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Aashild f Norwegian
Variant of Åshild.

Åbjørn m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian form of Ábiǫrn, common in 17th century Norway.

Aggi f & m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish
Diminutive of Ágúst, Angelica and other names containing Ag.

Ajna f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Archaic)
Variant of Aina 1.

Ala f Swedish (?), Norwegian (?), Greenlandic (?), Danish (?), Finnish (?), Faroese (Rare)
Variant of Alla.

Alla f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic (Rare), Greenlandic (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing A(i)l, like Áila or the name element adal, like Aliisa.

Allette f English (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Alette.

Ama f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Old Norwegian
Variant of Amma or short form of Amalia.

Ambjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arnbjørn.

Andrid m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Andríður.

Anfred m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Annfred (see Arnfrøðr).

Annfred m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arnfred (see Arnfrøðr).

Arent m Medieval Dutch, East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Medieval Dutch and East Frisian form of Arnold as well as a Scandinavian variant of Arend. As for the Netherlands: this given name is still in use there today, but it is not as common there as its modern form Arend is.... [more]

Askil m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ásketill.

Asle m Norwegian
Variant of Atle or Asleiv.

Benhart m Norwegian (Expatriate)
Variant of Bernhardt. Used by many Norwegian and Swedish immigrants to the Upper Midwest of the United States during the 19th century.

Brede m Norwegian
From the medieval Danish word bredje, meaning "battle axe". This name is rarely used outside Norway. Brede is also a surname.

Cæsar m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Scandinavian form of Caesar.

Caia f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Kaia.

Eirin f Norwegian
Elaborated form of Eir as well as a variant Airin, a (rare) Nordic name reflecting the English pronunciation of Irene.

Ejnar m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Einar.

Elling m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian variant of Erling meaning "descendent of the jarl".

Fia f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofia and other names containing the element -fia-.

Fillip m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Filip.

Fiske m Norwegian
A Norwegian name that comes from Old Norse Fiskr which means Fisherman or Fish. Some notable people name Fiske are Fiske Kimball (architect), Fiske Warren (Tennis player) and Fiske O'Hara (Singer and Actor)... [more]

Gine f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Hågen m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Håkon, as well as the Danish form.

Heming m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Hemming.

Hovard m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Håvard or Howard.

Jona m Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Afrikaans
Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.

Josva m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Joshua.

Junie f Swedish (Modern), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Juni.

Kirvil f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of a name beginning with Kir-, such as Kirstina, and a name ending in -vild, such as Ingvild.

Kjartan m Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Mýrkjartan as well as a Scandinavian form of Certán.

Lavrans m Norwegian, Faroese (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Laurentius.

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-.

Lorentz m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
German and Scandinavian form of Laurence 1.

Naima f Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Naema.

Nichlas m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Niklas.

Nore m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Nóri, an Old Norse name meaning either "north" (derived from norðr) or "small person" (derived from nóri). Swedish writer Esaias Tegnér used the name in a 1814 poem celebrating the union between Sweden and Norway... [more]

Nore f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nora 1.

Sædis f Faroese, Norwegian
Faroese and Norwegian form of Sædís.

Sæmund m Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Norwegian and Old Swedish form of Sæmundr.

Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.

Sigve m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Sigvid.

Sigvid m Norwegian
More or less old-fashioned form of Sigviðr.

Sirne m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sírnir.

Skirne m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Skírnir.

Solan m Norwegian
From the Norwegian word sol, meaning "sun".

Sturle m Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Sturla.

Svale f Norwegian
the Norwegian word for a bird part of the Hirundinidae family the swallow.

Tesse f Danish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of Theresa.

Thorgerd f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Torgerd.

Thorvold m Norwegian
Variant of Thorvald.

Tias m Danish, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian
Short form of Mattias.

Tirill f Norwegian (Modern)
Variant of Tiril.

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]

Tollef m Norwegian
Variant of Torleif.

Vaste m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Old Swedish names ending in -vast (see Fasti).

Vidkun m Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Víðkunnr. Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and traitor. He collaborated with the Nazis during the German occupation of Norway during World War II, for which he was given the death penalty in 1945.

Villiam m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese
Nordic variant of William.

Widar m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Vidar.

Wiggo m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Viggo.

Yngva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Feminine form of Yngve and Yngvar.

Yngvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingvard.

Zaga f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Saga.