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<blockquote data-quote="Jolly Giant" data-source="post: 2186737" data-attributes="member: 5278">This subject is very close to home for me. My second daughter was born yesterday, and my girlfriend and I decided on her name just a couple of hours ago. She'll be named Dina, after her great grandmother. Our first is named Angela, btw. Both are quite unusual names here in Norway, but not unusual enough to draw any funny looks.I'll repeat what others have already said, and warn you against going too far, namewise. There are too many bullies out there...So... Since we picked English names for our daughters, maybe you could go with something Norwegian? How about these, taken from the old Viking mythology: &nbsp;Freya (Goddess of Love)&nbsp;Sif/Siv (Goddess of Shield Maidens (female warriors))&nbsp;Idun/Idunn (Goddess of Youth)&nbsp;Frigg (Goddess of Motherhood)&nbsp;Astrid/Astrild (Goddess of love)&nbsp;Gerd (Earth Goddess)&nbsp;Ran (Goddess of storms)&nbsp;Saga (Goddess of poetry)&nbsp;Skade (Goddess of winter and skiing)&nbsp;Syn (Goddess of justice)&nbsp;Sol (Sun Goddess)&nbsp;Svalin (Sun Goddess)&nbsp;...and finally a &quot;preview&quot; from Vikings D20: &nbsp; &nbsp; Female Names: Anna, Anne, Aslaug, Astrid, Bjørg, Brynhild, Dis, Ella, Freya, Frid, Frida, Gunhild, Gunn, Gyda, Herborg, Hervor, Hilda, Hilde, Holmfrid, Idun, Inga, Ingebjørg, Olaug, Olrun, Kari, Ragnhild, Sif, Sigrid, Siv, Tora, Torbjørg, Torhild, Trude, Tyra, Ulfhild, Vigdis</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jolly Giant, post: 2186737, member: 5278"] This subject is very close to home for me. My second daughter was born yesterday, and my girlfriend and I decided on her name just a couple of hours ago. She'll be named Dina, after her great grandmother. Our first is named Angela, btw. Both are quite unusual names here in Norway, but not unusual enough to draw any funny looks. I'll repeat what others have already said, and warn you against going too far, namewise. There are too many bullies out there... So... Since we picked English names for our daughters, maybe you could go with something Norwegian? How about these, taken from the old Viking mythology: Freya (Goddess of Love) Sif/Siv (Goddess of Shield Maidens (female warriors)) Idun/Idunn (Goddess of Youth) Frigg (Goddess of Motherhood) Astrid/Astrild (Goddess of love) Gerd (Earth Goddess) Ran (Goddess of storms) Saga (Goddess of poetry) Skade (Goddess of winter and skiing) Syn (Goddess of justice) Sol (Sun Goddess) Svalin (Sun Goddess) ...and finally a "preview" from Vikings D20: [B] Female Names:[/B] Anna, Anne, Aslaug, Astrid, Bjørg, Brynhild, Dis, Ella, Freya, Frid, Frida, Gunhild, Gunn, Gyda, Herborg, Hervor, Hilda, Hilde, Holmfrid, Idun, Inga, Ingebjørg, Olaug, Olrun, Kari, Ragnhild, Sif, Sigrid, Siv, Tora, Torbjørg, Torhild, Trude, Tyra, Ulfhild, Vigdis [/QUOTE]

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