60 Old Female Viking Warrior Names & Their Meanings

The Viking Age was from about AD700 to 1100. Vikings were fearsome warriors who originally came from Scandinavia. I have selected 60 old female Viking warrior names with meanings included.

List Of 60 Female Viking Warrior Names:

Skuld

Skuld is ”obligation” or ”debt.” It shares etymology with the English “should.” Skuld is part of a trio that includes Verðandi and Urð, in Norse mythology.

Sigrid

Meaning ”beautiful” or ”victory,” Sigrid is connected with the Nordic name Sigríðr.

Astrid

Astrid is a name that is very popular in Scandinavian countries. It comes from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, which means ”godly strength” or ”divinely beautiful.” I find Astrid’s meaning to be very powerful for a baby girl. Astrid Varnay was a Swedish soprano who made her debut at Covent Garden in 1948.

Alfhildr

”Elf war.”

Freydís

The possible meanings of Freydis are ‘noblewoman’ or ‘priestess of Freyja.’ Freyja is the goddess of war, sex, love, beauty, and fertility.

Mist

Mist is another name from the Vikings that starts with the letter M.

Brynhild

Brynhild means ”armoured fighting woman.” Brynhild is composed of bryn (armor) and hild (battle).

Sigrún

Sigrún is a valkyrie and means ”victory rune.”

Gudrid

Gudrid is symbolizing ”divine woman” or ”goddess.” Gudrid is made from the elements gud (god) and rid (beloved).

Ölrún

The meaning of the name Ölrún is ”ale rune” or ”magic ale.”

Ragnhild

Ragnhild is a feminine name composed of the Old Norse elements ragna (counsel) and hild (battle). It is the name of the Ragnhild Princess, the older sister of King Harald V. She spent most of her life in Rio de Janeiro.

Facts about Vikings

Viking means “pirate raid.”

They were famous for sailing huge distances from their home in Scandinavia. Vikings travelled as far as Baghdad and North America. Their longboats could fit 60 people in at a time.

Thursday is named after Thor, the God of Thunder. The Vikings did have a writing system.

The Vikings were highly mobile and organised warriors.

Most Viking boots were made of goatskin.

Þóra

It’s a typical middle name for old ladies in Iceland. Þóra means ”goddess of thunder.” In Ragnar Lodbrok, Thora had a snake that grew into a dragon.

Hildigunn

Hildigunn is symbolizing ”warrior in battle” or ”battle maid.”

Ulfhild

Ulfhild is made up of the words Ulf (wolf) and Hild (battle).

Vigdis

Vigdis is primarily found in Denmark. Vigdis is composed of víg (battle) and dís (goddess). So, Vigdis means ”battle goddess.” In 1980 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland became the world’s first woman elected to lead a country.

Valdis

Meaning female guardian angel, the Viking name Valdis is especially used in Iceland.

Solveig

Solveig means a ”strong house” or ”sun strength.” I like the vibe of the name Solveig, and how it kind of sounds. A variation of Solveig that I like is Solveig. In Matthew J. Kirby’s Icefall, Solveig is the main character.

Hervor

Hervor is symbolizing ”shining” or ”bright.” In the 13th-century saga The Saga of Hervör and Heidrek, there are two female characters: Hervör, daughter of Angantyr, and Hervör, daughter of Heidrek.

Gunnhildr

Gunnhildr has the meaning of “battle maiden.”

Göndul

Göndul is a valkyrie who appears in the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá. This name is symbolizing ”wand-wielder.”

Ljufvina

Ljufvina is an Old Norse female form of Ljúfvini which means beloved friend.

Skadi

”Harm.” Some scholars think the word Scandinavia is from Skadi.

Randgríðr

”Shield-breaker.”

Ingrid

Ingrid means ”beautiful goddess” or ”Ing’s beauty.” I really love the name Ingrid. Ingrid of Sweden was Queen of Denmark for 25 years.

Hlökk

Hlökk means tumult or noise. It is also the name of a valkyrie listed in the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál.

Svafa

‘Woman from Swabia.’ In Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar she is a valkyrie who watches over the hero Helgi.

Geirölul

Geirölul is the name of another valkyrie which means ”spear-bearer.”

Svanhildr

Svanhildr is ‘swan battle’ in Old Norse. It is a beautiful name even if I’ve never met anyone with Svanhildr.

Þórunn

Þórunn is a popular name used in Iceland and is translated as beloved of Thor. Again, it’s about Thor!

Eiríksdóttir

The last name Eiriksdottir has Scandinavian origin and is signifying “daughter of Eiríkr.”

Ragnfríðr

“Counsel peace.”

Auðr

”Prosperity.”

Grímhildr

Grímhildr (”masked warrior maiden”) was an evil sorceress. In the Völsunga saga she was married to King Gjúki of Burgundy.

Hrefna

Hrefna is the female form of the word for raven, Odin’s bird.

Jorunn

”Horse lover.” Jorunn Hageler was a Norwegian politician who also sat on the Committee for Cinema Policy.

Magnhildr

Magnhildr is from the elements magn (strength) and hildr (battle). ”Strength in battle” is the complete meaning of the Viking name Magnhildr.

Rannveig

”Way” or ”raven.” The raven is a companion of Odin that flies around Midgard to collect information.

Steinunn

”Waving stone.”

Hildr

Hildr is “battle” in Old Norse and is a valkyrie in the poem Grímnismál.

Hallgerd

”Stone protection.”

Gunnr

“War” is the meaning of Gunnr. In the Prose Edda she rides with Róta and Skuld. It is pronounced GOON-r.

Þrúðr

Thor’s daughter is known as Þrúðr (“strength” or “power”). In myths she is Thor’s own child.

Hrist

Hrist is symbolizing “shaker” or “quaker.” In Grímnismál she is one of two valkyries Odin asks to fetch his drinking horn.

Skögul

Skögul comes from the words that mean “shaker” or “high-towering.”

Kára

“The curly one” or “the stormy one.” is what Kára carries (KAH-rah). According to an old note in the Edda says she was the valkyrie Sigrún born again.

Róta

Róta is part of the Prose Edda. It means “sleet” or “storm.”

Sigrdrífa

“Driver to victory,” Sigrdrífa was a maid ringed by fire whom Sigurd wakes.

Reginleif

“Daughter of the gods.”

Eir

Eir has the meanings of “mercy,” “help,” and “peace” into three letters. Eir is the one I’d whisper over a newborn.

Herja

Herja comes from the verb herja that is meaning ”to raid” or ”lay waste.”

Guðrún

The heroine of the Sigurd legends was called Guðrún. It is made of the elements guð “god” and rún “rune” or “hidden lore.”

Signý

“New victory.”

Bergþóra

“Thor’s protection.”

Þórdís

“Thor’s lady.” In the sagas a Þórdís was the sister of the outlaw Gísli.

Unnr

Unnr is the word for a wave.

Yngvildr

“Battle of the god Yngvi.”

Dagný

“New day” is the meaning of Dagný.

Hlaðguðr

Hlaðguðr is a valkyrie in the poem Völundarkviða. She and her sisters married the smith Völund and his brothers. It is made of hlað (”a woven headdress”) and guðr (“battle”).

Þuríðr

“Beautiful thunder.”