Re: ATT: Satu (or anyone who knows)
in reply to a message by Caprice
Hej Caprice!
Sina (f) - short form of names ending on -sina, e.g. Hansina, Jensina, Rosina etc.
Arild (m) - 1) variant form of Harald 2) Danish variant form of Arnold
Elling (m) - Norwegian variant form of Erling (meaning: son of a jarl [= earl])
Brage (m) - modern form of Old Norse Bragr (meaning: the best, the foremost)
Vale (m) - modern form of Old Norse Valr (meaning: the slain)
Tonje (f) - 1) Norwegian dialectal form of Torny (meaning: god Tor + young, new), 2) Danish and Norwegian short form of Antonie (Danish and Norwegian female form of Anton)
Vetle (m) - Norwegian modern form of Vetrliði (meaning: one who has passed a winter, winter-old bear)
Guro (f) - Norwegian dialectal form of Gudrun
Vårhild (f) - see here: http://www.nordicnames.de/flick_v/Varhild.html
/ Satu
http://www.nordicnames.de/
Sina (f) - short form of names ending on -sina, e.g. Hansina, Jensina, Rosina etc.
Arild (m) - 1) variant form of Harald 2) Danish variant form of Arnold
Elling (m) - Norwegian variant form of Erling (meaning: son of a jarl [= earl])
Brage (m) - modern form of Old Norse Bragr (meaning: the best, the foremost)
Vale (m) - modern form of Old Norse Valr (meaning: the slain)
Tonje (f) - 1) Norwegian dialectal form of Torny (meaning: god Tor + young, new), 2) Danish and Norwegian short form of Antonie (Danish and Norwegian female form of Anton)
Vetle (m) - Norwegian modern form of Vetrliði (meaning: one who has passed a winter, winter-old bear)
Guro (f) - Norwegian dialectal form of Gudrun
Vårhild (f) - see here: http://www.nordicnames.de/flick_v/Varhild.html
/ Satu
http://www.nordicnames.de/