Viking Town Name Generator
Authentic Norse and Danelaw names for Viking towns and farmsteads
Generate Viking town names using the real Old Norse elements behind places like Grimsby, Whitby, Skálholt, and Kirkjubøur: -by, -thorpe, -toft, -stad, -holt, -vik, and founder's names. Covers Scandinavia, Iceland, the Danelaw, Normandy, and the North Atlantic settlements.
About Viking town names
Ordinary Viking towns and farmsteads had humbler names than the great trading cities. In England's Danelaw the Norse left hundreds of -by (farm or village: Grimsby, Whitby, Derby), -thorpe (outlying hamlet: Scunthorpe, Mablethorpe), -toft (homestead plot: Lowestoft, Langtoft), and -thwaite (clearing: Braithwaite, Slaithwaite) names, often with a Norse personal name in front, so Grimsby is Grim's farm and Ormsby is Orm's farm. In Iceland settlers used -staðir (steads), -holt (wood), -vík (bay), -nes (headland), -dalur (valley), and -höfn (harbour), giving Egilsstaðir, Reykholt, Húsavík, and Höfn. The Faroes have Kirkjubøur and Klaksvík, Greenland had Brattahlíð and Herjolfsnes, and Normandy kept Le Torp, Houlgate, and Yvetot.
A good Viking town name usually has two parts: who founded it or what is there (Ketil, Ulf, Bjørn, kirk for church, sand, lund for grove) plus what kind of place it is (-by, -thorpe, -toft, -stad, -holt, -vik, -nes). Real names were practical rather than dramatic, which makes them feel authentic; Ironforge and Dragonspire belong to Warcraft, not to the sagas.
The list mixes real towns and farms from the Danelaw, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Orkney, Shetland, the Hebrides, the Irish Sea coasts, Iceland, the Faroes, Greenland, and Normandy with original names built from the same elements, so a Viking-era novel, a raiding campaign, or a Norse hex map gets settlements that sound lived-in.
How to choose Viking town names
- Put a Norse personal name in the possessive before the suffix (Grims-by, Ketils-staðir, Ulfs-thorpe); this is how the majority of real Viking towns were named.
- Use -by and -stad for regular villages, -thorpe and -toft for smaller outlying hamlets and single farms, and -vik or -höfn only for places on the water.
- For settings in England, Scotland, or Ireland, use the anglicised Danelaw forms (Grimsby, Whitby, Thorpe); for Iceland or Norway, keep the Norse spelling with ð and þ if your font allows.
- Kirk (church) prefixes such as Kirkby and Kirkjubøur date a town to after Christianisation around 1000 AD; skip them for early pagan raiders.
- Avoid English fantasy compounds like Stormhaven or Ironforge if you want authenticity; real Norse names describe a farm, a bay, or a founder, not a mood.
Frequently asked questions
What do -by, -thorpe, -toft, and -thwaite mean in Viking town names?
They are Old Norse settlement words that survive across the English Danelaw: -by is a farm or village, -thorpe is a secondary or outlying hamlet, -toft is a homestead plot, and -thwaite is a clearing. Grimsby means Grim's village and Lowestoft means Hlothver's homestead.
How are Viking town names different from Viking city names?
Cities and trading centres used grander suffixes like -kaupang (market), -borg (fort), and -garðr (enclosure), while towns and farmsteads used -by, -stad, -thorpe, -toft, -holt, and -nes. Most Viking settlements were farms of a few families, so the humbler endings are more common and more realistic.
Are these real places?
Many are: Grimsby, Whitby, Húsavík, Klaksvík, Brattahlíð, and Yvetot are all real Norse-founded or Norse-named towns. Others, such as Ketilsthorpe and Bjarnarholt, are built from the same authentic parts. They were not checked against a map or a trademark register, so one may match a real farm or an existing brand.
Can I use Viking town names for a game or a business?
Real place names are free to reference, and the invented compounds here carry no copyright. If you plan to trademark a name for a product, do a quick search first, since Norse-style names are popular with breweries, outdoor brands, and game studios.
