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34 Faroese Boy Names with Meanings

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Faroese boy names starting with A

• AkselSee Kusaila for the 7th-century Berber leader. Aksel is a masculine name, used predominantly throughout Scandinavia, a variant of Axel.
• AlfredAlfred is a masculine given name of English origin, a modern descendant of the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfrǣd (Old English pronunciation: [ˈæɫvræːd]), formed from the Germanic words ælf, meaning "elf", and rǣd, meaning "counsel".
• AnkerAnker (cognate Ancher) is a given name of Danish, Faroese and Norwegian origin, sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
• AxelAxel (also Aksel) is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common.

Faroese boy names starting with B

• BjornBjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a…
• BrandurBrandur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈprantʏr̥]) is a Faroese and Icelandic masculine given name.
• BárðurBárður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpaurðʏr̥]) or Bardur is a Nordic masculine given name that derives from the Old Norse name Bárðr [ˈbɑːrðr].

Faroese boy names starting with F

• FinnurFinnur (/ˈfɪnːʊr/) is a Faroese and Icelandic masculine given name which is a derivative of the Old Norse Finnr.

Faroese boy names starting with G

• GrímurGrímur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkriːmʏr̥]) is a Faroese and Icelandic masculine given name. People bearing the name Grímur include: Grímur Geitskör (fl.
• GunnarGunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (Gunnarr in Old Norse). Gunder is a variant,.
• GísliGísli (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈcistlɪ]) is an Icelandic and Faroese masculine given name. Gisle is the Norwegian variant of the name.

Faroese boy names starting with H

• HansHans is a male given name in Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish-speaking populations.
• HeðinHeðin is a Faroese given name that may refer to Heðin Brú (1901–1987), pen name of Faroese novelist and translator Hans Jacob Jacobsen Heðin M.
• HériHéri or Heri is a male given name. In the Faroe Islands, Héri appears in the Flateyjarbók, a history written around 1380, in which Heri Sigmundsson is the youngest son of Sigmundur Brestisson.
• HøgniHøgni is a Faroese male given name, originating from Old Norse Hǫgni, meaning "protector" or "patron", and is a variant of Hagen.

Faroese boy names starting with J

• JensJens is a male given name and a Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Faroese and Frisian derivative of Johannes. Jens was the most common first name for men and boys of all ages in Denmark between 2002 and 2012.
• JákupJákup is a Faroese masculine given name, a cognate of the names Jacob and James. People with the name Jákup include: Jákup á Borg (born 1979), Faroese footballer Jákup Dahl (1878-1944), Faroese Provost and Bible translator Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen (born…
• JóannesJóannes is a Faroese masculine given name. It is a variation of the name Johannes and a cognate of the name John.
• JógvanJógvan is a Faroese masculine given name. People bearing the name Jógvan include: Jógvan Hansen (born 1978), Faroese singer and guitar player Jógvan Heinason (1541–1602), first Minister of the Faroe Islands Jógvan Justinusson (????-16???), former Prime…
• JónJón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes. According to Icelandic custom, people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are referred to with both first name and patronym…
• JørgenJørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese male given name cognate to George. Notable people with the name include:

Faroese boy names starting with K

• KjartanKjartan (Icelandic: [ˈcʰar̥tan]; Faroese: [ˈtʃʰaɻ̊ʈan]; Norwegian: [çɑːɻtan]) is a masculine given name found in the Nordic countries, most prominently in Iceland and Norway.

Faroese boy names starting with L

• LarsLars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries and Germany.

Faroese boy names starting with M

• MortenMorten is a common male given name in Denmark and Norway. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname.

Faroese boy names starting with O

• OveOve is a Scandinavian given name. It is derived from the Old Danish name Aghi, itself probably a diminutive of the prefix Agh-, from the Germanic *aʒ- (meaning edge or fear).

Faroese boy names starting with P

• PállPáll is a name of Old Norse origin. Nowadays, it is primarily used in Icelandic [ˈpʰautl̥] and Faroese names.
• PólPól is a masculine given name in both the Irish and Faroese languages.

Faroese boy names starting with R

• RagnarRagnar (Old Norse: Ragnarr [ˈrɑɣnˌɑrː]) is a masculine Germanic given name, composed of the Old Norse elements ragin- "counsel" and hari- "army".

Faroese boy names starting with S

• SverreSverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse Sverrir, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden.

Faroese boy names starting with T

• TeiturTeitur (Faroese pronunciation: [ˈtaitʊɹ]) is a male given name. In Old Norse the word means happy.
• TorkilTorkil may refer to: People Torkil Åmland (born 1966), Norwegian politician Torkil Damhaug (born 1958), Norwegian physician and crime fiction writer Torkil Gudnason, Danish fashion photographer Torkil Lauritzen, (1901-1979), a Danish actor Torkil Nielsen,…
• TróndurTróndur is a Faroese masculine given name and may refer to: Tróndur Bogason (born 1976), Faroese composer and musician Tróndur í Gøtu (c. 945– 1035), Faroese Viking Tróndur Patursson (born 1944), Faroese painter, sculptor, glass artist and adventurer

Faroese boy names starting with V

• VilhjálmurVilhjálmur [ˈvɪlˌçaulmʏr̥] or Vilhjalmur is an Icelandic masculine given name and may refer to: Vilhjálmur Árnason (politician) (born 1983), Icelandic politician Vilhjálmur Árnason (professor) (born 1953), professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland…

More Faroese boy names

• ÓliÓli is a Faroese and Icelandic masculine given name. It is a diminutive of the name Ólafur and Ólavur.

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