Swedish Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Swedish.
gender
usage
language
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Høghne m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hǫgni.
Högne m Old Swedish, Norse Mythology
Swedish form of Hagni. This was the name of a legendary king of the Swedish province Östergötland. He appears in the epic works 'Heimskringla' and 'Volsunga saga' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Høk m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Haukr.
Holmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmdís.
Holmfrid m & f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements holmr "small island" and friðr "peace" or fríðr "beautiful, beloved". The name was originally a feminine name, but is nowadays almost exclusively masculine.
Holmgun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of holmr "small island" and gunnr "battle, fight".
Holmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmlaug.
Holmstanus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Holmsten.
Holmsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Holmstæinn.
Holsten m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Holmsten.
Hother m Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Hǫðr.
Huge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish and Swedish form of Hugi.
Hughi m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hugi.
Humla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish humla "bumblebee".
Hvit m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hvítr.
Iærl m Old Swedish
Variant of Jærl.
Iærle m Old Swedish
Variant of Jærl.
Ibba f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ybba.
Idabritt f Swedish (Rare)
Very rare combination of Ida and Britt.
Idali f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a combination of Ida and the popular name suffix -li (compare Novalie), a short form of Idalina and Idalisa as well as a short form of Idalia.
Idamaja f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ida and Maja 1 or Maja 2.
Idar m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Ida created by combining the Old Norse element "industrious, work, activity" (compare the Germanic element id) and the common name suffix -r, taken from Norse herr "army, warrior".
Idolf m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse elements "industrious" and ulfr "wolf".
Idor m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of "industrious" and þórr "thunder".
Ighulbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ígulbiǫrn.
Ighulfast m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ígulfastr.
Ika f Swedish
Short form of names ending in -ika, like Veronika and Ulrika.
Ildibad m Germanic, Dutch, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, History
Variant spelling of Hildebad. Ildibad was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths in Italy.
Ilian m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Aegidius, via Gilgen or Ilgen.
Iliana f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Juliana and feminine form of Ilian.
Illughi m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Illhugi.
Ilsebill f German, Swedish (Rare)
German variant of Elisabet and Ilsebet.
Imber f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg found in Norrland.
Imbor f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg.
Immie f English, Swedish, German
Diminutive of names begining with Im or Irm, such as Imogen, Irma and Irmhild.
Indina f Swedish
Variant of Indine.
Ingalis f Swedish
Variant of Ingalisa.
Ingalisa f Swedish
Swedish form of Ingelise.
Ingalise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.
Ingaliss f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Ingelise.
Ingamaj f Swedish
Combination of Inga and Maj 2.
Ingar m & f Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Ingvor (f), Ingvar (m), Ingegerd (f) and Inggard (m)... [more]
Ingbor f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg.
Ingebiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingibjǫrn.
Ingebor f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Ingeborg.
Ingeborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.
Ingemarie f Danish, Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie or feminine form of Ingemar.
Ingemo f Swedish
Modern form of Ingemodh, traditionally found in Småland.
Ingemodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.
Ingemund m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish, Manx (Archaic), Anglo-Scandinavian
Old Swedish form of Ingimundr, which was also used on the Isle of Man.
Ingerda f Old Swedish
Likely an Old Swedish form of Ingegerd.
Ingeri f Old Swedish
A character in the 1960 movie The Virgin Spring, played by Gunnel Lindblom.
Ingert f Swedish
Younger form of Ingerth or variant of Inger.
Ingerth f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Ingiärd.
Ingerun f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ingirún.
Inggerd f Swedish
Variant of Ingert.
Ingiärd f Old Swedish
Contracted form of Ingigärdh.
Ingibiorn m Old Swedish
Variant transcription of ᛁᚴᛁᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ (ikibiarn) (see Ingibjǫrn).
Ingiborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingiborg.
Ingigärdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingigærðr.
Ingild m & f Swedish
Variant of Inghild.
Ingimodh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingimóð.
Ingirun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingirún.
Ingjäl f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Ingegärd.
Inglis f Swedish
Contracted form of Ingelise.
Inglise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.
Ingmaj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ing and maj "May".
Ingmarie f Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie.
Ingri f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish dialectal variant of Ingrid.
Ingride f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Portuguese
Old Swedish variant of Ingrid which was still occasionally recorded in the early 1900s, as well as the Portuguese form of Ingrid.
Ingrun f German (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish
Formed from the Germanic name elements Ing (the name of a god) and run "secret; rune".
Ingvald m Norwegian, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Combination of Ing and Old Norse valdr "power, might, ruler".
Ingvard m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with the Old Norse element vardr "guardian", though it could also be a variant of Ingvar.
Ingvor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element vǫr "vigilant, cautious".
Ioar m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Jóarr.
Iobiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ióbiǫrn.
Iohan m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ióhan.
Irenes f Swedish
Swedish variant of Irene.
