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Sigmar m German, Swedish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Siegmar.

Signar m Norwegian, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" combined with Old Norse harja or herr "army".

Signer m Swedish
Variant of Signar.

Sigsten m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Sixten.

Sigur m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sigurd.

Sigvald m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Modern Scandinavian cognate of Sigiwald.

Sigvar m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sigvard.

Silver m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old Norse silfr meaning "silver". (Compared Silver and Silfur).

Sima m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian dialectal form of Simon 1.

Simme m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish diminutive of Sighmund and Swedish diminutive of Simon 1.

Siuhl m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Sjul. Mostly used between the 17th and early 19th century. It is now obsolete.

Sivar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Sigvard. Sivar Arnér (1909-1997) was a Swedish writer.

Sive m Swedish
Masculine form of Siv.

Sjul m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal form of Sigurd, mostly used in Norrland.

Sjunne m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
From Old Norse sjaundi meaning "the seventh". Number seven was considered to be a holy number.

Sköld m Swedish
Swedish modern form of Skjǫldr.

Skotte m Swedish (Rare)

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".

Smed m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Smiðr.

Snö f & m Swedish (Modern)
Means "snow" in Swedish.

Snöbjörn m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish modern form of Snøybiǫrn.

Sofus m Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sophus.

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.

Sölve m Swedish
Means "light, sallow" in Old Norse.

Sommar f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "summer" in Swedish.

Söne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sune.

Sone m Old Swedish, Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Sune and younger form of Sóni, sometimes associated with the Swedish verb sona meaning "to expiate".

Stale m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and Swedish younger form of Stáli.

Starkodder m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Nineteenth century Swedish variant of Starkaðr.

Starkotter m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Nineteenth century Swedish variant of Starkaðr.

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.

Stigbjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Stig and Björn.

Stiven m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A more phonetic spelling of the English given name Steven.

Stjärnstråle m & f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of stjärna "star" and stråle "ray, beam".

Störge m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal form of Styrger.

Störje m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Störge.

Styrbjörn m Swedish
Modern form of Styrbiǫrn. Combination of Old Norse styrr "noise, battle" and biorn "bear".

Suno m Swedish (Rare)
Latinized form of Sune.

Svane m Swedish
Masculine form of Svana.

Svavar m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Masculine form of Svava and younger form of Svávarr.

Svenåke m Swedish
Swedish form of Svenåge.

Svenhard m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of sveinn "boy" and harðr "hard, strong".

Svennar m Swedish
Swedish form of Sveinar.

Svenne m Swedish, Danish
Diminutive of Sven. It is also a slang word for "Swede", mostly used ironically or derogatory.

Svenning m Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sveinungr meaning "descendant of Sven".

Svenny f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Svenny and variant of Svenna.

Svenung m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Sveinungr.

Sverker m Swedish
Modern form of Sverkir. Combination of svart "black" and geir "spear".

Sverri m Faroese, Danish, Swedish
Faroese modern form of Sværri.

Sverry m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sverri.

Sylve m Swedish
Variant of Sölve and a short form of Sylvester.

Taddeus m Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Swedish and Finnish form of Thaddeus.

Tejs m Danish, Swedish
Variant of Theis.

Telli f & m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal pet form of Torleiv... [more]

Tengil m Swedish (Rare), Literature
From Old Norse þengill meaning "prince, king". Tengil is the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's novel 'The Brothers Lionheart' from 1973.

Teodard m Swedish, Catalan, Polish
Swedish, Catalan, and Polish form of Theudehard via Latinized form Theodardus.

Teppå m Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Probably a misspelling of Teppo, the Finnish form of Stephen. Occurs once in a tax record from 1582.

Theoderik m Dutch, Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch and Swedish form of Theodoric.

Theofil m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Theophilus.

Thim m Swedish
A different variant of the name Tim

Thobias m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Various
Variant of Tobias.

Thommy m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Tommy.

Thoralf m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), German
Variant of Toralf.

Thord m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Tord.

Thordur m Norwegian (?), Swedish (?), Danish (?)
Variant of Tordur.

Thorgil m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Þórgísl. The name of 10th century Danish chieftain Thorgil Sprakling.

Thorild m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Thorald.

Thorkel m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Torkel.

