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Nansy f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nancy.

Nantje f & m East Frisian
Diminutive of Nan 1.

Nanzi f Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Nancy.

Nanzie f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Nancy.

Nanzy f Swedish, Danish
Probably a variant spelling of Nancy.

Narfi m Icelandic (Rare), Norse Mythology
Derived from Proto-Norse *nǫrr "narrow", possibly as in "close minded, oppressive". Narfi is the name of two characters in Norse Mythology: a son of Loki and a jötunn (the father of Nótt).

Narve m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Narfi.

Näskonung m Swedish (Archaic)
Modern transcription of Old Swedish Næskonung (see Næskunungr).

Neah f Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Nea.

Nebula f Astronomy, Popular Culture
Means "mist, fog, vapor" in Latin, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *nebh- "cloud". In astronomy, a nebula is an interstellar cloud of gas and dust where stars are formed. ... [more]

Neelix m Popular Culture
Neelix is a fictional character in the science fiction TV-series 'Star Trek: Voyager'. Neelix is also the stage name of a German DJ.

Nehemia m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian, Afrikaans, Biblical Finnish, German
German, Hawaiian, Finnish and Afrikaans form of Nehemiah.

Nehemja m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Norwegian
Variant of Nehemiah used in the Swedish and Norwegian translation of the Bible.

Nelberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Nelborg.

Nelbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Nelborg.

Nelborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Nelly and Norwegian borg "castle, fortification".

Nelfánio m Portuguese (African, Rare)

Nelius m English (American), Afrikaans, Norwegian (Rare)
Afrikaans and Norwegian short form of Cornelius.

Nelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Latinization of Nils.

Nellberg m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a variant of Nelborg. It is mainly used in the county of Trøndelag in Norway.

Nellborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Nelborg.

Nelline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nellie.

Nelsina f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic, Expatriate)
Likely a variant of Nielsine (also Nilsine) often used by 19th century immigrants to the US.

Nelsina f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Nélsio m Portuguese (African)

Nemi f Literature, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Nemi is the title character of the comic strip Nemi (1997), written and drawn by Norwegian cartoonist Lisa Myhre. Its origin and meaning are unknown, there have, however, been speculations that Myhre might have based the name on the name of the Italian town and lake which is ultimately derived from from Latin nemus Aricinum "grove of Ariccia".

Nere m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Nerid. It is most prominent in Aust-Agder, Norway.

Neri m & f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nerid. It is most prominent in Telemark, Norway.

Nerid m & f Norwegian (Rare)
A younger variant of Neriðr. The name is most prominent in Vestfold and Telemark, Norway.

Nettan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Annette and Jeanette.

Nette f Danish, Finnish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending with -nette or -nete, like Antoinette, Anette and Agnete.

Nežica f Slovene
Diminutive of Neža, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nica f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nika, which is a short form of names containing the Greek element νίκη (nike) meaning "victory", such as Nikola 2 and Veronika, as well as names ending in -nika (e.g. Monika, Annika).

Nica f Sardinian
Diminutive of Annica and Giuannica.

Nicetas m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Polish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Niketas. This is the name of several saints.

Nichiozo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Nicholas.

Nichlas m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Niklas.

Nicke m Swedish
Diminutive of Niklas and Nils (compare Nick).

Niclos m Picard
Picard form of Nicholas.

Nidolf m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements niðr "ancestor, kinsman, relative" and ulfr "wolf".

Nidolv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Nidolf.

Nielsine f Danish (Rare), Greenlandic
Feminine form of Niels 1.

Nienná f & m Northern Sami
Listed in Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti's Northern Sámi dictionary Sámi-suoma sátnegirji / Saamelais-suomalainen sanakirja (1989) as a Northern Sámi personal name (gender not given) and surname... [more]

Nigol m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Nigul.

Nigola m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Nicholas.

Niilas m Northern Sami, Estonian (Rare)
Sámi variant of Nils.

Niillá m Northern Sami
Sámi form of Nils.

Niillán m Northern Sami
Sámi form of Nils.

Nikulás m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Nicholas.

