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Matilda
Saga
Lilian (prefer Lillian)
Julia
Klara
Jennie
Kirsten
Josefine
Daniel
Leo
Filippa (I only like the spelling Philippa)
Ella
Agnes
Annelie
Henrik
Vidar
Hillevi
Nicholas
Erik
Alex
Jens
Max
Theo
Måns
Morgan (for a boy only)
Harald
Mattias
Samuel
Arvid
Moa
Heh, great names! I like almost all of them a lot.
A couple of questions: Do you know what Vilgot and Måns mean? And is Viking a common name in Sweden? It seems rather odd to me...like the kind of name an American might use if they wanted to honor Swedish heritage (but weren't being very intelligent about it), rather than a name that actual Swedes would use. What would be your reaction if you met someone named Viking?
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Saga
Lilian (prefer Lillian)
Julia
Klara
Jennie
Kirsten
Josefine
Daniel
Leo
Filippa (I only like the spelling Philippa)
Ella
Agnes
Annelie
Henrik
Vidar
Hillevi
Nicholas
Erik
Alex
Jens
Max
Theo
Måns
Morgan (for a boy only)
Harald
Mattias
Samuel
Arvid
Moa
Heh, great names! I like almost all of them a lot.
A couple of questions: Do you know what Vilgot and Måns mean? And is Viking a common name in Sweden? It seems rather odd to me...like the kind of name an American might use if they wanted to honor Swedish heritage (but weren't being very intelligent about it), rather than a name that actual Swedes would use. What would be your reaction if you met someone named Viking?
~ Caitlín
I have great faeth in BtN.
See my profile for my PPs!
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Vilgot, Måns and Viking
Vilgot comes from German Willgott and means "will good", Måns is a Swedish form of Magnus. "Må" is pronounced as "Mau" in Maud.
No, Viking is not a common name, but it has been used as a name ever since the time of the Vikings. "vik" means bay/gulf/creek, so maybe Viking means "man from the bay". I have not met any man or boy named Viking but I have met a dog (of an old Swedish race) named Viking. If I met a boy named Viking, I would just think "what an unusual name". Of course, you expect him to be tough, not wimpy :)
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Vilgot comes from German Willgott and means "will good", Måns is a Swedish form of Magnus. "Må" is pronounced as "Mau" in Maud.
No, Viking is not a common name, but it has been used as a name ever since the time of the Vikings. "vik" means bay/gulf/creek, so maybe Viking means "man from the bay". I have not met any man or boy named Viking but I have met a dog (of an old Swedish race) named Viking. If I met a boy named Viking, I would just think "what an unusual name". Of course, you expect him to be tough, not wimpy :)
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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The meaning of Viking . . .
That's interesting about the meaning of 'viking' - the Online Etymology Dictionary confirms that it means something like "one who came from the fjords" (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Viking). Strangely, we were told in our Viking Archaeology course that 'viking' was a verb (like 'jumping' or 'kicking') that was to do with raiding or attacking.
I guess even university lecturers get fooled! :-)
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
That's interesting about the meaning of 'viking' - the Online Etymology Dictionary confirms that it means something like "one who came from the fjords" (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Viking). Strangely, we were told in our Viking Archaeology course that 'viking' was a verb (like 'jumping' or 'kicking') that was to do with raiding or attacking.
I guess even university lecturers get fooled! :-)
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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There is a Swedish verb "vika" but this verb means "fold" or "give in", I don't think it has anything to with vikings!
All vikings were not pirates and marauders (is this the right word?), some were simply tradesmen, travelling by sea to sell (furs, amber etc) and buy what they needed.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
All vikings were not pirates and marauders (is this the right word?), some were simply tradesmen, travelling by sea to sell (furs, amber etc) and buy what they needed.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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