Norse names

Kraken

Kraken is a Norse sailboat name.

Octopus or giant squid that assaulted the ships and devoured the sailors.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Kvalsund

Kvalsund is a Norse Viking boat name.

Discovered in Norway, this 9th century ship is thought to have been used for transport and trade in the Nordland region.

Kvickbaden

Kvickbaden is a Norse Viking boat name.

11th century ship found in Sweden.

It was used for travel and trade in the Baltic Sea.

Ladbyskibet

Ladbyskibet is a Norse Viking boat name.

9th century ship discovered in Denmark and used for funeral ceremonies.

Lagertha

Lagertha is a Norse girl name.

Latinized form of the Old Norse name Hladgerdr.

Name of a Viking warrior woman, first wife of the Norwegian king Ragnar Lodbrok.

Leidang

Leidang is a Norse Viking boat name.

Name of several warships belonging to a defense fleet organized by the government to protect the Norwegian coast.

Leifsbúðir

Leifsbúðir is a Norse Viking boat name. Meaning “Leif’s Cabins”.

Ship belonging to Leif Erikson, considered the first European to reach America, about 500 years before Christopher Columbus. He was the son of Erik the Red, the founder of the Viking colony in Greenland.

Loki

Loki is a Norse pet name for male dog.

According to Norse mythology he was a trickster god.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Maud

Maud is a Norse vessel name.

Ship built by Roald Amundsen for his second expedition to the Arctic.

Name in honor of Queen Consort Maud of Norway.

Maud is a Medieval form of Matilda.

Nāhvalr

Nāhvalr is a Norse sailboat name. Meaning “narwhal“.

It derives from the Old Norse word “nāhvalr“, made up of the terms “nār” (corpse) and “hvalr” (whale). It literally means “whale carcass”.

It is believed to refer to the narwhal’s ability to float belly up as if dead and the mottled color of its skin that resembles the skin of a dead sailor.

Categorized into: animal names