At a Glance
- Origin
- Old Norse (historical place name for the city of York)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- YOR-vik
Jorvik is an Old Norse (historical place name for the city of York) boy's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Cute Baby Boy Names That Start with J.
Meaning & Origin of Jorvik
Origin: Old Norse (historical place name for the city of York).
A common claim: Means 'wild boar creek' in Old Norse, the ancient Viking name for York. Actually: Wiktionary identifies the 'boar' reading as a false folk etymology — it arose from a mistaken link to the Old English word for boar, not from the name's actual Brythonic Celtic root, whose original meaning is uncertain.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Jorvik
YOR-vikIPA /ˈjɔːrvɪk/
Popularity of Jorvik
Jorvik doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Jorvik
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