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The names listed here are used in Scandinavia. For more specific lists, see Swedish names, Danish names and Norwegian names. See also about Scandinavian names.
ABELONE f Danish
Danish form of APOLLONIA
ACKE m Swedish
Swedish short form of AXEL
AGATA f Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Cognate of AGATHA
AGATHE f French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA
AGDA f Swedish
Swedish form of AGATHA
ÅGE m Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅKE
AGNES f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more]
AGNETA f Swedish
Swedish variant of AGNES
AGNETE f Danish
Danish variant of AGNES
AGNETHA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of AGNES
AGNETHE f Danish
Danish variant of AGNES
ÅGOT f Norwegian
Norwegian form of AGATHA
AINA (1) f Finnish, Scandinavian
Variant of AINO... [more]
ÅKE m Swedish
Possibly from the medieval Germanic name Anicho which was derived from ano "ancestor".
AKSEL m Danish, Norwegian
Variant of AXEL
ALBERTE (2) f Danish
Danish feminine form of ALBERT
ALBIN m Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
From the Roman cognomen Albinus, which was derived from Latin albus "white, bright"... [more]
ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALF (1) m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf"... [more]
ALFHILD f Norwegian, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfhildr which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle"... [more]
ALFRED m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Dutch
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel"... [more]
ALVA (1) f Swedish, Norwegian
Feminine form of ALF (1)
ALVAR m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfarr meaning "elf army", formed of the elements alfr "elf" and arr "warrior".
ALVILDA f Danish
Danish form of ALFHILD
ANDERS m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ANDREW... [more]
ANDOR (1) m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Arnþórr, derived from the element arn "eagle" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR).
ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Feminine form of ANDREW... [more]
ANDREAS m German, Greek, Scandinavian, Welsh, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW... [more]
ANE (1) f Danish
Danish diminutive of ANNA
ANIKA f German, Dutch, Danish
German, Dutch and Danish diminutive of ANNA
ANJA f Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Scandinavian, Finnish and Slovene diminutive of ANNA
ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]
ANNBJØRG f Norwegian
Variant of ARNBJØRG
ANNE (1) f French, English, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
French form of ANNA... [more]
ANNELIE f German, Scandinavian
Short form of ANNELIESE
ANNELISE f Danish
Danish form of ANNELIESE
ANNIKA f Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
Swedish diminutive of ANNA
ANNIKEN f Norwegian
Norwegian diminutive of ANNA
ANSGAR m German, Scandinavian
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gar "spear"... [more]
ANTON m German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANTONIA f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ARNBJØRG f Norwegian
Norwegian form of ARNBORG
ARNBORG f Swedish
From the Old Norse name Arnbjörg, which was derived from the elements arn meaning "eagle" and björg meaning "protection, help".
ARNE (1) m Scandinavian
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle".
ARON m Polish, Scandinavian
Polish and Scandinavian form of AARON
ARVID m Scandinavian
Means "eagle tree" from Scandinavian arn "eagle" and vidhr "tree".
ÅSA f Swedish
Short form of Old Norse feminine names beginning with the element áss "god".
ASBJÖRN m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Ásbjörn, derived from the elements áss "god" and björn "bear"... [more]
ASBJØRN m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of ASBJÖRN
ÅSE f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅSA
ASGEIR m Norwegian
Norwegian form of ASGER
ASGER m Danish
From the Old Norse name Ásgeirr, derived from the elements áss meaning "god" and geirr meaning "spear".
ASLAUG f Norwegian, Danish
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
ASLÖG f Swedish
Swedish form of ASLAUG
ASLØG f Danish
Danish form of ASLAUG
ÅSMUND m Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Ásmundr, cognate of OSMOND.
ASTA f Scandinavian
Short form of ÁSTRÍÐR
ASTRID f Scandinavian, German
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR... [more]
AUDHILD f Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and hildr "battle".
