
  • Ísgerðr
  • Ísgerðr Þorvaldsdóttir

J: 12 names

  • Jódís
  • Jódís Þórðardóttir
  • Jófríðr
  • Jófríðr Gunnarsdóttir
  • Jóra
  • Jóra Klængsdóttir
  • Jóreiðr
  • Jóreiðr Hermundardóttir
  • Jórunn
  • Jórunn skáldmær
  • Jórunn Þorbergsdóttir
  • Jórunn Þórhallsdóttir

K: 16 names

  • Kaðlín
  • Kára Hálfdanardóttir
  • Katla
  • Katla Ásgautsdóttir
  • Katla í Holti
  • Katla Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Ketilríðr
  • Ketilríðr Hólmsteinsdóttir
  • Kjǫlvǫr
  • Kjǫlvǫr Hallsteinsdóttir
  • Kolbrún
  • Kolbrún Ásgeirsdóttir
  • Kolfinna
  • Kolfinna Ávaldadóttir
  • Kolgríma
  • Kolgríma Bárðardóttir

L: 6 names

  • Ljót
  • Ljót Hallsdóttir
  • Ljótunn
  • Ljótunn Véleifsdóttir
  • Ljúfa
  • Ljúfa Eiríksdóttir

M: 5 names

  • Melkorka
  • Melkorka Mýrkjartansdóttir
  • Mjǫll
  • Mjǫll Snæsdóttir
  • Myrún

N: 1 name

  • Nanna

O: 23 names

  • Oddbjǫrg
  • Oddbjǫrg Grímkelsdóttir
  • Oddfríðr
  • Oddfríðr Refsdóttir
  • Oddkatla
  • Oddkatla Oddsdóttir
  • Oddlaug
  • Oddlaug Hróaldsdóttir
  • Oddný
  • Oddný eykyndill
  • Oddný Hákonardóttir
  • Oddný Þorkelsdóttir
  • Oddrún
  • Oddrún Skeggjadóttir
  • Ólǫf
  • Ólǫf in ríka
  • Ólǫf Vébjarnardóttir
  • Ǫlrún Kjársdóttir
  • Ǫlrún Sigmundardóttir
  • Ǫlvǫr
  • Ǫlvǫr Kolbeinsdóttir
  • Ósk
  • Ósk Þorsteinsdóttir

R: 20 names

  • Ragna
  • Ragna Ásólfsdóttir
  • Ragna Sveinsdóttir
  • Ragnfríðr
  • Ragnfríðr Þórólfsdóttir
  • Ragnheiðr
  • Ragnheiðr Þorgilsdóttir
  • Ragnhildr
  • Ragnhildr Eiríksdóttir
  • Ragnhildr Hrólfsdóttir
  • Ragnhildr Sigurðardóttir
  • Rannveig
  • Rannveig Ívarsdóttir
  • Rannveig Þorgrímsdóttir
  • Reginleif
  • Reginleif Ljótólfsdóttir
  • Rjúpa
  • Rjúpa Arnaldsdóttir
  • Rúna
  • Rúna Styrsdóttir

S: 53 names

  • Sæhildr
  • Sæhildr Úlfsdóttir
  • Salbjǫrg
  • Salbjǫrg Ketilbjarnardóttir
  • Salgerðr
  • Salgerðr Steinsdóttir
  • Sæunn
  • Sæunn Skeggjadóttir
  • Sæunn Þórarinsdóttir
  • Sif
  • Signý
  • Signý Hrólfsdóttir
  • Signý Valbrandsdóttir
  • Sigrdrífa
  • Sigríðr
  • Sigríðr stórráða
  • Sigríðr Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Sigríðr Tóstadóttir
  • Sigríðr Tryggvadóttir
  • Sigrún
  • Sigrún Ásbjarnardóttir
  • Sigrún Hǫgnadóttir
  • Sigrún Hǫskuldsdóttir
  • Sigþrúðr
  • Sigþrúðr Eilífsdóttir
  • Skjaldvǫr

