Scandinavian Submitted Names

Årny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Árný.

Arny f Norwegian
Variant of Arna or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ǫrn "eagle" and nýr "new".

Årolilja f Literature, Norwegian (Rare)
Occurs in the medieval Norwegian ballad 'Bendik og Årolilja', where it belongs to a princess who dies of heartache when her lover is hanged under her father's orders.

Aronia f Norwegian
Variant of Arona. This is also the name of a genus of deciduous shrubs, producing aronia berries, commonly known as chokeberry.

Áróra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Aurora.

Ársæl f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine of Ársæll.

Ársæll m Icelandic
From the Old Norse adjective ársæll meaning "happy in having good seasons, blessed in the year", composed of Old Norse ár "year" and Old Norse sæll "blissful, happy".

Ársól f Icelandic
Possibly means "morning sun" from the Old Norse elements ár "early" and sól "sun". Alternatively, the first element may be Old Norse ár "year; plenty, abundance" (also found in the masculine name Ársæll).

Árþóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Arnþóra.

Árún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Arnrún or a combination of ár "successful" and rún "secret".

Árveig f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Arnveig.

Arvida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Arvid.

Arvin m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".

Árvök f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Árvakr.

Ary f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Norwegian-Trinidadian electronic singer Ary, it is short form of Ariadne.

Ás m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Ása.

Asalea f Norwegian, Icelandic, Estonian
Norwegian, Icelandic, and Estonian form of Azalea.

Ásar m Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese and Icelandic form of Asher.

Ásbera f Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic
Feminine form of Ásbiǫrn.

Asbjarne m Scandinavian
Variant of Asbjørn.

Ásbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ásbjǫrg.

Asbjørg f Norwegian
Modern form of Ásbjǫrg.

Ásbjørn m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Ásbiǫrn.

Ásbrandur m Faroese (Rare)
Modern Faroese form of Ásbrandr.

Ascan m German (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
German and Danish form of Ascanius. It can also be a younger form of an ancient Germanic name that consists of the elements asc meaning "ash tree" and wini meaning "friend".... [more]

Ásdis f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ásdís.

Asdis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Younger form of Ásdís.

Åselie f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Åshild via the short forms Åsil and Åsel.

Asgaut m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ásgautr.

Ásgautur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ásgautr.

Ásgerð f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese modern form of Ásgærðr.

Åsgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ásgærðr.

Asgrim m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Ásgrímr.

Ásgrímur m Icelandic, Faroese
Modern form of Ásgrímr.

Áshild f Faroese
Faroese form of Áshildr.

Áshildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Áshildr.

Åshill f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Åshild.

Áshjálmur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Anselm.

Ási m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Short form of names beginning with the name element Ás- "(heathen) god".

Asía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Asiya.

Åsine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Åse.

Asírí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)

Aska f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
A modern coinage which is considered both a feminine form of Aske and Ask as well as a direct adoption of the noun aska "ash; cinder".

Åskar m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Oskar.

Áskatla f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Ásketill.

Askbjörn m Swedish (Modern)
Swedish name with the combination of askr "ash tree" and bjǫrn "bear".

Aske m Frisian, Danish
Variant of Asker and Frisian short form of names containing as- and ask-.

Áskell m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Ásketill.

Asker m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Newer form of Ask or Ásgeirr.

Askil m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ásketill.

Askild m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Younger form of Ásketill.

Askja f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic askja "little box; caldera (of a vulcano)". The name is also related to the Old Norse name element askr "ash tree".

Askjell m Norwegian
More modern form of Ásketill.

Askur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ask.

Ásla f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese short form of Áslaug and Ásleyg.

Aslak m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Finnish
Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play".

Áslákur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Áslákr.

Áslakur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Áslæikr.

Åslaug f Norwegian
Variant of Aslaug.

Áslaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Áslaug.

Asle f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Aslaug.

Asle m Norwegian
Variant of Atle or Asleiv.

Ásleif f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Áslæifr.

Åsleik m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Áslæikr.

Åsleiv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Asleiv.

Asleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ásleifr.

Ásleyg f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Áslaug.

Asma f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Feminine form of Asmus.

Ásmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásmarr.

Asmine f Danish
Feminine form of Asmus, a Danish (South Jutlandic) short form of Erasmus.

