Scandinavian Submitted Names

Scandinavian names are used in the Scandinavia region of northern Europe. For more specific lists, see Swedish names, Danish names and Norwegian names. See also about Scandinavian names.
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Jordis f German (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
German variant of Jördis and Norwegian variant of Hjørdis as well as a Norwegian combination of the name element jor, derived from either Old Norse jǫfurr "chief, king" or jǫfur-r "wild boar" (which later became a poetic word for "chief, king"), and the name element dis, derived from either Old Norse dís "female deity; woman, lady" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Joren f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Jorunn found in Rogaland.
Jörfi m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From an Icelandic place name meaning "long gravel bank, hill", from Old Norse jǫrfi "gravel, sand".
Jørgunn f Norwegian
Possibly created as a feminine form of Jørgen by combining jørg with unna "to love" (found in names like Iðunn, Torunn and Norunn)... [more]
Jorid f Norwegian
Younger form of Jóríðr.
Jorit f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Jorid.
Jórlaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Jorlaug.
Jorlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jorr "wild boar" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
Jørlief m Danish
Danish form of Hjørleif or an combination of Jørgen and leif "inheritance, legacy".
Jörmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Hjǫrmundr.
Jørmundur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Hjørmundur.
Jörn m German, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Jörgen.
Jørna f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jørn as well as a variant of Jorna.
Jorna f Norwegian
Contracted form of Jorunna.
Jorulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Joralf, but with the second element from the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".
Jórun f Faroese
Faroese cognate of Jorun.
Jørund f & m Norwegian
Previously a dialectal variant of Jorunn, though more recently it has been given to boys, being the modern form of Jǫrundr, an Old Norse masculine name of uncertain meaning... [more]
Jörundur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jǫrundr, a combination of Old Norse jarra "battle, fight, quarrel" and Proto-Norse -winduR "winner".
Jørundur m Faroese
Faroese form of Jørund.
Jórunn f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse variant as well as the Icelandic and Faroese form of Iórunn.
Jørunn f Norwegian
Dialectal variant of Jorunn used in the Troms region.
Jörvi m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Jörfi.
Josabeth f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish corruption of Jochebed as well as a combination of Josefine and Elisabeth.
Jósafat m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Josafat.
Josafat m Swedish
Variant of Josaphat.
Jósefa f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Jósef.
Jósefína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Josefina.
Jósep m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Jósepr.
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).
Josija m Danish (Archaic), Serbian (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Danish and Serbian form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).
Jossan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Josefin.
Jósúa m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Josva.
Josua m German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Romansh
German, Afrikaans, Romansh and Swedish form of Joshua.
Josva m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Joshua.
Jósvein m Faroese (Rare)
Faroese combination of jór "horse" and sveinn "boy".
Jötunn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse jǫtunn meaning "a giant", a type of being in Norse mythology.
Joveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and veig "strength".
Jóvin m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and vinr "friend".
Jovina f Faroese, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Faroese short form of Josefina. In some modern cases, this name might also be related to the masculine name Jóvin.
Jóvør f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jór "horse" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
Júdas m Faroese
Faroese form of Judas.
Júdit f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Judith.
Judithe f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (African), Haitian Creole, Greenlandic, English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Judite, English and French variant of Judith and Danish and Greenlandic variant of Juditha.
Judolf m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Judith and the Germanic element wulf "wolf".
Jul m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gjul, which is a dialectal variant of Gjurd with predominant usage in the Austlandet region of Norway. Jul also means "Christmas" in Norwegian and this name was often given to children born in late December.
Júlí m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Juli.
Juli f Swedish (Modern)
Means "July" in Swedish.
Julia f Swedish (Archaic)
Latinisation of Gölin used in Sweden.
Júlian m Faroese
Faroese variant of Julian.
Júlíana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Juliana.
Júliana f Faroese
Faroese form of Juliana.
Juliana f Swedish (Archaic)
Latinisation of Gölin used in Sweden.
Júlíanna f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Julianna.
Júlíus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Julius.
Julle f & m Swedish
Diminutive of names starting with Ju-, such as Julia and Julius.
Júnía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Junia.
