Popular and traditional Icelandic boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Iceland. 48 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elias | Elijah; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International |
| Leo | Lion | 👦 Boy | International |
| Liam | Resolute protector | 👦 Boy | International |
| Lucas | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | International |
| Noah | Rest; Comfort | 👦 Boy | International |
| Oliver | Olive tree | 👦 Boy | International |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Aksel | Leopard; Father of peace | 👦 Boy | Amazigh, Norse |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Axel | Father of peace | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Daniel | God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Spanish |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Emil | Rival; Eager | 👦 Boy | International |
| Erik | Eternal ruler | 👦 Boy | Norse, Armenian |
| Felix | Lucky; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | International, French |
| Gabriel | God is my strength | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, International |
| Hugo | Mind; Intellect | 👦 Boy | International |
| Isak | He will laugh (Isaac) | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Jón | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Icelandic |
| Jonas | Dove; God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | International, Lithuanian |
| Magnus | Great | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Matteo | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | International |
| Max | The greatest | 👦 Boy | International |
| Oscar | Divine spear; Friend of deer | 👦 Boy | International |
| Oskar | Divine spear | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Theo | God; Divine gift | 👦 Boy | International, Portuguese |
| Anders | Manly (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Arne | Eagle | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Einar | Lone warrior | 👦 Boy | Icelandic |
| Guðmundur | God's protection | 👦 Boy | Icelandic |
| Gunnar | Bold warrior | 👦 Boy | Icelandic |
| Harald | Army ruler | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Ivar | Bow warrior | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Knut | Knot | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Kristján | Christian; Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Icelandic |
| Lars | Laurel; Crowned with laurel | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Leif | Heir; Descendant | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Nils | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Ólafur | Ancestor's heir | 👦 Boy | Icelandic |
| Olof | Ancestor's heir | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Rune | Secret lore | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Sigurd | Victory guardian | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Sigurður | Victory guardian | 👦 Boy | Icelandic |
| Sven | Young man | 👦 Boy | Dutch, Norse |
| Thor | Thunder; The Norse god of thunder | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Torsten | Thor's stone | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Viktor | Victor; Conqueror (Виктор) | 👦 Boy | Latin, International |