Asmus m Danish, Low German, Estonian (Archaic)
Low German short form of Erasmus. Asmus has also seen usage in Denmark from at least the 15th century onward, predominantly in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).

Åsny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ásný.

Asny f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Åsny (see Ásný).

Ásrós f Icelandic
Altered form of Ástrós, from the Old Norse name element áss "god" combined with Icelandic rós "rose" (from Latin rosa).

Ásrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Asrun.

Asrun f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Germanic elements as "god" and run "secret"

Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".

Assarina f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Assar.

Ássvein m Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements áss "god" and sveinn "boy".

Ást f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ásta, although folk etymology likes to connect this name to Icelandic ást "love".

Åsta f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Younger form of Ásta.

Ástbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásbjörg.

Ástdís f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásdís.

Åste f Norwegian
Variant of Åsta.

Aste m Swedish, Old Swedish
Variant of Ásti.

Åstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Øystein or a combination of the element egg "edge of a sword" or agi "awe, terror" with steinn "stone".

Ástfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ástríður.

Ástgeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgeir.

Ástgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgerður.

Ástheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ást "love" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath", perhaps inspired by the Old Norse name Ásheiðr.

Ásthild f Faroese
Variant of Áshild.

Asthild f Swedish (Rare)
Newly created name inspired by Astrid.

Ásthildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Áshildr.

Ásþór m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).

Ástmar m Icelandic
Variant of Ásmar.

Ástráður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ástráðr.

Astrine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Astrid.

Ástrið f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ástríðr.

Astrið f Faroese
Variant of Ástrið.

Ástrós f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic ást meaning "affection, love, devotion" and rós "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name Ástríður (the Icelandic form of Ástríðr), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse áss "god", which in proper names becomes Ást- when it precedes the liquid r (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).

Ástþór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásþór.

Ástþóra f Icelandic
Feminine form of Ástþór.

Ástvar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ásvarður.

Ástveig f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Åsveig.

Asvald m Norwegian (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Ásvaldr.

Ásvaldur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ásvaldr.

Ásvar m Faroese
Either derived from the Germanic name elements áss "god" and herr "army" or a variant of Ásvarðr.

Åsvar m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Åsvard.

Åsvard m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ásvarðr.

Asvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Åsvard (see Ásvarðr).

Ásvarður m Faroese (Archaic), Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ásvarðr.

Åsveig f Norwegian (Rare)
A relatively modern Scandinavian name, it is derived from Old Norse áss "god" combined with Old Norse veig "strength".

Asveig f Norwegian
Variant of Åsveig.

Åsvi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Ásví, which was derived from áss "god" combined with an unknown second element, possibly vé "devoted, dedicated" (from vīgja or vígja "to consecrate (in heathen sense)"; compare Véfreyja).

Ásvör f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásvǫr.

Ásvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Ásvǫr.

Atalarik m Croatian, Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athalaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Ostrogoths.

Atalía f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Athalia.

Atanagild m Catalan, Swedish (Archaic)
Catalan and Swedish form of Athanagild.

Atanarik m Croatian (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athanaric.

Aðalberg m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Aðalbergur.

Aðalbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Aðalborg.

Aðalbert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic cognate of Adalbert or Ethelbert. The name is a compound of the Old West Norse elements aðal "nature, disposition" or "noble; foremost, premier" + bjartr "bright" (cf... [more]

Aðalbjørg f Faroese
Variant of Aðalborg.

Aðalbjörn m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and bjǫrn "bear" (making it a cognate of Adalbero).

Aðalbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal meaning "noble" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Aðalborg f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese form of Adalburg.

Aðaldís f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and dís "goddess".

Aðalfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic aðal "noble" and fríðr "beautiful".

Aðalgeir m Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Æðelgar.

Aðalheiður f Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Adalheidis (see Adelaide).

Aðallín f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements aðal "noble; kind; nature; yard, inheritance, property" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".

Aðalráður m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Icelandic aðal "noble" and ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision".

Aðalrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse element aðal meaning "noble" and Rós.

Aðalstein m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Aðalsteinn.

Aðalsteina f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Aðalsteinn.

Aðalsteinunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble", steinn "stone" and unnr "wave"... [more]

Athanarik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Athanaric.

Aþena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Athena. Currently popular in Iceland.

Aðólf m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adolf.

