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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Svenhard m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of sveinn "boy" and harðr "hard, strong".
Svenhild f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish name with the combination of sveinn "boy" and hildr "battle, fight".
Svenine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sven.
Svennar m Swedish
Swedish form of Sveinar.
Svenne m Swedish, Danish
Diminutive of Sven. It is also a slang word for "Swede", mostly used ironically or derogatory.
Svenning m Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sveinungr meaning "descendant of Sven".
Svenningur m Faroese
Faroese form of Svenning.
Svenny f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Svenny and variant of Svenna.
Sverker m Swedish
Modern form of Sverkir. Combination of svart "black" and geir "spear".
Sverri m Faroese, Danish, Swedish
Faroese modern form of Sværri.
Svǫlnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "cooler; the cooling one". This is a by-name for Odin.
Syftun m Faroese
Faroese form of Swithin.
Sygni f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Signy.
Sylfest m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Silvester.
Sylvander m Norwegian
Combination of Sylvester and Anders
Sylve m Swedish
Variant of Sölve and a short form of Sylvester.
Sylvía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sylvia.
Symra f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Symre.
Symre f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian symre "anemone".
Synnev f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva.
Synni f Norwegian (Rare)
Likely a pet form of Synnøve.
Synnøv f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva.
Synnove f Swedish (Anglicized, Rare), Norwegian (Anglicized, Rare)
Form of Synnøve or Synnöve, mostly used outside of Scandinavia.
Synöve f Swedish
Variant of Synnöve.
Syster f Swedish
Derived from the Swedish noun syster meaning "sister". Also compare Sister, Suster and Zuster.... [more]
Syver m Norwegian
Variant of Sivert. The first part of the name coincides with Norwegian syv "seven", which made this name popular for boys who were the seventh child in their family.
Syverine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Syver, a Norwegian variant of Sivert which was sometimes associated with Norwegian syv "seven".
Taddeus m Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Swedish and Finnish form of Thaddeus.
Taga f Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Tage.
Tajs m Danish
Variant of Theis.
Tale m & f West Frisian, Norwegian, East Frisian
As a masculine name in Friesland, this name is usually a short form of names containing the Old High Germanic element adal "noble." But in Scandinavia, it is often a variant form of Tole... [more]
Talía f Icelandic, Spanish, Galician
Icelandic, Spanish and Galician form of Thalia.
Talleiv m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torleiv.
Tallev m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant form of Torleiv.
Tamina f German, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Tamino. Tamina is a character in Milan Kundera's 'The Book of Laughter and Forgetting' (1979).
Tanía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tania.
Täpp f Swedish
Old Swedish name meaning "part of a field or meadow". It is more often used as a prefix name rather than a standalone first name. It is also a common farm name in Dalarna.
Tarald m Norwegian
Variant form of Torvald.
Taran f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torunn.
Targjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þorgerðr.
Tarje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Torgeir found in Telemark and Aust-Agder.
Tarjei m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Torgeir.
Tarjer m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torgeir.
Taus m German, Danish
Variant of Tage.
Tehilla f Swedish
Variation of Tehila. There is Tehilla Blad, Swedish actress.
Teis m Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Theis. It was brought to Norway from the Netherlands in the 1700's.
Teitný f Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Old Norse teitr "glad, cheerful, merry" (also compare Teitr) and nýr "new".
Teitrun f Faroese
Faroese combination of teitr "glad, cheerful, merry" and rún "secret".
Teitur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Teitr.
Tejs m Danish, Swedish
Variant of Theis.
Tella f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Otelie or Otelia. It may also be used as a diminutive of Tellervo.
Tellef m Norwegian
Variant of Tellev.
Telleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torleiv.
Tellev m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torleiv.
Telli f & m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal pet form of Torleiv... [more]
Tengel m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þengill.
Tengil m Swedish (Rare), Literature
From Old Norse þengill meaning "prince, king". Tengil is the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's novel 'The Brothers Lionheart' from 1973.
Tenna f Danish
Danish diminutive of Hortensia used from the 19th century onward.
Teodahad m Norwegian, Polish
Norwegian and Polish form of Theodahad.
Teodard m Swedish, Catalan, Polish
Swedish, Catalan, and Polish form of Theudehard via Latinized form Theodardus.
Teodebald m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Theudebald.
Teodebert m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Theodebert.
Teoderik m Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
Danish, Finnish and Norwegian form of Theodoric.
Teodosius m Faroese
Nordic form of Theodosius.
Teppå m Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Probably a misspelling of Teppo, the Finnish form of Stephen. Occurs once in a tax record from 1582.
Tergjerd f Norwegian
Dialectal form of Torgjerd.
Terji m Faroese
Faroese form of Terje 1.
Terkel m Old Danish, Danish, Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torkel and Danish dialectal (Jutish) variant of Torkel.
Terkil m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torkel.
