Icelandic Horse Names

Stallions

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Haddi
Haddur
Hades - Greek god of the dead and the king of the underworld
Háfeti - Icelandic háfeti = 'high feet', 'with high leg movements'
Haffi - Icelandic pet form of names containing the name element HAF
Hafís - Icelandic hafís = 'sea ice'
Háfleygur - Icelandic háfleygur = 'high flying'
Hafliði
Haflogi - Icelandic haflogi = 'sea flame'
Hafsteinn
Hafþór
Hafur
Háfur - Icelandic háfur = 'spiny dogfish'
Hagaljómi - Icelandic hagaljómi = 'glory of the pasture'
Hagall - the Old Norse name of the rune H
Hágangur - Icelandic hágangur = 'with high leg lift', combination of HÁR and GANG
Hagbarður
Hagi - Icelandic hagi = 'pasture'
Hagnaður - Icelandic hagnaður = 'advantage'
Hagur - Icelandic hagur = 'advantage', 'favour', 'gain'
Haki
Hákon
Hákur - Icelandic hákur = 'hake'
Halastjarni - Icelandic halastjarna = 'comet'
Háleggur - Icelandic háleggur = 'with long legs'
Háleistur - Icelandic háleistur = 'sock'
Hálfdán
Hálfmáni - Icelandic hálfmáni = 'crescent', 'half moon'
Hálfur
Halldór
Hallfreður
Hallgrímur
Halli
Hallkell
Hallmar
Hallur
Hallvarður
Hálmur - Icelandic hálmur = 'straw'
Hálogi
Háls
Hálsi - Icelandic hálsi = 'neck'
Halur - Icelandic halur = 'man' (poet.)
Hamar
Hamðir
Hamsi - Icelandic hamsi = 'skin', 'mood'
Hamþér
Hamur - Icelandic hamur = 'skin' (of an animal)
Handleggur - Icelandic handleggur = 'arm'
Hannes
Hannibal
Hans
Hansi
Hanski
Happadagur - Icelandic happadagur = 'lucky day'
Happasæll - Icelandic happasæll = 'lucky one'
Hár
Haraldur
Hárekur
Hari
Harmur - Icelandic harmur = 'sorrow', 'grief'
Hasar - Icelandic hasar = 'thrills'
Háseti
Hasi - Icelandic pet name
Háski
Hásteinn
Hástígur - Icelandic hástígur = 'the one lifting his legs high'
Hátindur - Icelandic hátindur = 'high top'
Hattur - Icelandic hattur = 'hat'
Háttur - Icelandic háttur = 'habit'
Hauður
Haugur - Icelandic haugur = 'heap', 'pile'
Haukur
Haustboði - Icelandic haustboði = 'autumn messenger'
Hausti - Icelandic haust = 'autumn'
Hávaði - Icelandic hávaði = 'noise', 'hubbub'
Hávar
Hávarður
Héðinn
Hefill - Icelandic hefill = '(a carpenter's) plane'
Heggur
Hegri
Heiðar
Heiðingi
Heiðir - Icelandic heiðir = 'harrier' (bird)
Heiðrekur
Heiður
Heikir
Heili - Icelandic heili = 'brain'
Heillandi - Icelandic heillandi = 'fascinating'
Heimalningur - Icelandic heimalningur = 'rejected or orphaned horse that is fed at the farmer's home'
Heimdallur
Heimir
Heimur - Icelandic heimur = 'world'
Heitur - Icelandic heitur = 'hot*
Hektor
Helfari - Icelandic helfari = 'the one going to hell'
Helgi
Heljar (also: Icelandic heljar = genitive of 'hell', 'death')
Hellingur - Icelandic hellingur = 'a lot'
Hellir - Icelandic hellir = 'cave'
Helmingur - Icelandic helmingur = 'half'
Helsingi - Icelandic helsingi = 'barnacle goose'
[Hemill]] - Icelandic hemill = 'retardant'