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All 1,000 Viking town names
A: 60 names
- Aagerup
- Aðalból
- Aigburth
- Aignish
- Aikerness
- Ainsdale
- Ainstable
- Aith
- Åkestuna
- Akranes
- Álftamýri
- Allithwaite
- Ambleside
- Anglezarke
- Ängstuna
- Anundshult
- Appersett
- Applegarth
- Applethwaite
- Arkengarthdale
- Arkholme
- Arklow
- Armathwaite
- Árnafjørður
- Arnardalur
- Arnarfell
- Arnarholt
- Arnarnes
- Arnarstaðir
- Arnarvík
- Arnkelsdale
- Arnstead
- Asasetter
- Asbjornsbeck
- Asgautstoft
- Ásgeirsholt
- Ásgeirsnes
- Ásgeirsstaðir
- Ásgeirsvík
- Ashby
- Askby
- Askelsby
- Askelstad
- Askelstoft
- Askelsvik
- Askrigg
- Aslakrud
- Ásmundarstaðir
- Åsmundrud
- Aspatria
- Asserlev
- Assursholm
- Ásubrekka
- Atlahamar
- Auðartóftir
- Audsthwaite
- Auðunarbakki
- Audunsby
- Axholme
- Aysgarth
B: 77 names
- Baldersby
- Baldrsheimr
- Bárðarstaðir
- Barfleur
- Barnby
- Barrowby
- Bassenthwaite
- Beckermet
- Bekkby
- Bekkthorpe
- Bergby
- Bergthorpe
- Bergþórshvoll
- Bersabær
- Bigton
- Bíldudalur
- Birkby
- Birkdale
- Birkilundur
- Birkthwaite
- Birsay
- Bishopthorpe
- Bixter
- Bjarkøy
- Bjarnardalur
- Bjarnarfell
- Bjarnarhöfn
- Bjarnarholt
- Bjarnarstaðir
- Bjarnarþorp
- Bjørkeli
- Björketorp
- Björkhult
- Bjørnby
- Bjornheim
- Bjørntoft
- Bjornvik
- Blönduós
B, continued
- Bodilsnæs
- Bolbec
- Bollaholme
- Bollatunga
- Bondeby
- Bondestad
- Boothby
- Borðeyri
- Borg á Mýrum
- Borgarnes
- Borgund
- Borrowdale
- Bouquelon
- Bouquetot
- Bøur
- Bowness
- Bowscale
- Brabster
- Bracadale
- Brackenthwaite
- Bracquetuit
- Bræðratunga
- Bragastaðir
- Braithwaite
- Brandby
- Brattahlíð
- Breiðabólstaður
- Breiðamýri
- Breidwath
- Brettabister
- Bricquebec
- Brodick
- Búðardalur
- Búðir
- Buesbjerg
- Bugthorpe
- Burravoe
- Burscough
- Burtersett
C: 32 names
- Calbost
- Caldbeck
- Callanish
- Canisbay
- Carbost
- Carlingford
- Carloway
- Carnaby
- Cartmel
- Caudebec
- Caythorpe
- Cleethorpes
- Clitourps
- Colbost
- Colby
- Colletot
- Colonsay
- Coningsby
- Copmanthorpe
- Corby
- Countersett
- Countesthorpe
- Criquebeuf
- Criquetot
- Crosby
- Crossbost
- Crossens
- Crosthwaite
- Croxteth
- Cullivoe
- Culswick
- Cunningsburgh
D: 18 names
- Dalby
- Dalkey
- Dalthorpe
- Dalvík
- Danby
- Daubeuf
- Derby
- Dieppe
- Dieppedalle
- Digby
- Dingwall
- Djupdale
- Djúpilækur
- Djúpivogur
- Dounby
- Drengheim
- Duncansby
- Dunrossness
E: 35 names
- Eastoft
- Ebbeskov
- Ebeltoft
- Egge
- Egilsay
- Egilsby
- Egilsstaðir
- Egilsthorpe
