Given name

Bestla

Bestla is a feminine given name. It is used in Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Bestla isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

In mythological stories, Bestla is associated with a frost giantess and mother of Odin.

Similar names

If you love Bestla, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Norse · Mythological

Jarnsaxa

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Norse · Mythological

Swanhilda

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Norse · Mythological

Kriemhild

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Danish · Mythological

Semine

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Norse · Mythological

Gefjun

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse · Mythological

Bryndís

“armored goddess”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse · Mythological

Svanhild

“swan” · “battle”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse · Mythological

Sóldís

“sun”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Bestla’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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