Medieval Norwegian Feminine Names

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2006 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 10Apr06

Important note: This is a draft article and should be used with care. I have not yet labelled all of the non-nominative forms as such. As a good rule of thumb, avoid any spelling ending in <-ar>, <-i>, <-o>, <-u>, or <-æ>.

The following names are taken from the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of articles written in Norwegian from the 14th through 16th centuries. I have started off by extracting all of the feminine names with patronymic bynames using -dother, -doter, -daatter, -daater, and -daather, since these were easy terms to search for. This article is an ongoing process, and in the future I hope to eventually include all of the feminine names found in this source.

Given Names

13th C forms	14th C forms	15th C forms	16th C forms	Notes
Aso	Aasa Aasæ Asa Asaa Asæ Ase Aso Assa Asso	Aasa Aase Aasze Asa Åsa Ase Aso Assa Asse Assæ Asso	Aasa Aase Asa Aso Asse	raw data
Brynildir	Brynhilda Brynilda Brynildæ Brynilde Brynilder Brynildo Brynillder Brynilldr Brynilða Brynilðr	Brynhild Brynild Brynildæ Brynildh Brynilla	Brynel	raw data
Ingeleifue	Inghiileifwar Inghileifvv Ingilæifuu Jngilæif	Jngeleiff Jnggelæiff Jnggeleif Jnghæleif	Jngaleff Jngeleff	raw data
Ingiriðar [genitive] Jngrid	Ingeridh Inghiridh Ingirid Ingiride Ingiridhe Ingiriid Jingirid Jngerid Jngeride Jngeridh Jngerido Jngeridz Jngirid Jngiridh Jngirido Jngiriid Jngiriidh Jngiriði	Ingeridh Ingherid Jngerid Jngeridh Jngeridha Jngeridhe Jngeridho Jngerido Jngeriidh Jngirid Jngirida Jngirith Jngridh	Ingerid Inggredh Inggrid Jngerit Jngerydh	raw data
Magnildir	Maghnilldar [genitive] Magnilda Magnildar [genitive] Magnildæ Magnildr Magnilldar [genitive] Magnillðr Magnilðr	Magnil Magnild Magnilda Magnildæ Magnilde Magnildh Magnill Mangnilde	Magnilde Magnill	raw data
Margrettar [genitive]	Margareta Margareto [genitive] Margaretta Marggreta Marghret Marghreta Marghretæ Marghreth Marghrett Marghretta Margit Margræt Margrætæ Margret Margreta Margretar [genitive] Margretæ Margrete Margrethæ Margreto [genitive] Margrett Margretta Margrette Margretto [genitive] Margretu Marritte Mæritto	Magret Maret Marett Margareta Margarethæ Margarethe Margareto [genitive] Margaretta Margarettæ Margetæ Margetthæ Margettho [genitive] Marghet Margheta Marghete Margheth Marghit Marghitto [genitive] Marghretæ Margietta Margit Margita Margith Margitte Margitth Margitthæ Margræta Margret Margreta Margrete Margrethæ Margreto [genitive] Margrett Margrettar [genitive] Margrettæ Margrette Margrettu Margretu Marieth Marritte Mæritta Meæritta	Maregretthe Marethe Marett Marette Margarete Margaretta Margett Margitta Margitte Margitthe Margrete Margreth Margretta Margrette Mariætt Mariett Mariitte Marite Marith Marithe Maritte Maritthe Marritthe	raw data
