Swedish Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Swedish.
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Kol m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Form of Kolr found in Old Danish and Old Swedish, as well as the modern Swedish form.
Kolbjörn m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Icelandic and Swedish form of Kolbjǫrn.
Kolbrun f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Kolbrún.
Kolja m Croatian, Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German, Serbian, Swedish (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Nikola 1. In the other languages listed, Kolja is their standard form of the Russian name Kolya.
Könika m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Köneke.
Konni f & m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
A Nordic variant of Connie and a diminutive for names beginning with Kon-, such as Konrad and Konstantin.
Konstancia f Swedish (Rare), Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Konstantin and Swedish variant of Constantia.
Korp m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Korpr.
Krille m Swedish
Diminutive of Kristian and Kristoffer.
Krisse f & m Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Chris.
Kristiana f Bulgarian, Croatian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Kashubian
Scandinavian variant and Croatian and Kashubian form of Christiana as well as a Bulgarian variant transcription of Кристиана (see Kristiyana).
Kristoff m English, Popular Culture, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Flemish
Variant of Christoph. This is the name of Kristoff Bjorgman from Frozen.
Krusmynta f Swedish (Rare), Literature
From the Swedish name for a type of mint, known as curly mint in English. This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
Kurre m Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive of Kurt.
Labolina f Swedish (Modern), Popular Culture
Probably as a feminine form of Laban. 'Lilla spöket Laban' (known in English as 'The Little Ghost Godfrey') is a Swedish children's book character. Labolina is the name Laban's little sister.
Lafrans m Old Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Lorens. Found on a mid-13th century runestone on the island of Gotland in Sweden.
Lajla f Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch (Rare)
Bosnian variant spelling of Lejla and Scandinavian variant of Laila 2.
Lamberth m Swedish
Variant of Lambert.
Lambrekt m Old Swedish
Variant of Lambert, probably via German Lamprecht.
Larissia f Swedish
Variant of Larissa.
Larsa m Swedish
Diminutive of Lars.
Laurents m Swedish (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Swedish variant of Laurenz and medieval Latvian form of Laurentz.
Lava f Swedish
Short form of Olava.
Lave m & f Swedish
Variant of Lage and Lava.
Lechardus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Lek.
Leckard m Swedish
Younger Swedish form of Lechardus.
Lefa m Swedish, Finnish
A diminutive of Leif.
Leffe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Leif.
Leija f Swedish (Modern), Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lea. The name coincides with the Finnish word leija "kite".
Lek m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Leikr.
Leksten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of leikr "play, game" and steinn "stone".
Lemek m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Lamech.
Levine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Levi, a feminine form of Levin and a truncated form of Olevine.
Li f Swedish
Short form of names starting, containing, or ending with li. In some cases it may be seen as a strictly feminine form of Lee.
Libbe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Libbi.
Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), Ukrainian
Short form of Alida, Dalida, Lidia, Lidiya and other feminine names that contain -lid-.
Lidinvard m Old Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant spelling of Leonard (via Linnart). Keep in mind that there were no standardized spelling in Swedish at the time this name was supposedly used... [more]
Lie f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Probably a short form of names ending with -lie, like Annelie and Emilie.
Liff f Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Líf.
Lifsten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hlífstæinn.
Liknatus m Old Swedish
Old Swedish Latinized form of Líknhvatr.
Lilla f Swedish
The name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”
Lillebil f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Lill and an unknown second element.
Lillebror m Swedish
Means "little brother" in Swedish.
Lillegerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish lille, an inflected form of liten meaning "little", with the name Gerd 2. This name was first recorded in Sweden in 1921.
Lilleman m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "little man" in Swedish. Combination of lille "little" and man "man".
Lillevi f Swedish
From the Swedish word lilla "little" combined with the popular name suffix vi, found in such names as Åsvi, Hillevi, and Torvi... [more]
Lillmor f Swedish
Variant of Lillemor.
Lindis f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Líndís as well as of Linddís. This name is also occasionally used as a truncated form of Germanic names ending in -lindis.
Lindor m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Lindorm.
Lindorm m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Swedish linnr "dragon" and ormber "snake". A lindorm (lindworm) was a type of being in Northern European folklore. It is depicted on several runestones from the 11th century.
Lineus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnéus which is derived from the surname Linnaeus.
Linna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of both Lina 2 and Linn.
Linnar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Lindor, itself a short form of Lindorm.