Nikulas m Old Swedish, Old Norse
Old Scandinavian variant of Nicholas.

Nilke m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Nils.

Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]

Nille m Swedish
Diminutive of Nils.

Nille f Norwegian, Danish, Theatre
Short form of Pernille. Nille is a character in Ludvig Holberg's play 'Jeppe på Bjerget' (1722).

Nilsa m Lule Sami
Lule Sámi form of Nils.

Nilsina f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Nils.

Nilsine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Nils.

Ninja f English
An elaboration of Nina 1 intended to reflect the pronunciation of Spanish niña "little girl".

Ninna f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Nina 1.

Ninni f Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of many names, such as Ingrid and Kristina.

Ninny f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ninni.

Niri m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Neri. It is most prominent in Buskerud and Telemark, Norway.

Nisse m Frisian
Frisian short form of Dionysius.

Nisse m Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish diminutive of Nils.

Njál m Faroese
Faroese form of Njáll.

Njård m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Njord.

Nokkve m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Nǫkkvi.

Noomi f Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Noomie f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Noomi.

Noralf m Norwegian
Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and alfr "elf". The name was created in the late 19th century.

Noralv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Noralf.

Norberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Norbjørg.

Norbertu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Norbert (compare Norberto).

Norbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name (1910) created by combining the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".

Norbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and bjǫrn "bear".

Norda f English

Nordahl m Norwegian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nordahl.

Nordbjørg f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Norbjørg.

Nore m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Nóri, an Old Norse name meaning either "north" (derived from norðr) or "small person" (derived from nóri). Swedish writer Esaias Tegnér used the name in a 1814 poem celebrating the union between Sweden and Norway... [more]

Nore f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nora 1.

Norea f Swedish (Modern)
Elaborated form of Nora 1, perhaps influenced by Linnéa.

Norfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and finnr "Finn, Lapp".

Norgunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Nóri m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Nórr or derived from Old Norse nóri "small person". Nóri is the name of a dwarf mentioned in the Poetic Edda.

Norin f Pakistani

Norius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Quasi-Latinization of names containing the Old Norse name element norðr "north".

Nórka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Nóra.

Norleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements norðr "north" and leifr "heir, descendant".

Norleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Norleif.

Normann m Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Norwegian form of Norðmaðr.

Normund m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Finnish (Rare)
A combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and mundr "protection".

Norna f Swedish (Rare), Literature
Used by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'The Pirate' (1821). Apparently he based it on Old Norse norn, the name for one of the fate goddesses of Norse mythology, which is related to the Swedish dialect verb norna "to warn, to communicate secretly" (and may ultimately be echoic in origin, i.e., imitative of low murmuring)... [more]

Nórr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse norðr "north". In Norse mythology Nórr (also called Nór or Nori) was the son of Þorri, and the founder of Norway.

Norr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Variant of Nórr. In Norse mythology Norr is the husband of Hadda.

Norstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and steinn "stone".

Norunn f Norwegian
Combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and unna "to love".

Norvald m Norwegian
Combination of Norwegian nord "north" and the Old Norse name element valdr "ruler".

Norveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse norðr "north" and veig "power, strength".

Norvin m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)

Nótt f Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Means "night" in Old Norse. Nótt was the personification of the night in Norse mythology. She was the daughter of Narfi and grandmother of Thor.

Nottung m Old Norwegian
Possibly means "descendant of Nótt" (a combination of the given name Nótt and Old Norse ungr "young" (compare Sveinung))... [more]

Noureen f Indian (Muslim)
Variant of Nureen.

Nourin f Indian (Muslim)
Light

Novali f English, Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Novalie.

Novalie f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Nova and the popular name suffix -lie (see also Novalee).

Novelia f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Nova influenced by Lovelia as well as a variant of Novalie.

November f & m English (Rare)
From the Latin word novem, meaning "nine". November was the ninth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added around 713 BC. It is now the eleventh month of the year.... [more]

Ntaiana f Greek
Greek form of Diana, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Nup m Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Núpr.

Nutt m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Nut.

