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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Scandinavian.
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Aabjørn m Danish
Danish form of Ábiǫrn.
Aane m Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Åne, a variant of either Ånund, Ånje 2, or Áni.
Aasulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ásulfr.
Ábal m Faroese
Faroese form of Abel.
Abbe m Swedish
Diminutive of Abraham, Albin and Albert.
Åbjørn m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian form of Ábiǫrn, common in 17th century Norway.
Ábraham m Faroese
Faroese form of Abraham.
Ábram m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese form of Abram 1.
Absalon m Danish (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Polish, Gascon, French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Haitian Creole
Polish, French, Gascon, Haitian Creole, Danish, Faroese and Norwegian form of Absalom.
Achton m Danish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Achton that means "without land".
Ádam m Faroese
Faroese form of Adam.
Adí m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Adi 1, or short form of names beginning with Ad.
Adils m Old Norse, Old Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Younger version of Aðils. From the Proto-Norse Aþagīslaz. Aþa, short for aþala, meaning "noble", "foremost". And gīslaz meaning "arrow shaft".
Ådne m Norwegian
Dialectical form of Árni.
Adólf m Icelandic (Rare), Kashubian
Icelandic and Kashubian form of Adolf.
Adonia m Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish
Dutch, German, Italian and Swedish form of 'Adoniyah (see Adonijah) via its hellenized form Adonias.
Adri f & m Italian, English, Spanish, French, Danish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Adrian, Adriana, and other names beginning with Adri.
Adrían m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adrian.
Adríel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adriel.
Adser m Old Danish, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Archaic)
Danish and Icelandic form of Asher.
Æsir m Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Icelandic masculine form of Æsa. This is the name of a character in Norse mythology.
Ævar m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Ævarr or Ǣvarr, an Old Norse name in which the first element derived from ǣvi meaning "eternity, time, life" (compare Aiva, from the Gothic cognate); the second element may have been herr "army" or geirr "spear".
Affe m Swedish
Diminutive of Alf 1.
Agaton m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Polish and Swedish form of Agathon.
Agdar m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian masculine form of Agda.
Aggi f & m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish
Diminutive of Ágúst, Angelica and other names containing Ag.
Aggusteinus m Faroese
Faroese form of Augustinus.
Ägir m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Ægir.
Agmund m Germanic, Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Agmundr. The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [more]
Ågne m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Hogne.
Agnetus m Danish (Archaic)
Masculine form of Agneta.
Agni m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Possibly a diminutive of Old Norse names beginning with the element agi "awe, fear" or egg "edge of a sword" (such as Agnarr or Agmundr)... [more]
Agrim m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Audgrim.
Ágúst m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Augustus.
Ahlmann m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Danish and Swedish form of Adelmann.
Ailo m Sami, Norwegian, Estonian, Finnish
Sami variant of Áilu.
Akilles m Finnish, Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of Achilles.
Aksal m Faroese
Faroese variant of Aksel.
Aland m Swedish (Rare)
Likely a variant of Arland.
Alberg m Swedish (Archaic)
Either a masculine form of Adalburg or a variant of Albert.
Aldar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Alda 2.
Aldor m Swedish
Younger form of Alfþórr and Hallþórr.
Ale m Swedish, Old Norse, Folklore
Probably a short form of various Old Norse names, for example Áleifr and Alríkr. Oldest known usage of the name is from a runic inscription from the 9th century.
Alef m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), Low German, North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Medieval Dutch and German (also Low German) variant of Adolf as well as the North & West Frisian form of the name. Also compare Aalf (its medieval form is Aelf) and Alof.... [more]
Áleifur m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Áleifr.
Aleksandur m Faroese
Faroese form of Alexander.
Aleph m Swedish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Alef. In the case of Natalie Portman's son, it refers to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Alexandur m Faroese
Faroese form of Alexander.
Alexíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Alexius.
Álfar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Álfarr.
Alfast m Danish (Archaic)
Younger form of Alfastr.
Alfeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Alphaeus.
Alfreð m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alfred.
Álfþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Alfþórr.
Álfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfr.
Älg m Swedish (Rare)
Means "moose" in Swedish.
Algeir m Icelandic
Short form of Aðalgeir.
Alle m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of names starting with Al-, like Alexander and Albin.
Almar m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Estonian (Rare)
Younger form of Almarr and masculine form of Alma 1.
Alrekur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Alrekr.
Alrik m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Old Norse Alríkr.
Alvard m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfhard and Norwegian variant of Alvar.
Alvfinn m Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Alffinnr.
Álvfinnur m Faroese (Archaic)
Modern Faroese form of Alffinnr.
Álvur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Alfr.
Amaldus m Norwegian (Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a masculine form of Amalia. Amaldus Nielsen (1838-1932) was a Norwegian painter.
Amaliel m Faroese
Unknown meaning.