- Egilstoft
- Egilsvik
- Eiðar
- Eiði
- Eikby
- Einarsfjörður
- Eiríksfjörður
- Eiriksgarðr
- Eiriksstaðir
- Elbeuf
- Elduvík
- Enderby
- Ennerdale
- Eoropie
- Eriboll
- Eriksfjord
- Eriskay
- Erlingsnes
- Esberntved
- Eshaness
- Eskdale
- Eskilsthorpe
- Estridsvik
- Étalondes
- Etne
- Eyjólfsmýri
- Eyvindarstaðir
F: 33 names
- Fámjin
- Fáskrúðsfjörður
- Faxfleet
- Felbrigg
- Ferriby
- Finnsbakki
- Finnsbeck
- Finsthwaite
- Firsby
- Fishtoft
- Fladdabister
- Flamborough
- Flatey
- Flateyri
- Flodigarry
- Flookburgh
- Flosahlíð
- Formby
- Fossby
- Fotherby
- Foulbec
- Freysnes
- Freystaðir
- Freystrop
- Freysvík
- Fridaythorpe
- Fróðá
- Frodeby
- Frøyland
- Fuglafjørður
- Funningur
- Furness
- Furumo
G: 68 names
- Gaisgill
- Gamblesby
- Garðar
- Garrabost
- Garsdale
- Garstang
- Garthorpe
- Gásadalur
- Gauksthwaite
- Geirsdale
- Geirseyri
- Geitahóll
- Geitgill
- Gentofte
- Gilsbakki
- Giske
- Gíslastaðir
- Gizurarhóll
- Gjógv
- Glostrup
- Glumsbeck
- Glúmsbrekka
- Glyvrar
- Gonneville
- Goosnargh
- Gøta
- Granåker
- Grenaby
- Grenjaðarstaður
- Grettisstaðir
- Grimbister
- Grimby
- Grimersta
- Grimethorpe
G, continued
- Grimsargh
- Grimsay
- Grimsby
- Grímsdalur
- Grímsey
- Grímsfell
- Grimshader
- Grímshöfn
- Grimsholt
- Grímsstaðir
- Grimstad
- Grimsthorpe
- Grímstunga
- Grimsvik
- Grimtoft
- Grindavík
- Grisedale
- Grundarfjörður
- Gudbrandshaug
- Gudhem
- Guðmundarstaðir
- Guðrúnarhlíð
- Gudrunsthwaite
- Gulberwick
- Gunnarsholt
- Gunnarsstaðir
- Gunnarstad
- Gunnarstoft
- Gunnelund
- Gunness
- Gunthorpe
- Gunthwaite
- Guttormsvoll
- Gydaheim
H: 105 names
- Haddiscoe
- Hafliðabær
- Hafnarnes
- Hafnir
- Hakonholt
- Hakonsby
- Hakonstad
- Hakonsthorpe
- Hakonstoft
- Haldarsvík
- Halladale
- Hallfreðarstaðir
- Hallgerðarkot
- Hallskot
- Hallvarðsstaðir
- Halvarsby
- Halvarstad
- Halvarsthorpe
- Halvdanshult
- Hamnavoe
- Hampsthwaite
- Haraldsthorpe
- Haraldstoft
- Haraldvik
- Hårekstveit
- Harfleur
- Haroldswick
- Hasguard
- Hasselthwaite
- Haugby
- Haukadalur
- Hauksgill
- Hautot
- Håvardsland
- Haverthwaite
- Havnby
- Hawes
- Hawkshead
- Haxby
- Haxey
- Heddal
- Heimaey
- Heimdallsnes
- Helgafell
- Helgastaðir
- Hellissandur
- Helperby
- Helsby
- Herdla
- Herjolfsnes
- Herjólfsstaðir
- Hestholme
H, continued
- Hillswick
- Hjaltabakki
- Hjarðarholt
- Hjortdale
- Hlíðarendi
- Hofgarður
- Höfn
- Hofstaðir
- Hognisdale
- Holderness
- Holker
- Hólmavík
- Holmby
- Holmgerstorp
- Honfleur
- Horgabost
- Hornsea
- Hósvík
- Hoswick