Ragnhilldr	Raghnilda Raghnilder Raghnillda Ragnilda Ragnildæ Ragnilde Ragnilder Ragnildi Ragnildr Ragnilldar Ragnillder Ragnilldha Ragnilldo [genitive] Ragnilldr Ragnilldu Ragnilldur Ragnillðr Ragnnildr	Hragnilld Ragnhild Ragnild Ragnilda Ragnildæ Ragnilde Ragnildhe Ragnildho Ragnildir Ragnildo [genitive] Ragnildr Ragnilla Ragnilld Ragnilldæ Ragniller Rangnil	Ragnild Ragnilde Ragnille Ragnillde Rannilld	raw data
Sigrið Sigriði	Sighrid Sighrida Sighride Sighridh Sighridhe Sighridho [genitive] Sighriid Sighriið Sighriiðar [genitive] Sighrit Sighrið Sigrid Sigridar [genitive] Sigride Sigridh Sigridhe Sigridho [genitive] Sigridi Sigridj Sigrido [genitive] Sigridu Sigriid Sigriið Sigrið Sigriði Szigrid	Sighridh Sighridhe Sighrijdh Sigrid Sigrida Sigridæ Sigride Sigridh Sigridhe Sigridho [genitive] Sigrido [genitive] Sigrig [sic] Sigriid Sigrijd Sigrit Sigrith Sygreth	Sigrid Sigridh Sigriid Sigriidh Sigrit Sigrith Sigrydh Siigriitt Syggriidh Sygridh Sygrido Sygriidh Sygryd	raw data
Ulvilldr	Vlfilldr Vluildar [genitive] Vlvilda	Vlduilde	Vluille Vlvilla	raw data
	Aasta Asta	Asta Astæ		raw data
	Adalis Adaliza Aðalizu	Adaliiz Adalitz Addelisse	Adelis Addeliisse	raw data
	Aghnes	Agneise	Agnis	raw data
	Ambiørg Anbiorg Anbiorgh Andbiorgh	Ambiørg Anbiorgh Anbiørgh Anbiorghe Anbørgh Andbiorgho [genitive]	Ambiørg Anbiorg	raw data
	Anghiærda Angierd Angierder	Angerda Angerdo [genitive] Angiærd	Angierder	raw data
	Angunnæ
	Arnbiorgh Arnbiorgu			raw data
	Arngerdr			raw data
	Asbiorg Asbiorgh Asbyorgh	Asbiorgh	Asborg Asbyørg	raw data
	Asgiardha Asgiærder	Asgærdæ Asgærdhæ Asgerde Asgerdo [genitive] Asgiærdæ Asgierda Asgierdo	Asgerd Asgerdh Asgerdo Asgierdt Assgærdh	raw data
	Asilda Asilde			raw data
	Aslaug Aslaugh	Aslaugh Aslaughe Aslough	Aslog Aslogh	raw data
	Asny		Asnyd	raw data
	Asstriid Astrid Astridd Astridu Astriid Astryd Azstrid Azstrið	Astrid Astridh Astridhi Astriidh Astrijd Astryth Azstridh	Asstrid Astrid Astridh Astry	raw data
	Athlaugh			raw data
	Æghelæif			raw data
	ÆIin [sic] Æilin Ælin Ællin Eilin Eilini Elin Elinar [genitive]	Ælin Ælina Ælinæ Ælyn Eliin Elin Eline Elino [genitive] Elyn	Ælin Eilin Elen Elene Elin Ellind Ellindtt Elyn	raw data
	Æyuoru
	Baugeið
	Berghliotu Berglioth			raw data
	Biergiat Birghit Birghitta Birgitta Brighit Brigittu	Birgitta Byrghita Byrgitta	Bergiete Berite Beritta Birgitta Birgittæ Birgitthe Birieth Biritte Birrette Brigdhe Byrgitta	raw data
	Borghillo Borgillda	Borggild Borghilder Borgild Borgilda Borgildæ Borgildo [genitive] Borgill Borgillæ Borgilldo		raw data
	Borni			raw data
	Botilda Botildar [genitive] Botilde Botilder Botilldr Bottilder	Boltide [sic] Bothildhæ Botild Botilda Botilla Botillæ Bottiller Botillir	Botilde	raw data
	Brynghærder			raw data
	Cecilia Cicelia Cizcelia Sicelia Siseliæ Sizselia	Ceciliæ Cicilia Cissellæ Cizcellæ Sciselio Sesceliu Sescellia Sicelie Sidsele Sizsila	Cecilie Ciciliæ Cissele Sissillie	raw data