Hemingur
Hemmi
Hengill - Icelandic hengill = 'pendulum'
Heppinn - Icelandic heppinn = 'lucky', 'fortunate'
Herbert
Herðir - Icelandic herðir = 'hard one'
Hergeir
Hergill
Hergils
Héri - Icelandic héri = 'hare'
Herjann - Icelandic herjann = 'leader of armies'
Herjólfur
Herkir - Icelandic herkir = 'fire'
Herkúles
Hermann
Hermir - Icelandic hermir = 'simulator'
Hermóður
Heródes - Icelandic spelling of the Greek name Herodes meaning 'song of the hero'
Hersir
Herskár - Icelandic herskár = 'militant'
Hersteinn
Hervar
Hervarður
Heykir - maybe related to Icelandic hey = 'hay'
Hikandi - Icelandic hinkandi = 'hesitating one'
Hiksti - Icelandic hiksti = 'hiccup'
Hildibrandur
Hildingur
Hildiþór
Hilmar
Hilmir
Himbrimi - Icelandic himbrimi = 'great northern diver' (bird)
Hinni
Hinrik
Hippi - Icelandic spelling of 'hippie'
Hirðir - Icelandic hirðir = 'shepherd'
Hiti - Icelandic hiti = 'heat'
Hjaldur - Icelandic hjaldur = 'noise', 'battle'
Hjalli
Hjallur - Icelandic hjallur = 'shed for drying fish'
Hjálmar
Hjálmtýr
Hjálmur
Hjaltalín
Hjalti
Hjaltur - Icelandic Hjaltur = 'Shetlander' (see also Hjalti)
Hjarni
Hjarrandi
Hjartakóngur - Icelandic hjartakóngur = 'king of hearts'
Hjúpur - Icelandic hjúpur = 'coat', 'veil'
Hjörleifur
Hjörtur
Hjörvar
Hlátur - Icelandic hlátur = 'laughter'
Hlébarði - Icelandic hlébarði = 'leopard'
Hlekkur - Icelandic hlekkur = 'link' (of a chain)
Hlemmur - Icelandic hlemmur = 'lid'
Hlér
Hleri - Icelandic hleri = 'trapdoor', 'shutter'
Hlíðar
Hlífar
Hljóður - Icelandic hljóður = 'quiet', 'silent'
Hljómur
Hlutur - Icelandic hlutur = 'lot', 'share'
Hlynur
Hlýr - Icelandic hlýr = 'warm'
Hlýri - Icelandic hlýri = 'shoulder strap' or 'cheek', 'brother'
Hlýrnir - Icelandic hlýrnir = 'sky'
Hlöðver
Hlöðvir
Hnakkur - Icelandic hnakkur = 'saddle'
Hnallur - Icelandic hnallur = 'clog', 'wooden shoe'
Hnappur - Icelandic hnappur = 'button'
Hnefi
Hnefill
Hnífur - Icelandic hnífur = 'knife'
Hnikar
Hnjóskur - Icelandic hnjóskur = 'touchwood'
Hnjótur - Icelandic hnjótur = 'grass hill'
Hnjúkaþeyr - Icelandic hnúkaþeyr = 'föhn'
Hnjúkur - Icelandic hnjúkur = 'mountain peak'
Hnoðri - Icelandic hnoðri = 'wad', 'wisp' (of wool)
Hnokki - Icelandic hnokki = 'young lad'
Hnotti - Icelandic hnotti = 'grass hill'
Hnotubrjótur - Icelandic hnotubrjótur = 'nutcracker'
Hnubbur - Icelandic hnubbur = 'corpulent', 'fat'
Hnúður - Icelandic hnúður = 'hump', 'knob'
Hnúkur - Icelandic hnúkur = 'mountain peak'
Hnullungur - Icelandic hnullungur = 'rather large stone'
Hnuplungur - Icelandic hnuplungur = 'cormorant'
Hnútur - Icelandic hnútur = 'knot'
Hnykill - Icelandic hnykill = 'ball of yarn'
Hnykkur - Icelandic hnykkur = 'jerk', 'tug'
Hnökri - Icelandic hnökri = 'burl', 'bobble'
Hnöttur - Icelandic hnöttur = 'globe', 'planet'
Hófadynur - Icelandic hófadynur = 'hoofbeat'
Hofsi - uncertain meaning, maybe 'little shrine'?
