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Viking
Say it: VEE-king
Meaning
From Old Norse víkingr 'sea-raider, Viking'; the origin of that word itself is debated.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Taken up as a given name in Sweden during the 19th-century Viking revival.
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
Famous bearers
- Viking Eggeling, Swedish artist
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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