Junis m Swedish (Archaic)
Old Swedish form of Jonis.
Júníus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Junius.
Júst m Faroese
Faroese form of Just.
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".
Kaare m Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Kåre.
Kadlin f Scandinavian
Transliteration of the Old Norse name Kaðlín.... [more]
Kæja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Kaja 1.
Kæthe f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Käthe.
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.
Kakali m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse byname, From Old Norse swearword kakali meaning "impostor, juggler" or an Old Norse nickname meaning "an earthen pot".
Kaldi m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Kalda.
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.
Kamillo m Danish, Finnish
Nordic form of Camillo.
Kamma f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of double names in which the first name began with Ka- and the second name began with Ma- (such as Karen-Margrethe, as in the case of Karen Margrethe "Kamma" Rahbek (1775-1829), a Danish woman of letters)... [more]
Kämpe m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish kämpe meaning "fighter".
Kanutte f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of the name Knut.
Kapítóla f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Capitola.
Kár m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Kárr. Also compare the related name Kári, which is more popular than Kár.
Kåra f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Kára.
Karenus m Swedish
Masculine form of Karen 1.
Kårfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kåre and Finn 2.
Kårhild f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Kárhildr.
Karianne f Norwegian
Combination of Kari 1 and Anne 1.
Karín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karin.
Karítas f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karita.
Karleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Karl and leifr "heir", "descendant".
Kårleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements kárr "curly, wavy hair" and leif "inheritance, legacy".
Karles m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Contracted form of Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.
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.
Karlot m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian adoption of Charlot as well as a masculine form of Karlotte.
Karlotte f Estonian (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
Estonian, Norwegian and Danish form of Charlotte.
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.
Karó f Icelandic
Iclandic form of Karo.
Karólín f Icelandic (Rare)
Iclandic short form of Karólína.
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.
Karólína f Icelandic
Iclandic form of Karolina.
Karpus m Faroese
Short form of Polycarpus.
Karún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Karín or Karen 1 and Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
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.
Kaðlín f Medieval Scandinavian, Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly an Old Norse form of Caitlín, or an Old Norse form of a Celtic name, perhaps containing Old Irish cath "battle"... [more]
Käti f Swedish
Variant of Käthe.
Katjanna f Danish
Variant of Katjana.
Kato m Norwegian, Literature
Norwegian variant of Cato 1. This is the name of the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's fantasy book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954).
Katrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Katrina.
Katti f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Kati.
Kattis f Swedish
Diminutive of Katarina.
Kätty f Swedish
Variant of Käti.
Katý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Katy.
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]
Kellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kelly.
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.
Ketel m Danish
Danish modern form of Kætill.
Ketilbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ketilbjǫrg.
Ketilfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ketilriðr.
Ketilríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ketilriðr.
Kette f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Kate.
Ketty f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Kitty.
Kía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Kia.
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.
Kiddý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Kiddie.
Kieran m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Kjærand predominantly used in the 18th century.
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.
Kirsa f Danish, German
Danish form of Kirsi and coincidentally also a Middle High German word for "cherry".
Kirstín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kirstin.
Kirstina f Norwegian, English (British)
Norwegian dialectal form (found in the county Sogn og Fjordane) as well as an English variant of Christina or Kirstin (in the case of the English name, it might be an Anglicized form of Cairistìona).
Kirvil f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of a name beginning with Kir-, such as Kirstina, and a name ending in -vild, such as Ingvild.
Kis f Danish
Diminutive of Kirsten.
Kiss f Danish
Danish diminutive of Kirsten.
Kisser f Danish
Diminutive of Kirsten.
Kitta f Danish, Finnish, Swedish
Finnish form of Gitta, sometimes used as a diminutive of Kristiina.
Kittil m Norwegian
Variant of Kjetil predominantly used in southern Norway.
Kjærand m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Kjerand (see Herrand).
Kjalar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kjalarr.
Kjalvör f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Kjölvör.
Kjarta f Faroese
Feminine form of Kjartan.
Kjartan m Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Mýrkjartan as well as a Scandinavian form of Certán.
Kjellberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Kjellbjørg, no longer in use. It is also a Swedish surname (see Kjellberg).
Kjellbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kjell and Bjørn. The name was first used in the 1930s. It is not known if it was intended to be a modern form of Old Norse Kætilbiǫrn or if it's a coincidence.
Kjellborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kjell and bjǫrg "help, deliverance" or borg "castle, fortification". This name was first used in the late 19th century and is a cognate of the Old Norse name Ketilbjǫrg.
Kjelle m Swedish
Diminutive of Kjell.
Kjellina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Kjell.
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."
Kjelly f Norwegian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names starting with kjell-, like Kjellborg and Kjellfrid.
Kjersten f Danish
Variant of Kjerstin.
Kjertan m Danish
Variant of Kjartan.
Kjesten f Danish
Danish variant of Kjersten.
Kjestine f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Christina.
Kjetel m Norwegian
Variant form of Ketil mostly used in the southwestern part of Norway.
Kjói m Icelandic
From Icelandic kjói meaning "skua".
Kjölvör f Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Kjǫlvǫr.
Kjønik m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Köneke, ultimately related to the Germanic name Conrad.
Klabbe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Klas.
Kládía f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Claudia.
Klæmint m Faroese
Faroese form of Klement.
Klaría f Icelandic
Variant of Klara
Klasse m Swedish
Diminutive of Klas.
Kláus m Faroese
Faroese form of Klaus.
Klementína f Icelandic (Modern), Slovak (Rare)
Icelandic form of Klementina and Slovak feminine form of Klement.
Kleópatra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cleopatra.
Klotar m Danish, Norwegian, Croatian, Finnish
Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Croatian form of Chlothar. Only used in translations of historical documents regarding the kings of the Franks.
Knörr m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Knǫrr.
Knúd m Faroese
Faroese form of Knud.
Knút m Faroese
Faroese form of Knut.
Knútur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Knútr.
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.
Kolbeinn m Old Norse, Icelandic
Compound of Old Norse elements kolr meaning ''coal'' (synonym for 'black, dark') and bein meaning ''bone, leg''.
Kolbjörn m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Icelandic and Swedish form of Kolbjǫrn.
Kolbrún f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse nickname meaning "black brow", composed of Old Norse kol "coals, black as coal" and brún "brow, eyebrow".
Kolbrun f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Kolbrún.
Koldís f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse kol meaning "coals, black as coal" and dís meaning "goddess".
Kolfinna f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Feminine form of Kolfinnr. This is borne by Icelandic model Kolfinna Kristófersdóttir (1992-).
Kolfinnur m Icelandic, Faroese
Modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Kolfinnr.
Kolfreyja f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse kol meaning "coals, black as coal" and Old Norse freyja meaning "lady".
Kolgrímur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Kolgrímr.
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.
Kolka f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kolka meaning "stain", "spot".
Kolur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Kolr.
Konkordía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Concordia.
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.
Konráð m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Konrad.
Konstancia f Swedish (Rare), Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Konstantin and Swedish variant of Constantia.
Kormákur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kormákr.
Kornelía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cornelia.
Kræn m Danish
Diminutive of Kresten
Krestine f Danish
Variant of Kristine.
Kría f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from Icelandic kría "Arctic Tern" (denoting the bird).
Krille m Swedish
Diminutive of Kristian and Kristoffer.
Krisse f & m Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Chris.
Kristafár m Faroese
Faroese form of Christopher.
Kristall m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "crystal" in Icelandic.
Kristbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kristbjørg.
Kristbjørg f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Combination of Norwegian Kristus "Christ" and Norse bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Kristbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kristbjørn.
Kristbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian Kristus "Christ" and bjørn "bear".
Kristdór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Kristþór.
Kristey f Icelandic
Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Kristfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Kristín combined with Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful".
Kristgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Kristín or Kristjana combined with Old Norse garðr meaning "fence".
Kristhallr m Icelandic (Archaic)
Combination of Kristus "Christ" and Old Norse hallr "stone, rock" used around year 1500.
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).
Kristin m Faroese
Faroese form of Christinus.
Kristinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kristen 1, and thus a cognate of Kristján.