Nuutti m Finnish
Finnish form of Knut.

Nuvtte m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Knut.

Nyfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements nýr "new" and friðr "fair, beautiful". This name was coined in the late 19th century.

Obadja m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Afrikaans
Swedish and Afrikaans form of Obadiah.

Obi-Wan m Popular Culture
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a character in the 'Star Wars' universe, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 帯 (obi) "belt" (used to tie a kimono) and wan that sounds like the Japanese honorific suffix san.

Octander m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Latin oct- "eight" and Greek -ander "man" given to children born in October or to the eighth child of the family.

Odbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Oddbjørg.

Odbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Oddbjørn.

Odde m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of names starting with Old Norse oddr "point of a sword".

Odder m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Oddr.

Oddfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Oddfríðr.

Oddgard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Rare masculine form of Oddgerðr, used briefly in the 20th century.

Oddgun f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Oddgunn.

Oddgunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern name created by combining the Old Norse elements oddr "point (of a weapon)" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Oddhild f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Oddhildur first used in the late 19th century.

Oddhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse oddr "point of a weapon" and hildr "battle".

Oddkjell m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian modern form of Oddkell used in the early 20th century.

Oddlaug f Old Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse oddr "spur, point of a weapon" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Oddleif m & f Norwegian
Modern form of Oddleifr, as well as the feminine form.

Oddleifr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse oddr "spur, point of a weapon" and leifr "descendant".

Oddly f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian combination of oddr "point of a weapon" and -ly.

Oddmar m Norwegian, Faroese
Modern form of the Old Norse name Oddmárr, composed of oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and mærr "famous, great".

Oddrunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Oddrun.

Oddstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Oddsteinn.

Oddulv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Uddulfr.

Oddvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements oddr "point of a weapon" and valdr "ruler". The name was coined in the late 19th century.

Oddvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements oddr "point of a weapon" and vǫrðr "guard".

Oddvin m Norwegian
Relatively modern name (from 1843) created by combining the Old Norse name elements oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and vinr "friend".

Oddvor f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Oddvǫr.

Ödgon f Old Swedish
Regional variant of Ödgun.

Ödgun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Eadgyð.

Odina f Various
Perhaps a feminine form of Odin.

Odly f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Oddly.

Odny f Norwegian
Variant of Oddny.

Odr m Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Angliziced form of Óðr.

Odrun f Norwegian
Variant of Oddrun.

Odyssey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "an adventurous voyage" and "a spiritual quest", derived from Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odysseia), literally "of Odysseus"... [more]

Oella f American, English
It is the name of a small historic mill town in Maryland founded in 1808 that inspired generations of women's name in one family.

Œpir m Old Norse
From Old Norse œpa "to shout".

Ofbradh m Old Norse
Either from Old Norse ofbradh "too intense", "too hasty", or ofráð "too great a task, too high an aspiration".

Ófeigr m Old Norse
Variant transcription of ᚬᚠᛅᛁᚴ (see Úfeigr).

Ófeigur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Úfeigr.

Ofradh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ofbradh.

Ǫgmundr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Agmundr.

Ögmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ǫgmundr.

Ogne m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Hogne (see Hagen).

Oholah f Biblical Hebrew
Means "her own tent" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Bible, a personification of Samaria's sin in the book of Ezekiel.

Ohto m Finnish
Variant of Otso.

Oihonna f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Oithona. ... [more]

Øistein m Norwegian
Variant of Øystein.

Oivi f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish feminine form of Oiva.

Øivin m Norwegian
Variant of Øyvind.

Øivine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Øyvind.

Øivinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Øyvind.

Öjar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Øiar.

Öjvind m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Øyvind.

Øjvind m Danish
Variant of Ejvind.

Ólæifr m Old Norse
Variant of Álæifr.

Ólafía f Icelandic
Feminine form of Ólafur.

Ólafr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ólæifr.

Olai m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian
Short form of Nikolai and genitive form of Olaus.

Olander m Norwegian
Combination of Ole and Anders in the style of Alexander.

Olaus m Medieval Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Latinized form of Olof.

