Swedish Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Swedish.
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Gæsling m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gæslingr.
Gamal m Old Swedish, Old Danish, Medieval English
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gamall.
Gärd f Swedish
Variant of Gerd 2.
Gärda f Swedish
Variant of Gerda 2.
Gardar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Modern Scandinavian form of Garðarr (see Garðar).
Gåva f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish gåva "gift".
Geiserik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Geiseric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 5th century king of the Vandals and the Alans.
Gerdika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Gerda 2.
Gerdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Geirdís.
Gerfridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gæirfríðr.
Gerlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gæirlaug.
Gerthorn m Old Swedish
Derived from Old Swedish ger meaning "spear" combined with Old Swedish þorn meaning "thorn".
Gerton m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Gerthorn. In the Netherlands, there may also be cases where this name is a combination of the names Gert and Ton.
Gesa f Frisian, Low German, German, Old Swedish
Originally a Low German short form of names beginning with either of the Old High German elements gêr meaning "spear" (especially Gertrud) or gisil "pledge, hostage" (compare Giselle), this name is now generally considered a short form of Gertrud.
Gesika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Gesa.
Gild f Swedish
Variant of Gilda.
Gilde m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gildi.
Gilla f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this name a short form of Gillaug, while others see it as a feminine form of Gilli... [more]
Gille m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Gilde.
Ginna f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Ginnlaug and other names beginning with Ginn-.
Giöthilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish younger form of Gauthildr.
Gise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísi.
Gisla f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Medieval English
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísla.
Gisle m Norwegian, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Gísli.
Gissle m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish dialectal form of Gísl.
Git f Swedish
Diminutive of Birgitta and Margit.
Gith f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Git.
Gitt f Swedish
Variant of Git.
Gittmay f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Git and Maj 2.
Gjölin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gölin found in northern Sweden.
Göli f Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Gödelig.
Gölig f Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Gödelig.
Gölin f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gudlög predominantly found in Norrland.
Goljat m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Finnish, Slovene
Swedish, Finnish and Slovene form of Goliath.
Gördis f Swedish
Variant of Hjördis.
Görel f Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Gerhild.
Görgen m Swedish
Variant of Jörgen.
Gostauus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Gustaf.
Göt m & f Swedish
Swedish form of Gautr.
Gøt m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gautr.
Götar m Old Swedish, Medieval English
Swedish modern form of Gautarr.
Gøte m Norwegian, Old Swedish
Norwegian form of Göte.
Göthe m Swedish
Variant of Göte.
Göthild f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Götilda.
Götilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Gauthildr via the variant Giöthilda.
Götmar m Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gautr "Geat, Goth" and marr "famous".
Götrik m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gautrekr.
Gottfrida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gottfrid.
Gotty f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element god, such as Gottfrida and Gotthild.
Grels m Swedish, Finland Swedish, Old Swedish
Short form of Gregers, a medieval Nordic form of Gregorius.
Grep m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Græipi.
Gretar m Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
New combination of Gret, name element deriving from the name Greta and Germanic element hari "army".
Gretika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Greta.
Grim m Anglo-Saxon, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish, Norwegian
Medieval form of Grímr meaning "mask, helmet", which remained popular in Anglo-Scandinavian areas well into the 12th century. This was used as another name for the Norse god Odin... [more]
Grisja m Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish spelling of Grisha.
Groa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gróa.
Gubbe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gubbi or from Old Swedish gubbe meaning "old man".
Gude m & f Swedish
Variant of Gautr or diminutive of names containing the element gud ("god" or "good").
Gudhfridh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðfríðr.
Gudhir m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðvér.
Gudhlef m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðlæifr.
Gudhlek m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðleikr.
Gudhløgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðlaug.
Gudhmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðmundr.
Gudhmundh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant form of Gudhmund.
Gudhniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðniútr.
Gudhvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðví.
Gudlög f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gudhløgh found in northern Sweden.
Gudmar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Modern form of Guðmarr, an Old Norse name derived from the Old Norse name elements goðr "god" and mærr "famous".
Gudveig f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Guðveig.
Gudvie f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Guðví.
Guit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Git.
Gullan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Gunhild, Gunilla, or any other name beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god"... [more]
Gullborg f Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gudbjørg (see Guðbjǫrg).
Gulldis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements guð "god" and dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish gull "gold".
Gulle m & f Old Swedish
Old Swedish short form of Guðleifr, a masculine variant of Gulla, or a feminine spelling variant of Gulla.
Gullef m Swedish (Archaic)
Modern Swedish form of Guðleifr via the Old Swedish form Gudhlef.
Gullevi f Swedish
Variant of Guðví or combination of gull "gold" and "home, temple, sanctuary".
Gulli f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Gunhild via it's Swedish form Gunilla. It could also be a variant of Gull, a short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".
Gullik m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Guðleikr.
Gullmar m Swedish
Variant of Gudmar.
Gullveig f Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Guðveig and a combination of gull "gold" with an obscure name element veig... [more]
Gullvi f Swedish
Variant of Gullevi.
