Boy · Old Norse
Orm
Say it: ORM
Meaning
From Old Norse ormr 'serpent, dragon'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in the Viking age and found on runestones and in English place-names.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Ormr |
|---|---|
| Icelandic | Ormur |
Famous bearers
- Orm, hero of Frans G. Bengtsson's novel The Long Ships
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Where this comes from
- Viking Age runestone inscriptions
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
- Well-known works of literature
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