Atla f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Atli. In Norse mythology, Atla is one of the nine mothers of Heimdallr.

Atos m Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Ätta f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Etta.

Atti f Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of Astrid as well as a Swedish and Finnish variant of Atta.

Audar m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and arr "warrior".

Audbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and bjǫrn "bear".

Auden m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of the (masculine) name Audun.

Audfinn m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".

Audgar m Norwegian
Variant of Audgard. This was the middle name of comedian and actor Åsleik Engmark (1965-2017).

Audgard m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Auðgarðr.

Audgeir m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and geirr "spear".

Audgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Auðgærðr.

Audgunn f Norwegian
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combing the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and gunnr "war, fight". This makes it a cognate of the Old Norse name Auðguðr, but it's unknown if this connection was intended or if it's a coincidence.

Audgunna f Norwegian (Archaic)
Former variant of Audgunn.

Audmund m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and mundr "protector", making it a cognate of Eadmund.

Audny f Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Auðný.

Audrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Auðrún.

Audstein m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and steinn "stone".

Audun f Norwegian (Rare)
Either a combination of the Old Norse name elements aud "wealth, fortune" and unna "to love", or feminine usage of the masculine name Audun (see Auðin)... [more]

Audunn m Icelandic
Latinization of Auðunn.

Audvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and valdr "power, leader, ruler".

Audvard m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vǫrðr "guard", making it a cognate of Edward.

Audvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and vinr "friend", making it a cognate of Edwin.

Auer m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Alver recorded in the Telemark and Agder regions.

Augen m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eugen or Augun (see Auðin).

Augun m Old Norse, Norwegian
Variant of Auðun (see Auðin).

Aurela f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Contracted form of Aurelia.

Auróra f Hungarian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aurora and Icelandic variant of Áróra.

Austar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse austr "east" and herr "army".

Auste m Norwegian
Diminutive of names containing the element aust (from Old Norse austr, "the east").

Austmann m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Austmaðr.

Austri m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse austr meaning "east". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf who upholds the sky, made of the jötunn Ymir's skull, in the east... [more]

Auðar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Audar.

Auðbergur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Auðbjörg.

Auðbert m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Auðbjört.

Auðbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Auðbjǫrg.

Auðbjört f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of auðr "prosperity, fortunate" and bjartr "bright".

Auðlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "fortune, riches" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.

Auðný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse auðr meaning "prosperity, fortune" or "fate, destiny" and nýr "new".

Auðólfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Auðulfr.

Auðrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr meaning "wealth, fortune" (or possibly the poetic word auðr which meant "fate, destiny") and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Auðunn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Auðun.

Auver m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of AlvéR.

Ava f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Saxon aval "strength, power", a Latinization of Awe, a feminine form of Ave and a short form of names ending in -ava, such as Gustava.

Avelín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Aveline.

Åvet f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Ovet.

Avija f Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Avia.

Axa f Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain, but it may be a feminine form of Axel.

Axelía f Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Axelia.

Axelia f Swedish
Feminine form of Axel.

Axeliane f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Akseliane.

Axelie f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Axelia.

Axelina f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of Axel.

Axell m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Axel.

Axelma f Icelandic (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a combination of Axel and Selma 1.

Axia f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Greek άξιος (axios) meaning "worthy" or created as a feminine form of Axel. Alternatively, in some cases it could be a variant of Achsia, an elaboration of Achsah.

Axianne f Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Axia.

Ayo f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly from the Spanish word ayo meaning "tutor" or "person who takes care of children". According to another source it might be a Danish form of an Indian name meaning "wonderful".

Ayoe f Danish
Variant of Ayo.

Babba f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Babben f Norwegian, Swedish
Diminutive of Barbro.

Bænadikt m Faroese
Variant of Benadikt.

Bæron m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Byron.

Bagge m Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern form of Baggi.

Båhl m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of Bård.

Baldey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse baldr "brave, bold" (compare Baldur) and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Baldvin m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Baldwin.

Baldvina f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Baldvin.

Baltsar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Balthazar.

Baltzar m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Baltasar.

Balzer m Romansh, Danish (Archaic)
Romansh regular and Danish vernacular form of Balthasar. It was borne by Danish politician Balzer Jacobsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.

Bamse m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Scandinavian word meaning "bear". In modern Swedish often used when referring to something large.

Bára f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Bára was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Drǫfn, also meaning "wave, billow".