Terkild m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torkel.
Terkjel m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torkel.
Tesse f Danish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of Theresa.
Teudigisel m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Theudigisel.
Þalía f Icelandic
Icelandic from of Thalia.
Þangbrandur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þangbrandr.
Þeba f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the Icelandic name for the ancient town of Thebes, or possibly an Icelandic form of Thebe, the name of multiple female characters in Greek mythology.
Þengill m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse þengill meaning "prince, king".
Theoderik m Dutch, Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch and Swedish form of Theodoric.
Þeódís f Icelandic (Rare)
The first element has been interpreted as a derivative of Old Norse þjóð meaning "people" (which is cognate to Frankish þeoda). The second element is Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".
Theódór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Theodor.
Theodór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Theodor.
Theodóra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Theodora.
Therkel m Danish
Variant of Terkel.
Thim m Swedish
A different variant of the name Tim
Thit f Danish (Rare)
A famous bearer was Danish author Thit Jensen (1876-1957). Her birth name was Maria Kirstine Dorothea.
Þiðrik m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Didrik.
Þjálfi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Norse Mythology
Variant of Þjalfi. In Norse Mythology, Þjálfi and his sister Röskva are servants of Thor.
Þjóstar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þjóstarr.
Þjóðann m Icelandic
From Old Norse þjóðann meaning "king, ruler" (of a þjóð).
Þjóðbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þióðbjǫrg.
Þjóðhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þjóðhildr.
Þoka f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From Old Norse þoka meaning 'fog, mist'.
Þöll f Icelandic
From Old Norse þǫll meaning "fir tree".
Þollý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic diminutive of names beginning with Þórl- such as Þórlaug and Þórleif, i.e., names in which the first element is derived from Old Norse Þórr (see Thor) and the second element begins with L.
Thomsine f Danish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Thomasine.
Thór m Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Thor.
Thóra f Faroese
Variant of Tóra.
Þóranna f Icelandic
Probably a combination of Þór and Anna.
Þórbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Þorbjörn.
Þorbrá f Icelandic
Derived from the Germanic elements þórr "thunder" and brá "eyelash".
Þorbrandur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórbrandr.
Thord m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Tord.
Þórelfur f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Þórelfr.
Þórey f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements þórr "thunder" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Thorfinn m Medieval Scandinavian, Medieval Scottish, Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Þórfinnr. Famous bearers include Thorfinn "Skull-splitter", a 10th-century earl of Orkney; Thorfinn Sigurdsson, an 11th-century earl of Orkney; and Thorfinn of Hamar, a 13th-century Norwegian saint.
Þorfinna f Old Norse, Icelandic
Feminine form of Þórfinnr. This name appears in the Laxdæla saga (c. 1245) belonging to Þórfinna Vermundardóttir, grandaughter of Óláfr pái and wife of Þórsteinn Kuggason.
Þorfinnur m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Þórfinnr.
Thorfrid f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torfrid.
Þórfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórfríðr.
Þorgarður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þorgarðr.
Þorgeir m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórgeirr.
Thorger m German, Danish
German and Danish form of Torgeir.
Þorgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þorgerðr.
Þorgestur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórgestr.
Thorgil m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Þórgísl. The name of 10th century Danish chieftain Thorgil Sprakling.
Þórgrímur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórgrímr.
Thorgun f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórgunnr or variant of Torgun.
Þórhaddur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórhaddr.
Þórhallur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórhallr.
Þórhanna f Icelandic (Rare)
Probably a combination of Þór and Hanna 1.
Þórheiður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórhæiðr.
Thorild f Medieval English, Scandinavian (Rare)
Medieval English and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Þórhildr.
Thorild m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Thorald.
Þórinn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þorinn.
Þórkatla f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old West Norse name, the feminine equivalent of Þórketill or Þórkell.
Þorkell m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Þórkæll (see Þórketill).
Thorkell m Norwegian (Rare), Manx (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Torkel and Manx adoption of Þórkæll.
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.
Þorlákur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórlakr.
Þórlaug f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic name derived from the elements þor (compare Thor) and laug (ultimately from Ancient Germanic *leuʒ- / *-lauʒ- / *luʒ- "to swear a holy oath; to celebrate marriage; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".
Thórleif m Faroese (Rare)
Faroese variant of Thorleif.
Þorleifur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórlæifr.
Þorleikur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórlæikr.
Thorlejf m Danish
Variant of Thorleif.
Thorlev m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Danish younger form of Þórlæifr.
Þórlindur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse lind "lime tree, linden tree".
Þormóður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórmóðr.
Þóroddur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þóroddr.
Þórólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórolfr.
Þórormur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórormr.
Þorri m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "dry one". This was the name of an Old Norse month, lasting from the middle of January to the middle of February. In Norse mythology Þorri was King of Kvenland (modern-day Norrbotten in Sweden and Pohjanmaa in Finland), the son of Snær and brother of Mjǫll, Fǫnn and Drífa... [more]
Þórsteina f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Þorsteina.