Gullvig f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gullveig.
Gullviva f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish gullviva (literally "golden hood"), the term for the cowslip flower (Primula veris in Latin).
Gullvor f Swedish (Rare)
An early 20th century combination of Old Norse guð "god" and vǫr "vigilant, cautious". The Old Norse name Guðvǫr uses the same elements, but it is possible that Gullvor was created independently by using common name elements (compare Majvor and Gulldis, two names created around the same time).
Gully f Swedish
Variant of Gulli.
Gumbor f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunborg.
Gumme m Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
From Old Swedish gumme "husband, man". Also a diminutive of names like Gudhmar and Gudmund.
Gunbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunnbiǫrn.
Gunbjörn m Swedish (Archaic)
Newer form of Gunbiorn not used in Modern Swedish.
Gunborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunnbiǫrg.
Gund f Swedish
Variant of Gun.
Gunde m Swedish
Variant of Gunnar or any other name containing the Old Norse name element gunnr "war".
Gundelinde f French, German, Swedish
French, German, and Swedish form of Gundelind.
Gunderik m Dutch, Frisian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch, Frisian, Norwegian and Swedish form of Gunderic.
Gundhard m Old Swedish, Upper German
Old High German name, combination of GUNN "battle, fight" and HARD "hard, strong."
Gundis f German (Rare), Swedish
Probably a short form of Gundula and Swedish form of Gunndís.
Gundo m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Latinized form of Gunde.
Gundobad m Germanic, Dutch, German, Polish, Swedish (Archaic), History
Variant of Gundebad. Gundobad was a 5th-century Burgundian king.
Gunhard m Old Swedish, Finnish
Swedish form of Gundhard.
Gunkil m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gunnkæll.
Gunlis f Swedish
Combination of Gun and Lis.
Gunlöd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gunnlǫð.
Gunlög f Swedish
Swedish variant of Gunnlaug.
Gunmari f Swedish
Variant of Gunmarie.
Gunmarie f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Gun and Marie. Most often spelled with a hyphen, Gun-Marie.
Gunna f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Old Norse pet form of names containing the name element GUNN (see also Gunni) and a pet form of Guðrún.
Gunneborg f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Gunborg.
Gunnela f Swedish
Younger form of Gunnila.
Gunnild f Old Swedish, Old Danish, Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gunnhildr and Danish variant of Gunild.
Gunno m Swedish
Latinized form of Gunne.
Gunnulf m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern form of Gunnulfr.
Gunnur f Icelandic, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Gunnr.
Gunolf m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Gunnólfr (also found as Gunnúlfr) which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and úlfr "wolf" (making it a cognate of Gundulf).
Gunsan f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish diminutive of Gun.
Gunsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish, Swedish (Modern)
Old Swedish, Swedish and Old Danish form of Gunnstæinn.
Gunthrudh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunnþrúðr.
Gunveig f Swedish
Swedish form of Gunnveig.
Gunvi f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle" and vígja "to consecrate, to dedicate to God". This name was coined in the 20th century.
Gunvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gunnviðr.
Gunvig f Swedish
Swedish form of Gunnveig.
Gurli f Theatre, Danish, Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
The name of a character in the 1788 or 1790 German play Die Indianer in England (The Indians in England) by Augustus von Kotzebue, explained as either a mistake for Gauri (meaning "white" from Sanskrit) or as the Persian for "rose" (compare Gol)... [more]
Gurra m Swedish
Diminutive of Gustaf. It's occasionally been used as a diminutive of Gunnar.
Gustafva f Swedish
Variant of Gustava.
Gusten m & f Swedish
Combination of Old Swedish gudh "god" and stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of Gustav and Gustava.
Gusti f & m Swedish (Rare), German (Austrian), Upper German
German diminutive of Auguste 2 (feminine), or sometimes August (masculine). As a Swedish name it has been used as a diminutive of Gustava or Augusta (feminine), or of Gustav or August (masculine)... [more]
Gute m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
Variant of either Guti or Goti.
Guti m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gautr or Goti.
Gya f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gyda and Gyrid found in the late 1600s and throughout the 1700s in Scania and Blekinge.
Gylfe m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gylfi.
Gyridh f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gyríðr.
Gyrith f Old Swedish
Younger form of Gyríðr.
Gyrth m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gyrðr.
Hadar m Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements hǫð "battle" and herr "army".
Hæghvald m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hægvaldr.
Hæghvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hægviðr.
Hælghe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Helgi.
Hærmodh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herimot.
Hagbard m Medieval Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Folklore, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Hagbarðr or Hagabert. Hagbard (Hagbarðr) was a legendary Scandinavian sea-king mentioned in several Norse sagas... [more]
Haggaj m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Haggai.
Haghne m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hagni.
Häghvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish alternative transcription of Hæghvidh.
Haidi f Swedish, Danish, Arabic (Egyptian), Italian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Heidi. Haidi Giulani is the mother of Carlo Giulani who was shot dead during the G8 summit in Genova, Italy in 2001. She later became a politician and member of the Senate of Italy.
