Rjurik names

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The following are example names for characters from the Rjurik communities.

Male names

Abeodan, Abrecan, Aella, Aethelbald, Aethelbjorht, Adalbjorht, Adalhard, Aethelhere, Aethelwold, Aethelwulf, Agdi, Agiefan, Agnar, Aiken, Aldbjorht, Aldfrith, Aldred, Aldwulf, Almund, Alrek, Alvin, Alwalda, An, Amalwin, Anders, Angantyr, Anhaga, Anwaelda, Aran, Archibald, Aric, Armrod, Arnfinn, Arngrim, Asmund, Atli, Auda, Audric, Awiergan, Axel, Baldlice, Bard, Barri, Beiti, Bild, Bern, Bernhard, Beowulf, Bjorhtwald, Bjorhtrek, Bjarkmar, Bjorn, Boden, Borg, Borgar, Brodric, Bosi, Brand, Brynjolf, Budli, Bui, Ceolfrith, Ceolred, Ceolwuld, Cuthbjorht, Cuthwin, Cynric, Dane, Drott, Eadbald, Eardwulf, Eberhard, Ecgfrith, Eddval, Edric, Einar, Egil, Egbjorht, Egfrid, Einar, Eirik, Eitil, Emmon, Eric, Eorp, Eorpwald, Eylimi, Eyolf, Eystein, Fafnir, Fardolf, Finnbogi, Fjolmod, Fjolvar, Fjori, Franmar, Frans, Freki, Fridleif, Frithjof, Frodi, Frodrek, Frosti, Fulbjorht, Fyri, Gardar, Gauk, Gauti, Gautrek, Geirmund, Geirrod, Geirthjof, Geomar, Gerold, Gilling, Gjuki, Glammad, Godric, Gothorm, Gunnar, Gunnbjorn, Guntbald, Gust, Guthorm, Hadding, Haeming, Hafgrim, Hagal, Hak, Haki, Hakon, Halfdan, Haltigar, Hamal, Hamdir, Harald, Hardrad, Harek, Hauk, Havard, Hedin, Hegibjorht, Heidrek, Heimir, Helgi, Hendrek, Herbjorn, Hererinc, Heretoga, Hertholf, Hervard, Hildigrim, Hjalmar, Hjalprek, Hjordmund, Hjorleif, Hjorolf, Hjorvard, Hlodvard, Hlodver, Hlothver, Hodbrodd, Hogni, Hoketil, Holmgeir, Holt, Hosvir, Hrefknel, Hrani, Hreggvid, Hring, Hroar, Hrodmar, Hroi, Hrolf, Hrollaug, Hrosskel, Hrotti, Hunding, Hunthjof, Hymling, Idmund, Illugi, Imsigull, Ingjald, Ingram, Ivar, Jan, Jarnskeggi, Jokul, Joris, Jormunrek, Karel, Kareloman, Kenric, Ketil, Kjar, Knui, Kol, Krabbi, Kraki, Lars, Leif, Lodevjek, Mathfrid, Meginhard, Melnir, Neri, Nordbjorht, Odd, Odolf, Olaf, Olvir, Orkning, Orr, Osmund, Osric, Oswald, Otgar, Otrygg, Ottar, Pieter, Poul, Raevil, Rainer, Raknar, Ref, Rennir, Rikhard, Rodstaff, Rolf, Rudolf, Runolf, Saemund, Sigmund, Sigurd, Sihtric, Sinfjotli, Sirnir, Sjolf, Skuli, Skuma, Slagfid, Smid, Snaeulf, Snaevar, Snidil, Snorri, Sorkvirm Sorli, Soti, Starkad, Steinthor, Storm, Storvirk, Styr, Svafnir, Svafrlami, Svart, Sven, Svidi, Svip, Thjobald, Thjodor, Thjodrek, Thor, Thord, Thorfinn, Thorgeir, Thorir, Thormod, Thorstein, Thrand, Thvari, Tind, Toki, Tryfing, Ulf, Ulfhedin, Vidgrip, Vignar, Vikar, Vilhjelm, Vilfrid, Visin, Volund, Vulfhere, Vulfric, Vulfrum, Yngvi

Female names

Ada, Adelind, Aesa, Alfhild, Alof, Anneke, Arnora, Asa, Aslaug, Astrid, Aud, Bekkhild, Bera, Bestla, Birditta, Bodvild, Borghild, Borgny, Brandi, Brynhild, Busla, Dagmar, Dagny, Dana, Eadith, Edda, Edny, Elke, Emila, Etta, Eyfura, Fjotra, Freya, Freydis,Galumvor, Geirrid, Geralda, Gerta, Gisela, Gjaflaug, Greta, Grimhild, Groa, Gudrid, Gudrun, Gullrond, Halldis, Hallfrid, Hallveig, Hedda, Hekja, Helga, Herborg, Herkja, Hervor, Hildigunn, Hildirid, Hjordis, Hjotra, Hleid, Hrafnhild, Hrodrglod, Inga, Ingibjorg, Ingigerd, Ingrid, Isgerd, Jannika, Kallan, Kara, Karela, Karelina, Karena, Kay, Kolina, Kolfrosta, Kostbera, Leoda, Linna, Lofnheid, Lofthaena, Lyngheid, Nauma, Malena, Oddrun, Olga, Olvor, Ragnhild, Rana, Rowena, Rjbekka, Saereid, Sigrid, Sigrlinn, Silksif, Sinrjod, Skjalf, Solvig, Svanhvit, Swanhild, Sylgja, Thjodhild, Thorgerd, Thorunn, Throa, Thurid, Tofa, Ulrika, Unn, Uta, Vaetild, Velda, Yrsa

