Icelandic names - masculine (A-Á)

Icelandic names
Masculine


Icelandic is an Indo-European language of the North Germanic branch and is the official language of Iceland.

Abel very rare
A form of the Hebrew name Habel meaning "breath".


Abraham rare
A form of the Hebrew name Avraham that might mean "father of many".


Adam common
A Hebrew name meaning "man".

Adolf uncommon
A short form of theGermanic name Adalwolf. Derives from the elements of Adel- "noble" and wulf "wolf".


Adrían uncommon
The Icelandic form of the name Adrian wich derives from the name Hadrianus.

Aðalberg very rare
Derives from the Old Norse elements of aðal- "noble" and -berg "save, rescue".


Aðalbert very rare
The Icelandic form of the Germanic name Adalberht which derives from the elements of adel- "noble" and -berht "bright.

Aðalborgar very rare
Derives from the Germanic elements of aðal- "noble" and -borgar "castle, fortress".

Aðalmundur very rare
Derives from the Old Norse elements of aðal- "noble" and mundur "protection".


Aðalsteinn common
Derives from the Old Norse elements of aðal- "noble" and -steinn "rock".

Agnar common
Derives from the Old Norse elements of agn- "threat or dicipline" and -ar "soldier or spear".

Agni very rare
A variant of the name Agnar.

Albert common
From the Germanic name Adalberht, derives from the elements adal- "noble" and -berht "bright".

Alexander very common
Latinized form of the Greek name Aléxandrós, derives from the Greek elements alexo- "defend" and -aner "man".

Allan rare
Variant of the English name Alan.

Almar fairly common
Possibly derived from the Old Norse elements of álm- "elm" and -ar "warrior or spear". Could also be derived from the Old Norse elements of álf- "elf" or aðal- "noble" and -mar "famous". 

Ágúst very common
The Icelandic form of the name August, a short form of the Latin name Augustus.

Áki fairly common
Old Norse diminutive of names containing anu "ancestor".

Álfgeir very rare
Derives from the Old Norse elements of álf- "elf" and -geir "spear".

Álfur very rare
Means "elf" in Icelandic.

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