Norman family name |
Scandinavian origin and meaning (if known) |
Anger |
Asgeir (Gods’, Aesir’s javelin) |
Ango(t) |
Asgaut |
Anquetil |
Asketill (Gods’, Aesir’s cauldron |
Auber |
Osbern (Gods’, Aesir’s bear, warrior). May be Frankish/Saxon also, from Odalbert (Albert) |
Aumont |
(See Osmond) |
Azouf, Auzoux |
Asulf (Gods’, Aesir’s wolf, warrior) |
Aze |
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Brument, Le Brument |
Brúdmaðr (bridegroom) |
Burnouf |
Brynjolf (Hardened [with a breastplate] wolf,warrior. |
Ernouf |
Arnulf (wolf eagle). May also be Frankish/Saxon. |
Estur |
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Frigard |
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Gaument |
Hvalman (whaler) |
Godefroy |
Godfrid (under God’s protection). May also be Frankish/Saxon. |
Gonnor |
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Gounouf |
Gunnulf (fighting wolf, warrior) |
Guillhouf |
Vilulf (wolf’s [warrior’s] will) |
Harang |
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Harou |
Harulf (the army’s wolf, warrior) |
Hastain |
Hastein (high stone) |
Havard |
Havard (the high warden) |
Hérou |
Herulf |
Houlegate |
Holgata (hollow path) |
Ingouf, Igouf, Yngouf, Ygouf, Youf |
Ingolf (God Ing’s wolf, warrior) |
Néel |
Njall |
Onfroy, Onfroi |
Unfrid (the one who gives peace) |
Osmond, Osmont |
Osmund (unde God’s protection) |
Osouf, Ozouf |
Osulf (God’s wolf, warrior) |
Quétil, Quétel |
Ketill (the sacred cauldron) |
Rabec |
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Renouf |
Ragnulf (adviser wolf, warrior) |
Thérou(l)de, Thouroude, Troude, Trudeau, Torde |
Thorvald (powerful by Thor) |
Tostain, Toutain |
Thorstein (Thor’s Stone) |
Tourquétil, Turquétil, Turquéty |
Thorketill (Thor’s Cauldron) |
Tougard, Turgard |
Thorgard (the one who is under Thor’s protection) |
Turgot |
Thorgaut |
Turgis |
Thorgisl (Thor’s hostage) |
Varanger |
Varangr (nickname for ‘sailor’) |
Varangot |
Derivative of Varange (nottom of a boat, nickname for ‘sailor’) or composition of Var- (vigilant) and -Asgaut. |
Yver |
Ivar |
NOTE: There are some other family names whose origin is ‘other’ Germanic (Saxon or Frankish) but which are very close to Scandinavian forms: Enouf (Eginwulf), Anfray (Ansfrid), Anfri (Ansfrid), Geffroy (Gerdfrid), Gonfroy (Gunfrid), Rainfroy (Raginfrid), Rioult (Ridwulf).
Sources:
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Bernage, Georges (1981) Prénoms Normands et Vikings, Ed. Heimdal, Coll. Guide Heimdal; Bayeux, France. |
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Bernage, Georges (1982) La Normandie et les Vikings, Ed. Heimdal, Coll. Guide Heimdal; Bayeux, France. |
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Dauzat, A. and Morlet, M-T. (1969) Dictionnaire éthymologique des noms de familles et prénoms de France, Ed. Librairie Larousse; Paris. |
Last updated: 21st June, 2015, 4:08 PM