Barbára f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Barbara.

Bardine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Probably a feminine form of Bård.

Bårni f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Borgny used in Vestlandet.

Baro m Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Bergtor via the dialectal variant Bardo. Mainly used on Trøndelag county in Norway.

Bartal m Faroese
Faroese form of Bartel and Barthold.

Barði m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse barð meaning "beard, brim, verge, beak of a ship".

Barthol m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Barthold.

Barthold m German, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bartolomeus or Berthold.

Bárður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Bárðr.

Barður m Faroese
Faroese form of Barði.

Bartol m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Barthold.

Bartolomeus m Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Baltic, Dutch (Archaic)
Swedish, medieval Dutch and medieval Latvian form of Bartholomew.

Bartolv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Barthold or a combination of bjartr "light, shining" and ulfr "wolf" (see also Bertulf).

Basse m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Sebastian.

Bastían m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish form of Bastian.

Båtel m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Rare archaic form of Bótulfr, most common in Gotland, Sweden.

Batilda f Swedish (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Bathilda.

Batseba f Scandinavian, South African
Cognate of Bathsheba.

Baugur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Baugr.

Baui m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Baugi.

Beatriche f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beda f & m Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Form of Bede in various languages. Beda is a feminine name in Sweden and Finland.

Bedda f Faroese
Faroese form of both Beda and Betta.

Beinir m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic (Archaic)
From Old Norse beini(r) meaning "help, benefit".

Beinta f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Faroese feminine form of Benedict (originally a short form of Benadikta and Bænadikta, now regarded as an independent name)... [more]

Beinteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Benteinn.

Beitir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Beiti.

Bele m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a Swedish form of Beli, an Old Norse name meaning "to roar".

Belena f Old Celtic, German, Danish, Celtic Mythology
Latinized feminine form of Belenus. Belena was the wife of the Gaulish solar god Belenus and the goddess of the sun and the beginning summer.

Bellis f Danish
It can also be inspired by the Latin word bellis "daisy".

Benadikt m Faroese
Faroese form of Benedict.

Benadikta f Faroese
Faroese form of Benedicta.

Benda f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bente.

Bende f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bente.

Bendigt m & f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic Norwegian variant of Benedikt, as well as a Swedish feminine form.

Bendikt m & f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Benedikt as well as a modern Swedish feminine form.

Bendina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bendine.

Bendine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Bende.

Bendy m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Benedikt.

Bengan m Swedish
Diminutive of Bengt.

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.

Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.

Benidikta f Icelandic (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Benedikta.

Beníta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Benita.

Benite f Swedish
Variant of Benita.

Benitte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benite.

Benja f Danish (Rare), Slovene
Short form of Benjamina.

Benka m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benke.

Benka f Swedish (Archaic)

Benke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Bengt.

Benkt m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bengt.

Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.

Bennedikte f Danish
Variant of Benedikte.

Bennet m German (Modern), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bennett.

Benný f Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with Ben- and Bern-.

Benonia f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Benoni.

Benóný m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Benoni.

Benta f Danish, Icelandic
Variant of Bente.

Bentein m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Benteinn.

Bentey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bente 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").

Benthine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bentine.

Bentína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bentina.

Bentina f Swedish, Popular Culture
Variant of Bentine.

Bentine f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Bente.

Beppe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of masculine given names that start with Be-, such as Bertil.

Bera f Faroese (Rare), Old Norse, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Biǫrn.

Berent m Low German, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Low German form of Bernhard.

Berentine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Berent.

Beret f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Berit and Bereta.

Bereta f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Berita.

Berete f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bereta.

Bereth f Norwegian (Archaic)

Berette f Swedish
Variant of Berete.

Berg m Icelandic
Modern form of Bergr.

Bergar m Faroese
Variant of Borgar (see Borgarr).

Bergdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Bergdis f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Younger form of Bergdís.

Berge m Norwegian
Variant of Birger.

Bergfinnur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Bergfinnr.

Bergfríð f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrg "help, salvation" and fríðr "beautiful".

Bergheiður f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Björgheiður.

Berglind f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".

Berglioth f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Bergljot.

Bergmann m Icelandic
An Icelandic name with the combination of borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" and mann "man".

Bergmannía f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Bergmann.

Bergny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Borgny.

Bergný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Borgný.