ANST - Norse names

[M Stockton]

>
>Vicki Marsh wrote:
>
>> >  Now he wants to be a Viking!!! (Anyone want to help with finding 
Anthony a Norse name?  I have a few ideas.)
>> 
>Point him at Gunnora.  He'll find out more than he ever wanted to
>know.....
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i have been looking for a norse name fo myself as well for quite some 
time. i also had a hard time trying to figure out my persona. finally i 
settled with a viking persona. as for myself, i am called Sigiher, which 
means " victory sword". the tricky thing with viking names is figuring 
out what is a feminine name, and what is a masculine name. some are 
unisex. the main thing you'll want to look at is the prefix and the 
suffix of the name and what you want it to say. as is in my name the 
prefix "sigi" (which is very common), means "victory", and "her" meaning 
"sword". i dont have my books with me, but ill see if i can remember 
some prefixes and suffixes. keep in mind that it can be placed either 
way. for example: "Herwodis" (feminine) means sword goddess, as you see 
the suffix from my name is the prefix for this feminine name. heres what 
i remember off the top of my head: sigi=victory, hag=thorn(i think), 
wod=god, wodis=goddess, run=secret, gund=battle...i have a very good 
collection of the norse names and what they mean but as i say i dont 
have them with me right now. if you write me and tell me exactly what 
your friend whants his/her name to say i could try to make one for him. 
i hope i have been of at least some assistance. if you are looking for a 
norse name i recomend reading "Rhinegold"

sincerely,
Sigiher barcaloo 


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