Irna f English (Rare), Swedish, Danish
Variant of Erna 2. Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 23, 1973) was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent and actress... [more]
Isa f Swedish (Modern), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
From the germanic element is "Ice" with the feminine suffix -a. In Swedish the name literally means ice in verbal form. Which means that something has frozen solid or has been covered in ice. It can also be a short for of names that end in -isa... [more]
Isagel f Swedish (Rare), Literature, Astronomy
Isagel is a fictional character and spaceship pilot appearing in Swedish author Harry Martinson's poem of science fiction 'Aniara', published in 1956. Isagel is also the name of an exoplanet (HD 102956 b) orbiting the star Aniara (HD 102956).
Isodora f Swedish
Variant of Isidora.
Iuvur m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Jǫfurr.
Izabell f Hungarian (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian variant of Izabel and Swedish variant of Isabel.
Jacke m Swedish
Diminutive of Jakob.
Jærl m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Jarl.
Jærle m Old Swedish
Variant of Jærl.
Jahn m Norwegian, Swedish, Medieval Baltic
Norwegian and Swedish variant of Jan 1 and medieval Latvian variant of Jane 3.
Jalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Jarl or variant of Hjalle.
Janeck m Danish, Swedish
Variant of Janek.
Janerik m Swedish
Combination of Jan 1 and Erik. Most often spelled with a hyphen, Jan-Erik.
Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.
Jannika f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Modern)
Scandinavian variant of Jannike and German feminine form of Jannik.
Janrik m Swedish
Combination of Jan 1 and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Jansine f Swedish, Danish
Feminine form of Jan 1.
Januari m Swedish, Dutch
Swedish and Dutch form of Januarius.
Janus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Danish, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish and West Frisian short form of Adrianus and sometimes also of Johannes (which is also found spelled as Johannus)... [more]
Jari m Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse jara "quarrel". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Järl m Old Swedish
Variant of Jærl.
Jarla f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jarl.
Jarlabanke m Old Swedish
Combination of Jarl and Old Swedish banka, a verb meaning "to beat, to hammer, to thwack".
Järle m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Jarl.
Jeanina f French (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Jeannina (French) or Jeanine (Swedish and Danish). This was borne by a daughter of Christine Stampe (1797-1868), a Danish baroness and patron of the arts.
Jedvard m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Eadweard.
Jelina f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic elaboration of East Frisian Jela that was recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Jemina f Finnish, Swedish (Rare), English (Rare), Literature
Cognate form of Jemima (perhaps by association with the Latin name Gemina). F. Scott Fitzgerald used this in his short story Jemina, the Mountain Girl (1921).
Jennelie f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Jenny and Li. The spelling is perhaps influenced by the similar sounding name Annelie.
Jennika f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English variant of Jennica, as well as a Swedish diminutive of Jenny, influenced by Annika.
Jennina f Finnish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A diminutive of Jenni, used independently.
Jensa f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Jens which also saw some usage in the English-speaking world.
Jeremia m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian variant of Jeremias.
Jesaja m Biblical, Swedish (Rare), Dutch, Biblical German, Afrikaans
Dutch, German, and Swedish form of Isaiah.
Jesenia f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian adoption and adaption of Gesine.
Jisca f Biblical Swedish, Biblical French
Cognate of Iscah used in French and some Swedish translations of the Bible.
Jisebel f Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Jezebel.
Jishaj m Biblical Swedish
Form of Jesse used in the Swedish translation of the Bible.
Jngeborg f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ingeborgh.
Jnggeborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ingeborgh.
Jngiualdh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ingevald.
Joa m Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Joachim.
Joa f Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Variant form of Jo.
Jocke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Joakim.
Jockum m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jochum (see Joachim).
Jogan m Old Swedish
Medieval Swedish form of Johan.
Joh m & f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Truncated form of Johan, Johannes and its feminine equivalents. It's used as a short form of Johannesevangeliet (Gospel of John) in the Scandinavian translations of the Bible... [more]
Johanes m Indonesian, Dutch (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Medieval Spanish
Indonesian form of Johannes as well as a Dutch and Swedish variant. It is also a medieval Spanish variant of Juanes 2.
Johild f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of jór "horse" and hildr "battle; fight".
Jojakim m Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Biblical German, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Polish, Biblical Swedish
Dutch, German, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish form of Jehoiakim. This name is not used in Norway or Sweden, but it appears in the Swedish and Norwegian translations of the Bible.
Jojakin m Norwegian, Polish, Biblical Swedish
Norwegian, Polish and Swedish form of Jehoiachin. This name appears in the Swedish and Norwegian translations of the Bible, but is not used as a given name in Sweden or Norway.
Jojje m Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Jöns and Georg.
Jona m Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Afrikaans
Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.
Jona f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Jon 1 as well as a short form of Johanna and its variants.
Jo’nam m Hebrew, Swedish
Possibly a form of Jonan.
Jonella f Swedish (Rare)
Elaboration of Jona.
Jonne m Finnish, Swedish, Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Swedish and Finnish diminutive of Jon 1 and Dutch contracted form of Johannes.
Jonte m German, Swedish
German diminutive of Johann and Swedish diminutive of names starting with Jon-, such as Jon 1 and Jonatan.
Jörn m German, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Jörgen.