Olava f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Olav.

Olave f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Olava.

Olaves m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Olavus.

Ólavía f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Ólafía.

Olavia f Swedish (Rare)
Elaborated form of Olava, if not an adoption of Icelandic Ólafía.

Olavur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Ólavur.

Olavus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Olaus.

Olbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ǫlbjǫrn.

Oldus m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a quazi-latinization of Ole or a short form of names containing -old. The name was first used in the 19th century.

Òldżka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Òlga.

Olea f Mormon
In the Book of Abraham, it is said that this is the name of the moon in the pure language.

Oleanna f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ole using Anna, as well as a variant of Olena (which is also derived from Ole).

Olefine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ole.

Olen m Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Masculine form of Olena, a name ultimately derived from Ole.

Olette f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.

Olevine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.

Olexa m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Oleksa.

Oliana f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Oleanna.

Olianna f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Oliana.

Oligers m Albanian

Olinn f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Oline.

Olivander m English (Rare)
Variant of Ollivander.

Ollaug f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Olaug.

Öllegård f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old High German name Odalgart. It's possibly a combination of Ancient Germanic *ôþela "patrimony" and *gardaz "enclosure".

Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".

Olliver m Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Oliver.

Olo f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Olov.

Olöf f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish form of Ólǫf. Any modern usage in Sweden today is likely a transcription error of Icelandic Ólöf.

Oløv f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Olov (see Ólǫf) or perhaps a variant of Olaug. This name fell out of use in the mid 20th century, possibly due to its similarity to the Norwegian masculine name Olav and Swedish Olov.

Olov f Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Ólǫf. This name is rarely used as a female name in modern Scandinavia.

Ölrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Modern form of Ǫlrún.

Ǫlrún f Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse ǫl "ale" (used in witchcraft) and rún "secret, hidden knowledge". In Norse mythology this is the name of a Valkyrie, the daughter of King Kiarr... [more]

Olson m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Olson.

Olu f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Olof which was previously also a feminine name (although rare).

Oluff m Swedish (Rare), Old Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Oluf.

Oluffa f Faroese, Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Oluf.

Olufine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Oluf.

Oluwaobafemi m Yoruba
God the king loves me... [more]

Ølve m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Olve.

Ølver m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ølve.

Olver m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ølve.

Ømbjørg f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Ingeborg.

Omero m Italian
Italian form of Homer.

Ommot m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Amund.

Omoruyi m & f Western African, Edo
Means "son of glory" or "child is one's glory" in Edo language.

Ónarr m Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ánarr.

Ond m Medieval Hungarian
According to the 'Gesta Hungarorum' Ond is one of the seven Hungarian chieftains.

Ǫndótt f Old Norse
An Old Norse name, probably originally a byname from the adjective ǫndóttr meaning "looking full in the face, fiery-eyed".

Onerva f & m Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word onerva meaning "aftergrass; the hay grown after harvesting".

Önnert m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Øyvind.

Öpir m Old Norse
Variant transcription of Œpir.

Órækja m Old Norse
Variant of Úrœkja.

Ored m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Ofradh.

Ørger m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ørjan.

Orgunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Årgunn.

Orina f Hebrew (Rare)

Ørje m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Ørjan.

Ørjer m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ørger.

Orlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arnlaug.

Orlina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Orlin.

Orlov f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Orlaug.

Ørlygr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ørlǫg "fate, doom, war" and/or ørlygi "fight, battle, war".

Örlygur m Icelandic
Modern form of Ørlygr.

Orm m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Ormr, which itself was derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent".... [more]

Ormur m Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese and Icelandic form of Ormr.

Ørn m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian and Danish form of Örn. It could also be a short form of any name starting with ørn-.

Örnulf m Swedish (Rare)
Form of Ǫrnulfr.

Ørnulf m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Ǫrnulfr.

Ørnulv m Norwegian
Modern form of Ǫrnulfr.

Ororo f Popular Culture
Ororo Munroe is one of the main protagonists in Marvel's X-Men line of comics, where she is better known by her 'mutant' name Storm. As a mutant she has the ability to control the weather... [more]

Orri m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old West Norse byname meaning "black grouse", a type of game bird (Lyrurus tetrix).