Linnart m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnar, perhaps influenced by Lennart.
Linne f Finnish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sami
Variant of Linna and Line. It also means "linen" in Swedish.
Linné m Swedish
Masculine form of Linnéa. It is also used as a surname (see Linné).
Linneus m Swedish
Variant of Lineus.
Linni f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Linnea and other similar names. A famous bearer is Norwegian model Linn "Linni" Meister.
Lisabeth f German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Alsatian
German and Alsatian truncated form of Elisabeth and Scandinavian variant of Lisabet.
Lisbeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisbetta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisen f Swedish
Short form of Elizabeth
Lisken f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish, Frisian and Low German diminutive of Elisabet.... [more]
Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.
Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".
Lita f Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From Norwegian liten, lita meaning "small, little". Also a diminutive of Elisabet.
Liten f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lita. Also means "small, little" in Swedish and Norwegian.
Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.
Loa f English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Anglicization of the Icelandic name for the English golden plover.
Loa m Swedish (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Lo or rare diminutive of Lars-Olof and Carl Johan (see Carljohan)... [more]
Loja f Swedish, Finnish
A famous bearer is Loja Saarinen (born Minna Carolina Louise Gesellius, 1879–1968), a Finnish-American textile artist, sculptor and wife of the architect Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950).
Lollo f & m Swedish
Diminutive of Louise and Charlotte. The name is occasionally, albeit very rarely, used by males.
Lona f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish short form of Abelone and Magdelone. This name is occasionally also considered a contracted form of Leonie, Leona and Leonia.
Loola f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish variant of Lola.
Lorang m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lorang or a Norwegian variant of Laurent.
Lorina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Albanian, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian, Croatian, Romani (Archaic)
Italian elaboration of Lora and variant of Laurina as well as a Scandinavian feminine form of Lorens... [more]
Lott f Swedish
Short form of Lotte.
Lotten f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Charlotta.
Louice f Swedish
Variant of Louise.
Lovelia f Swedish (Modern)
Elaboration of Lova.
Lovina f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lova.
Ludhin m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Luðinn.
Lunabelle f Swedish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, a combination of Luna and Belle.
Lusi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lucia.
Lussa f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Lucia recorded in Jämtland.
Lusse f Swedish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lucia.
Lussi f Old Swedish
Probably from the Latin lux meaning "light". ... [more]
Luzilla f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A German and Swedish form of Lucilla.
Lycka f Swedish (Modern)
Directly taken from Swedish lycka "happiness; luck".
Lydert m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Lüdert.
Lydhær m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Lüder.
Ma f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Short for names beginning with Ma-, such as Margareta and Margrethe.
Madde f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Madeleine.
Madelene f Swedish, Norwegian, English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
English and Scandinavian variant of Madeleine (in the latter case reflecting the French pronunciation).
Magga f Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norwegian, Old Swedish, Sami, Faroese
Short form of Margareta (or sometimes of Magnhilda). This is also a Lule Sámi form of Margareta.
Maggan f Swedish
Diminutive of Margareta.
Maghens m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Maghons.
Maghons m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Magnus.
Maglena f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Magdalena, used mainly during the 19th century.
Magnill f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Magnhildr.
Magnilla f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Magnill predominantly recorded in Scania.
Mailis f Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Estonian
Scandinavian variant of Majlis and Estonian contraction of Mai 3 and Lis.
Maine f Swedish
Possibly a variant of Maina or Majny.
Mainor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.
Mait f Swedish
Swedish dialectal (Dalecarlian) variant of Marit.
Majbritt f Danish, Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Britt. This is a recently coined name, first documented in Sweden in 1893 (in the form Maj-Britt).
Majfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and fríðr "beautiful".
Majgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Majgerd.
Majgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and garðr "enclosure, protection".
Majgret f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Greta.
Majgull f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gull. The second element could be also influenced by the Scandinavian word gull meaning "gold" or also a contraction of gullig, a Swedish word meaning "sweetie; cute".... [more]
Majgun f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gun.
Majlene f Swedish
Variant of Majlena.
Majli f Swedish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a diminutive of Maja or a variant of the Estonian names Maili and Maila.
Majlill f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Swedish lilla "little".
Majlis f Swedish, Finnish, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Maj, which is either a diminutive of Maja or taken directly from maj the Swedish name for the month of May, and Lis.
