What is your favorite girl Norse names??

[jordalini]

[name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Thora[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Brunhilda[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f] I love so many

[ornella]

[name_f]Signe[/name_f] and [name_u]Tora[/name_u]

[jackal]

@ashthedreamer

I was prepared to say that I love [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] ([name_f]Kaja[/name_f]?) and [name_f]Maja[/name_f] (although not as much as [name_f]Kaia[/name_f]!), [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], Brynja, [name_u]Dagny[/name_u], [name_f]Dagmar[/name_f], [name_f]Siri[/name_f], and [name_f]Solveig[/name_f], but I don’t know if they really count! Apparently, I don’t know enough about Norse vs. modern Scandinavian names? Or are they even Scandinavian? I know Brynja’s Icelandic (I think?), but I’m not really sure about the others. I’d always heard that [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] was a Scandinavian form of [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], but I’m guessing it’s not Norse? I’m not sure what to classify them as now!

I’d say [name_f]Kaia[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaja[/name_f] is a Scandinavian (or Nordic) diminutive. Brynja is totally Icelandic!

Basically:

Norse = medieval names formerly used in Scandinavia, Iceland and the Faroe Islands (and parts of Finland and briefly Greenland)
Nordic = names used in Scandinavia, Iceland, Finland and the Faroe Islands
Scandinavian = names used in Denmark, [name_u]Sweden[/name_u] and Norway

I think usually people mean Nordic when they talk about these sorts of names

[cilesuns92]

[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] for sure, but I’m also in love with the uplifting meaning of happiness and good fortune I found for Auður.

There are probably more, but off the top of my head, those two are the first.

[thedutchwoman]

Not sure which of these might count as Nordic…

Freyja
[name_f]Signe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
Viveke
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Hildegard[/name_f]
[name_f]Brunhilde[/name_f]

[Bobcat108]

@jackal

I’d say [name_f]Kaia[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaja[/name_f] is a Scandinavian (or Nordic) diminutive. Brynja is totally Icelandic!

Basically:

Norse = medieval names formerly used in Scandinavia, Iceland and the Faroe Islands (and parts of Finland and briefly Greenland)
Nordic = names used in Scandinavia, Iceland, Finland and the Faroe Islands
Scandinavian = names used in Denmark, [name_u]Sweden[/name_u] and Norway

I think usually people mean Nordic when they talk about these sorts of names

That’s a great way to describe the differences/similarities!

[jackal]

@cilesuns92

…I’m also in love with the uplifting meaning of happiness and good fortune I found for Auður.

Aw that’s my [name_m]SIL[/name_m]'s name She’s a very uplifting woman.