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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Gunlöd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gunnlǫð.
Gunlög f Swedish
Swedish variant of Gunnlaug.
Gunmari f Swedish
Variant of Gunmarie.
Gunmarie f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Gun and Marie. Most often spelled with a hyphen, Gun-Marie.
Gunna f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Old Norse pet form of names containing the name element GUNN (see also Gunni) and a pet form of Guðrún.
Gunnarda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gunnharda recorded in the 19th century.
Gunnberg m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Gunnbjǫrg.
Gunnbjørg f Norwegian, Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese form of Gunborg.
Gunnbor f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Gunnborg recorded Austlandet and Agder (after the Protestant Reformation).
Gunnborg f Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian and Icelandic form of Gunborg.
Gunndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle; fight" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Gunndór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Gunnþór.
Gunneborg f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Gunborg.
Gunnela f Swedish
Younger form of Gunnila.
Gunnfinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle, war" and finnr "Finn, Sámi".
Gunngeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Means "battle spear", derived from Old Norse gunnr "battle, war" and geirr "spear".
Gunnhallur m Icelandic (Archaic, ?)
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr meaning "battle, war" and hallr meaning "(flat) stone, slab".
Gunnharda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gundhard recorded in the late 19th century.
Gunnharða f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gunnharda.
Gunnheiður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gunnhæiðr.
Gunnild f Old Swedish, Old Danish, Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gunnhildr and Danish variant of Gunild.
Gunnlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle, fight" and laug "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath".
Gunnlaugur m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle" and laug "promise" or "vow".
Gunnleifur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gunnlæifr.
Gunnleivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Gunnlæifr.
Gunno m Swedish
Latinized form of Gunne.
Gunnrún f Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse (Hypothetical)
From Old Norse gunnr "war" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Gunnþór m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse gunnr "war" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
Gunnþóra f Icelandic
Feminine form of Gunnþór.
Gunnþórunn f Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse gunnr "war, battle" and the name Þórunn.
Gunnur f Icelandic, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Gunnr.
Gunnvá f Faroese
Faroese form of Gunnveig.
Gunnveig f Norwegian, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse gunnr "battle, fight" and veig "power, strength".
Gunolf m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Gunnólfr (also found as Gunnúlfr) which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and úlfr "wolf" (making it a cognate of Gundulf).
Gunsan f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish diminutive of Gun.
Gunstein m Norwegian
Variant of Gunnstein (see Gunnstæinn).
Gunsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish, Swedish (Modern)
Old Swedish, Swedish and Old Danish form of Gunnstæinn.
Gunveig f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian variant of Gunnveig.
Gunvi f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle" and vígja "to consecrate, to dedicate to God". This name was coined in the 20th century.
Gunvig f Swedish
Swedish form of Gunnveig.
Guri f Norwegian
Short form of Gurid, a Norwegian form of Guðríðr.
Gurli f Theatre, Danish, Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
The name of a character in the 1788 or 1790 German play Die Indianer in England (The Indians in England) by Augustus von Kotzebue, explained as either a mistake for Gauri (meaning "white" from Sanskrit) or as the Persian for "rose" (compare Gol)... [more]
Gurra m Swedish
Diminutive of Gustaf. It's occasionally been used as a diminutive of Gunnar.
Gurri f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Guri.
Gústaf m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gustav.
Gustafva f Swedish
Variant of Gustava.
Gusten m & f Swedish
Combination of Old Swedish gudh "god" and stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of Gustav and Gustava.
Gusti f & m Swedish (Rare), German (Austrian), Upper German
German diminutive of Auguste 2 (feminine), or sometimes August (masculine). As a Swedish name it has been used as a diminutive of Gustava or Augusta (feminine), or of Gustav or August (masculine)... [more]
Gute m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
Variant of either Guti or Goti.
Guðberg m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðbergur.
Guðbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Guðbjörg.
Guðbjartur m Icelandic, Faroese
From the Old Norse elements guð "god" and bjartr "bright, shining".
Guðbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Guðbjǫrg.
Guðbjørg f Faroese
Faroese modern form of Guðbjǫrg.