Majne f Swedish
Variant of Maine or Majny.
Majnor f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and Old Norse norðr "north", or the suffix -nor from Ellinor.
Majny f Swedish
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combining Maj 2 and Swedish ny "new".
Majrid f Swedish
Variant of Majfrid.
Majsa f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).
Majsan f Swedish
Diminutive of Maja 2 or any other name starting with maj ”May”.
Majt f Swedish
Variant of Mait.
Majvi f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element "devoted, dedicated".
Mali f Norwegian, Swedish
Dialectal variant of Malin.
Malina f Swedish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Malin.
Malkolm m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian form of Malcolm.
Malla f Finnish, Swedish
Short form of various names including Amalia, Maria, Magdalena and Matilda... [more]
Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".
Manbert m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of name element Mann and Bjort.
Mandis f Swedish
Swedish variant of Manda.
Mandus m Swedish
Short form of Amandus.
Mange m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Magnus.
Manne m Swedish, Old Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Emanuel and Manfred as well as an Old Swedish variant of Manni.
Månstråle f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "moonbeam" in Swedish.
Månviva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish månviva meaning "moonlight primrose".
Marck m Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Danish, Dutch, English, Swedish and West Frisian variant spelling of Mark.
Mård m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Mǫrðr meaning "pine marten".
Märet f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Märeta.
Märeta f Old Swedish, Estonian
Old Swedish form of Marete.
Margau f Swedish
Swedish variant of Margaux.
Marget f Scots, Medieval English, Manx (Archaic), Old Swedish
Scots and Medieval English variant of Margaret, Manx dialect form of Margaid, and Old Swedish variant of Marghit.
Margeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Marghit (compare Marget) and contracted form of Margareta.
Margott f Swedish
Variant of Margot.
Margretha f Dutch, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romansh
Scandinavian variant of Margaretha and Margrethe and Romansh variant of Margreta.
Margta f Old Swedish
Contracted form of Margareta.
Märit f Swedish
Old Swedish form of Marit or Märta.
Marith f Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Dutch variant of Mariet as well as a variant spelling of the Scandinavian name Marit.
Marlén f Spanish (Latin American), Swedish (Rare)
Spanish borrowing of Marlene, as well as a Swedish variant.
Marola f Swedish
Variant of Marula.
Marre m & f Swedish, Dutch
Diminutive of names starting with Mar-.
Märy f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish phonetic spelling of Mary.
Maths m Swedish
Variant of Mats.
Matte m Swedish
Diminutive of Mattias.
Mattes m Swedish, Alsatian
Swedish variant of Mattis as well as an Alsatian short form of Mattheus.
Mattilda f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Corsican
English and Swedish variant and Corsican form of Matilda.
Mattis f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Matilda.
Mauritz m Afrikaans, Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Maurits. The "M" in the clothing company H&M's name stands for Mauritz (the original name is Hennes & Mauritz, H&M is an abbreviation).
Mawens m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Maghens.
Maxida f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Originally a stage name of Swedish-Sami musician and activist Ida Amanda Märak (1988-).
Maygreth f Swedish
Variant of Majgret.
Maylen f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and Lene.
Maylill f Swedish
Variant of Majlill.
Maynor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.
Maysa f Old Swedish
Variant of Majsa.
Mea f Finnish (Modern), Swedish
Variant of Mia, likely influenced by Latin meus "mine" (feminine mea). It was first recorded in Sweden in 1858.
Mean f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Mea.
Mektild f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish borrowing of Mechthild.
Melcher m Swedish (Rare), Romansh
Swedish variant of Melker as well as a Romansh variant of Melchior which is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Melius m Swedish
Short form of Emelius.
Melwin m Swedish
Variant of Melvin.
Menza f Swedish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a diminutive of Emerentia. ... [more]
Metusalem m Dutch, Biblical Danish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Swedish
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Methuselah via its (variant) latinized form Methusalem.
Mi f English, Portuguese, Swedish
Diminutive of Maria. ... [more]
Mian f Danish, Swedish
Diminutive of Mia.
Mickael m Swedish (Modern, Rare), French
Swedish variant of Mikael and French variant of Mickaël.
Mickil m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant form of Mickel.
Mikel m Old Norse, Old Swedish
Old Norse variant of Mikkel.
Mikina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Mikkel.
Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.
Mildgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish mild "mild" and Gerd 2 "enclosure".