Swedish Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Swedish.
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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.
Thiægn m Old Swedish, Norse Mythology
Old Swedish form of Þegn.
Thim m Swedish
A different variant of the name Tim
Thiudhborg f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Þiúðborg.
Thiudhsten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Þiúðstæinn.
Tholf m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Þólfr.
Thorald m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Þórvaldr (see Torvald).
Thorälf f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Þórelfr.
Thorbernus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Thorbern.
Thorbiorn m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Þórbiǫrn.
Thord m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Tord.
Thorfin m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Manx (Archaic)
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórfinnr which was also used on the Isle of Man.
Thorfridh f & m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Þórfríðr and Þórfreðr.
Thorgærdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Þorgerðr.
Thorgärdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Þorgerðr.
Thorgardh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form Þorgarðr.
Thorgil m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Þórgísl. The name of 10th century Danish chieftain Thorgil Sprakling.
Thorgun f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórgunnr or variant of Torgun.
Thorild m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Thorald.
Thorketil m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Þórkætill.
Thorkil m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórkæll and Variant spelling of Torkil.
Thorlak m Old Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Þórlæikr and variant of Torlak.
Thorlef m & f Old Swedish
For masculine uses it as a Old Swedish form of Þórlæifr and for feminine uses it is a Old Swedish form of Þórlǫf.
Thorlof f Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórlǫf.
Thormodh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Þórmóðr.
Thorun f Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórunnr.
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.
Thulerus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Tólir.
Thure m Swedish
Variant of Ture.
Tidhfridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Tíðfríðr.
Tifridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Tíðfríðr.
Tilma f Finnish, Swedish (Modern)
Perhaps a blend of Thelma with either Vilma, Hilma or Ilma 1.
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).
Titti f Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive of Tine 1 or Tina (compare Titta, Titine).
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.
Tobia f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Tobias. In Norway, this name was recorded from the 18th century until about the 1920s.
Toffe m Swedish, Finnish
A diminutive of Christoffer and Kristoffer.
Tole m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Tóli.
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]
Torgun f Swedish, Norwegian
Modern Swedish form of Thorgun.
Torild m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Thorild, a Swedish dialectal form of Thorald.
Törkell m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Thorketil.
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.
Torvi f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Þórví.
Toste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Tósti.
Tote m Old Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Thorsten.
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.
Towa f Swedish
Variant of Tova 2.
Towe f Swedish
Variant of Tove.
Troed m Swedish (Rare)
From Old Swedish Troghed, ultimately derived from Old Norse Þórgautr.
Troja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Troy, the name of the ancient city in Turkey that appears in Homer's 'Iliad'.
Trolle m Swedish
Transferred use of the surname Trolle.
Trotte m Swedish
Swedish form of Þrótti.
Trulsa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Truls.
Tua f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Tova 2, a feminine form of Tue or a short form of Perpetua... [more]
Tubbe m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Thorbiorn.
Tulla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From Swedish tulta and Norwegian tulle, both meaning "little girl".
Tullan f Swedish
Swedish variant of Tulla.
Tullia f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Tullius; in former times, it was occasionally used as a Latinization of Tolla.
Tume m Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Tumi.
Tutta f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Tutti, a diminutive of Dorothea. Swedish usage could possibly be from Swedish tutta "little girl" (compare Tulla and Stinta)... [more]
Tuttan f Swedish
Variant of Tutta.
Tuvali f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Tuva and the popular name suffix li.
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]
Tyre f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Tyrvi traditionally found in Scania.
Tyri f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From the Ancient Scandinavian name Þýri.
Ubbe m Old Swedish, Danish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ubbi or diminutive of Urban.
Ubbea f East Frisian (?), Swedish (?)
Possibly a variation of Ubbe.
Ud m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Oddr.
Udd m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Oddr.
Udde m Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Oddr.
Udder m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Oddr and Old Danish form of Otr.
Uddo m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Oddr.
Uddolf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Uddulfr.
Ugge m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Uggi.
Ulfkell m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Úlfkell.
Ulfrik m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Ulfríkr.
Ullabella f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ulla and Bella.
Ullabeth f Swedish (Rare)
Rare combination of Ulla and Elisabeth.
Ullabritt f Swedish
Combination of Ulla and Britt.
Ullakarin f Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish combination of Ulla and Karin.
Ulla-Maj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ulla and Maj 2.
Ullavi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of Ulla and 'home, temple, sanctuary'.
