Viking & Norse Baby Names

A thousand years on, the names of the sagas still sound ready for open water — Magnus (“great”), Bjorn (“bear”), Astrid (“divinely beautiful”), Sigrid (“victory”). Some went fully mainstream centuries ago (Erik, Freya — now a UK top-ten fixture), while Ragnar and Gunnar kept their edges. Norse names are short, strong and impossible to mishear — each below comes with its meaning and saga-era story.

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