Viking

In English

Origin: A loan from Old Norse víkingr. Already in Old English as wīcing and Old Frisian witsing, wising, but extinct in Middle English and loaned anew in the 19th century.

Meaning(s):

-A city in Minnesota

-A town in Alberta, Canada

-(American football) A player on the Minnesota Vikings NFL team.

-(by extension) A stock character common in the fantasy genera, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an ax or sword and a helmet adorned with horns.

-(historical) One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors that raided Ansus then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8^th to the 11^th centuries and, according to many historians, were the first Europeans to reach North America.

-Luxembourgish en colloquial) A (Norseman) (mediaeval Scandinavian).

In Swedish

Origin: Originally a nickname, appearing in runestones, from Old Norse víkingr ‎(“a Viking”). Revived as a given name since 1829.

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

In Czech

Origin: From Old Norse víkingr.

Meaning(s):

-Viking

In Slovak

Origin: From Old Norse víkingr.

Meaning(s):

-(l en Viking)