Oruç m Turkish
Means "fast" in Turkish. A famous bearer of this name is Oruç Reis (c. 1474–1518), a Barbary pirate.

Orvo m Finnish (Rare)
From the archaic Finnish word orvo meaning "orphan".

Orvoloson m Literature (Italianized)
The equivalent of Marvolo in the Italian version of the Harry Potter novels. In the new reprintings it was replaced with the original name, as were most of the other characters' names... [more]

Ørvur m Faroese
Faroese form of Orvar.

Osckar m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Oscar.

Osée m French (Archaic), French (African), Biblical French
French form of Hosea.

Ósk f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, directly from Old Norse ósk meaning "wish". This is related to Óski, one of the names of the Norse god Odin, and is found in ósk-mær or "wish-maiden", a common epithet of the Valkyries.

Osma m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Osmo. 'Osma' is also another word for "wolverine" (mostly known as 'ahma' in Finnish).

Osmo m Finnish
From a poetic term meaning "fiancé" or "young man", called both osmo and osma in Finnish.

Ossi m Finnish
Diminutive of Ossian, Osmo and Oskari.

Össur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Assar.

Øssur m Faroese
Faroese form of Assar.

Østein m Norwegian (Archaic), Old Norwegian
Dialectal variant of Øystein.

Østen m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Øystein.

Østine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Østen.

Ostrid f & m Obscure

Otelie f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Odilia.

Otelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Otelie meaning "prosperity, fortune, riches".

Othelius m Norwegian
Masculine form of Othelie meaning "prosperity, fortune, riches".

Óðin-Dísa f Old Norse (Rare)
From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".

Ótryggr m Old Norse
From Old Norse útryggr meaning "unreliable, unfaithful". The name appears on several runestones.

Otte m Greenlandic, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Otto. It can also function as a short form of names containing the name element ott, itself derived from Old Norse ótti or ōtti, meaning "terror, fear, dread"... [more]

Ottine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Otto or Ottar.

Outi f Finnish
Karelian diminutive of Eudokia and Eudoxia.... [more]

Ovden m Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Auðun, constructed from auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vinr "friend".

Øven m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Even.

Oven m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Augen.

Over m Norwegian (Archaic)
Modern form of Ǫlvér.

Øyan f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Øyunn.

Øybjørg f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Øyborg.

Øyen f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Øyunn.

Øyfrid f Norwegian
Relatively modern name (1894) created by combining the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and fríðr "beautiful".

Oyinbodei f Ijaw
OYINBODEI is an ijaw tribe name of west africa meaning "OUR MOTHER HAS RETURNED" A name given to children believed to have #REINCARNITATED

Øylæifr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse ey "island" and leifr "descendant".

Øylaug f Norwegian (Archaic)
Modern form of Eylaug.

Øyon f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Øyunn.

Øystæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Eysteinn. It was occasionally latinised as Augustin.

Øyvard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements ey "island" and vǫrðr "guard".

Øyvine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Øyvind.

Paal m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Paul.

Pacita f Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Paz 1.

Padmé f Popular Culture
Possibly derived from Padma, meaning "lotus" in Sanskrit. Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' saga, created by George Lucas.

Päivikki f Finnish
Variant of Päivi, which derives from the Finnish word päivä, "a day".

Pálín f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Pálína.

Pálína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Páll. In other words, you could also say that Pálína is the Icelandic form of Paulina.... [more]

Pålina f Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Paul.

Påline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Paul.

Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.

Pálmar m Icelandic

Palme m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.

Palmita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Palma, as it contains the Spanish feminine diminutive suffix -ita.

Palmýra f Czech, Slovak, Greek
Czech, Slovak and Greek form of Palmyra.

Pälvi f Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish word pälvi, meaning a snow free patch on the ground, melted by the sun.

Pärla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish pärla "pearl" and thus a Swedish cognate of Pearl.

Pârvu m Romanian (Archaic)

Pascalette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Pascal.