List of Old Baby Names Meanings

Halvdan

(HALV-dan)

Origin and Meaning. Old Norse variant form, Old Danish, Old Swedish and younger form of Halfdanr.

Meaning: Half Danish person Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse

Halvor

(HAHL-vawr)

Halvor is a name of Norwegian origin. It is a contemporary form of Halvard (Hallvard). From Old Norse hallr (“flat stone”) and vorðr (“guardian”).

Meaning: Defending the rock Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse

Haskell

(HAS-kəl)

Haskell Name Meaning. English: from the Norman personal name Aschetil, from Old Norse Ásketill, Áskell, a compound áss 'god' + ketill 'kettle', 'helmet'. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Khaskl, a Yiddish form of the Hebrew name Yechezkel (see Ezekiel).

Meaning: The cauldron of God Origin: Hebrew, Old Norse

Havardr

(HAH-vahr-dƏr)

Havard Name Meaning. Welsh: of uncertain origin. It is believed by some to be a habitational name from Hereford, while others favor a Norman origin, from the port of Le Havre.

Meaning: The highest guardian Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse

Hege

(HE-ge)

The name Hege is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Hege is: Meditation, word, groaning, separation.

Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Danish, Old Norse

Helga

(HEL-gah)

Helga (derived from Old Norse heilagr - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and South Africa. (Hege, Helle, Helge, Helga, Helka or Oili). ... Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge, or Helgi.

Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Old Norse

Helka

(HEL-ka)

Helka is a sweet-tempered and charming woman once you get to know her, however she can appear introverted, conventional and wary at first. She is highly emotional and extremely sensitive, to the extent where she is vulnerable to the slightest emotional trauma.

Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Finnish, Old Norse

Hella

(HE-lah)

Hella as a girls' name is of Greek derivation, and the name Hella means "sun ray; prosperous, successful; holy". Hella is a version of Helen (Greek): linked to Greek hêlios "sun". Hella is also a form of Helga (Scandinavian, Old Norse).

Helle

(HEH-leh)

Helle Name Meaning. Norwegian and Swedish: from Old Norse hella 'flat stone', 'flagstone', 'flat mountain' or hellir 'cave'. As a Nowegian name this is generally a habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named. As a Swedish name, it is generally ornamental. English: variant spelling of Hell 1.

Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Danish, Old Norse

Hemming

(HEM-ing)

Perhaps derived from Old Norse hamr "shape", and possibly originally a nickname for a person believed to be a shape changer.

Meaning: Changing shapes Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish