HTTYD Viking Name Generator

Berk-style Viking names for riders, chiefs and OCs

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Generate How to Train Your Dragon Viking names in the style of Berk: canon Hooligans like Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Astrid Hofferson and Gobber the Belch, plus hundreds of original gnome-scaring names, 'the [Adjective]' epithets, Berk surnames, clans and tribes for your HTTYD OC.

About HTTYD Viking names

Viking names in How to Train Your Dragon follow one rule that Hiccup states in the first minute of the film: a hideous name frightens off gnomes and trolls. That is why the Hairy Hooligans of Berk are called Hiccup, Snotlout, Fishlegs, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Gobber and Spitelout rather than Harald or Ingrid. Cressida Cowell's books push it even further with Baggybum the Beerbelly, Dogsbreath the Duhbrain, Mogadon the Meathead and Norbert the Nutjob. The joke is an insult or bodily-function word bolted onto a perfectly serious Norse surname or epithet.

There are three working formats. Film and series Berkians mostly use a first name plus a family name ending in -son or -man: Haddock, Hofferson, Jorgenson, Ingerman, Thorston, Larson, Grimborn. Chiefs, elders and villains take an epithet instead, always 'the' plus an alliterating or contrasting adjective: Stoick the Vast, Gobber the Belch, Dagur the Deranged, Oswald the Agreeable, Alvin the Treacherous. The books add mock-heroic titles such as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Hope and Heir of the Hairy Hooligans, and tribe names like Bog-Burglars, Meatheads and Uglithugs.

This list mixes canon characters from the films, the TV series and the books with original names built the same way: silly Norse first names, Berk-style surnames, epithets for chiefs and outlaws, and clan or tribe names for a whole OC family.

How to choose HTTYD Viking names

Build an OC name the Berk way: a slightly embarrassing first name (Gorm, Hedda, Bork, Flemma) plus a real-sounding Norse surname, or a gross compound like Bogsworth or Tallowfist. Snotlout Jorgenson is the template.
For chiefs, elders and villains, drop the surname and add an epithet that either alliterates (Stoick the Stubborn) or contradicts the character (Oswald the Agreeable was a Berserker chief).
Decide which tribe your character is from before you name them. Hooligans sound plain and blunt, Berserkers and Outcasts get menacing epithets, and book-style tribes like the Bog-Burglars are almost all women with names like Camicazi and Bertha.
Keep Norse patronymics for flavor (Eret, Son of Eret; Egil Skallagrimsson) but do not overuse them; Berk mostly uses fixed family names, so an OC named Haddock, Hofferson or Ingerman reads as a relative of a canon character.
If you want a name that could sit next to Hiccup's in a cast list, say it in Gobber's voice. If it does not sound like a shout across a dragon arena, it is too pretty.

Frequently asked questions

Why do How to Train Your Dragon Vikings have such weird names?

In both the books and the films, Berkians believe a hideous name scares off gnomes and trolls, so parents deliberately choose names like Hiccup, Snotlout and Fishlegs. It is a running joke that also makes the cast instantly memorable.

What are the main Viking surnames in HTTYD?

The film and series families are Haddock (Hiccup, Stoick, Valka), Hofferson (Astrid), Jorgenson (Snotlout, Spitelout), Ingerman (Fishlegs), Thorston (Ruffnut and Tuffnut), Larson (Gustav) and Grimborn (Viggo, Ryker). Chiefs and villains usually use epithets such as 'the Vast' or 'the Deranged' instead.

How do I name an HTTYD OC so it fits with the canon characters?

Pick a blunt one- or two-syllable first name with a comic edge, then either a Berk-style surname or a 'the [Adjective]' epithet. Avoid elegant fantasy names; Hiccup's world rewards names like Hedda Hogsbane or Bork the Bewildered over Aelyndra Moonshadow.

Are the book names different from the movie names?