Thorkild m Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Torkild.

Thorleif m Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Torleif.

Thorwald m German, Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
German form of Torvald and Swedish variant of Torvald. This name is also used in Flanders (Belgium) and in the Netherlands, but very rarely so.

Thure m Swedish
Variant of Ture.

Tias m Danish, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian
Short form of Mattias.

Tille f & m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variation of Till or Tilla.

Timmie m English, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Timmy.

Tintin m & f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly a pet form of names ending in -tin, -tine, -tina or similar sounds. The name was made popular for girls by actress Tintin Anderzon (whose birth name is Anna Catharina).

Tjalve m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Norse Mythology
Variant of Old Norse Þjálfi, which is said to mean "He who keeps together; He who encompasses". The name is sometimes interpreted to mean "conquerer"... [more]

Tjelvar m Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Combination of Old Norse þjalfi which is said to mean "he who keeps together; he who encompasses", and herr "army". Tjelvar is a figure in the Gutasaga, and is by some believed to be identical to Þjálfi.

Tobbe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Tobias and Torbjörn.

Toffe m Swedish, Finnish
A diminutive of Christoffer and Kristoffer.

Tolf m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish younger form of Tholf.

Tôllver m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Tholf.

Tompa m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Tomas, Tommy, and in some rare cases, Torbjörn.

Tönnes m Swedish (Rare)
Originally a German variant of Tönius, a diminutive of Antonius.

Tonny m & f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Central African
Variant of Toni 1 and Toni 2, which are short forms of Anton and Antonia respectively... [more]

Toralf m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), German
Younger form of Þóralfr.

Toralv m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Toralf.

Tordh m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Tord.

Torfred m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Þórfreðr.

Torfrid f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Þórfríðr.

Torgil m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Torgils.

Torild m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Thorild, a Swedish dialectal form of Thorald.

Törkell m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Thorketil.

Torlak m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish younger form of Þorlákr.

Torleik m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Þórleikr.

Torlof m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Thorlof.

Törner m Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of the Old Swedish name Thyrnir meaning "thorn, spike", ultimately derived from Old Norse þyrnir.

Torulf m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Either a variant of Torolf, which is derived from Old Norse Þórólfr, or else a combination of Tor and Ulf.

Torvard m Swedish, Norwegian
Younger form of Þorvarðr.

Toste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Tósti.

Totta m Swedish
Variant of Totte.

Totte m Swedish
Diminutive of Torsten. Sometimes also used as a diminutive of other names starting with To-.

Totti m Old Norse, German, Swedish
Old Norse diminutive of Þórsteinn as well as a German and Swedish diminutive of Torsten and Thorsten.

Troed m Swedish (Rare)
From Old Swedish Troghed, ultimately derived from Old Norse Þórgautr.

Trolle m Swedish
Transferred use of the surname Trolle.

Trotte m Swedish
Swedish form of Þrótti.

Trued m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Troed.

Tubbe m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Thorbiorn.

Tume m Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Tumi.

Tuve m Swedish, Old Swedish
Variant of Tófi (compare Danish Tue).

Tyke m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
From the Old Norse name Týki, a diminutive of Þórketill (making it a variant of Tóki; see Toki)... [more]

Tyrgils m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Þórgísl.

Ubbe m Old Swedish, Danish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ubbi or diminutive of Urban.

Udde m Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Oddr.

Uddo m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Oddr.

Ulle m Swedish
Diminutive of Ulrik.

Ulv m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ulf.

Uria m Dutch (Rare), Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.

Uve m Frisian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Frisian form of Ove.

Våge m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Vagn.

Valde m Swedish
Short form of Valdemar.

Valdus m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Derived from the Norse name element valdr "power, leader, ruler".

Valfrid m & f Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of Walafrid and Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.

Valiant m Literature, Popular Culture, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From the English word valiant, which denotes a person who has and shows courage. The word is derived from Anglo-French vaillant "brave, strong, worthy", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin valens meaning "strong, vigorous, powerful"... [more]

Valle m Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive of names beginning with Val-, like Valdemar and Valfrid.

Vallmo f & m Swedish (Rare)
Means "poppy" in Swedish, thus making it a Swedish cognate of Poppy.

Valther m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Walter.

Vänne m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vän "friend".