Halbertus m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Albertus.
Halbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallbiǫrn.
Haldan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halfdan.
Halden m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halfdan.
Hälge m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helge. Hälge is the name of a cartoon moose in Sweden, from Swedish älg meaning "moose".
Hälghe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Helgi.
Hallbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallbiǫrn.
Hallny f Swedish
Swedish form of Hallný.
Hals m Old Norse, Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse hals "throat", "neck".
Halwya f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Halvi.
Hannalena f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of Hanna and Lena.
Haqvin m Swedish (Rare)
From from the Old Norse name Hákon via Latin Haquinus.
Härborg f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Herborg.
Harik m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hárekr.
Härjulf m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæriulfr.
Härlef m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herleifr.
Härlek m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herleikr.
Härlög m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herlaugr.
Härold m Swedish
Swedish variant of Herold.
Hartika m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Harteke.
Hartwik m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hartwig.
Hasten m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Hásteinn.
Hati m & f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Finnish, Old Norse
Means "despiser, hater". In Norse mythology Hati is a wolf who pursues the moon. He is the son of Hróðvitnir (another name for Fenrir), the father of Hrímgarðr, and the brother of Skǫll, who pursues the sun.
Hebbla f Old Swedish
Old Swedish name of unknown origin. Found in Östergötland in Sweden and in Finland.
Hebla f Old Swedish
A variant form of Hebbla.
Hedhindis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Heðindís.
Heléne f Swedish, Hungarian
Hungarian form and Swedish variant of Helene.
Helfrid f Swedish, Finland Swedish
The origins of this name (first documented in 1816) are uncertain, though it could be a Swedish feminine form of Helfried or a variant of Hallfrid (the Norwegian form of Hallfríðr), the initial syllable possibly influenced by Helga (which is ultimately related to the first element in Eloise).
Helger m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Old Swedish form of Hæilgæirr and Swedish variant of Helge.
Helgo m Estonian, Swedish (Latinized, Rare)
Estonian form and Swedish Latinization of Helge.
Heliga f Old Swedish
Variant of Helga.
Helina f Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Swedish and Estonian variant of Helena. As an Estonian name, Helina is also associated with Estonian helin “tinkling” (compare Helinä).
Helja f Old Swedish, Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Originally an Old Swedish diminutive of Helga, Helena and other names beginning with the element Hel-. See also Heljä.
Helmuastus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Hialmfastr.
Helmy f Swedish
Variant of Helmi.
Helna f Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Helena (compare Elna).
Helny f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Pet form of Helena where hel- is combined with the Norse name element nýr "new" in the style of Dagny, Signy, and Majny, etc.
Helvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish contraction of Hellevi.
Helvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæilví.
Hemkil m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæimkæll.
Hemmingus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Hemming.
Hendrietta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Henrietta, used in Sweden as early as 1675 (predating Sweden's earliest documented usage of Henriette in 1729).
Henfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Heimfrid.
Henke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Henrik.
Henkil m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Hæimkæll.
Hennika f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Henny (compare Jannika, Annika and Ellika).
Henric m Gascon, Swedish (Rare), Romanian, Medieval Dutch
Gascon and Romanian form of Henry, Swedish variant of Henrik and medieval Dutch variant of Hendrick.
Henrick m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Swedish and Dutch variant of Henrik as well as a medieval Latvian variant of Hinrick.
Herborg f Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".
Herdis f Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of the Old Norse name Herdís, derived from herr "army" and dís "goddess", as well as a variant of Hjørdis.
Hergot m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Hergautr.
Herje m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Old Norse name elements Här- or Her- meaning "army".
Herlofina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Herlof
Herlog m Swedish
Swedish modern form of Härlög.
Hermod m Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Hermóðr (see Herimot).
Herse m Old Swedish
Derived from the Old Norse 'hersir' (Viking chief or prince). Often associated with the wide-ranging Bure dynasty, who trace their lineage back to Herse Falesson Bure (born circa 1350), and possibly even to Herse Bure (born circa 940).
Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Hesther f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Hester.
Hiælm m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmr.
Hiælmger m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmgæirr.
Hiälmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmdís.
Hiälmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmlaug.
Hidhin m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Heðinn.
Hildar m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hildr "battle" and arr "warrior", as well as a masculine form of Hilda.
Hildeborg f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".
Hildegærdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hildegard.
Hilder m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish masculine form of Hildr.
Hilderik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Dutch and Nordic form of Hilderic. There's no evidence of use in the Nordic countries, it's only used in translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Vandals and Alans.
Hildor m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name element hildr "battle" and Tor.
Hildura f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Hildur recorded in Troms.
Hilla f Swedish
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Hilda and a Swedish form of Danish Helle 1.
Hilmer m Swedish
Variant of Hilmar.
Hindrik m Dutch, Low German, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hendrik (Dutch), Hinrik (Low German) and Henrik (Swedish).
Hjalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Hjalmar.
Hjälm m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Hiælm.
Hjälmger m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmgæirr.
Hjert m Swedish
Variant of Gert.