This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Scandinavian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Roine m & f Swedish, Finnish (Rare)From the name of a lake in Häme, Finland. There are theories on the origin of this name, it could've come from Germanic
hreini meaning "clean, clear" or from Pre-Germanic/Baltic
*kroinis meaning "clean"... [
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Röðull m Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
rǫðull meaning "glory, halo" (poetic for "sun"). This is also a poetic word for "sun" in Icelandic.
Sævar m IcelandicMeaning "sea warrior", derived from the Old Norse elements
sær "sea" and
arr "warrior".
Sällfrid m Swedish (Rare)Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Swedish
säll meaning "blissful, happy" with
frid meaning "peace, protection".
Salmann m Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
salr "hall, house" and
maðr "person, man" (genitive
manns). Alternatively this could be an Icelandic form of a German name in which the first element is derived from Old High German
salo "dirty gray" (related to English
sallow and Old Norse
sölr "dirty yellow").... [
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Schamyl m Swedish (Rare)Derived from the name of the leader of the Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, Imam
Shamil. A notable bearer was Swedish film director Schamyl Bauman (1893-1966).
Sejr m DanishDanish word meaning "victory". From Old Norse
sigr.
Sevard m NorwegianNorwegian name with the combination of
sær "sea" and
vǫrðr "guard".
Seved m SwedishA more modern variant of the old Norse name Sigvid consisting of the Old Norse elements 'sig' meaning victory and 'vidh' meaning forest. It is also possible that Seved is a Swedish spelling change of the Latin name Severinus.
Sigfinn m NorwegianDerived from the Old Norse elements
sigr "victory" and
finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
Signar m Norwegian, SwedishDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" combined with Old Norse
harja or
herr "army".
Sigurhans m IcelandicCombination of Old Norse
sigr "victory" and the name
Hans. This was borne by Icelandic photographer Sigurhans Vignir (1894-1975).
Sigurörn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), PetDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" and
ǫrn "eagle". This was the name given to a white-tailed eagle that was rescued from drowning by a 12-year-old girl in Kirkjufellslón lagoon in Iceland in 2006 (the eagle was found to have damaged tail feathers, was rehabilitated and returned to the wild); the incident received some media coverage in Iceland.
Sivar m Swedish (Rare)Swedish dialectal variant of
Sigvard. A famous bearer is Ernst Nils Sivar Erik Arnér (13 March 1909 - 13 January 1997), Swedish author.
Skuldfrid f & m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)A combination of Old Norse elements
skuld, meaning "blame, future", and
fríðr, meaning "beautiful, beloved, good, peaceful, safe".
Snæþór m IcelandicFrom Old Norse
snær "snow" combined with the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor).
Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish
sol "sun" and
stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.
Sporði m IcelandicIcelandic name deriving from Icelandic
sporður meaning "tail of a fish or whale".... [
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Stieg m Swedish (Rare)Variant of
Stig. A known bearer was the Swedish writer Stieg Larsson (1954-2004), author of the 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' trilogy, born Karl Stig-Erland Larsson.