Ulle m Swedish
Diminutive of Ulrik.
Ullis f Swedish
Diminutive of Ulrika.
Ulva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Ulfva, an Old Swedish byname meaning "she-wolf".... [more]
Ulvar m Old Swedish, Norwegian
Old Swedish and Norwegian younger form of Ulfarr.
Undis f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Variant of Unndís. Used by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren in her novel 'Ronia the Robber's daughter'.
Unna f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse unna "to love" or unnr "wave".
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.
Vædher m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Veðr.
Våge m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Vagn.
Vaghn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vagn.
Vailet f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Swedish phonetic spelling of Violet reflecting the English pronunciation.
Vala f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).
Valde m Swedish
Short form of Valdemar.
Valdine f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Diminutive of names containing the element vald- as well as a feminine form of masculine names containing the element vald-, first and foremost 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.
Valfrida f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Valfrid, though Valfrid has also occasionally been used as a feminine name.
Valhild f Swedish
Swedish form of Valhildur.
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.
Vally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German
Pet form of names beginning with Val-, Wal-.
Valny f Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Valný.
Valther m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Walter.
Vänhild f Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of Swedish vän "fair, beautiful" and the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight".
Vänne m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vän "friend".
Varga f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Varg.
Väring m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Væringr.
Vårny f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of vár "spring" and nýr "new, fresh".
Värun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vírún.
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.
Velam m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vilhelm.
Vendla f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Vendela.
Veny f Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Véný.
Vibjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Víbiǫrn (see Vebjørn).
Vickan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viktoria.
Vicke m & f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Viktor and Viktoria.
Vida f Swedish (Modern), Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Vide or short form Arvida, Alvida, or other names ending with -vida.
Vidrik m Old Swedish
Vidrik Verlandsson is a character in several Germanic heroic legends and Scandinavian ballads. His name is possibly a Swedification of his Germanic name Witege via the Old Norse form Viðga.
Vífastr m Old Norse, Old Swedish
An Old Norse masculine name, used in Sweden.... [more]
Vigbjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Vighbiorn.
Vigdiärf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Vighdiärf.
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".
Vighbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígbiǫrn.
Vighdiärf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígdiarfr.
Vighman m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígmaðr.
Vighmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígmundr.
Vighniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígniútr.
Vigmund m Old Swedish, Norwegian
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Vígmundr.
Vigniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Vighniut.
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".
Vigun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vígundr.
Vilda f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Originally a short form of Alvilda. Nowadays mostly associated with the Swedish vocabulary word meaning "wild".
Vilhelma f Hungarian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Lithuanian
Hungarian, Lithuanian, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian form of Wilhelma.
Villemo f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Literature
This name was first used by the Swedish writer August Strindberg (1849-1912) for one of his poems. He may have based it on the names Vellamo or Wilhelma, or perhaps he combined the Old Norse name element vil, vili "will, desire" with Scandinavian mor "mother" (compare Lillemor, Moa).
Villy m & f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Willy, predominantly used by men.
Vimar m Swedish
Swedish form of Vígmarr.
Vimund m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vímundr.
Vinifred f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish adoption of Winifred.
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).
Vinterny f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish vinter "winter" and ny "new".
Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".
Viran f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elvira.
Virvla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Swedish word virvla "to swirl; to whirl".
Vivan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viveka and Vivianne.
Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.
Vlf m Old Swedish (Rare)
Rare spelling of Ulf possibly used in a time when the letters V and U were used interchangeably.
Vlpho m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Ulf.
Volger m Swedish
Variant of Wolfger or Volker.
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.
Weine m Swedish
Variant of Veine.
Weiron m Swedish (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Wiar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vidar.
Wide m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vide.
Wilgot m Swedish
Variant of Vilgot.
Wilkin m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Wilken.
Williot m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of any name starting with the Germanic element wil (like William or Vilgot), and Elliot
Witigis m Polish, Swedish (Archaic)
Polish and Swedish form of Witiges.
Wynja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from the rune ᚹ (equivalent to Old English Ƿ (wynn) and Gothic � (winja)). The rune is associated with the words joy and bliss, probably because the name of the rune is ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *wunjō "joy, delight".
Ybba f Old Swedish
Variant of Eyba.
Yelverton m Swedish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yelverton.
Yenni f Finnish, Swedish
Variant of Jenni.
Ylvali f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Ylva and the popular name suffix -li (compare Novalie).