Names from Völsunga saga

--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, nicholas poulos <npoulos@...>
wrote:

>
> I have been trailing along silently and am preparing to re-tell

some of the Sigurd legends

> what is the best source for meaning of names in the Volsunga Saga?
> thanks
> ngp

Here are some sites on Old Norse names generally. If you're still
stuck on any names in particular, just ask here. I'm not sure about
all of them, but the meaning of most of the personal names is quite
transparent in Old Norse, e.g. Sig- "victory", -geirr "spear"; Hjör-
"sword", -dís "goddess".

Irminsul Ættir On-Line Library: see Nafnasafnið (a list of Icelandic
names used in heathen times)
http://www.irminsul.org/li/li.html

Old Norse Name Formation
http://hem.passagen.se/peter9/gram/l_namn.html

Old Norse Names
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.htm

Male Names
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONMensNames.htm

Female Names
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONWomensNames.htm