Guðbjört f Icelandic
Feminine form of Guðbjartur.
Guðdís f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and dís meaning "goddess".
Guðfinnur m Icelandic
Modern form of Guðfinnr.
Guðgeir m Icelandic
From Old Norse guð "god" and geirr "spear".
Guðjohn m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðjón.
Guðjón m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse guð meaning "god" and the name Jón. This was borne by Icelandic architect Guðjón Samúelsson (1887-1950).
Guðjóna f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guðjón.
Guðlaugur m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse guð "god" and laugr which is of uncertain origin but possibly related to Old Icelandic laug "bathing for religious purification" or Germanic *-laug- "enter into marriage"... [more]
Guðleifur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Guðlæifr.
Guðmann m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Guðmundr or a combination of guðr "god" and maðr "man".
Guðmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær).
Guðmon m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðmundur.
Guðmunda f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guðmundur.
Guðmundína f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guðmundur.
Guðný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "new god" or "young god" in Old Norse, derived from the elements goðr "god(s)" and nýr "new, young".
Guðráður m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse guð "god" and ráð "counsel, advice".
Guðrið f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Guðríðr.
Guðþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse guð "god" and Þór.
Guðvarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Guðvarðr.
Guðveig f Icelandic
Composed of Old Norse guð "god" and veig "strength", or may be a variant of Guðví... [more]
Guðveigur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Guðveig.
Guðvin m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Gudvin.
Guttorm m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Guðþorm.
Guttormur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Guðþorm.
Guul m Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of the Old Norse name Guðulfr that is predominantly associated with Buskerud County.
Gvøbjørg f Faroese
Faroese variant form of Gvøðbjørg.
Gvøðbjørg f Faroese
Faroese variant of Guðbjørg.
Gvøðni f Faroese
Faroese variant form of Gvøðny.
Gvøðny f Faroese
Faroese variant of Gudný.
Gwøni f Faroese
Faroese variant of Gvøðni.
Gya f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gyda and Gyrid found in the late 1600s and throughout the 1700s in Scania and Blekinge.
Gylfe m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gylfi.
Gylfi m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Modern form of GylfR, an Old Norse name derived from gjálfr "roar, heavy sea" or gólf "grain cultivator". In Norse mythology, Gylfi was the name of a sea giant. It was also the name of a mythical Swedish king.
Gylta f Faroese
Derived from Old Norse gylta "young sow".
Gylve m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gylfi.
Gylvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Gylfi.
Gýmir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gymir.
Gynther m German (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Günther. The spelling is probably influenced by Danish spelling conventions.
Gyridh f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gyríðr.
Gyro f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Guro.
Gyrðir m Icelandic
Modern form of Gyrðr.
Gyðja f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guði.
Gyve f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gudve recorded in Aust-Agder (Setesdal).
Hadar m Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements hǫð "battle" and herr "army".
Hadda f Icelandic, Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Feminine form of Haddr. In Norse mythology Hadda is a giantess, the daughter of Svaði and the wife of Norr.
Haddi m & f Icelandic
Variant of Haddr.
Haddur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Haddr.
Haddý f Icelandic
Diminutive of Hadda.
Hafey f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of the Old Norse elements haf meaning "sea, ocean" and ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".
Hafgrímur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hafgrímr.
Haflína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Hafliði.
Hafliði m Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "seafarer" from Old Norse haf "sea, ocean" and liði "one who goes" (from líða "to go, fare").
Hafrós f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements haf "sea, ocean" and rós "rose".
Hafrún f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements haf meaning "sea" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Hafsteina f Icelandic
Feminine form of Hafsteinn.
Hafsteinn m Icelandic
Meaning "ocean stone", from the Old Norse and Icelandic words haf "ocean" and steinn "stone".
Hafþór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hafþórr. A known bearer of this name is Icelandic professional strongman and actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988-).
Hagalín m Icelandic (Rare)
From an Icelandic surname, itself perhaps derived from Old Norse hagi meaning "pasture, enclosure" or Old Norse hagr meaning "capable".