- Houlbec
- Houlgate
- Hov
- Howgill
- Howth
- Hrafnagil
- Hrafnby
- Hrafnholt
- Hrafnsdalur
- Hrafnseyri
- Hrafnsstaðir
- Hrafnsþorp
- Hroarslev
- Hróarstunga
- Hrolfsgarth
- Hrólfsstaðir
- Hrossahvammur
- Hrutsfell
- Hrútsvellir
- Hunderthwaite
- Hunmanby
- Husabost
- Húsafell
- Húsar
- Húsavík
- Husthwaite
- Huttoft
- Hvalba
- Hvalsey
- Hvalseyjarfjörður
- Hvalvík
- Hvammur
- Hvannasund
- Hvolsvöllur
I: 15 names
- Iðunnarvík
- Ingjaldssandur
- Ingleby
- Ingoldmells
- Ingolfsby
- Ingólfsstaðir
- Ingolfstad
- Ingolfsthorpe
- Ingolfstoft
- Ingolfsvik
- Ingvarsryd
- Ireleth
- Ísafjörður
- Isbister
- Ivarsholme
J: 3 names
- Järrestad
- Jökulsbakki
- Jurby
K: 62 names
- Kaber
- Kaldbak
- Kálfsgerði
- Kalmanstunga
- Kárastaðir
- Karlby
- Karlstad
- Kastrup
- Kattegat
- Kättilshult
- Kaupanger
- Kaupby
- Keflavík
- Keiss
- Keld
- Keldholme
- Ketilholt
- Ketilsdalur
- Ketilsfell
- Ketilshöfn
- Ketilsstaðir
- Ketilstad
- Ketilsthorpe
- Ketilsþorp
- Ketilstunga
- Ketilsvik
- Kettleby
- Kettletoft
- Kinsarvik
- Kirbister
- Kirk Michael
K, continued
- Kirkby
- Kirkby Lonsdale
- Kirkby Malzeard
- Kirkbymoorside
- Kirkdale
- Kirkeby
- Kirkeholt
- Kirkenes
- Kirkestad
- Kirkevik
- Kirkholm
- Kirkibost
- Kirkjubær
- Kirkjuból
- Kirkjubøur
- Kirknes
- Kirkoswald
- Kirkthorpe
- Kirktoft
- Kirkwall
- Kjartansgerði
- Klaksvík
- Klepp
- Knudsted
- Knutsness
- Kolbeinsstaðir
- Kolbjørnsli
- Kollafjørður
- Korngarth
- Krossavík
- Kvívík
L: 45 names
- La Londe
- Lade
- Laksevåg
- Langahlíð
- Langdale
- Langskaill
- Langtoft
- Lanquetot
- Larbreck
- Lathom
- Laufás
- Laxdale
- Laxey
- Laxfirth
- Laxford
- Lazonby
- Le Hom
- Le Houlme
- Le Thuit
- Le Torp
- Legburthwaite
- Leifsbúðir
- Leifsholt
- Leifsnes
- Leifsstaðir
- Leifsvík
- Leirvík
- Lerwick
- Les Hogues
- Leurbost
- Levenwick
- Lindebeuf
- Linthwaite
- Lista
- Litherland
- Ljótshvammur
- Loftus
- Longhope
- Lowestoft
- Lund
- Lundby
- Lundthorpe
- Lyness
- Lyngtved
- Lythe
M: 25 names
- Mablethorpe
- Maltby
- Mangersta
- Mansergh
- Marðareyri
- Marsett
- Märsta
- Marwick
- Matterdale
- Mávahlíð
- Melbost
- Melhus
- Melmerby
- Melness
- Miðvágur
- Mikladalur
- Milnthorpe
- Möðruvellir
- Mordsgill
- Mosby
- Mosfell
- Moster
- Muker
- Mykines
- Myrby
N: 15 names
- Naseby
- Naustavík
- Naustwick
- Nautavellir
- Nesby
- Nibthwaite
- Nidderdale
- Njálsstaðir
- Njarðvík
- Nólsoy
- Norbreck
- Norderhov
- Norðragøta
- Norwick
- Nunthorpe
O: 40 names
- Oddi
- Oddshóll
- Oddsholme
- Odensala
- Óðinsvé
- Olafheim
- Ólafsvík
- Olderfleet
- Ollaberry
- Onsala
- Onsbjerg
- Onsøy
- Önundarbrekka
- Oppheim
- Orbec
- Orbost
- Ormby
- Ormesby
- Ormsby
- Ormside
- Ormskirk
- Ormsnes
- Ormsstaðir
- Ormsthorpe
- Ormsþorp
- Ormsvík
- Ormtoft
- Orphir
- Osgodby
- Össurarbær
- Östensta
- Ottarby
- Óttarsstaðir
- Ottarstad
- Ottarsthorpe
- Ottarsvik
- Oudalle
- Oyrarbakki
- Øysteinsbø
- Øyvindsbø
P: 9 names
- Papa Stour
- Patreksfjörður
- Porkeri
- Portinscale
- Prestby
- Prestholt
- Prestthorpe
- Prestvik
- Prétot
Q: 3 names
- Quendale
- Quettehou
- Quillebeuf
R: 40 names
- Raasay
- Rackwick
- Ragnarstad
- Ragnatveit
- Ragnhildsgarth
- Ragnvaldstorp
- Ramsey
- Rauðalækur
- Raudfell
- Raudsøy
- Raufarhöfn
- Ravensby
- Ravenseat
- Ravenstonedale
- Ravlunda
- Ravnsby
- Ravnsholt
- Ravnstad
- Ravnsthorpe
- Ravnsvik
- Ravntoft
- Reawick
- Rennibister
- Reykhólar
- Reykholt
- Reynivellir
- Ringsaker
- Rituvík
- Rjúpnahlíð
- Rolfsby
- Rolfsthorpe
- Rollesby
- Ronaldsway
- Rosthwaite
- Rothiesholm
- Rousay
- Routot
- Roxby
- Rugby
- Ruswarp
S: 144 names
- Saksun
- Sælingsdalstunga
- Sælingsdalur
- Salteby
- Saltwick
- Sæmundarhlíð
- Sandavágur
- Sandby
- Sandholt
- Sandnes
- Sandsting
- Sandthwaite
- Sandtoft
- Sandur
- Sandvik
- Sandwick
- Sannox
- Sanvic
- Sæterby
- Satterthwaite
- Sauðabrekka
- Sauðárkrókur
- Saudfell
- Saurbær
- Saxby
- Scagglethorpe
- Scalloway
- Scarborough
- Scarfskerry
- Scarisbrick
- Scatness
- Scawby
- Scorborough
- Scousburgh
- Scrabster
- Scraptoft
- Scunthorpe
- Seascale
- Seathwaite
- Sedbergh
- Selby
- Selfoss
- Seljeset
- Selwick
- Seyðisfjörður
- Sibbertoft
- Sibbetuna
- Sighvatseyri
S, continued
- Siglufjörður
- Sigmundarvellir
- Signabøur
- Signyholme
- Sigurdborg
- Sigurdsholt
- Sigurdsthorpe
- Sigurdstoft
- Sigurdsvik
- Sigvatsholme
- Sildevær
- Sizergh
- Skaðaholt
- Skagaströnd
- Skagavik
- Skaill
- Skálabotnur
- Skálavík
- Skálholt
- Skallavik
- Skaptabær
- Skeabost
- Skeggjastaðir
- Skegness
- Skelbo
- Skellister
- Skelmersdale
- Skelsmergh
- Skelwith
- Skerne
- Skigersta
- Skipalón
- Skipby
- Skipsea
- Skipton
- Skirbeck
- Skjalmsholm
- Skjoldtved
- Skogby
- Skulamus
- Skúlatún
- Skyreholme
- Slaithwaite
- Slingsby
- Smerwick
- Smiðjuhóll
- Snorrastaðir
- Sollentuna
S, continued
- Sørvágur
- Sowerby
- Sparbu
- Spilsby
- Staffin
- Starkadsholme
- Staxigoe
- Steinby
- Steinholm
- Steinsstaðir
- Steintoft
- Steinþórshvammur
- Stemster
- Stenåker
- Stenness
- Stigsløse
- Stonethwaite
- Stornoway
- Stórólfshvoll
- Strangford
- Straumfjörður
- Strendur
- Stromness
- Stronsay
- Sturlustaðir
- Stykkishólmur
- Styrbjørnsted
- Styrsbrekka
- Styrsthwaite
- Subberthwaite
- Sulby
- Sumba
- Sumburgh
- Svartagil
- Svartgill
- Sveinby
- Sveinsstaðir
- Sveinstad
- Sveinsthorpe
- Sveinvik
- Svínafell
- Swainbost
- Swainsthorpe
- Swaledale
- Swanbister
- Swanland
- Swinithwaite
- Symbister
T: 92 names
- Täby
- Talisker
- Tankerness
- Thackthwaite
- Thirsk
- Thisted
- Thorasetter
- Thoresby
- Thorgilsdale
- Thorirsdale
- Thorkelsby
- Thorkelsholt
- Thorkelsnes
- Thorkelstad
- Thorkelsthorpe
- Thorkelstoft
- Thorkelsvik
- Thorkildstrup
- Thornaby
- Thornbeck
- Thornthwaite
- Thorpe
- Thorsager
- Thorsborg
- Thorsgard
- Thrallby
- Thrandsgarth
- Threlkeld
- Thrumster
- Thurlby
- Thurnby
- Thursby
- Thurso
- Thwaite
- Thwing
- Tilberthwaite
- Þingeyri
- Tingwall
- Tisvilde
- Tjälvesta
- Tjørnuvík
- Tocqueville
- Toft Monks
- Toftir
- Tokesthorpe
- Toki's Thorpe
T, continued
- Þórarinsstaðir
- Þorbjarnarstaðir
- Torborgset
- Þorbrandsgil
- Þórðarhóll
- Toreset
- Torfastaðir
- Þorfinnseyri
- Torgeirsrud
- Þorgeirsstaðir
- Torgötstorp
- Þorgrímskot
- Þorkelsstaðir
- Þorlákshöfn
- Þorleifslækur
- Tormodset
- Þórólfsbakki
- Torrisdale
- Torrisholme
- Torsåker
- Þórshöfn
- Torshov
- Torslunde
- Þórsnes
- Þórsstaðir
- Þorsteinsstaðir
- Þórsþorp
- Þórsvík
- Þórutún
- Þorvaldsstaðir
- Torver
- Tourlaville
- Toxteth
- Þráinsgerði
- Trelleby
- Trellethorpe
- Tresta
- Troelsbølle
- Trøllanes
- Troutbeck
- Trouville
- Tuestrup
- Tveit
- Tvøroyri
- Tynwald
- Týsnes
U: 27 names
- Ugglebarnby
- Ugthorpe
- Ulbster
- Ulceby
- Uldale
- Ulfby
- Ulfkelsholme
- Úlfsdalur
- Ulfsgarðr
- Úlfshöfn
- Ulfsholt
- Úlfsstaðir
- Ulfstad
- Ulfsthorpe
- Ulfsþorp
- Úlfsvík
- Ulftoft
- Ullapool
- Ullarvík
- Ullensaker
- Ullensvang
- Ulleråker
- Ulpha
- Ultuna
- Unnarbakki
- Upsall
- Uyeasound
V: 26 names
- Vågan
- Vagnsborg
- Vágur
- Vallentuna
- Valþjófsstaður
- Vardeness
- Vargtoft
- Varhaug
- Vatnby
- Vatnsfjörður
- Vatnsholt
- Velbastaður
- Vermundsholme
- Vésteinsholt
- Vestfold
- Vestmanna
- Viðareiði
- Videryd
- Víðigerði
- Vidlin
- Vigfúsartún
- Vík í Mýrdal
- Vittefleur
- Voe
- Vojens
- Vopnafjörður
W: 22 names
- Wasbister
- Wasdale
- Watendlath
- Waternish
- Weisdale
- Wensleydale
- West Kirby
- Westerwick
- Wetherby
- Wetwang
- Whalsay
- Whitby
- Whitgift
- Wick
- Wicklow
- Wigtoft
- Willoughby
- Winscales
- Withernsea
- Witherslack
- Woodthorpe
- Wragby