AUGUST m German, Polish, Scandinavian, English
German, Polish and Scandinavian form of AUGUSTUS
AXEL m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ABSALOM
BARBRO f Swedish
Swedish form of BARBARA
BEATA f Polish, German, Scandinavian
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed"... [more]
BENDT m Danish
Danish form of BENEDICT
BENEDIKTE f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of BENEDICT
BENGT m Swedish
Swedish form of BENEDICT
BENGTA f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of BENEDICT
BENT (1) m Danish
Danish form of BENEDICT
BENTE f Danish
Danish feminine form of BENEDICT
BERGLIOT f Norwegian
Variant of BERGLJOT
BERGLJOT f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Bergljót, which was composed of the elements berg "help, save" and ljótr "light".
BERIT f Scandinavian
Variant of BIRGIT
BERNT m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERNARD
BERTIL m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERTHOLD
BINE f Danish
Short form of JACOBINE
BIRGER m Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse bjarga meaning "to help, to save, to protect".
BIRGIT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of BIRGITTA
BIRGITTA f Swedish
Usually explained as a Scandinavian form of BRIDGET, though it may in fact be a feminine derivative of BIRGER... [more]
BIRGITTE f Danish
Danish form of BIRGITTA
BIRTE f Danish
Danish diminutive of BIRGITTA
BIRTHE f Danish
Danish diminutive of BIRGITTA
BJARKE m Danish
Danish diminutive of BJØRN
BJARNE m Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN
BJARTE m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Bjartr, which meant "bright".
BJOERN m Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN or BJØRN
BJØRG f Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse björg meaning "protection, help".
BJÖRN m Swedish, German, Ancient Scandinavian
From an Old Norse name meaning "bear".
BJØRN m Norwegian, Danish
Danish and Norwegian form of BJÖRN
BJORNE m Swedish
Variant of BJÖRN
BO (1) m Swedish, Danish
From a nickname derived from Old Norse bua "to live".
BODIL f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Bóthildr, derived from bót "remedy" and hildr "battle".
BORGHILD f Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle"... [more]
BÖRJE m Swedish
Variant of BIRGER
BOSSE m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of BO (1)
BRIT f Norwegian
Norwegian short form of BIRGITTA
BRITA f Scandinavian, Finnish
Diminutive of BIRGITTA
BRITT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
BRITTA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
BRYNHILD f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Brynhildr (see BRUNHILD).
BRYNJAR m Norwegian, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse brynja "armour" and arr "warrior".
CAI (1) m Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
CAJ m Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
CAJA f Danish
Variant of KAJA (1)
CAJSA f Swedish
Variant of KAJSA
CAMILLA f English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of CAMILLUS... [more]
CARIN f Swedish
Variant of KARIN
CARINA (2) f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KARINA
CARITA f Swedish
Derived from Latin caritas meaning "dearness, esteem, love".
CARL m German, Scandinavian, English
German form of CHARLES... [more]
CATHARINA f Dutch, Swedish
Dutch and Swedish form of KATHARINE
CATHRINE f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KATHERINE
CATRINE f Swedish
Swedish variant of KATRINE
CECILIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish
Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind"... [more]
CECILIE f Norwegian, Danish, Czech
Norwegian, Danish and Czech form of CECILIA
CHARLOTTA f Swedish
Swedish variant of CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES... [more]
CHRISTA f German, Danish, English
Short form of CHRISTINA
CHRISTEN m Danish
Variant of KRISTEN (1)
CHRISTER m Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish diminutive of CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN m English, French, German, Scandinavian
From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS)... [more]
CHRISTIN f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KRISTIN
CHRISTINA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN... [more]
CHRISTINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French form of CHRISTINA, used as a variant in other languages.
CHRISTOFFER m Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of KRISTOFFER
CILLA f Swedish, Dutch
Diminutive of CECILIA
CILLE f Danish
Danish diminutive of CECILIA
CLAUS m German, Danish
German short form of NICHOLAS
DAG m Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse dagr meaning "day".
DAGFINN m Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Dagfinnr, which was composed of the elements dagr "day" and Finnr "person from Finland".
DAGMAR f Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid".
DAGNY f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Dagný, which was derived from the elements dagr "day" and ný "new".
DAGRUN f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Dagrún, which was derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and rún "secret lore".
DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name דָנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
DITTE f Danish
Danish diminutive of EDITH or DOROTHEA
DORETE f Danish
Danish form of DOROTHEA
DORIT (2) f Danish
Danish diminutive of DOROTHEA
DOROTHEA f German, Dutch, Danish, English
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Dorotheus, from the Greek Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god"... [more]
DORTHE f Danish
Danish form of DOROTHY
EA (2) f Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in ea.
EBBE m German, Scandinavian
Short form of EBERHARD and other names beginning with the Germanic element eber meaning "wild boar".
EDITH f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more]
EDVARD m Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Czech
Cognate of EDWARD
EDVIN m Scandinavian, Finnish, Hungarian
Scandinavian, Finish and Hungarian form of EDWIN
EGIL m Scandinavian
Old Norse diminutive of names that began with the element eg, which means "edge of a sword"... [more]
EILERT m Frisian, Scandinavian
Frisian and Scandinavian form of ECKHARD
EINAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements ein "one" and arr "warrior"... [more]
EIRIK m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Eiríkr (see ERIC).
ELIAS m Greek, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English
Cognate of ELIJAH
ELIN f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of HELEN
ELINA f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of HELEN
ELISABET f Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of ELIZABETH
ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant)
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELISE f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Short form of ELIZABETH
ELLA (2) f English, Scandinavian
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El... [more]
ELLINOR f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ELEANOR
ELOF m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Eileifr, which was derived from the elements ei "ever" and leifr "heir".
ELSA f English, German, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of ELISABETH
ELSE f Danish, Norwegian, German
Diminutive of ELISABETH
ELUF m Danish
Danish form of ELOF
ELVA (2) f Swedish, Danish
Feminine form of ALF (1)
EMANUEL m Scandinavian, German, Romanian
Scandinavian, German and Romanian form of EMMANUEL
EMELIE f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMIL m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
EMILIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Scandinavian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMILIE f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
ENOK m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ENOCH
ERIC m English, French, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler"... [more]
ERICA f English, Swedish
Feminine form of ERIC... [more]
ERIK m Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German, English
Cognate of ERIC... [more]
ERIKA f Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, English
Feminine form of ERIK
ERLAND m Swedish, Danish
Derived from Old Norse örlendr meaning "foreigner".
ERLE (1) f Norwegian
Feminine form of JARL
ERLEND m Norwegian, Danish
Variant of ERLAND
ESBEN m Danish, Norwegian
Variant of ASBJØRN
ESPEN m Norwegian, Danish
Variant of ASBJØRN
ESTER f Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Finnish
Cognate of ESTHER
EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian
Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVA... [more]
EVELINA f English, Italian, Swedish
Latinate form of AVELINE... [more]
FELICIA f Ancient Roman, English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish
Feminine form of the Roman name Felicius, a derivative of FELIX... [more]
FELIX m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin... [more]
FILIP m Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian
Cognate of PHILIP
FILIPPA f Russian, Greek, Swedish
Russian, Greek and Swedish feminine form of PHILIP
FINN (2) m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Finnr which meant "person from Finland".
FLEMMING m Danish
From a medieval Danish nickname meaning "from Flanders".
FOLKE m Scandinavian
Short form of various Old Norse names that contain the element folk meaning "people", and thus a cognate of FULK.
FRANS m Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish
Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FREDERIK m Danish, Dutch
Danish and Dutch form of FREDERICK... [more]
FREDERIKKE f Danish
Danish feminine form of FREDERICK
FREDRIK m Swedish, Finnish
Swedish form of FREDERICK... [more]
FREDRIKA f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of FREDERICK
FREJ m Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYR
FREJA f Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYA
FRIDA f Scandinavian, Hungarian
Scandinavian and Hungarian form of FRIEDE... [more]
FRIDTJOF m Scandinavian
Variant of FRITJOF
FRITJOF m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief".
FRODE m Danish, Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse fróðr meaning "learned, wise".
GABRIEL m French, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "strong man of God"... [more]
GABRIELLA f Italian, Hungarian, English, Swedish
Feminine form of GABRIEL
GEIR m Norwegian
Short form of Old Norse names containing the element geirr meaning "spear".