Common names are in there, including interesting variants from Nordic or Anglo-Saxon sources. Anuireans may know some of these names, but will not use these forms, but when they translate them, they will pick the standard English form, and Brecht will pick the standard German form. So the Rjurik jarl, Vilhjelm, will be known in Anuire as William and in Brechtür as Wilhelm.

Family names

Most family names are derived from your line of decent, your place of origin, or your occupation. Rjurik names are 80-90% patronyms. This makes this list doubly useful as you can select both a first name and a family name from it. Males follow their father's name with "sson" and females follow their father's name with "sdotter" as though you are adding a possessive and your relationship to the character's father. Patronyms are not inherited among the Rjurik.

A few houses have adopted place names as family names.

Meanings

This list of meanings uses Anglo-Saxon sources for the Rjurik names.

"frith" as in Aldfrith, Ceolfrith, Ecgfrith, and possibly Wilfrid and other "frid"`s
"frith" means protector, peace maker, and restorer of rights

"ald" (or "eald") as in Aldfrith, Aldred, and possibly Aldberht
"ald" means old. Use it as in indicator that the named person is the oldest son, and probably designated heir.

"here" as in Aethelhere, Hererinc, Heretoga, and Wulfhere
"here" means dignity

"aart" (or "arth") as in Arthur
"aart" means like an eagle, Arthur would mean he who is like and eagle

"wulf" as in Wulfric, Wulfrum, Aethelwulf, Aldwulf, Beowulf, Eardwulf, &c
"wulf" means like a wolf, or cruel like a wolf, given the fact that wolf is the totem of Reynir, this is probabaly a positive naming item, and not just one to suggest fierceness.

"beorht" (or "bert") is in Aldbeorht, Beorhtwald, Cuthbert, Ethelbert
"beorht" means bright, and can convey a sense of specialness, nobility, and excellence. To give it even more of a Rjurik flavor, spell this name element "bjorht"

"cuth" as in Cuthbert or Cuthwin
"cuth means famous, often famous for excellence.
Cuthbert often means famous for being bright, or intelligent

"beo" as in Beowulf, Abeodan
"beo" means bee, the industrious insect

Acwellen (also Acwel) means killer

"beald" (or "bald" or "bawd") as in Aethelbald, Archibald, Baldlice, Eadbald, &c
"beald" means bold, brave, strong, confident
Baldlice means bold one

"aethel" as in Aethelbald, Aethelbert, Aethelfrith, Aethelhere, Aethelred, Aethelwulf
"aethel" means noble, and so appears frequently, as in this list of kings
Aethelbald means noble and bold
Aethelbert means noble+noble, or exceptionally noble, shining noble
Aethelfrith means noble protector, noble peacemaker
Aethelhere combines nobility and dignity
Aethelred means noble counsilor, or wise noble
Aethelwulf means fierce noble

Abrecan means storm (good name for a follower of Kirken)

Agiefan means to be generous (See the a+verb form in old english, as in "I`m a-fixin` to build a barn", and then note the a-givin` here.)

Aiken means oaken, probabaly a favorite among the Rjuven.

"ceol" as in Ceolfrith, Ceolwuld, and Ceolred
"ceol" means ship, probably popular among fisher and sailor folk.

"ed" as in Edward, Edmund, Edith, Edwin, and Edgar
"ed" means wealthy

"mund" as in Edmund, Almund, Osmund
"mund" means defender

"wald" (and "wold") as in Oswald, Alwalda, Aethelwold, Berhtwald, Eorpwald
"wald" means ruler
Waldo means ruler, so if you have to look for Waldo, there must be trouble

Anhaga means solitary, not a bad name for a druid

Ann means graceful
Anwaelda means graceful ruler, as in "your grace"

Awiergan means cursed, which might mean a predominant doom, or it may mean that a seer fortold a cursed future, &c. Not a good name for cohorts.

"bar" means boar

"ric" as in Cynric, Edric, Godric, Kenric, Osric, Rice, Sihtric
"ric" is an ending that comes from rice, which is a cognate of the German Reich. It basically means powerful man, man of high rank, man with a great domain.
Cynric means leader of a kin group, clan leader
Edric means wealthy leader
Godric means rules with god (good druid name)
Kenric means war leader
Osric means divine ruler
Rice means powerful ruler
Sihtric means ruler from the marsh or ruler of the marsh

"ward" as in Edward
"ward" means protector, as in spells that ward, and a warden

Combining these and using them with invented componants allows you to name characters based on what they are like, or what they seem to be like.