	Dis Disw			raw data
	Eingibiorgh Ingebiorgh Ingebiorghar [genitive] Ingebiorghe Ingeborg Ingeborge Ingeborgh Inghibiorg Inghibiorgh Ingibiargar Ingibiorgh Ingibiorgho Ingibiorghs Ingibiorgo [genitive] Ingibiorgu Jngebiorg Jngeborgh Jngeborghe Jnggibiørgho [genitive] Jnghibiarghar [genitive] Jnghibiorgh Jnghibiorghu Jngibergh Jngibiargar [genitive] Jngibiorg Jngibiorgar [genitive] Jngibiorge Jngibiorgh Jngibiorgho [genitive] Jngibiorghu Jngiborgh Jngiburgem [Latin accusative]	Ingibiorgh Ingiburg Jngebior Jngebiorg Jngebiorgge Jngebiorgh Jngebiørgh Jngeborg Jngeborgh Jngeborghe Jngeborgho Jngeborgx Jngebørg Jngeburgh Jnggebior Jnggeborg Jnggeborgh Jngghæberg Jngghibyorg Jngibiorg Jngibiorgh Jngibiorgho [genitive] Jngibiorghu Jngiborgh Jngibørighe	Eingheborgh Iindeborg Ingeborg Ingeborgh Ingghæburghæ Jngebor Jngeborg Jngeborgh Jngeborgho Jngeborgo Jngebors [genitive] Jngebvr Jnngeboriig Jnngeboriigh	raw data
	Eldrid Eldridu Elldrid Elldridi	Eldriid Eldriidh		raw data
	Elzsebe	Elitze Elsebe Elsebi Elzeby		raw data
	Fridu		Ffride	raw data
	Gæirdþrud Iardþrud Iardþrudar [genitive] Iarþrudi Iarþrudu Iærdþrud Jardþrudr Jarþruda Jærdthrwdh Jærtrud Jærþrud Jærþruder Jærþruud	Gertrud Gertrudh Gertrwdh Gertrwdhe Gerþrudar [genitive] Ghærtrvdh Gierthrud Giertrwdh Iertrudh Jærþrudh Jertrud Jerþrud	Gertrudh Gertrudo [genitive] Gertrvd Gertrvdh	raw data
	Geirlaugh			raw data
	Gesa	Jessa		raw data
	Gøda	Gødha		raw data
	Gonor Gunnor Gunnora Gunuor Gunwor	Gunnor Gunor Gunvor Gwnnor	Gunnor	raw data
	Gro Groa Grua	Gro Groa Groe Groo	Ghro Gro Groo	raw data
	Gudhridh Gudrid Gudridh Gudriid Gudrijd Guðrið Guðriðar [genitive]	Gudhridh Gudhridho [genitive] Gudhriidh Gudrid Gudridh Gudridhar [genitive] Gudridhe Gudridho [genitive] Gudridi Gudriid Gudriidh Gudrith Gwdridh Gwdriidh Gurid	Gudridz [genitive] Gurid Gurii Gurri Gwdrid Gwridh	raw data
	Ghudrun Gudhrunar [genitive] Gudhrwn Gudrun Gudrunn Gudrunnær Gudruno [genitive] Gudrunu Gudrwn Guðdrun Guððrun Guððrunar [genitive] Guðrun	Gotrun Guddrono [genitive] Gudhrun Gudhrwn Gudrdon Gudrun Gudrunæ Gudrune Gudrunu Gudruun Gudrvn Gudrwn Gvdrvn Gwderon Gwdhrunæ Gwdhrwn	Gudrun Gudrvn Gwdrwn	raw data
	Gunbiorugh Gunbørgh	Gunbiorgh Gunbiørgh Gunborgh Gvnbiorgo [genitive]	Gunbiøorg Gundbiør Gunnbiern	raw data
	Gunna Gunnæ Gunne	Gunne		raw data
	Gunild Gunilda Gunildæ Gunilde Gunilder Gunildo [genitive] Gunildu Gunildur Gunillda Gunnild Gunnilda Gunnildæ Gunnilde Gunnildher Gunnildu Gunnilld Gunnilldo [genitive] Gunnilldr Gunnillðr	Gunild Gunilda Gunildar Gunildæ Gunilde Gunilder Gunildo [genitive] Gunjldhæ Gunl Gunnild Gunnilda Gunnilde Gwnnilde	Gundille Gunilla Gunille Gunnill Gunyld Gwdnildh Gwnnell Gwnnill Gwnnille	raw data
	Guðbioergh	Gudbiorg Gudbiorgh		raw data
	Gyloughu		Gijtloug	raw data
	Gyrey Gyrid Gyridar [genitive] Gyridi Gyridu Gyriid Gyrith Gyrið Gyriðar [genitive] Gyrydh Gyrydu Jyrid	Gyriid Gyrid Gyridh	Ghyritt Gyrid Gyridt	raw data
	Haldiis	Haldiis		raw data
	Haldoræ			raw data
	Hallkatla			raw data
	Hælga Hælgha Hælgho Helga Helgha Hellga	Hælga Hælgha Hælghæ Helga Helgæ Helge Helghe Helgo	Hælgha Helga Helgha Helge Helgo	raw data
	Hærborgh Herbiørgu Herborg Herborgh Herborgo [genitive]	Herborg Herborgh Herborghe		raw data
	Hærdis Hærdisæ Herdisar [genitive]	Hærdis		raw data
	Helfrið			raw data
	Hildigunnr			raw data
	Holmfridar [genitive]			raw data
	Homlaugh			raw data
	Inghæ Ingu Jngo Jngu	Ingæ Jnga Jnge Jnger Jngeri	Jnga Jnger Jngge	raw data
	Ioronn Joron Jorondar [genitive] Joronn Joronnar [genitive] Joronno [genitive]	Guronn Joron Joronno [genitive] Jorun Jorunde Jorunna	Gurrun Gurum Gurun Ioron Joorand Joren Jøronn	raw data
	Jngegerdhvr Jngigærðr Jngigerda Jngigerder	Ingegerdh Jngegerd Jngegerdh Jngerdh Jnggegærde Jngiegiærdæ	Indgerdtt Ingegerd Ingegerdo Ingerd Ingerdh Jndgerd Jngegerd Jngegerde Jngegerdh Jngerd Jngerdtt Jnggerd Jnghegerdh Jngierdh	raw data
	Katerin Katerine Katrine	Catherina Chaterina [sic] Kadrin Karine Katerin Katerina Katerine Katherin Katherine Kathrin Katrin Katrina Katrinæ Katrine Katrino [genitive]	Karen Kareri [sic] Kariin Kariins Karin Karine Karyn Kattherin	raw data
	Kristin	Christina Cristin Cristina Cristinæ Crysten Kirstina Kirstinæ Kristen Kristiin Kristin	Christin Cristin Kirstinæ Kirstine Kyrstine	raw data
	Lif Lifa Lifua Liif	Lif Lifua Lifuæ Lifue Lifuo Liif Liue Liv Liwæ Lyf Lywa	Liff Liffue Liiff Liive Lyff Lywe	raw data
	Magnæ			raw data
	Mildrid		Mildrith	raw data
	Olof	Olof	Olluff Oloff	raw data
	Radgerdh	Radgerd Radgerde Radhgerda	Rådgerd	raw data
	Raghnu Ragna Ragnadar [genitive] Rognu	Ragna Ragnæ Raugnu Rognu	Rangne Ranne	raw data
	Ragnæidu			raw data
	Ragnogh Rannogh Rognog Ronnogh Ronnogho Ronnok	Ranog Rognogh Ronnog Ronnoge Ronnogh Ronnogo Ronnug Ronog Ronogh	Rannog Rannogh Ronnogh Ronoug	raw data
	Randiid Rangdid Rangdidu	Ragndiidh Randid Randidh Rangdhit [sic] Rangdidh Rangdiidh Rangdit Ranghdiit Ranghdiith		raw data
	Rannwæigh	Ranueidgh		raw data
	Sigbiorg			raw data
	Sigrunn			raw data
	Stæinuorum Steinuor Steinuoro Steinwor	Steinor Steinoro [genitive] Steinuor	Stenuor	raw data
	Sualleg			raw data
	Sunifua Sunnifiuu Sunnifu Sunnifua Sunnifuæ Sunnifuu Sunnifvo Sunnifwa Sunnilfua Sunniuæ	Sunifua Sunnifue Sunniuo Swnnifua Swnnifwe Syniffue	Swnneff Swnneve Swnnewe	raw data
	Thorgerðr		Torgerde Torgerdh	raw data
	Thuriidh Þoridho [genitive] Þurid Þuridhar [genitive] Þurit Þyrid	Thwriid Turidh Þurid Þuridh Þuridho	Thurid Tyrid Tyriid	raw data
	Tofua			raw data
	Þangborgh			raw data
	Þodni			raw data
	Þonæ Þonna	Þonny	Thone Tiønnid Tone Tonne Tønnid	raw data
	Þoniar	Þonniar
	Þoonnio			raw data
	Þora Þoræ Þoro	Tore Thora Thoræ Tora Þoora Þora	Thora Thoræ Thore Tora Tore Torr	raw data
	Þoræfuo
	Þorbiorg Þorbiorgh	Thorborgh Þorbergho [genitive] Þorbiorg Þorbiorgh Torbiorghr	Torberg Torborre Torbyørgo	raw data
	Þorgunna Þorgunnu	Torgunne		raw data