Josabeth f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish corruption of Jochebed as well as a combination of Josefine and Elisabeth.
Josafat m Swedish
Variant of Josaphat.
Joshi f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Joshy
Josia m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, German, Finnish and Swedish form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).
Jossan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Josefin.
Jösse m Old Swedish
Diminutive of Jönis, Jöns, and Jens.
Josua m German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Romansh
German, Afrikaans, Romansh and Swedish form of Joshua.
Jovan m Old Swedish
Variant of Johan.
Juli f Swedish (Modern)
Means "July" in Swedish.
Julia f Swedish (Archaic)
Latinisation of Gölin used in Sweden.
Juliana f Swedish (Archaic)
Latinisation of Gölin used in Sweden.
Julle f & m Swedish
Diminutive of names starting with Ju-, such as Julia and Julius.
Junis m Swedish (Archaic)
Old Swedish form of Jonis.
Juva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Possibly related to the Swedish word ljuv meaning "lovely, sweet, pleasant".
Juvelia f Swedish (Modern)
Derived from Swedish juvel "jewel, gem".
Kadherin f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Katerin.
Kadhrin f Old Swedish
Old Swedish short form of Kadherin.
Kætilløgh f & m Old Swedish
Old Swedish masculine and feminine form of Kætillaug.
Kåge m Swedish (Rare)
Originally a pet form of names starting with K and G such as Karl-Göran and Karl-Gustaf.
Kajsalisa f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Kajsa and Lisa.
Kaker m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kákr.
Kakir m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kákr.
Kalixta f Finland Swedish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Calixta.
Källa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Modern form of Kiälla or taken directly from the Swedish word källa "source (of a stream of water)".
Kalla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Kalle as well as a variant of Karla.
Kalmar m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Kalman and an adoption of the Swedish place name Kalmar in Småland and Uppland.
Kämpe m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish kämpe meaning "fighter".
Kare m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kári.
Karenus m Swedish
Masculine form of Karen 1.
Karlgustav m Swedish (Rare)
Very rare combination of Karl and Gustav. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Karl-Gustav, or with a space between the names, Karl Gustav.
Karljohan m Swedish (Rare)
Rare combination of Karl and Johan. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Karl-Johan, or with a space between the names, Karl Johan.
Karloman m Bosnian, Croatian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Variant of Carloman. In Swedish and Norwegian, only used in translations of historical documents regarding the Frankish rulers.
Karna f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Known since the 15th century, Karna was used as a variant of Karla in the southern parts of Sweden and as a variant of Karen 1 in the eastern parts of Denmark.
Karolin f German (Rare), Swedish, Hungarian, Estonian, Banat Swabian
Swedish and Hungarian variant of Karolina and German variant of Karoline, reflecting the French pronunciation of Caroline.
Katerin f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Katerina.
Katerine f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Baltic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Medieval English and medieval Welsh variant of Katerina, medieval Latvian variant of Katarīna, medieval Dutch form of Katherine and a Scandinavian spelling of French Catherine.
Käti f Swedish
Variant of Käthe.
Kätilög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Kætilløgh.
Katti f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Kati.
Kättilger m Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of ketill "cauldron hat", "helmet" and geirr "spear".
Kättilö f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kætiløy, composed of Old Norse ketill "kettle, cauldron" and ey "island".
Kattis f Swedish
Diminutive of Katarina.
Kätty f Swedish
Variant of Käti.
Kejla f Polish, Jewish, Yiddish, Russian, Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Polish and Lithuanian spelling of Kayla, this form was far more common among Jews in Eastern Europe before it was overrode by its anglicized form of Kayla in the 1980s... [more]
Kennert m Swedish
Variant of Kenneth, perhaps inspired by names like Evert and Robert.
Kenta m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Kent and Kenneth.
Kerstina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kerstin and Kristina tradtionally found in Scania.
Ketilbern m Medieval Baltic, Old Swedish
Old English cytel, Old Icelandic ketill "kettle, cauldron" + Old English bera, beorn, Old Icelandic bjǫrn "bear".
Kettilmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ketilmundr.
Ketty f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Kitty.
Kiälla f Swedish (Archaic)
Obsolete Swedish dialectal variant form of Kätilög and female form of Kjell.
Kicki f Swedish
Diminutive of Kristina and its variants.
Kid m & f Swedish
Variant of Kidd.
Kiddie f Swedish, Danish
Feminine form of Kidd.
Kikkan f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Kickan. Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier. Her name is a combination of Kikki and Meghan.
Kikki f Swedish
Diminutive of Kristina and its variants.
Kitta f Danish, Finnish, Swedish
Finnish form of Gitta, sometimes used as a diminutive of Kristiina.
Kjartan m Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Mýrkjartan as well as a Scandinavian form of Certán.
Kjelle m Swedish
Diminutive of Kjell.
Kjellina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Kjell.
Kjellög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Kætillaug.
Kjellrun f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A relatively modern Scandinavian name, it is derived from Old Norse kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also Kettil) and Old Norse rún "secret lore."
Klabbe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Klas.
Klasse m Swedish
Diminutive of Klas.
Kofre m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kofri.