Yes. Cressida Cowell's books feature Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Fishlegs No-Name, Snotface Snotlout, Camicazi, Valhallarama, Old Wrinkly and villains like Alvin the Treacherous and Norbert the Nutjob, plus tribes such as the Bog-Burglars and Meatheads. Both sets are included here.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 21 names

Ack
Alva Anvilbutt
Alva the Awful
Alvin the Awful
Alvin the Outcast
Alvin the Treacherous
Ansson
Arnbjorn the Argumentative
Arnora Puddlefoot
Arvid Anvilbutt
Arvid the Awkward
Asa Axebottom
Asa the Axe-Happy
Asbjorn Bristlechin
Askel Anchorbottom
Astrid Axe-Thrower
Astrid Hofferson
Astrid the Fearless
Atali
Atali the Arrow-Sharp
Audun Anklebiter

B: 45 names

Baggybum the Beerbelly
Bardi the Bashful
Bashem-Oiks
Bellowsgut
Bera Bonebreath
Bera the Bear-Wrestler
Bergthora Stoneporridge
Berk Dragon Academy Cadets
Berkian Guard
Berserker Tribe
Bertha the Bog-Burglar Chief
Birger Bellowsgut
Birger the Bellowing
Bjarke Lichenbrow
Bjorn Bladderwrack
Bjorn the Stinky
Blarg the Bashful
Bodil Bogsworth
Bodil the Bottomless
Bog-Burglar Tribe
Bogbrow Tribe
Bogface Brunhildsdottir

B, continued

Bogsworth Clan
Bogthorn Buckthorpe
Bogtrotter Bjornsdottir
Bogwart
Bogwart the Bilious
Bolla the Bulky
Bolverk the Bilious
Bork the Bewildered
Bork the Bold
Bork the Very, Very Unfortunate
Borkar Bogsworth
Bragi the Brainless
Brak the Bellyacher
Brenna Bristlebrow
Bristlebutt Brodersson
Brokk Thorston
Brothild Bucketbonnet
Brunhilda Bogbreath
Brunhilda the Brawny
Bruni Barleybreath
Brynja Boarbelch
Bucket
Bucket the Forgetful

C: 5 names

Calder
Camicazi
Chucklehead
Cinder Sootfoot
Clueless

D: 19 names

Dag the Dreadful
Dagmar Dungheap
Dagmar the Dreaded
Dagny Dribblechin
Dagny the Dreadful
Dagur the Dauntless
Dagur the Delightful
Dagur the Deranged
Danger-Brute Tribe
Defenders of the Wing
Dogsbreath the Duhbrain
Dottir Dagfinnsdottir
Drago Bludvist
Drago the Conqueror
Drago the Dreaded
Dragon Flyers
Dragon Hunters
Dragon Riders of Berk
Dunkel the Dim

E: 16 names

Egg-White Ingmar
Egil Stumptooth
Egil the Eggheaded
Einar Eggthorpe
Einar the Eel-Eater
Eirik Eelgut
Embla Kelpbraid
Embla the Enormous
Eret the Elder
Eret the Trapper
Eret, Son of Eret
Erlend the Earwaxy
Estrid the Elbow-Breaker
Excellinor
Eydis Gannetbane
Eydis the Eye-Gouger

F: 21 names

Fartley
Fastvi Shingleback
Fenrir Puffinsbane
Fimble Fogbrain
Finn Gooseneck
Finn Hofferson
Fishbreath
Fishlegs Ingerman
Fishlegs No-Name
Fishlegs the Encyclopedia
Fishlegs the Fearful
Fishmongers of Berk
Flemma
Flemma the Fearsome
Freydis Snotmaiden
Freydis the Ferocious
Frida Haystack
Frode Fartley
Frode the Forgotten
Frostbelly Tribe
Frosti the Feeble

G: 50 names

Gautrek Splinterjaw
Geir Gormsson
Geir the Grimy
Gertrude Gannetgizzard
Gisla Oatcake
Gisli the Gloomy
Glum Tribe
Gnarlhelm Gormsdottir
Gobber the Belch
Gobber the Belch, Master Blacksmith
Gobber Two-Thumbs
Gobbit Gullbane
Gorbag Gristlechin
Gorbo the Goat-Wrestler
Gorgo the Gap-Toothed
Gorm the Gassy
Gorm the Grumbling
Gothi
Gothi the Silent
Greta Gooseplucker
Grimbeard the Ghastly
Grimhild Gristleback
Grimhild the Ghastly
Grimler Gladwin
Grimler Tribe

G, continued

Grimnir Gutbucket
Grizelda Goosebane
Grobb the Grubby
Grodd the Grumpy
Grubnose Gunnarsson
Gruffnut Thorston
Gudrun Gutsfell
Gudrun the Gory
Gull-Gnawers
Gulla Gooseguts
Gumboil
Gunnar Ingerman
Gunnar the Gullible
Gunnbjorn Gutbucket
Gunnhild Haddock
Gunnhild Oxenbrow
Gunnhild the Grisly
Gunnora the Gassy
Gunnvald Grousefoot
Gunnvor the Gruff
Gunther Gristleback
Gustav Larson
Gustav Larson the Brave
Gustav the Great
Gustav the Gullible

