Swedish Submitted Names

Swedish names are used in the country of Sweden in northern Europe. See also about Scandinavian names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Levine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Levi, a feminine form of Levin and a truncated form of Olevine.
Li f Swedish
Short form of names starting, containing, or ending with li. In some cases it may be seen as a strictly feminine form of Lee.
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-.
Lie f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Probably a short form of names ending with -lie, like Annelie and Emilie.
Liff f Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Líf.
Lilla f Swedish
The name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”
Lillebil f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Lill and an unknown second element.
Lillebror m Swedish
Means "little brother" in Swedish.
Lillegerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish lille, an inflected form of liten meaning "little", with the name Gerd 2. This name was first recorded in Sweden in 1921.
Lilleman m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "little man" in Swedish. Combination of lille "little" and man "man".
Lillevi f Swedish
From the Swedish word lilla "little" combined with the popular name suffix vi, found in such names as Åsvi, Hillevi, and Torvi... [more]
Lillmor f Swedish
Variant of Lillemor.
Lindis f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Líndís as well as of Linddís. This name is also occasionally used as a truncated form of Germanic names ending in -lindis.
Lindor m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Lindorm.
Lindorm m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Swedish linnr "dragon" and ormber "snake". A lindorm (lindworm) was a type of being in Northern European folklore. It is depicted on several runestones from the 11th century.
Lineus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnéus which is derived from the surname Linnaeus.
Linna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of both Lina 2 and Linn.
Linnar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Lindor, itself a short form of Lindorm.
Linnart m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnar, perhaps influenced by Lennart.
Linne f Finnish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sami
Variant of Linna and Line. It also means "linen" in Swedish.
Linné m Swedish
Masculine form of Linnéa. It is also used as a surname (see Linné).
Linneus m Swedish
Variant of Lineus.
Linni f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Linnea and other similar names. A famous bearer is Norwegian model Linn "Linni" Meister.
Lisabeth f German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Alsatian
German and Alsatian truncated form of Elisabeth and Scandinavian variant of Lisabet.
Lisbeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisbetta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisen f Swedish
Short form of Elizabeth
Lisken f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish, Frisian and Low German diminutive of Elisabet.... [more]
Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.
Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".
Lita f Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From Norwegian liten, lita meaning "small, little". Also a diminutive of Elisabet.
Liten f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lita. Also means "small, little" in Swedish and Norwegian.
Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.
Loa f English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Anglicization of the Icelandic name for the English golden plover.
Loa m Swedish (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Lo or rare diminutive of Lars-Olof and Carl Johan (see Carljohan)... [more]
Loja f Swedish, Finnish
A famous bearer is Loja Saarinen (born Minna Carolina Louise Gesellius, 1879–1968), a Finnish-American textile artist, sculptor and wife of the architect Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950).
Lollo f & m Swedish
Diminutive of Louise and Charlotte. The name is occasionally, albeit very rarely, used by males.
Lona f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish short form of Abelone and Magdelone. This name is occasionally also considered a contracted form of Leonie, Leona and Leonia.
Loola f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish variant of Lola.
Lorang m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lorang or a Norwegian variant of Laurent.
Lorina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Albanian, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian, Croatian, Romani (Archaic)
Italian elaboration of Lora and variant of Laurina as well as a Scandinavian feminine form of Lorens... [more]
Lott f Swedish
Short form of Lotte.
Lotten f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Charlotta.
Louice f Swedish
Variant of Louise.
Lovelia f Swedish (Modern)
Elaboration of Lova.
Lovina f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lova.
Lunabelle f Swedish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, a combination of Luna and Belle.
Lusi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lucia.
Lussa f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Lucia recorded in Jämtland.
Lusse f Swedish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lucia.
Luzilla f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A German and Swedish form of Lucilla.
Lycka f Swedish (Modern)
Directly taken from Swedish lycka "happiness; luck".
Lydert m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Lüdert.
Ma f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Short for names beginning with Ma-, such as Margareta and Margrethe.
Madde f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Madeleine.
Madelene f Swedish, Norwegian, English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
English and Scandinavian variant of Madeleine (in the latter case reflecting the French pronunciation).
Maggan f Swedish
Diminutive of Margareta.
Maglena f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Magdalena, used mainly during the 19th century.
Magnilla f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Magnill predominantly recorded in Scania.
Mailis f Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Estonian
Scandinavian variant of Majlis and Estonian contraction of Mai 3 and Lis.
Maine f Swedish
Possibly a variant of Maina or Majny.
