List of Norwegian Baby Names Meanings

Gudbrand

(GOOD-brant)

Meaning & History. From the Old Norse name Guðbrandr meaning "god's sword", derived from the elements guð "god" and brandr "sword".

Meaning: Sword of the divine Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse

Gudmund

(GOOD-moond)

The name Gudmund is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Gudmund is: A chieftain.

Meaning: God is protecting Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish

Gulbrand

(GOOL-brant)

Meaning of name Gulbrand. Etymology : From the Old Norse name Gulbrandr, a variant of Guðbrandr (see GUDBRAND). Saint : Origin : Norwegian.

Meaning: Sword of the divine Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse

Gull

(GOOL)

Gull Name Meaning. English: nickname from Middle English gulle 'gull' or gul(le) (Old Norse gulr) 'yellow', 'pale' (of hair or complexion). Swiss German: nickname for an irascible or unreliable person, from an Alemannic form of Latin gallus 'rooster'.

Gunda

(GOON-dah)

Given Name GUNDA. GENDER: Feminine. USAGE: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic. PRONOUNCED: GUWN-da (German) [details]

Meaning: War like Origin: Danish, Germanic, Norwegian, Swedish

Gunhild

(goon-HILD)

Gunhild. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Gunhild, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gundhild, Gunhilde or Gunhilda is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (hild/hildr and gunn).

Meaning: Battle in war Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish

Gunne

(GOON-neh)

Gunne [gunne] as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Gunne) is an Old Norse name, and the name Gunne means "battler, warrior". Gunne is an alternate spelling of Gunnar (Old Norse): from Old Norse gunnr "strife".

Meaning: Army Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish

Gunvor

(goon-VAWR)

From the Old Norse name Gunnvör meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vor "vigilant, cautious".

Meaning: Alert in war Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish

Hakon

(HAW-koon )

Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden), or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin).

Meaning: The highest son Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse

Halstein

(HAHL-stien)

From the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, derived from the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone".

Meaning: Stony rock Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse