Sara Nelson
In Viking mythology, cats were considered to be a symbol of wealth.
Lucky Vikings would often have a cat as their guardian because they believed the animals could bring them good luck.
It’s no wonder that many Viking cat names are based on Norse gods and goddesses!
In this blog post, we will explore 130+ Viking cat names that you can use for your new pet or adopt from an animal shelter near you.
Male Viking Cat Names
| Erick | Eternal ruler |
| Ulrik | means Noble Ruler |
| Ragnar | popularized by a series of books and then the TV show Viking |
| Gunnar | means “he who can stand alone” |
| Thorwald | Thor’s ruler |
| Rollo | Famous wolf |
| Thorstein | Thor’s stone |
| Oscar | Deer lover |
| Ráðúlfr | Wolf counsel |
| Aric | means Eternal Ruler |
| Thurmond | Thor’s protection |
| Lamont | Law man |
| Knute | Knot |
| Sindri | Child of the gods |
| Leif | Heir |
| Gustav | Stave of the Goths |
| Roscoe | Doe in the wood |
| Helge | Holy, blessed |
| Randúlfr | Edge of a shield |
| Kirby | Church town, village with a church |
| Bolden | a Norse surname |
| Olaf | Ancestor’s descendant |
| Thor | Thunder |
| Tor | Thunder, varriant of Thor |
| Thormund | Thor’s protection |
| Eric | Ever ruler, always ruler |
| Ole | Ancestor’s descendant |
| Alvar | Elven army |
| Balder | Prince |
| Sven | Boy |
| Olan | Royal forefather |
| Thorwald | Thor’s ruler |
| Haraldr | Army ruler |
| Leif | means “beloved” |
| Thurman | Thor’s protection |
| Dustin | Dusty place |
| Garth | Garden, works in a garden |
| Thor | the god of thunder and lightning |
| Aric | Eternal ruler |
| Esben | God bear |
| Olof | Ancestor’s latest descendant |
| Rosco | Doe in the woods |
| Brynjar | Protection, armor |
| Bernhard | Brave like the bear |
| Loki | Loki was the trickster god of Norse myth |
| Vidar | means Ruler |
| Magus | means Great, Big or Mighty |
| Ivor | Archer, warrior with the bow |
| Njord | Beloved of / belonging to Jord |
| Erling | Descendant of the Chieftain or Noble |
| Erich | The eternal ruler |
| Gunner | Warrior |
| Thormund | Thor’s protection |
| Sigurðr | Victory or guardian |
| Ericson | son of the eternal one |
| Kirk | Church, chapel |
| Audley | Ancestor |
| Thurston | Thor’s stone |
| Thurston | Thor’s stone |
| Ívarr | Archer, warrior with the bow |
| Brenner | To burn |
| Bjorn | Bear |
| Einar | One warrior, lone warrior |
| Odin | Rage |
| Thurman | Thor’s protection |
| Alvis | Old and wise |
| Odin | means Master of Inspiration |
| Hjalmer | Helmeted warrior |
| Eiríkr | Ever ruler or always ruler |
Female Viking Cat Names
| Dagmær | Day maid |
| Signe | Victory new |
| Tófa | Beautiful Thor |
| Freya | means “noble lady” |
| Thora | feminine form of Thor |
| Freyja | Alternate spelling of Freya |
| Dagny | New day |
| Erna | Serious |
| Brynhildr | Battle armor and / or protection in battle |
| Sigríðrgirl | Victory beautiful |
| Tófa | Beautiful child of Thor |
| Hjördís | Sword goddess |
| Signý | Victory or new |
| Gefjun | an ancient goddess of agriculture and abundance |
| Elli | Old age, wisdom |
| Thora | Feminine form of Thor |
| Ragna | Short form of names beginning with Ragna |
| Brenna | Sorrow |
| Nerthus | a goddess associated with fertility |
| Rindr | Old Norse name |
| Thorstein | Thor’s stone |
| Liv | Protection |
| Ari | Lion/Lioness |
| Astrid | means “divinely beautiful” |
| Siri | Victory or beautiful |
| Betzy | an oath/vow |
| Brynja | Protection, armor |
| Rinda | Latin variant of a Norse name |
| Sigrid | means “beautiful victory” |
| Shelby | Ancient surname |
| Ingrid | means “beautiful beloved” |
| Brenda | Sword |
| Jordis | Sword weilding goddess |
| Inga | Warrior |
| Gunhilda | means “battle maiden” |
| Alwilda | Elf battle |
| Jord | Pronounced Yord, this norse goddess was the mother of Thor |
| Dagmar | Day maid |
| Helga | Holy, blessed |
| Gerda | Strong with the spear |
| Tora | a modern Scandinavian name |
| Siv | to symbolize the earth’s bounty and a fine harvest |
| Nanna | an Old Norse name |
| Erika | Eternal ruler |
| Tora | a modern Scandinavian name |
| Rowan | cute little redhead |
| Hulda | Weasel, mole |
| Solveig | means “strong house” and is associated with the sun |
| Hildr | battle |
| Ericka | Eternal ruler, feminine form |
| Hildur | Battle |
| Ingeborg | Ing’s protection or Ing’s help |
| Alfhild | Elf battle |
| Saga | Seeing one, great journey |
| Blenda | a heroine of ancient myth |
| Astrid | God’s fair, god’s strength |
| Dahlia | Valley |
| Inge | Shortened form of names beginning with Inge |
| Sigrid | Victory beautiful |
| Vernelle | Place were the alders are |
| Ingergirl | Ing is beautiful |
| Raven | Raven |
| Halle | Rock |
| Signa | Victory, new |
| Erica | Feminine form of Eric, meaning ruler |
| Eir | Mearcy |
| Iona | Island |
| Freya | Lady |
We hope you enjoyed this list of Viking cat names.
If your kitty didn’t make the cut, don’t worry! We have over 190+ other Aztec and Mayan cat names to widen your options.
The next time you need a new name for the newest addition to your family, be sure to check out our blog post before settling on something boring like Bob or Lisa.
And who knows? Maybe one day we will have enough Viking cats named after people in history that they can actually take over and conquer England again (this is just speculation).
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