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Li f SwedishShort 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), UkrainianShort form of
Alida,
Dalida,
Lidia,
Lidiya and other feminine names that contain
-lid-.
Lilla f SwedishThe name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”
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.
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.
Liss m & f SwedishDialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
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".
Loja f Swedish, FinnishA 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).
Majgull f SwedishCombination 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".... [
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Majny f SwedishRelatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combining
Maj 2 and Swedish
ny "new".
Majvi f SwedishCombination of
Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element
vé "devoted, dedicated".
Milli m Icelandic, SwedishPossibly a variant form of Millan, or from the Icelandic milli- meaning 'in between' or 'middle'.
Mio m Swedish (Modern), LiteratureFrom 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... [
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Moltas m Swedish (Modern)Swedish name of uncertain meaning. This was the nickname of Swedish entertainer Moltas Erikson (real name Jan Henning Erikson).
Movitz m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureTransferred 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.
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".