Väring m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Væringr.

Vaste m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Old Swedish names ending in -vast (see Fasti).

Veine m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Väinö.

Vejne m Swedish
Variant of Veine.

Vibjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Víbiǫrn (see Vebjørn).

Vicke m & f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Viktor and Viktoria.

Vicktor m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Viktor.

Vigbjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Vighbiorn.

Vigdjärv m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of Vighdiärf.

Vigfus m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Vígfúss.

Vigg m Swedish
Diminutive of Vigge and Viggo.

Vigge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the Old (West) Norse name Vígi, a short form of other masculine names containing the element víg "war, battle". (The name Vígi belonged to one of King Ólafr Tryggvasson's hounds.) As a Swedish name it is sometimes used as a diminutive of Viktor, and can also be inspired by the word vigg meaning "lightning".

Vigo m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Croatian, Dutch (Modern), Galician
Croatian and Galician form and Swedish and Danish variant of Viggo as well as a Dutch borrowing of the Scandinavian name.

Vigor m History (Ecclesiastical), Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Swedish, Medieval French
Derived from Latin vigor "vigor, strength, liveliness".

Vilhelmus m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Vilhelm.

Vilken m Old Norse, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of Wilken.

Villas m Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Villads.

Villiam m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese
Nordic variant of William.

Villy m & f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Willy, predominantly used by men.

Vilton m Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Wilton.

Vimar m Swedish
Swedish form of Vígmarr.

Vimund m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vímundr.

Vinsent m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vincent.

Vinston m Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Winston.

Vinter m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Vetr meaning "winter" as well as the modern Scandinavian word for "winter" (see Winter).

Vittus m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Vitus.

Volger m Swedish
Variant of Wolfger or Volker.

Volmar m Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Valdemar or Volkmar.

Volter m Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Wolter.... [more]

Wåge m Swedish
Variant of Våge.

Walfrid m Germanic, Swedish, Finnish
Germanic variant form of Waldfrid and Finnish and Swedish variant of Valfrid. This name was borne by an 8th-century Italian saint who in the anglophone world is best known as saint Walfrid.

Walle m Swedish
Variant of Valle, a diminutive of names beginning with Val- or Wal-.

Waloddi m Swedish (Rare)
Waloddi Weibull (1887-1979) was a Swedish mathematician. The Weibull distribution (a model in probability theory and statistics), is named after him.

Waste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vaste.

Weine m Swedish
Variant of Veine.

Weiron m Swedish (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Wicktor m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Viktor.

Widar m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Vidar.

Wide m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vide.

Wigge m Old Danish, Danish, Swedish
Variant of Vigge.

Wiggo m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Viggo.

Wiking m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Viking.

Wilgot m Swedish
Variant of Vilgot.

Wille m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ville.

Williot m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of any name starting with the Germanic element wil (like William or Vilgot), and Elliot

Willum m Danish (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Scots
Variant of Vilhelm or William.

Wincent m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Polish (Modern)
Variant of Vincent in several languages.

Witigis m Polish, Swedish (Archaic)
Polish and Swedish form of Witiges.

Wollert m Norwegian, Swedish

Wollmar m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Volmar.

Yanik m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jannik.

Yelverton m Swedish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yelverton.

Yngwie m Swedish (Rare)
Likely an anglicized form of Yngve, used by Swedish musician Yngwie Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck in 1963).

Yrjan m Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Yrian.

Zacheus m Medieval English, Medieval German, Swedish (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Swedish and medieval English form of Zacchaeus, as well as a German variant of Zachäus.

Zachris m Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Zacharias.

Zackarias m Swedish
Swedish variant of Zacharias.

Zackeus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sackeus (see Zacchaeus).

Zakarias m Swedish, Basque, Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Form of Zacharias.

Zakeus m Hungarian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Hungarian short form of Zacharias and Swedish variant of Sakaios (see Zacchaeus).

Zakris m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish short form of Zakarias.

Zäta m & f Swedish (Rare)
From the Swedish name for the letter Z. Often a nickname for someone whose name (either first or last) start with Z, it is sometimes used as a given name in its own right.

Zebastian m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sebastian.

Zefanias m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Zephaniah.

Zelmer m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Selmer.

Zerny f & m Swedish
Unexplained.