Tag Archives: Viking Names

Jorid, Jofrid

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  • Origin: Old Norse
  • Meaning: “beautiful horse.”
  • Gender: Female

Derived from the Old Norse jór (horse) and fríðr (beautiful).

Other forms include:

  • Iófríðr, Jófríðr, Jóríðr (Old Norse)
  • Jofrid (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish)
  • Jori (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish)
  • Jorit (Danish, Norwegian)
  • Jófríður (Icelandic)
  • Jofrida (Norwegian, Swedish)
  • Joreid (Norwegian)
  • Jurid (Norwegian)
  • Jofridh (Old Swedish)

The designated name-day in Norway is September 12.

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Tollak

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  • Origin: Norwegian
  • Meaning: “Thor’s play.”
  • Gender: Masculine

The name is derived from the Old Norse, Þórleikr, which is composed of the elements Þór (Thor) and leikr (play).

A notable bearer is American musician, Tollak Ollestad.

Other forms include:

  • Torlak (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish)
  • Torleik/Thorleik (Danish, Norwegian)
  • Torlek (Danish)
  • Tollakur, Torlakkur (Faroese)
    • Þorlákur, Þorleikur (Icelandic)
  • Thorlacius, Torlacus (Late Latin)
  • Þollak, Þórleikr (Old Norse)
  • Tallak, Tollek (Norwegian)

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