Hófur - Icelandic hófur = 'hoof'
Hófvarpnir
Hókus - uncertain meaning, maybe Icelandic form of 'hocus(-pocus)'?
Hólar - Icelandic hóll = 'hill', 'hillock'
Hóll - Icelandic hóll = 'hill', 'hillock'
Hólmar
Hólmi - Icelandic hólmur = 'islet' (see also HOLM)
Hólmjárn - combination of HOLM and JARN
Hólmsteinn
Hólmur
Hómer - Icelandic spelling of Homer
Hornfirðingur - Icelandic Hornfirðingur = 'the one from Hornafjord'
Horni - Icelandic horn = 'horn' (of an animal)
Hosi - Icelandic hosa = 'the hose or stocking covering the leg between the knee and ankle'
Hósti - Icelandic hósti = 'cough'
Hraðbátur - Icelandic hraðbátur = 'speed boat'
Hraðboði - Icelandic hraðboði = 'express messenger'
Hraðbyri - Icelandic hraðbyri = 'a fresh fair wind'
Hraðfleygur - Icelandic hraðfleygur = 'swift-flying'
Hraði
Hraðsuðuketill - Icelandic hraðsuðuketill = 'water boiler'
Hrærekur
Hræringur - Icelandic hræringur = 'a mix of skyr and porridge which was historically common in Iceland'
Hrafn
Hrafnaflóki - Icelandic hrafnaflóki = 'the one with black curly hair'
Hrafnagaldur - Icelandic hrafnagaldur = 'the black and wild one'
Hrafnar
Hrafndynur - Icelandic hrafndynur = 'black thunder'
Hrafnfaxi - Icelandic hrafnfaxi = 'black mane' (combination of HRAFN and Faxi)
Hrafnfinnur - combination of HRAFN and FINN
Hrafnkarl - combination of HRAFN and KARL
Hrafnkell
Hrafnketill - combination of HRAFN and KETILL (variant form of Hrafnkell
Hrafnstjarni - combination of HRAFN and STJÄRN
Hrafntýr
Hraglandi - Icelandic hraglandi = 'light snowfall or raindrops with some wind'
Hrakfallabálkur - Icelandic hrakfallabálkur = 'accident-prone person'
Hrammur - Icelandic hrammur = 'paw'
Hrani
Hrannar
Hrappur
Hrasi - Icelandic hrasi = 'stumbling one'
Hraukur - Icelandic hraukur = 'pile', 'stack'
Hraumi - Icelandic hraumi = 'show-off'
Hraunar
Hrauni - Icelandic hraun = 'lava' (see also HRAUN)
Hreggblesi - Icelandic hreggblesi = 'gale blaze'
Hreggnasi - Icelandic hreggnasi = 'gale nostril'
Hreggur - Icelandic hregg = 'storm and rain', 'gale'
Hreggviður
Hreiðar
Hreimur
Hreimur
Hreinn
Hrekkur - Icelandic hrekkur = 'prank'
Hrellir - Icelandic hrellir = 'distressed one'
Hreppir
Hreppur - Icelandic hreppur = 'muncipality'
Hress - Icelandic hress = 'healthy', 'well'
Hreyfill - Icelandic hreyfill = 'motor' (of an aeroplane)
Hreyfingur - Icelandic hreyfingur = 'the one about to move'
Hreykir - Icelandic hreykir = 'proud one'
Hreyr - Old Norse hreyr = 'cairn'
Hrífandi - Icelandic hrífandi = 'charming one'
Hriki - Icelandic hriki = 'huge person', 'giant'
Hrímar - combination of HRIM and HER
Hrímbakur - Icelandic hrímbakur = 'frosted back'
Hrímfari - Icelandic hrímfari = 'frosted rider'
Hrímfaxi - Icelandic hrímfaxi = 'frosted mane'
Hrími - Icelandic hrím = 'hoarfrost', 'rime'
Hrímnasi - Icelandic hrímnasi = 'frosted nostril'
Hrímnir
Hrímþurs