By origin
Old Norse names
From the Norse settlers, their sagas, and the languages that shaped English from the Danelaw onward.
7 names in the library
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Astrid
FeminineDivinely beautiful
/ˈæs.trɪd/
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Eric
MasculineEver-ruler
/ˈɛr.ɪk/
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Freya
FeminineLady, mistress
/ˈfreɪ.ə/
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Oliver
MasculinePossibly 'olive tree' or 'ancestor's descendant'
/ˈɑl.ə.vɚ/
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Oscar
MasculineSpear of the gods, or 'deer-lover'
/ˈɒs.kɚ/
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Rowan
UnisexLittle red one, rowan tree
/ˈroʊ.ən/
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Tate
MasculineCheerful, glad
/teɪt/