Mainor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.
Mait f Swedish
Swedish dialectal (Dalecarlian) variant of Marit.
Majbritt f Danish, Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Britt. This is a recently coined name, first documented in Sweden in 1893 (in the form Maj-Britt).
Majfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and fríðr "beautiful".
Majgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Majgerd.
Majgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and garðr "enclosure, protection".
Majgret f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Greta.
Majgull f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gull. The second element could be also influenced by the Scandinavian word gull meaning "gold" or also a contraction of gullig, a Swedish word meaning "sweetie; cute".... [more]
Majgun f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gun.
Majlene f Swedish
Variant of Majlena.
Majli f Swedish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a diminutive of Maja or a variant of the Estonian names Maili and Maila.
Majlill f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Swedish lilla "little".
Majlis f Swedish, Finnish, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Maj, which is either a diminutive of Maja or taken directly from maj the Swedish name for the month of May, and Lis.
Majne f Swedish
Variant of Maine or Majny.
Majnor f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and Old Norse norðr "north", or the suffix -nor from Ellinor.
Majny f Swedish
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combining Maj 2 and Swedish ny "new".
Majrid f Swedish
Variant of Majfrid.
Majsa f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).
Majsan f Swedish
Diminutive of Maja 2 or any other name starting with maj ”May”.
Majt f Swedish
Variant of Mait.
Majvi f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element "devoted, dedicated".
Mali f Norwegian, Swedish
Dialectal variant of Malin.
Malina f Swedish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Malin.
Malkolm m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian form of Malcolm.
Malla f Finnish, Swedish
Short form of various names including Amalia, Maria, Magdalena and Matilda... [more]
Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".
Manbert m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of name element Mann and Bjort.
Mandis f Swedish
Swedish variant of Manda.
Mandus m Swedish
Short form of Amandus.
Mange m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Magnus.
Manne m Swedish, Old Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Emanuel and Manfred as well as an Old Swedish variant of Manni.
Månstråle f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "moonbeam" in Swedish.
Månviva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish månviva meaning "moonlight primrose".
Marck m Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Danish, Dutch, English, Swedish and West Frisian variant spelling of Mark.
Mård m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Mǫrðr meaning "pine marten".
Märet f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Märeta.
Margau f Swedish
Swedish variant of Margaux.
Margeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Marghit (compare Marget) and contracted form of Margareta.
Margott f Swedish
Variant of Margot.
Margretha f Dutch, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romansh
Scandinavian variant of Margaretha and Margrethe and Romansh variant of Margreta.
Märit f Swedish
Old Swedish form of Marit or Märta.
Marith f Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Dutch variant of Mariet as well as a variant spelling of the Scandinavian name Marit.
Marlén f Spanish (Latin American), Swedish (Rare)
Spanish borrowing of Marlene, as well as a Swedish variant.
Marola f Swedish
Variant of Marula.
Marre m & f Swedish, Dutch
Diminutive of names starting with Mar-.
Märy f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish phonetic spelling of Mary.
Maths m Swedish
Variant of Mats.
Matte m Swedish
Diminutive of Mattias.
Mattes m Swedish, Alsatian
Swedish variant of Mattis as well as an Alsatian short form of Mattheus.
Mattilda f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Corsican
English and Swedish variant and Corsican form of Matilda.
Mattis f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Matilda.
Mauritz m Afrikaans, Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Maurits. The "M" in the clothing company H&M's name stands for Mauritz (the original name is Hennes & Mauritz, H&M is an abbreviation).
Maxida f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Originally a stage name of Swedish-Sami musician and activist Ida Amanda Märak (1988-).
Maygreth f Swedish
Variant of Majgret.
Maylen f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and Lene.
Maylill f Swedish
Variant of Majlill.
Maynor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.
Mea f Finnish (Modern), Swedish
Variant of Mia, likely influenced by Latin meus "mine" (feminine mea). It was first recorded in Sweden in 1858.
Mean f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Mea.
Mektild f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish borrowing of Mechthild.
Melcher m Swedish (Rare), Romansh
Swedish variant of Melker as well as a Romansh variant of Melchior which is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Melius m Swedish
Short form of Emelius.
Melwin m Swedish
Variant of Melvin.
Menza f Swedish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a diminutive of Emerentia. ... [more]
Mi f English, Portuguese, Swedish
Diminutive of Maria. ... [more]
Mian f Danish, Swedish
Diminutive of Mia.
