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Scandi/Viking Style boys names

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Morganj28 · 28/11/2018 10:58

So I love usual names am I’m trying to find an usual scandi/Viking boys name (Viking at the request of my DP).

We’ve decided on Freya for a girl. But we can’t agree on any boy names.

Can anyone help? Oh and it needs to go with a double barrel surname.

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Almondio · 01/12/2018 10:08

Nils

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 01/12/2018 10:03

Some great names. Love Lars and Nils

Sunbeam18 · 29/11/2018 21:24

I know an Orcadian Thorfinn too; great name

Tilliebean · 29/11/2018 20:54

If we’d had a boy I was always gunning for Soren or Stellan. DP said nope to both!!

AnneTwackie · 28/11/2018 22:24

Hector

PippilottaLongstocking · 28/11/2018 21:55

I think Thor and Odin are both great, I’ve come across perfectly ordinary men with both names.
Leif
Bjørn
Erik
Ivar/Ivor
Olaf/Olav

SylvanianFrenemies · 28/11/2018 21:42

I know a Thorfinn. That's pretty cool.

BeanBagLady · 28/11/2018 21:38

Stig
Torleif

halfwitpicker · 28/11/2018 21:17

I reckon DS could have rocked Thor

NanooCov · 28/11/2018 20:24

Stellan and Magnus are my favourites

midsomermurderess · 28/11/2018 18:20

Hrafn (Raven); Troels; Nils; Isak; Sigge; Emil; Viggo.
The most popular names in Sweden recently have been things like William, Liam, Oscar, Charlie and Noah fwiw.

wildewillow · 28/11/2018 18:15

Søren

SageYourResoluteOracle · 28/11/2018 16:29

Rune (nothing to do with a first - and unrequited- love) Roar and Ragnar are my favourites!

unlurk85 · 28/11/2018 15:23

I have a Stefan. Not solely Scandinavian but it is used there.

PerfectPeony · 28/11/2018 15:21

Baffled I’m actually crying 😂

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 28/11/2018 15:12

PMSL at Thor Cnut. Grin

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Morganj28 · 28/11/2018 14:45

@baffledMcbaffled howling 😂😂😂

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BaffledMcBaffled · 28/11/2018 14:33

Hmm, maybe I should have named DC1 “Thor Cnut” after the mess he made of my fanjo on his way out Hmm

(Sorry)
(Not sorry)

IStandWithPosie · 28/11/2018 14:28

He is 'spirited'

You would hope so! Grin

BlankTimes · 28/11/2018 14:24

Boys
Steinar (red headed and bearded warrior unconventional cop from the TV series Beck)

Ingvar

Aksel means father of Peace

Andri (Icelandic)

Per

Henrik (The Bridge)

For Girls

Saga (The Bridge - interestingly pronounced Saga as in the old legends or Sayga depending on which country the speaker was from.)

Inge pronounced like finger without the f.

Tove, I think one of the vowels has an accent, pronounced Torva

I watch far too much Nordic Noir Smile

Hundreds more here
www.babynameguide.com/categoryscandinavian.asp?strCat=Scandinavian

DunkandEggAgain · 28/11/2018 14:01

Valka is a female name.

(I got my two names from How To Train Your Dragon! We really like the movies)

TamiTayorismyparentingguru · 28/11/2018 13:57

Thorfinn might work for you - would give you the Thor you are after but also gives you 2 different options for shortening it. I know a few (all Orcadian) and think it’s a great name

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Morganj28 · 28/11/2018 13:50

@DixieFlatline totally agree, wouldn’t know how to pronounce half of these myself without googling Grin

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Catpyjama · 28/11/2018 13:41

Love these, was going to suggest Per as a simpler option. I prefer Eric with a C for some reason. Eret, Harald are also good I think- I'd be looking for something unusual but not too LARP-y (Live Action Role Play).