Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Pages in category "Norwegian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 881 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The extant sources for Norse mythology, particularly the Prose and Poetic Eddas, contain many names of jötnar and gýgjar (often glossed as giants and giantesses respectively).
Scandinavian patronyms were generally derived from the father's given name with the addition of a suffix meaning 'son' or 'daughter' or by occupation like Møller - ( Miller ) naming tradition remained commonly used throughout the Scandinavian countries during the time of surname formation. [ 1] Forms of the patronymic suffixes include: -son ...
The Old Norse poems Völuspá, Grímnismál, Darraðarljóð, and the Nafnaþulur section of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál provide lists of valkyrie names. Other valkyrie names appear solely outside these lists, such as Sigrún (who is attested in the poems Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II).
Jarle. Joakim. Joel (given name) Johan (given name) Johannes. John (given name) Jonas (name) Jørgen. Jørn.
Pages in category "Scandinavian masculine given names" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Tore (given name) Tore is a Scandinavian masculine name. It is derived from the Old Norse name Þórir, itself from an older reconstructed form Þórvér, which is composed of Þórr meaning thunder, and vér meaning priest or warrior. [1] So Thor's Priest, Thunder Priest, Thor's Warrior, or Thunder Warrior. The most famous person by this name ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Pages for logged out editors learn more