Northern Sami Submitted Names

Northern Sámi names are used by Sámi speakers in northern Norway, Sweden and Finland.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Áidnu f Northern Sami
Means "only" in Northern Sami, making this a cognate of Finnish Aino.

Álbma f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Alma 1.

Ávdnos f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Agnes.

Ávrá f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Aura.

Bávlá f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Paula.

Biera m Northern Sami
Sami form of Per.

Bierrán m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Peter.

Dávvet m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of David.

Doaivu m Northern Sami
Means "hope, faith" in Northern Sami, making it a cognate of Finnish Toivo.

Doaivvot m Northern Sami
Variant of Doaivu.

Gáddjá f Northern Sami
Diminutive of Gáhteriinná.

Gáhteriinná f Northern Sami
Sami form of Katharina.

Iŋŋer f Northern Sami
Northern Sami variant of Inger.

Jágát m Northern Sami
Variant of Jáhkot.

Jáhkot m Northern Sami
Sami form of Jakob.

Juvvá m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Johan.

Juvven m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Johan.

Lájár m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Lars.

Lejá f Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Lea.

Mággá f Northern Sami
Northern Sámi cognate of Magga, which is a short form of Margareta and other related names.

Máhtte m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Mattias.

Máhtto m Northern Sami
Variant of Máhtte.

Mikkal m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Michael.

Nienná f & m Northern Sami
Listed in Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti's Northern Sámi dictionary Sámi-suoma sátnegirji / Saamelais-suomalainen sanakirja (1989) as a Northern Sámi personal name (gender not given) and surname... [more]

Nilke m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Nils.

Nuvtte m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Knut.

Ommot m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Amund.

Piera m Northern Sami
Variant of Biera.

Reaidnu m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Reino.

Rijá m Northern Sami
Diminutive of Ánderijá.

Sáhkár m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Sakari.

Sámmol m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Samuel.

Sávlos m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Saul.

Valljáš m Northern Sami
From Northern Sámi vallji meaning "plentiful, abundance".

Veaidnu m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Väinö.

Vuollá m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Olav.

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