'D' Names
You may be wondering why I skipped over 'c' names? There is no letter 'c' in the Icelandic alphabet!
MALE NAMES
D Daddi: pet name Daði: man's name Daðri: flatterer Dagbjartur: bright as day (palomino) Dagdraumur: daydream Dagfari: one who travels by day, old man's name Dagfinnur: man's name Dagstyggur: one who avoids daylight Dagur: day Dagvarður: man's name Dálkur: knife Dallur: slow horse Dani: Dane Dáni: son of Grýla Danni: pet name Dans: dance Darri: spear, old man's name Davið: biblical king Dellingur: shining, light Demantur: diamond Denni: pet name Depill: star Diddi: pet name Digur: strong, brave Díli: small spot Dilkur: lamb Dimmi: dark one Dinni: pet name Dínus: man's name Djákni: deacon Djangi: satan, devil Djarfur: bold, brave person Djöfull: devil Dofri: tramp, loafer, a giant Dóni: boor, illbred person Drafnar: spotted Drangur: rock, cliff Drasill: horse's name Draugur: ghost of a dead person Draumur: dream Draupnir: Óðinn's golden ring Dreitill: remains, grounds, drop Dreki: dragon, wild horse Drellir: sleepy-head Drengur: chivalrous Dreyri: blood red Drífandi: energetic Drómi: bonds, rope, dull horse Drómundur: slow reaction Dropi: drop Drynur: noise Drösull: old name for a horse Dúddi: pet name Dugur: toughness, courage Dúlcifal: horse of King Hreggviður Dumbrauður: reddish-brown Dumbur: reddish-brown Durinn: a dwarf Durtur: "stick in the mud", mute person Dusill: fire Dúx: leader, first Dvalinn: a dwarf Dvergur: dwarf Dyggur: faithful, loyal Dynblakkkur: horse's name Dynbrími: fire Dynfari: storm (poetic) Dynfaxi: thunder mane Dynur: noise, roar Dýnus: name from a saga Dýrðlingur: saint Dýri: expensive, rare Dýrlingur: saint Dökkur: dark Dökkvi: dark Dörruðder: Óðinn, fighting with a spear Döttur: stumbling horse |
FEMALE NAMES
D Dáð: achievement, virtue Daðla: date (fruit) Dáðrökk: courageous, brave Dagmær: woman's name Dagsbrún: daybreak, dawn Dagslátta: amount of grassland that can be mowed in one day Dala-Jörp: brown horse from Dalir Dalsbrá: mare's name Dalla: bright one, woman's name Dama: dame, lady Dana: Danish woman, woman's name Daría: woman's name Dásemd: glory, something admirable Deigja: maid, cinderella Deila: quarrel, fight Dekkja: darkness Della: quirk, funny idea Demba: downpour, rain shower, breath Depla: speckled, spotted Diana: goddess Digra: chubby, stout one Diljá: woman's name Dillahníða: woman's name Dimbiltá: nickname for a girl Dimma: darkness Dimmalimm: princess from a fairytale Dimmbrá: of dark complexion Dirfska: boldness, courage Dís: goddess Dísa: woman's name Dista: diminutiven of Sigríður Djúpráð: wise, inventive Djörfung: courageous Dokka: girl Dolla: pot Dómíno: domino, black with white spots Dóna: rude woman Doppa: spot, speckle Dóra: woman's name Dorma: dawdling woman Dósa: woman's name Dóttla: little daughter Drafna: speckle, small spot Draugsa: ghost, lazy person Draumey: dream-island, woman's name Draumsýn: vision, dream Dreyra: blood coloured Drífa: snowdrift, snowfall Drifhvít: white as snow Drift: energy, powder snow Dróg: hack Droplaug: axe, woman's name Drós: woman Drótt: entourage, followers, court Drottning: queen Druna: thunder, roar Drusla: sloppy person Dræskja: maid servant Dröfn: wave Dúdda: pet name Dúfa: dove Dugga: fishing boat Dúkka: woman's name, doll Duld: self-conciousness, self-deception Dumba: fog, dark colour Duna: roar Dúna: diminutive of names like Guðrún Dunna: mallard duck Dyfra: drizzle, mist Dyggð: virtue, loyalty, faith Dylfja: hostility Dýna: saddle pad Dynfara: axe, arrow Dynfaxa: mare's name Dyngja: boudoir, lady's bower Dýrfinna: woman's name Dyrgja: dwarf-woman Dögg: dew Dögun: dawn Dökka-Jörp: dark brown Dökkgrána: dark grey Dökkjörp: dark brown |