Viking Names

7 Viking names that mean viking for boys, listing Viking baby names 1-7. Eric and Leif are popular names. Dunstan, Eldred, Lachlan, Odin and Somerley are uncommon names. View Viking baby names for name meanings, or search other baby names.

Dunstan ... Place name. Saint Dunstan (10th century) restored the monastery system in England after the devastating Viking raids of previous decades. [3]

Eldred ... From Ealdraed. Saint Eldred (ninth century) was a Benedictine killed by Vikings. [2]

Eric ... Scandinavian legend relates that the Viking sea rover Ericson (son of Eric the Red) landed on the shores of America 500 years before Christopher Columbus ... [19]

Lachlan ... May also possibly refer to a Viking ancestor or mean "bellicose" ...

Leif ... the Viking Leif Eriksson landed his longboat on American shores some 500 years before Columbus arrived. [1]

Odin ... The Norse warriors known as Vikings fought without fear ...

Somerley ... Name for the Vikings ... [2]

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