S, continued

  • Skjaldvǫr Brynjólfsdóttir
  • Skuld Helgadóttir
  • Snæfríðr
  • Snæfríðr Svásadóttir
  • Snælaug
  • Snælaug Hǫgnadóttir
  • Sólveig
  • Sólveig Hallgrímsdóttir
  • Sólveig Hjaltadóttir
  • Sǫlvǫr
  • Steingerðr Þorkelsdóttir
  • Steinunn
  • Steinunn Eyvindardóttir
  • Steinunn Hrútsdóttir
  • Steinunn Refsdóttir
  • Steinvǫr
  • Steinvǫr Ásgrímsdóttir
  • Steinvǫr Þorleifsdóttir
  • Sváfa Eylimadóttir
  • Svala
  • Svala Hjǫrleifsdóttir
  • Svanhildr
  • Svanhildr Eysteinsdóttir
  • Svanhildr Ragnarsdóttir
  • Svanhildr Sigurðardóttir
  • Svanlaug
  • Svanlaug Þormóðsdóttir

T: 69 names

  • Þjóðhildr
  • Þjóðhildr Jǫrundardóttir
  • Þóra
  • Þóra borgarhjǫrtr
  • Þóra Eiríksdóttir
  • Þóra Herjólfsdóttir
  • Þóra mosháls
  • Þórarna
  • Þórarna Þorbjarnardóttir
  • Þorbjǫrg
  • Þorbjǫrg Brandsdóttir
  • Þorbjǫrg lítilvǫlva
  • Þorbjǫrg Óláfsdóttir
  • Þórdís
  • Þórdís Ásgrímsdóttir
  • Þórdís Eyjólfsdóttir
  • Þórdís Súrsdóttir
  • Þórdís Þórólfsdóttir
  • Þórelfr
  • Þórelfr Einarsdóttir
  • Þórelfr Hrómundardóttir
  • Þórey
  • Þórey Grímsdóttir
  • Þorfinna
  • Þorfinna Vermundardóttir
  • Þorgerðr
  • Þorgerðr brák
  • Þorgerðr Egilsdóttir
  • Þorgerðr Hǫrða-Káradóttir
  • Þorgerðr Ǫnundardóttir
  • Þorgerðr Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Þorgríma
  • Þorgríma Þórólfsdóttir
  • Þórgunna

T, continued

  • Þórgunna Þorvarðsdóttir
  • Þórhalla
  • Þórhalla Ásgrímsdóttir
  • Þórhalla málga
  • Þórhildr
  • Þórhildr Hólmsteinsdóttir
  • Þórhildr skáldkona
  • Þórhildr Þórarinsdóttir
  • Þorkatla
  • Þorkatla Hallvarðsdóttir
  • Þorkatla Hergilsdóttir
  • Þórlaug
  • Þórlaug Sæmundardóttir
  • Þorljót
  • Þorljót Hrafnsdóttir
  • Þornbjǫrg meykongr
  • Þórný
  • Þórný Gunnarsdóttir
  • Þórodda
  • Þórodda Vigfússdóttir
  • Þórunn
  • Þórunn Hallsdóttir
  • Þórunn Ketilsdóttir
  • Þórvé
  • Þórvǫr
  • Þórvǫr Ormsdóttir
  • Þuríðr
  • Þuríðr Barkardóttir
  • Þuríðr Brynjólfsdóttir
  • Þuríðr Óláfsdóttir
  • Þuríðr sundafyllir
  • Þuríðr Þorkelsdóttir
  • Þyri
  • Þyri Danabót
  • Þyri Haraldsdóttir

U: 12 names

  • Úlfheiðr
  • Úlfheiðr Rúnólfsdóttir
  • Úlfhildr
  • Úlfhildr Atladóttir
  • Úlfhildr Þorbergsdóttir
  • Úlfrún
  • Úlfrún Ásmundardóttir
  • Una
  • Una Hrappsdóttir
  • Unnr
  • Unnr Marðardóttir
  • Unnr Þórisdóttir

V: 17 names

  • Valborg
  • Valborg Sturludóttir
  • Valdís
  • Valdís Þorbrandsdóttir
  • Valgerðr
  • Valgerðr Óttarsdóttir
  • Valgerðr Þorvaldsdóttir
  • Vébjǫrg
  • Vébjǫrg Þorláksdóttir
  • Vébjǫrg Þorvaldsdóttir
  • Védís
  • Védís Arnórsdóttir
  • Vigdís
  • Vigdís Bjarnadóttir
  • Vigdís Ingjaldsdóttir
  • Vilborg
  • Vilborg Ósvaldsdóttir

Y: 5 names

  • Yngvildr
  • Yngvildr Ásgeirsdóttir
  • Yrsa
  • Yrsa Helgadóttir
  • Yrsa Þorgrímsdóttir