Hagbard m Medieval Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Folklore, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Hagbarðr or Hagabert. Hagbard (Hagbarðr) was a legendary Scandinavian sea-king mentioned in several Norse sagas... [more]
Hagbarður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Hagbarðr.
Hågen m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Håkon, as well as the Danish form.
Hagnar m Norwegian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a combination of hag from Hagabert and arr "warrior" (from Einar, Ragnar or Gunnar).
Hagny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hagný.
Haidi f Swedish, Danish, Arabic (Egyptian), Italian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Heidi. Haidi Giulani is the mother of Carlo Giulani who was shot dead during the G8 summit in Genova, Italy in 2001. She later became a politician and member of the Senate of Italy.
Håkkå m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Håkon.
Hákonía f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Hákon.
Haldis f Norwegian, Faroese
From the Old Norse name Halldís, which was composed of the elements hallr "rock" (compare Haldor) and dís "goddess".
Hálfdán m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hálfdan.
Hälge m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helge. Hälge is the name of a cartoon moose in Sweden, from Swedish älg meaning "moose".
Halla f Icelandic, Old Norse, Finnish, Norwegian (Archaic), Faroese
Feminine form of Hallr. Halla is also a Finnish word for an occasion when in growing season temperature lowers so much that ground gets covered with frost.
Hallbera f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from Old Norse hallr meaning "flat stone, slab, big stone, boulder" (compare Hallr, Halli) and (the hypothetical reconstructed root) *ber- "bear" (also found in the noun berserkr), making it a feminine equivalent of Hallbjörn.
Hallbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Norwegian and Faroese form of Hallbjǫrn.
Halldís f Icelandic, Old Norse
Icelandic and Old Norse form of Haldis.
Hallfríður f & m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic feminine form of Hallfríðr and modern Faroese masculine form of Hallfreðr.
Hallgeir m Norwegian
Modern form of Hallgeirr.
Hallgerð f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hallgerðr.
Hallgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hallgerðr.
Hallgrim m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Hallgrímr.
Hallgrímur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Hallgrímr. It was borne by Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674).
Hallgunn f Faroese, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse hallr "stone, rock" and gunnr "battle, fight".
Hallgunnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hallgunn.
Hallmar m Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hallr "flat stone, flat rock" and mærr "famous".
Hallny f Swedish
Swedish form of Hallný.
Hallný f Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Old Norse hallr meaning "(flat) stone, slab" and nýr meaning "new".
Hallur m Icelandic, Faroese
Modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Hallr.
Hallvarður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Hallvarðr.
Hallvör f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hallvǫr.
Hálmar m Faroese
Faroese variant of Hallmar.
Halvarður m Faroese
Faroese variant of Hallvarður.
Hálvdan m Faroese
Faroese form of Hálfdan.
Håmund m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hámundr.
Hámundur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Hámundr.
Hannalena f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of Hanna and Lena.
Hannemor f Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Johanne created by combining Hanne 1 with mor "mother" (compare Lillemor and Annemor).
Hanney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of Hanna 1 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").
Hannis m Faroese
Faroese short form of Jóhannis.
Hansigne f Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hans.
Haqvin m Swedish (Rare)
From from the Old Norse name Hákon via Latin Haquinus.
Hårek m Norwegian
Modern form of Hárekr. 'Hårek den hardbalne' is the Norwegian name for the American comic book character 'Hägar the Horrible'.
Hárekur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hárekr.
Hárikur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hárekr.
Härjulf m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæriulfr.
Härold m Swedish
Swedish variant of Herold.
Harrý m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Harry.
Hassi m Faroese
Faroese form of Hasse.
Hástein m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Hásteinn.
Hati m & f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Finnish, Old Norse
Means "despiser, hater". In Norse mythology Hati is a wolf who pursues the moon. He is the son of Hróðvitnir (another name for Fenrir), the father of Hrímgarðr, and the brother of Skǫll, who pursues the sun.
Hauk m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Haukr. This is also the modern Norwegian word for "hawk".
Hauksteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse haukr "hawk" and steinn "stone". Also compare Haukur.