H: 56 names

Haddock the Elder
Hagbard Nosepicker
Haggis Hammerbrow
Hagrid Hogsbreath
Hairy Hooligan Tribe
Haki the Hiccuping
Hakon Hookhand
Hakon Sourmilk
Hakon the Horrible
Halbjorn the Half-Awake
Halfdan Hareslip
Halla Quillbeard
Halla the Hollering
Hallgrim Haddockson
Hallvard Stormsnout
Halvar Stinkhelm
Halvar the Hairless
Hamish Hofferson
Hamish the Second
Hammerfist Clan
Harriet Hogshead
Heather
Heather the Hidden
Heather the Unhinged
Hedda Hogwart
Hedda the Hideous
Hefty Hrothgar
Hegg Foghorn

H, continued

Heidrun the Hairy-Toed
Helga Hammerfist
Helga the Hefty
Hemming the Hoarder
Hervor the Hot-Headed
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the First
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Fourth
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Second
Hiccup the Useless
Hilda Haystackhair
Hilde Halibutbreath
Hildebrand Hairypalm
Hildegard the Hefty
Hjalmar Hogsbane
Hoark the Haggard
Hoark the Hairy
Hogsbane Clan
Hollis Hammerwhistle
Hotgut Hakonsson
Hrafn Hofferson
Hrapp the Hapless
Hroar
Hroar the Hoarse
Hrolf Hammerhead
Hrolf the Hollow-Legged
Humungously Hotshot the Hero
Hysteric Tribe

I: 12 names

Idun Tanglehair
Idun the Impatient
Ingelfrid Ironstomach
Ingolf the Itchy
Ingrid Larson
Ingrith Barrelbelly
Ingrith the Iron-Jawed
Ingvar Icebeard
Ingvar the Icy
Isolf Codwallop
Ivar Pebbleshin
Ivar the Indecisive

J: 7 names

Jarl Ironpants
Jofrid Rooteater
Jofrid the Jabbering
Jorgen the Jowly
Jorund Barnacle
Jorund the Jolly
Jorunn Mossgullet

K: 12 names

Kalf Shiverfoot
Kegbelly Kettilsson
Kelda Kipperbane
Ketil Crabsnap
Ketil the Kneebiter
Knud the Knock-Kneed
Knut Knuckleback
Knut the Knobbly
Kolbein Knucklesson
Kolfinna Grimborn
Kolga the Cold-Footed
Krogan

L: 14 names

Lava-Lout Tribe
Leif Lumpkin
Leif the Loathsome
Leifric Lichenlip
Liv Lardbucket
Liv the Loud-Mouthed
Ljot Puddinghead
Lodin the Lumpy
Lofn Lumpkin
Loki Larson
Lout-Loyalists
Lumpfoot Tribe
Lumpy Larsdottir
Lutz Larson

M: 20 names

Madguts the Murderous
Magna Moss-Eater
Magnus Mudpuddle
Magnus the Moody
Mala
Mala the Merciless
Meathead Tribe
Mildew
Mildew the Miserable
Mildew the Mournful
Minden
Modi Crookshank
Mogadon the Meathead
Mossy Magnusdottir
Muckspout Mildewsson
Mudbottom
Mudclaw Clan
Mulch
Murderous Tribe
Myrun Gullfeather

N: 12 names

Nadia
Nanna Dungspade
Nanna the Nasty
Narfi Squidfinger
Nesti the Nervous
Nidhogg Sootbeard
Njal Wrinklebrow
Norbert the Nutjob
Northern Wanderers
Nosepicker
Nubbin Nordstrom
Nuffink Haddock

O: 16 names

Odd Oddsson
Oddny Seaweedsson
Oddrun the Odorous
Oddvar Oinkstrom
Olaf Oxenbrow
Olaf the Overfed
Old Cragface
Old Wrinkly
Olrun Flatfoot
Orm Saltgullet
Orm the Oily
Osk the Oversized
Oskar the Onion-Eater
Oswald the Agreeable
Ottar Oarsplinter
Outcast Tribe

P: 6 names

Peaceable Tribe
Phlegma the Fierce
Phlegma the Furious
Pigsnout Petersen
Pudge Plunkettsson
Puffin-Punchers