Mickael m Swedish (Modern, Rare), French
Swedish variant of Mikael and French variant of Mickaël.
Mikina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Mikkel.
Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.
Mildgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish mild "mild" and Gerd 2 "enclosure".
Milea f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mile, itself a variant of Mila as well as a short form of various names containing the element -mile-.
Milgärd f Swedish
Variant of Milgerd.
Milgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Variant form of Mildgerd.
Mili f Swedish
Diminutive of Mila.
Miliam m Swedish (Modern)
Short form of Maximiliam (compare Milian).
Millan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Milla.
Millgerd f Swedish
Variant of Milgerd.
Milli m Icelandic, Swedish
Possibly a variant form of Millan, or from the Icelandic milli- meaning 'in between' or 'middle'.
Milliam m Swedish
Short form of Maximilliam.
Mima f Swedish
Variant of Mimi.
Mimer m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Mímir.
Minda f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Contracted form of Melinda as well as a truncated form of both Aminda and Eminda.
Minelle f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Mina 1.
Minka f Norwegian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish, Slovene
Diminutive of Mina 1, a short form of Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina, Hermine, Romina and other names containing mina or mine... [more]
Minne f Finnish, Swedish, Danish
Variant form of Minna. Also means "memory" in Swedish.
Minou f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Minoo or Milou.
Mio m Swedish (Modern), Literature
From the children's fantasy book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954) by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Mio is the name of the main character, a young boy who finds out that he is a prince in an otherworldly land... [more]
Miramis f Swedish (Rare), Literature
Truncated form of Semiramis. This is the name of Mio's horse in the children's book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954) by Astrid Lindgren.
Mirijam f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Slovene
Swedish and Norwegian variant and Sorbian form of Miriam and Slovene variant of Mirjam.
Mirre f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Mirjam.
Moltas m Swedish (Modern)
Swedish name of uncertain meaning. This was the nickname of Swedish entertainer Moltas Erikson (real name Jan Henning Erikson).
Monalis f Swedish
Short form of Monalisa.
Monja f German, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant transcription of Russian Моня (see Monya).
Morgongåva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and gåva "gift".
Morgonstjärna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and stjärna "star".
Movitz m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Movitz. Its modern usage is likely inspired by Fredrik Movitz, a character appearing in several songs in Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century work Fredman's epistles.
Mynta f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the vocabulary word meaning "mint", therefore making it a cognate of Danish Mynte.
Myrthild f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Myrtle as well as a combination of the name element Myrt-, most commonly taken from the name Myrtle, and -hild... [more]
Naemi f Swedish, Finland Swedish, German, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A German and Nordic variant of Naomi 1. This name was used in the German translation of The Bible.
Nanne f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nanna 1. In the case of Swedish singer Nanne Grönvall (1962-), it is a nickname for her real name Marianne.
Nanssi f Swedish
Probably a variant of Nancy.
Nanssy f Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant spelling of Nancy.
Nanzi f Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Nancy.
Nanzie f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Nancy.
Nanzy f Swedish, Danish
Probably a variant spelling of Nancy.
Naranja f Swedish (Rare, ?), Finnish (Rare, ?)
From the Spanish word naranja meaning "orange (fruit)", a cognate of Orange.
Näskonung m Swedish (Archaic)
Modern transcription of Old Swedish Næskonung (see Næskunungr).
Nemi f Literature, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Nemi is the title character of the comic strip Nemi (1997), written and drawn by Norwegian cartoonist Lisa Myhre. Its origin and meaning are unknown, there have, however, been speculations that Myhre might have based the name on the name of the Italian town and lake which is ultimately derived from from Latin nemus Aricinum "grove of Ariccia".
Nenna f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Finnish
Short form of various names. It probably developed from the Scandinavian diminutives Nanna 1 and Nina 1... [more]
Neri m & f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nerid. It is most prominent in Telemark, Norway.
Nesa f Romansh, Swedish (Rare), Sardinian
Sardinian and Romansh short form of Agnesa, traditionally found in the Surselva region, as well as a Swedish short form of Agnes.
Nettan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Annette and Jeanette.
Netty f English (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Annette, Netta 1 and other names with the suffix -nette.
Nica f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Nika, which is a short form of names containing the Greek element νίκη (nike) meaning "victory", such as Nikola 2 and Veronika, as well as names ending in -nika (e.g. Monika, Annika).
Nicke m Swedish
Diminutive of Niklas and Nils (compare Nick).
Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]
Nille m Swedish
Diminutive of Nils.