Ragnar

Ragnar comes straight out of the sagas. The Old Norse roots are regin, counsel or divine power, and herr, army, giving a meaning often rendered as warrior of the gods. Ragnar Lothbrok, the semi-legendary Viking king, has been threading through Scandinavian story for a thousand years and recently returned to global attention through the television series Vikings. In Norway the name has always kept its footing, more common among grandfathers but steadily rising again among younger parents drawn to authentic Old Norse. Two robust syllables, a rolling r on each end. Ragnar reads bold, elemental, and storybook-heroic without ever tipping into costume.