List of Norwegian Baby Names Meanings

Folke

(FAWL-keh)

Folke is a Swedish male given name, which means "chief", derived from the Old Norse folk. As of 2004, in Sweden there are 20,100 persons named Folke. Of them, about 5,700 had it as their main given name. In 2002, 118 newborn boys were named Folke, of them 15 as main name.

Meaning: From the people Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish

Frans

(FRAHNS)

The name Frans is a Swedish baby name. In Swedish the meaning of the name Frans is: Free.

Fredrik

(FRED-rik)

Fredrik is derived from the Germanic name Friedrich or Friederich, from the Old High German fridu meaning "peace" and rîhhi meaning "ruler" or "power". It is the common form of Frederick in Norway, Finland and Sweden.

Fritjof

(FRIT-yawf)

Meaning & History. From the Old Norse name Friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief".

Meaning: One who steals peace Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish

Geir

(GAYR)

Geir is a maculine name commonly given in Norway and Iceland. It is derived from Old Norse geirr "spear", a common name element in Germanic names in general, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (whence also Old High German gêr, Old English gâr, Gothic gaisu).

Meaning: Man with a spear Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse

Georg

(GE-awrk)

From the Greek name Γεωργιος (Georgios) which was derived from the Greek word γεωργος (georgos) meaning "farmer, earthworker", itself derived from the elements γη (ge) "earth" and εργον (ergon) "work".

Gjurd

(GYOORT)

Gjurd is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1094 times.

Godtfred

(GAWT-fret)

Godtfred is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1215 times.

Goran

(GAWR-ahn)

Means "mountain man", derived from South Slavic gora "mountain". It was popularized by the Croatian poet Ivan Goran Kovačić (1913-1943), who got his middle name because of the mountain town where he was born.

Meaning: Farming man Origin: Greek, Norwegian

Gregers

(GREH-gers)

Greger Name Meaning. Polish and eastern German: from a vernacular form of the Latin personal name Gregorius (see Gregory).