R: 27 names

Ragnald Rockbreath
Ragnar the Reeking
Ragnar the Rock
Ragnhild Ingerman
Ragnhild the Raucous
Ragnvald Larson
Rane Sealskin
Rannveig the Rude
Revna Rotgut
Revna the Ravenous
Roderick Rockbelly
Rolf Rustbucket
Rolf the Rancid
Rotgut Raiders
Ruffnut the Reckless
Ruffnut the Rough
Ruffnut Thorston
Ruffnut Thorston the Rude
Rumbleguts Ragnarsson
Runa Ravenbreath
Runa the Rowdy
Runolf the Ruddy
Rurik Hailstone
Rustbucket Clan
Ryker Grimborn
Ryker the Brute
Ryker the Ruthless

S: 58 names

Saga the Snoring
Saga Whalebone
Savage
Scauldron Watch
Scruffnut Thorston
Sea-Belchers
Sigbert the Sneezer
Signy Cobweb
Signy the Sniffling
Sigrid Sheepsbane
Sigrid the Scowling
Sigrun Jorgenson
Sigurd the Slobbering
Sigvald the Sluggish
Silent Sven
Silent Tribe
Skadi Skullcrag
Skadi the Scornful
Skarde Skullsplitter
Skarde the Scabby
Skeggi Kippergut
Skuld Scrapheap
Skullbreath
Skullbreath Skarsgard
Skullder
Sleet Snottleby
Smeltbelly Svensson
Snagge Sneezewort
Sneeze the Unsteady

S, continued

Sniffer Fartley
Sniffer Snorrisson
Snorri Snotsson
Snot-Nose Sigurd
Snotface Snotlout
Snotgrob
Snotlout Jorgenson
Snotlout the Magnificent
Snotlout, Snotlout, Oi Oi Oi
Soggy Sven
Soggy-Shoe Tribe
Solveig Snaggletooth
Solveig the Smelly
Speedifist
Spitelout Jorgenson
Spitelout the Spiteful
Spitelout the Splendid
Starkard
Steinar Bogwater
Steinar the Stout
Stinkhelm
Stoick the Stubborn
Stoick the Stupendous
Stoick the Vast
Stoick the Vast, O Hear His Name and Tremble
Svala Netmender
Sven Skullcrag
Sven the Loud
Swampy Swenson

T: 38 names

Tantrum O'Ugerly Hotshot
Thickskull
Thjodhild Boulderbum
Thora Dentedhelm
Thora the Thick-Headed
Thorgrim the Thunderous
Thorgrim Thickskull
Thorkel Sheepshanks
Thorvald Mudbottom
Thrain the Thumbless
Thrain Troutface
Throk
Throk the Thorough
Throkmorton the Thin
Thrud Peatbog
Thuggory
Thunderdrum Clan
Thyra Fishbreath
Thyra the Thunderbelly
Tora Thistlenose
Torfi the Tipsy
Tormod the Tongue-Tied
Torstein Tallowfist
Torsten Troutgut
Torun Bludvist
Torvald the Toothless
Torvald Toadsbane
Tova the Terrible
Trader Johann
Trygve the Tremendous
Tuffnut Junior
Tuffnut the Terrific
Tuffnut the Tough
Tuffnut Thorston
Tuffnut Thorston the Tricky
Tuffspit Torvaldsson
Tumble Tindersmith
Tyra Ingerman

U: 12 names

Ubbe Longwinter
UG the Uglithug
Uglithug Tribe
Ulf the Unwashed
Ulf Underbite
Ulfar Uglibrow
Ulfrun the Untidy
Ulla the Unlucky
Ulrika the Unbathed
Ungdrun the Uncouth
Unn Hollowtooth
Unn the Unpleasant

V: 15 names

Valdis the Vexed
Valhallarama
Valka
Valka the Dragon Rider
Valka the Vanished
Very Vicious the Visithug
Vidar the Vile
Vidar Vomitbucket
Vifil Clamdigger
Vigdis the Vicious
Vigdis Vomitsson
Viggo Grimborn
Viggo the Calculating
Viggo the Chess Master
Visithug Tribe

W: 11 names

Wartface
Wartface Wilhelmsson
Wartihog
Wartihog the Warty
Wartihog the Wild
Wartnose the Wary
Wingmaidens
Wobbleguts Wilfredsson
Wrenna Wartfoot
Wulfhild the Wheezing
Wulfric Wobblebottom

Y: 6 names

Ylva the Yowling
Ylva Yakbreath
Yngvar Yarnbeard
Yngvild Bonecrusher
Yorik the Yellow-Bellied
Yrsa the Yak-Herder

Z: 1 name

Zephyr Haddock