Haukur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Haukr. This is also the Icelandic word for "hawk".
Håvar m Norwegian
Either from the Old Norse name Hávarr, derived from há "high" and arr "warrior", or else a variant of Håvard.
Hávarður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Hávarðr.
Havstein m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hafsteinn.
Heda f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), German (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element hadu "battle, combat".
Heddy f Scandinavian
Variant of Heddi.
Hedí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Hedi.
Hedin m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Possibly a modern form of Heðinn.
Hedløy m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hedley.
Hedly m & f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Hedløy, the Norwegian form of Hedley.
Heikir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her Ísfólkið series of books.
Heindrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Heinrich.
Heine m Brazilian, German (Rare, Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
German short form of Heinrich and other names beginning with Hein-.... [more]
Heinina f Faroese
Faroese form of Heina.
Heinrekur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Heinrekr.
Heinrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Heinrich.
Heiða f Icelandic, Faroese
Originally a short form of names such as Aðalheiður that contain the Old Norse element heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour" (making it a cognate of Heidi)... [more]
Heiðar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and herr meaning ''army''.
Heiðberg m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Heiðbjörg.
Heiðbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour, dignity" combined with bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Heiðbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and bjǫrk "birch tree".
Heiðbrá f Icelandic
From Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless" and brá "eyelash".
Heiðlindur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Heidelinde.
Heiðmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath" combined with mundr "protection".
Heiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and nýr "new".
Heiðrekur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Heiðrekr.
Heiðrikur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Heiðrekr.
Heiður f Icelandic
Variant of Heiðr.
Heiðveig f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr meaning "bright, clear" or "honour, dignity" combined with veig meaning "strength"... [more]
Heiðvík f Faroese
Faroese form of Hedwig as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements heiðr "honor; bright, clear; cloudless; heath (in some cases)" and víg "fight, battle".
Helandrea f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of Helene or Helga and Andrea 2.
Heléne f Swedish, Hungarian
Hungarian form and Swedish variant of Helene.
Helfrid f Swedish, Finland Swedish
The origins of this name (first documented in 1816) are uncertain, though it could be a Swedish feminine form of Helfried or a variant of Hallfrid (the Norwegian form of Hallfríðr), the initial syllable possibly influenced by Helga (which is ultimately related to the first element in Eloise).
Helger m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Old Swedish form of Hæilgæirr and Swedish variant of Helge.
Helgo m Estonian, Swedish (Latinized, Rare)
Estonian form and Swedish Latinization of Helge.
Helina f Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Swedish and Estonian variant of Helena. As an Estonian name, Helina is also associated with Estonian helin “tinkling” (compare Helinä).
Heljar m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Helge via the dialectal form Helje.
Helje f Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Estonian and Finnish variant and Norwegian form of Helja.
Helje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.
Helleik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Hellek m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Hellik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Helmik m Norwegian (Rare)
Pet form of names containing the Germanic name element helm "helmet, protection".
Helmút m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Helmut.
Helmy f Swedish
Variant of Helmi.
Helna f Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Helena (compare Elna).
Helny f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Pet form of Helena where hel- is combined with the Norse name element nýr "new" in the style of Dagny, Signy, and Majny, etc.
Helvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish contraction of Hellevi.
Heming m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Hemming.
Hemingur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hæmingr.
Hemmingur m Faroese
Faroese variant form of Hemingur.
Hendrietta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Henrietta, used in Sweden as early as 1675 (predating Sweden's earliest documented usage of Henriette in 1729).
Hendrikka f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hendrika.
Hendrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Hendrik.
Henfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Heimfrid.
Henke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Henrik.
Hennika f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Henny (compare Jannika, Annika and Ellika).
Henný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Henny.
Henric m Gascon, Swedish (Rare), Romanian, Medieval Dutch
Gascon and Romanian form of Henry, Swedish variant of Henrik and medieval Dutch variant of Hendrick.
Henrick m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Swedish and Dutch variant of Henrik as well as a medieval Latvian variant of Hinrick.
Henríetta f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Henrietta.
Henrý m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Henry.
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