	Þoron Þoronno [genitive] Þorun	Þoron Þoronno [genitive]
	Þyri			raw data
	Valborgh		Valborgh	raw data
	Valgærdær
	Vigdisu			raw data
	Vlfarna
	Vnnær	Wnna		raw data
		Anna Ane	Anna Anne	raw data
		Argith		raw data
		Arnno		raw data
		Arnora		raw data
		Asne	Asna	raw data
		Audny		raw data
		Ærmegardh		raw data
		Bægha		raw data
		Bencte Benctha		raw data
		Bogith
		Dorothea	Dorotheam [Latin accusative] Dorotthea	raw data
		Gudhiløgh Gudlaug	Godeløgh	raw data
		Gudni
		Gyda Gydha		raw data
		Hafwardhz
		Halbiørgh		raw data
		Halkasla Halkazla		raw data
		Jmgeuregh
		Jngunna		raw data
		Luci Lucia Luciæ Lucii Lusi Lussit Lwcia	Lucia Lucij Lussie Lwsie	raw data
		Magdalena Magdalenæ Magdalene	Madelen Magdalena Magdalene Magdalenn Magdelene	raw data
		Metta	Metthe	raw data
		Orgerdur
		Philipa Philippa Philippe		raw data
		Ragninde		raw data
		Ramborghar [genitive] Ramborgho [genitive]
		Ranfrid		raw data
		Reidwnne Redon		raw data
		Salæigh		raw data
		Sighni Signi Sygny	Signe Sygna	raw data
		Sologh		raw data
		Ssevej		raw data
		Synne		raw data
		Thoren
		Þaulaugo [genitive]	Tolloug	raw data
		Þiodilda
		Þordiis		raw data
			Aaltrudh	raw data
			Agathen Agatte	raw data
			Anlog
			Asiille
			Attwor	raw data
			Barbara Barbra	raw data
			Beata	raw data
			Berthe
			Børgette
			Gellogh
			Giøruel Giørwell Gøriill Görvhild Görvild Gørwel	raw data
			Golig Goulog	raw data
			Gudwn	This may be a form of Gudrun. raw data
			Gundvard
			Habera	raw data
			Heluich Hiilleuick
			Hilleborri	raw data
			Ingwar
			Johanne	raw data
			Kiere	raw data
			Marin	raw data
			Ødgerdh	raw data
			Oosse Osse	raw data
			Pernelle	raw data
			Randie	raw data
			Rannoff
			Siere
			Siguor	raw data
			Sinn	raw data
			Siriid Syri Syrid Syridh	raw data
			Soffi Soffie Soffy Sophie	raw data
			Soluey	raw data
			Ssijze	raw data
			Steenffuor	raw data
			Sten	raw data
			Syælle
			Tale	raw data
			Tarand	raw data
			Targier
			Tyniff	raw data

Raw data

This table retains all capitalization as found in the source documents.

Volume	Number	Name	Dates
11	289	Rannoff Helgis dother	1510
12	138	Þiodilda Helgha dottir	1403
12	159	Þiodilda Helgha dottir	1415
12	683	Targier Biørnns daatter	1566
21	1043	Siere tordsz dater	1556
21	1142	Berthe Bjørns Datter	1570
21	219	Thoren Taralds daater	1400
21	322	Jmgeuregh gesbrikz daater	1431
7	449	orgerdur orkels dother	1454
9	790	Siguor Jffeurs daatter	1564
21	751	syælle synder doter	1526
1	381	Þoniar Gudlæighs dotor	1364
6	728	Sigrid, Gudue, Bryttuue Askelssdotter	1536

Medieval Norwegian Feminine Names

by Sara L. Uckelman known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2006 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved last updated 10Apr06

Given Names

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by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2006 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 10Apr06