Snorri Explained

Snorri
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Onslaught
Language origin:	Old Norse
Origin:	Snerra

Snorri (in Norse, Old pronounced as /ˈsnorːe/; in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈstnɔrːɪ/) is a masculine given name. People with the name include:

• Snorri Þorbrandsson, a character in the Icelandic Eyrbyggja saga
• Snorri Goði or Snorri Þorgrímsson (963–1031), a prominent chieftain in Western Iceland, featured in a number of Icelandic sagas
• Snorri Thorfinnsson (1004-1090), son of the explorer Þorfinnr Karlsefni and Guðríðr Eiríksdóttir
• Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241), an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician
• Snorri Hjartarson (1906–1986), an Icelandic poet and winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize
• Snorri Hergill Kristjánsson (born 1974), an Icelandic stand-up comedian based in London
• Snorri Snorrason (born 1977), an Icelandic singer who rose to popularity after winning the Icelandic version of Pop Idol
• Snorri Guðjónsson (born 1981), an Icelandic handball player