Ambi m Medieval English, Norwegian
Old Norse short form of Arnbjǫrn.
Amdi m Old Norwegian, Old Danish, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Danish short form of Ámundi and Old Norse form of Amadeus.
Amfrid f & m Norwegian (Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Arnfrid (f) and Arnfred (m).
Amír m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Amir.
Åmund m Norwegian
Variant of Amund.
Ámundi m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, in which the first element Á- may be derived from Old Norse *ana- "all" or agi "awe, terror" or *ag- "point, weapon point"... [more]
Analius m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Anna. It originates from Lofoten in Norway.
Ánanias m Faroese
Faroese form of Ananias.
Ananías m Spanish, Icelandic (Archaic)
Spanish and Icelandic form of Hananiah, via Latin Ananias.
Anathon m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Anaton.
Anaton m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian male form of Anna or variation of Anton.
Ande m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian spelling of Ánde.
Anderß m German (Archaic), Danish (Germanized, Archaic)
Variant of Anders recorded in the 17th century.
Andorf m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Former Norwegian variant of Andor 1.
Andrass m Faroese (Archaic)
Variant of Andreas. A well-known bearer of this name is Andrass Samuelsen (1873-1954), prime minister of the Faroe Islands (1948-1950).
Andre m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Andri.
Andri m Icelandic
Possibly from the Old Norse word andri, meaning "snow shoe". Alternatively, it could have originally been a diminutive form of the name Andríður.
Andrid m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Andríður.
Andrik m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a combination of Greek ἀνδρεῖος (andreios) "manly" or ανδρος (andros) "man" (compare Andreas) and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Andríður m Icelandic
Means "rival, enemy" in Icelandic.
Ands m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Anders.
Ane m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish short form of Anund.
Ånen m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ånund.
Anfred m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Annfred (see Arnfrøðr).
Angantýr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse angi "sweet odour" and tívar "gods". It's the name of three characters in Norse Mythology.
Angi m Icelandic
From Old Norse angi meaning "sweet odour".
Ani m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialect form of Árni.
Anje m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal version form of Árni.
Ankjær m Danish (Archaic)
Transferrd use of the surname Ankjær.
Annæus m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Latinised male form of Anna.
Annalius m Norwegian
Latanized version of Anna.
Annar m Norwegian, Icelandic (Rare), Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Modern form of Ánarr, although it may also be used as a masculine form of Anna. In Norse Mythology, Annar is the partner of Nótt and the father of Jǫrð (Mother Earth)... [more]
Annarr m Old Norse, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Either a variant of Ánarr or from Old Norse meaning "the second one" or . In Norse mythology this is the name of Nótt's second husband, the father of Jǫrð.
Annbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Old Norwegian
Variant of Arnbjørn (see Arnbjörn).
Annel m Icelandic
Combination of the name elements Ann derived from the name Anna and Eli meaning "the Lord, God".... [more]
Annfred m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arnfred (see Arnfrøðr).
Annkjell m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Arnkjell (see Arnketill).
Annul m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Arnulf, no longer in use.
Annulv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Arnulf, no longer in use.
Anri f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Annrika.
Ante m Swedish
Diminutive of Andreas, Anders and Anton.
Antines m Faroese
Faroese form of Antonius.
Antinis m Faroese
Faroese form of Antonius.
Anulv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Arnulf.
Ånund m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Anund.
Ápraham m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese variant of Ábraham.
Ápram m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese variant of Ábram.
Árant m Faroese
Faroese form of Arendt.
Árbjartur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of ár "year" and the suffix björt meaning "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).
Árbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Arnbjörn.
Arent m Medieval Dutch, East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Medieval Dutch and East Frisian form of Arnold as well as a Scandinavian variant of Arend. As for the Netherlands: this given name is still in use there today, but it is not as common there as its modern form Arend is.... [more]
Arfast m Swedish
Swedish form of Arnfastr via its later form Arnfast.
Árgils m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of ár "year" and gísl "pledge", "hostage" or a Icelandic form of Arngils.
Aril m Norwegian
Variant of Arild.
Arilíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a Latinized form of Arild or a variant of Árelíus.
Arinbjörn m Icelandic (Modern)
Modern Icelandic form of Arinbiǫrn.
Arkadius m Finnish, Swedish
Nordic form of Arcadius.
Armgarð m Faroese
Faroese form of Armgard.
Arn m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Literature
Variant of Arne 1. Arn Magnusson is a fictional character in the 'Crusades' trilogy (1998-2000) by Swedish author Jan Guillou.
Arnaldur m Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Arnaldr.
Arnbergur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Arnborg.
Arnbjörn m Swedish
Derived from Old Norse ari or arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".
Arnbjørn m Danish, Norwegian, Faroese
Danish, Norwegian and Faroese form of Arnbjörn.