Þorsteina f Icelandic
Feminine form of Þorsteinn.
Þórsteinunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with two Old Norse elements: steinn "stone" and either unnr "wave" or unna "to love"... [more]
Þorstína f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Þorsteina.
Þórða f Icelandic
Feminine form of Þórður.
Þórður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þórðr.
Thorunn f Icelandic (Anglicized)
English Translation of the Icelandic name Þórunn.
Þorvaldur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þórvaldr.
Thorvaldur m Icelandic (Anglicized)
English translation of the Icelandic name Þorvaldur.
Þorvarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þorvarðr.
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.
Þráinn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Possibly derived from Old Norse þrá meaning "obstinacy, stubbornness". Noted bearer is Þráinn Bertelsson, an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor.
Þrándur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Þróndr (see Trond).
Þraslaug f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from the Germanic name elements þrasa "to snort, to talk big, to make a bold show" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Þröstur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Þrǫstr.
Þrúðmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse þrúðr "strength" and mærr "famous".
Þrymur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Þrymr (see Trym).
Þúfa f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Tófa, the feminine form of Tófi. It coincides with Old Norse þúfa "mound, knoll" (the origin of both Swedish tuva "tussock, tuft of grass" and Danish tue "small hill").
Þula f Icelandic
Feminine form of Þuli.
Þura f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Þóra.
Thure m Swedish
Variant of Ture.
Þuríður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Turid.
Þyri f Old Norse, Icelandic
Younger form of both Þýrví and Þyríðr.
Þyrill m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a mountain in Iceland, which means "whirl" from Old Norse þyrill (referring to wind gusts at the mountain peak). This is also the modern Icelandic word for "kingfisher (bird)".
Tía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tia.
Tíbrá f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Icelandic tíbrá "mirage".
Tilbert m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Till and björt, from Old Norse bjartr "light, bright, shining". It was mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.
Tilma f Finnish, Swedish (Modern)
Perhaps a blend of Thelma with either Vilma, Hilma or Ilma 1.
Tími m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Timi.
Timian m Norwegian
From Norwegian timian meaning "thyme". The name of plant of the mint family derives from Latin thymum, from Greek thymon, from Proto Indo European dheu-, a base of words meaning "to rise in a cloud" (related to "fume"); so thyme might be the plant "with a strong odor", or it might be related to thyein meaning "burn as a sacrifice", which would indicate the plant was used as incense.
Tímon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Timon.
Tímóteus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Timoteus.
Tímoteus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Timoteus.
Tína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tina.
Tindur m Icelandic
From Old Norse tindr "spike, sharp tooth".
Tinius m Norwegian
Variant of Tinus, a short form of names ending with -tinus.
Tinna f Danish, Icelandic
Either from Old Norse tinna meaning "flint", or a variant of Tina.
Tinni m Icelandic
Masculine form of Tinna. In some cases it can be a diminutive of Martin. This is also the name of Tintin in the Icelandic version of The Adventures of Tintin.
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).
Tístram m Faroese
Faroese form of Tristan.
Tístran m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tristan.
Tíðrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Didrik.
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.
Tjodbjørg f Norwegian (Archaic)
Former Norwegian younger form of Þióðbjǫrg.
Tjodhild f Norwegian
Norwegian younger form of Þjóðhildr.
Tjodvor f Norwegian
Norwegian name with the combination of þjóð "folk, people" and vár "spring".
Tjóðhild f Faroese
Faroese form of Þjóðhildr.
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.
Tóbías m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tobías.
Tobías m Catalan, Galician (Rare), Icelandic
Catalan, Galician and Icelandic form of Tobias.
Tóbý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Toby.
Toddi m Icelandic (Modern)
From Old Norse toddi meaning "bit, piece, slice".
Todi m Faroese
The first name of Faroese soccer/football player Todi Jónsson (1972 - ), who is arguably regarded in the Faroe Islands as the most successful football player of all time.... [more]
Todni f Norwegian
Norwegian younger form of Þodny.
Toffe m Swedish, Finnish
A diminutive of Christoffer and Kristoffer.
Toke m Danish, Low German
Danish and Low German form of Thorger.
Toki m Old Danish, Danish (Rare), Popular Culture
From Tóki, an Old Norse short form of Þórketill and other similar-sounding names (alternatively, it may have derived from Old Danish toki "jerk, simpleton")... [more]
Tolf m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish younger form of Tholf.
Tollakur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Þollak.
Tollef m Norwegian
Variant of Torleif.
Tolleiv m Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Torleiv.
Tollek m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Þórlæikr.
Tøllev m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant form of Torleiv.
Tollev m Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Torleiv.
Tølli m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal pet form of Torleiv.