A Gender Friendly Generator of 300 Viking Names

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a gender friendly generator of 300+

Viking names
he/him - she/her - they/them - nicknames - surnames
Introduction
Listen to me, my friend.

Thank you for sharing that with me. I’ll


call you Sonja, no problem! Some of the Norse gods were
capable of changing sex at will. Loki, the trickster god, frequently
disguised himself as a woman. Even Odin was at times known to
shapeshift into a woman, by using women’s magic (seiður)!

So, Ivar, Whatever floats your boat, friend. Now, let’s go


I just rolled a D100 burn and pillage that village, ok?
and got an 87 on the
SHE/HER table...
Pronounciation
Repeat after me...
Individual Letters
A Like <a> in “hard”
E Like <e> in “wed”
G Like <g> as in “gas”
I Like <ee> in “see”
J Like <y> in “yes”
O Like <o> in “note”
R Rolled on the tongue.
U Like <u> in “cute”
W Like <v> in “violin”
Y Like <i> in “bin
Æ Like <a> in “bad”
Ø Like <o> in “word”
Å Like <aw> in “draw”

Combinations
Gj, gj The <g> is silent
Gn, gn <gon> as in "wagon"
Kj, kj A combination of <h>
Dipthongs and <ch>, as in “loch”
ai Like <ai> in “kaiser” Ng, ng <ng> as in “song”
ei Like <ei> in “eider” Sj, sj <sh> as in “shoe”
au Like <o> in “brown” Th, th The <h> is silent.
øy Like <oi> in “boil”
1. Agnar
He / HIM
27. Erik 53. Illuge 79. Snorre
2. Alfred 28. Erling 54. Ingjald 80. Stig
3. Algot 29. Esbjørn 55. Ivar 81. Sture
4. Are 30. Eskil 56. Joar 82. Styrmir
5. Arild 31. Fingall 57. Jon 83. Sune
6. Arvid 32. Fjalar 58. Kalv 84. Sverker
7. Asgeir 33. Folke 59. Karl 85. Såm
8. Atle 34. Fritjof 60. Kjell 86. Tage
9. Birger 35. Frode 61. Knut 87. Tjalve
10. Birk 36. Gisle 62. Kolbjørn 88. Tord
11. Bjørn 37. Gorm 63. Kåre 89. Torgeir
12. Blotolf 38. Grane 64. Lage 90. Torkel
13. Bork 39. Grim 65. Mård 91. Tormod
14. Botulf 40. Gunder 66. Njål 92. Torstein
15. Botvid 41. Guttorm 67. Njord 93. Trond
16. Brage 42. Halvor 68. Olav 94. Truls
17. Bratt 43. Harald 69. Olve 95. Trygve
18. Bror 44. Helmer 70. Orm 96. Ubbe
19. Brynjolf 45. Hilding 71. Orvar 97. Ulv
20. Dromund 46. Hjalmar 72. Ottar 98. Vidar
21. Edvin 47. Hjalte 73. Ralf 99. Åge
22. Egil 48. Holger 74. Roald 00. Ørn
23. Einar 49. Hugleik 75. Rolf
24. Elmar 50. Håkon 76. Rudolf
25. Einar 51. Hårek 77. Rune
26. Eirik 52. Håvard 78. Sigurd
1. Agda
she / her
27. Gertrud 53. Idun 79. Rigmor
2. Alvdis 28. Gisla 54. Inger 80. Ronja
3. Anja 29. Greta 55. Ingrid 81. Saga
4. Asta 30. Grimhild 56. Irma 82. Signe
5. Astrid 31. Gudrid 57. Jorfrid 83. Sigrid
6. Bjørg 32. Gulli 58. Jorild 84. Sigun
7. Boda 33. Gullveig 59. Jorunn 85. Siv
8. Bodil 34. Gunnhild 60. Katla 86. Solveig
9. Borghild 35. Gyda 61. Kettilrid 87. Sonja
10. Botvi 36. Hallbera 62. Liv 88. Svanhild
11. Brunhild 37. Halldis 63. Lo 89. Torgun
12. Disa 38. Hallveig 64. Lova 90. Torid
13. Dunhild 39. Hedda 65. Lovisa 91. Tova
14. Edla 40. Hedvig 66. Magnhild 92. Turid
15. Eindrid 41. Helga 67. Malva 93. Tuva
