List of Norse Baby Names Meanings

Keld

(KELT)

Keld may refer to: Keld, Cumbria, England. Keld, North Yorkshire, England. Variation of Kjell (name), a masculine given name in Danish.

Meaning: Large pot Origin: Danish, Old Norse

Kensley

(KENZ-lee)

Kensley is the latest in a long list of surnames repurposed as given names. Kensley is a last name dating back to medieval England and was derived from a place name. The surname is the combination of an Old Nordic word “kelda” meaning “spring, well” and the Old English “lēah” meaning “clearing, glade”.

Meaning: From a clearing with a spring Origin: Gaelic, Old Norse

Kettil

(KEH-til)

Kettil is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1087 times.

Meaning: Large pot Origin: Old Norse, Swedish

Kirkwood

(KURK-wuwd)

Kirkwood Name Meaning. Scottish: habitational name from any of several places named as being a wood belonging to the Church or situated by a church (see Kirk). There are places so called in Ayrshire, Dumfries, and Lanarkshire.

Meaning: Church in a wood Origin: English, Old Norse

Kjeld

(KYEJT)

Kjell is a masculine given name in Norway, Finland and Sweden, in Denmark the cognate is Kjeld or Keld. It is derived from the Old Norse: kętill, meaning "kettle," "cauldron," or "helmet." In 2007, there were 59,011 men in Sweden with "Kjell" as their first name, making it the 42nd most common masculine name in Sweden.

Meaning: Large pot Origin: Danish, Old Norse

Kjell

(SHEL)

Kjell is a masculine given name in Norway, Finland and Sweden, in Denmark the cognate is Kjeld or Keld. It is derived from the Old Norse: kętill, meaning "kettle," "cauldron," or "helmet." In 2007, there were 59,011 men in Sweden with "Kjell" as their first name, making it the 42nd most common masculine name in Sweden.

Meaning: Large pot Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish

Knud

(KNUT)

Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Cnut or Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. ... The name is derived from the Old Norse Knútr meaning "knot".

Meaning: Knot Origin: Danish, Old Norse

Knute

(KNOOT-eh)

Commonly pronounced "noot" in the US, the traditional pronunciation in Norway and by those of Norwegian descent is "knoot", with the 'k' being pronounced. An Old Norse name meaning "knot." Football great Knute Rockne used the traditional pronunciation.

Meaning: Knot Origin: Old Norse

Kustaa

(KUS-tah)

In French it is Gustave; in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish it is Gustavo. ... A side form of the name in Swedish is Gösta. The name in Finnish is Kustaa, while in Icelandic it is written Gústav or Gústaf.

Meaning: Staff of the Gods Origin: Finnish, Old Norse

Lamonte

(lə-MAHNT-ee)

Scandinavian Meaning: The name Lamonte is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Lamonte is: Man of law.

Meaning: Lawyer Origin: Old Norse