Arnbrand m Medieval Scandinavian, Medieval English, Norwegian (Archaic)
Anglo-Scandinavian name derived from the Old Norse elements ǫrn "eagle" and brandr "fire, sword-blade".
Arnfríður f & m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic form of Arnfríðr and Faroese form of Arnfrøðr.
Arngeir m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Norwegian and Icelandic form of Arngeirr.
Arngils m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Arngísl.
Arngrímur m Icelandic, Faroese
Modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Arngrímr.
Arnkjell m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern Norwegian form of Arnketill.
Arnlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse ǫrn "eagle" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Arnlaugur m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Arnlaugr.
Arnleygur m Faroese (Rare)
Modern Faroese form of Arnlaugr.
Arnljot m & f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and modern Norwegian form of Arnljótr. This is also the feminine form, though usage nowadays appear to be exclusively masculine.
Arnmod m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian modern form of Arnmóðr.
Arnmóður m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Arnmóðr.
Arnolphus m Danish
Latinized form of Arnolf.
Arntor m Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Arnþórr (see Andor 1).
Arnúlfur m Icelandic
Younger form of Arnulfr.
Arnulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Arnulf.
Arnvald m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Arnold.
Arnvid m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Arvid.
Arnviður m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Arnviðr.
Ársæll m Icelandic
From the Old Norse adjective ársæll meaning "happy in having good seasons, blessed in the year", composed of Old Norse ár "year" and Old Norse sæll "blissful, happy".
Arvin m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".
Ás m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Ása.
Ásar m Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese and Icelandic form of Asher.
Ásbjørn m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Ásbiǫrn.
Ásbrandur m Faroese (Rare)
Modern Faroese form of Ásbrandr.
Ascan m German (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
German and Danish form of Ascanius. It can also be a younger form of an ancient Germanic name that consists of the elements asc meaning "ash tree" and wini meaning "friend".... [more]
Ásgautur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ásgautr.
Asgrim m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Ásgrímr.
Áshjálmur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Anselm.
Ási m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Short form of names beginning with the name element Ás- "(heathen) god".
Askbjörn m Swedish (Modern)
Swedish name with the combination of askr "ash tree" and bjǫrn "bear".
Aske m Frisian, Danish
Variant of Asker and Frisian short form of names containing as- and ask-.
Asker m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Newer form of Ask or Ásgeirr.
Askjell m Norwegian
More modern form of Ásketill.
Askur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ask.
Aslak m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Finnish
Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play".
Áslákur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Áslákr.
Áslakur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Áslæikr.
Áslaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Áslaug.
Asle m Norwegian
Variant of Atle or Asleiv.
Ásmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásmarr.
Asmus m Danish, Low German, Estonian (Archaic)
Low German short form of Erasmus. Asmus has also seen usage in Denmark from at least the 15th century onward, predominantly in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).
Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".
Ássvein m Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements áss "god" and sveinn "boy".
Åstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Øystein or a combination of the element egg "edge of a sword" or agi "awe, terror" with steinn "stone".
Ástgeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgeir.
Ásþór m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
Ástmar m Icelandic
Variant of Ásmar.
Ástráður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ástráðr.
Ástþór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásþór.
Ástvar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ásvarður.
Ásvaldur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ásvaldr.
Ásvar m Faroese
Either derived from the Germanic name elements áss "god" and herr "army" or a variant of Ásvarðr.
Asvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Åsvard (see Ásvarðr).
Atalarik m Croatian, Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athalaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Ostrogoths.
Atanagild m Catalan, Swedish (Archaic)
Catalan and Swedish form of Athanagild.
Atanarik m Croatian (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athanaric.
Aðalbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Aðalborg.
Aðalbert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic cognate of Adalbert or Ethelbert. The name is a compound of the Old West Norse elements aðal "nature, disposition" or "noble; foremost, premier" + bjartr "bright" (cf... [more]
Aðalbjörn m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and bjǫrn "bear" (making it a cognate of Adalbero).
Aðalgeir m Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Æðelgar.
Aðalráður m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Icelandic aðal "noble" and ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision".
Aðalstein m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Aðalsteinn.
Athanarik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Athanaric.
Aðólf m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adolf.
Audar m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and arr "warrior".
Audbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and bjǫrn "bear".
Auden m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of the (masculine) name Audun.
Audfinn m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
Audgar m Norwegian
Variant of Audgard. This was the middle name of comedian and actor Åsleik Engmark (1965-2017).
Audgeir m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and geirr "spear".
Audmund m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and mundr "protector", making it a cognate of Eadmund.
Audstein m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and steinn "stone".
Audunn m Icelandic
Latinization of Auðunn.
Audvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and valdr "power, leader, ruler".
Audvard m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vǫrðr "guard", making it a cognate of Edward.
Audvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and vinr "friend", making it a cognate of Edwin.
Auer m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Alver recorded in the Telemark and Agder regions.