16. Eivor 42. Helmtrud 68. Margot 94. Tyra
17. Elida 43. Helny 69. Meja 95. Vanja
18. Elma 44. Herdis 70. Nanna 96. Vilda
19. Embla 45. Hervor 71. Nora 97. Vilma
20. Erna 46. Hilda 72. Orny 98. Ylva
21. Freja 47. Hildegard 73. Rakel 99. Yrsa
22. Frejdis 48. Hillevi 74. Randvi 00. Åse
23. Frigg 49. Hilma 75. Rannveig
24. Geirny 50. Hjørdis 76. Ravnhild
25. Geirrid 51. Hulda 77. Reidun
26. Gerda 52. Ida 78. Revna
1. Agn
they / them
27. Gran 53. Neve 79. Svart
2. Arr 28. Grav 54. Never 80. Sølv
3. Bark 29. Grei 55. Nord 81. Sør
4. Bein 30. Grid 56. Nær 82. Tale
5. Bjørk 31. Grønn 57. Ran 83. Taske
6. Blass 32. Grå 58. Rapp 84. Torden
7. Blek 33. Gull 59. Rask 85. Trask
8. Blot 34. Harme 60. Ravn 86. Tro
9. Blå 35. Hav 61. Rev 87. Tåke
10. Blåne 36. Havre 62. Ring 88. Ull
11. Bris 37. Hjort 63. Riv 89. Vann
12. Bronse 38. Hot 64. Rygg 90. Varm
13. Brune 39. Hvete 65. Sang 91. Vest
14. Bølge 40. Høy 66. Savn 92. Vik
15. Dolk 41. Ild 67. Sending 93. Vill
16. Dugg 42. Is 68. Serk 94. Vind
17. Eik 43. Kald 69. Sjø 95. Ære
18. Fark 44. Klipp 70. Skjold 96. Øde
19. Favn 45. Knarr 71. Sky 97. Øks
20. Fin 46. Kniv 72. Skygge 98. Øm
21. Fjern 47. Korn 73. Sol 99. Øst
22. Fjord 48. Lav 74. Spel 00. Ås
23. Flamme 49. Lur 75. Splid
24. Fred 50. Lyn 76. Stjerne
25. Furu 51. Lys 77. Strid
26. Glitter 52. Narr 78. Stund
1. Alveblod
nicknames
27. Gråfell 53. Myke 79. Svein
2. Askeladd 28. Gudegitte 54. Mørke 80. Svinesti
3. Bane 29. Hammerslag 55. Nattulv 81. Syndefall
4. Bannlyste 30. Haukeblikk 56. Nidingbane 82. Trollfrende
5. Bjørn 31. Havresekk 57. Nordavind 83. Tørrskodde
6. Bjørnefell 32. Hellige 58. Ormetunge 84. Underjordisk
7. Blaute 33. Hestekveler 59. Oppvakte 85. Unge
8. Blodtørstige 34. Himmelfalne 60. Ranke 86. Usanne
9. Blodøks 35. Honningfelle 61. Rastløse 87. Usle
10. Bonde 36. Hårfagre 62. Reglesmed 88. Vage
11. Brukne 37. Ildfavn 63. Rike 89. Vandrerne
12. Digre 38. Jernside 64. Rotlaus 90. Vandøde
13. Drakebane 39. Jotunfrende 65. Rotte 91. Varg
14. Dvergeblod 40. Karl 66. Sannmælte 92. Velsignede
15. Fager 41. Kattøye 67. Sindige 93. Vennefark
16. Falne 42. Knivsegg 68. Skakke 94. Vigsler
17. Feige 43. Kortspyd 69. Skipbrudne 95. Visesanger
18. Fingernem 44. Kraftige 70. Skjoldside 96. Vreid
19. Forviste 45. Krukke 71. Skrinne 97. Ærbødige
20. Fotrapp 46. Langspyd 72. Skrønemaker 98. Æseblod
21. Fremsynte 47. Lodbrok 73. Skyggevandr 99. Ættlause
22. Fromme 48. Luren 74. Sleipe 00. Åndetaler
23. Fuglesang 49. Lærde 75. Slue
24. Fåmælte 50. Løgnhals 76. Småjarl
25. Gamle 51. Modige 77. Sorgtunge
26. Gode 52. Munk 78. Stjernefølger
• he / HIM
Surnames
Parents first name + -son Grimson
• she / Her Parents first name + -dottir Ylvadottir
• They / Them Parents first name + -barn Solbarn

A creative effort by karl otto kristoffersen


creator of the award wining norwegian indie game ”egil”
Illustrations by Christian Krohg & gerhard munthe
pronounciation guide inspired by the middarmark rpg
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