GEORG m German, Scandinavian, Estonian
German form of GEORGE... [more]
GERD (2) f Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse garðr meaning "enclosure"... [more]
GERDA (2) f Scandinavian
Latinized form of GERD (2)
GERHARD m German, Dutch, Swedish
German, Dutch and Swedish form of GERARD
GINA f Italian, English, Scandinavian
Short form of GEORGINA, REGINA, LUIGINA, and other names ending in gina... [more]
GITTAN f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of BIRGITTA
GJORD m Swedish
Contracted form of Guðfriðr, the Old Norse cognate of GODFRIED.
GJURD m Norwegian
Norwegian cognate of GJORD
GÖRAN m Swedish
Swedish form of GEORGE
GÖSTA m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of GUSTAV
GOTTFRID m Swedish
Swedish form of GODFREY
GREGER m Swedish
Swedish form of GREGORY
GREGERS m Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of GREGORY
GRETA f Swedish, German, English
Diminutive of MARGARETA... [more]
GRETE f German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish and Norwegian short form of MARGARET
GRETHE f Danish, Norwegian
Short form of MARGRETHE
GRO f Norwegian
Possibly from Old Norse gróa "to grow".
GRY f Norwegian, Danish
Means "dawn" in Old Norse.
GUDBRAND m Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Guðbrandr meaning "god's sword", derived from the elements guð "god" and brandr "sword".
GUDMUND m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Guðmundr which was derived from the elements guð "god" and mundr "protection".
GUDRUN f Norse Mythology, Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore"... [more]
GULBRAND m Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Gulbrandr, a variant of Guðbrandr (see GUDBRAND).
GULL f Scandinavian
Short form of various Scandinavian names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".
GUNDA f German, Scandinavian
Short form of names containing the Germanic element gund which means "war".
GUNHILD f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Gunnhildr, derived from the elements gunnr "war" and hildr "battle".
GUNHILDA f Scandinavian
Variant of GUNHILD
GUNILLA f Swedish
Swedish variant of GUNHILD
GUNNAR m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior"... [more]
GUNNE m Scandinavian
Short form of GUNNAR
GUNNHILD f Norwegian
Variant of GUNHILD
GUNNVOR f Norwegian
Variant of GUNVOR
GUNVOR f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Gunnvor meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vor "vigilant, cautious".
GUSTAF m Swedish, German
Swedish form and German variant of GUSTAV
GUSTAV m Scandinavian, German
Means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff"... [more]
HAAKON m Norwegian
Variant of HÅKON
HAGEN m Danish
Danish form of HÅKON
HÅKAN m Swedish
Swedish form of Hákon (see HÅKON).
HÅKON m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Hákon, which meant "high son" from há "high" and konr "son"... [more]
HALDOR m Danish, Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallþórr, which meant "Thor's rock" from hallr "rock" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR).
HALLDOR m Danish, Norwegian
Variant of HALDOR
HALLE (1) m Norwegian
Short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element hallr meaning "rock".
HALLVARD m Norwegian
Variant of HALVARD
HALSTEIN m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, derived from the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone".
HALSTEN m Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallsteinn (see HALSTEIN).
HALVAR m Swedish
Swedish form of HALVARD
HALVARD m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallvarðr, which meant "rock guardian" from hallr "rock" combined with varðr "guardian, defender".
HALVDAN m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hálfdan, composed of the elements hálfr "half" and Danr "Dane", originally a nickname for a person who was half Danish.
HALVOR m Norwegian, Danish
Variant of HALVARD
HAMPUS m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of HANS
HANNA (1) f Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, German, Dutch, Icelandic
Cognate of HANNAH
HANNA (2) f German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Short form of JOHANNA
HANNE (1) f Danish, Norwegian, German
Danish and Norwegian short form of JOHANNE, or a German short form of JOHANNA.
HANNE (2) f German, Scandinavian
Variant of HANNA (1)
HANS m German, Dutch, Scandinavian
German, Dutch and Scandinavian short form of JOHANNES... [more]
HARALD m Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German cognate of HAROLD... [more]
HASSE m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of HANS
HÅVARD m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hávarðr, which meant "high guardian" from há "high" and varðr "guardian, defender".
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