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Aagot f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Ågot.

Aalia f Swedish, Finnish, Greenlandic, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alija.

Abela f German (Rare), Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Icelandic (Modern)
Obsolete Low German short form of both Apollonia and Alberta. There is, however, another theory which derives this name from Old Saxon aval "strength; force; fortitude"... [more]

Adala f Hungarian, Swedish (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Adela and a short form of names containing the element adal-.

Adils m Old Norse, Old Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Younger version of Aðils. From the Proto-Norse Aþagīslaz. Aþa, short for aþala, meaning "noble", "foremost". And gīslaz meaning "arrow shaft".

Adine f Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Haitian Creole
Variant of Adina 2. As a Norwegian name, also possibly a feminine form of Adrian.

Agust m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of August.

Ailen f Spanish (Latin American), Filipino, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Airin f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian phonetic spelling of Irene reflecting the English pronunciation.

Aland m Swedish (Rare)
Likely a variant of Arland.

Aldis f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant Aldís and Halldis.

Aldor m Swedish
Younger form of Alfþórr and Hallþórr.

Aleka f Low German (Rare), Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Originally a Low German diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.

Aleph m Swedish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Alef. In the case of Natalie Portman's son, it refers to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Aleta f Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Old Swedish form of Alhet.

Alfin m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alvfinn.

Alika f English, Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic
Low German variant of Aleka, as well as a Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.

Allis f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Romani (Archaic)
Scandinavian and Romani variant of Alice.

Almar m Germanic, Danish, Dutch, German (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian (Rare)
Contraction of Athalmar and its variants, such as Adelmar.... [more]

Alrik m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Old Norse Alríkr.

Altea f Italian, Spanish, Polish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sicilian, Albanian
Cognate of Althea.

Alvir m Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of AlvéR.

Ambra f Swedish
Short form of Ambrosia.

Amela f Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Amelia.

Ängla f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Engla.

Anila f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Anilla.

Anine f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Variant of Anina.

Anite f Haitian Creole, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anita 1.

Ankie f Swedish
Variant of Anki.

Annea f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)

Annik f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anneke.

Annki f Swedish
Variant of Anki.

Annli f Swedish, Danish
Short form of Anneli.

Annvi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Annevi.

Annvy f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Annvi.

Anund m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, Old Danish
Form of Anundr.

Ardis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Arndis.

Arent m Medieval Dutch, East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Medieval Dutch and East Frisian form of Arnold as well as a Scandinavian variant of Arend. As for the Netherlands: this given name is still in use there today, but it is not as common there as its modern form Arend is.... [more]

Arine f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Arina.

Ärnst m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ernst.

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".

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

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

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

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".

Åslög f Swedish
Swedish form of Aslaug.

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".

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

Avija f Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Avia.

Axell m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Axel.

Babba f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

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

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

Basse m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Sebastian.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Berne m Swedish
Variant of Bern.

Bibbi f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Mainly a diminutive of Birgitta and its variant forms (see also Bibi).

Bigge f & m Sami, Swedish
Sami variant of Biggi and Swedish diminutive of Birger.

Bille m Danish, Swedish
Perhaps originally a diminutive of Birger.

Birga f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Birgitta, as well as a feminine form of Birger.

Birit f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Birgitta.

Bisse f & m Swedish
Diminutive of various names, some containing the letters B, I and/or S (in any order), for example Britt, Elisabet and Sebastian.

Bitta f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bitte.

Bitte f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pet form of Birgitta and its various forms.

Bitti f Swedish (Rare), Greenlandic
Variant form of Bitte or from the Swedish word bitti (short form of bittida) meaning "early" and Greenlandic younger spelling of Bíte.

Blida f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Blíða.

Bodel f & m Swedish
For feminine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil and for masculine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Botolf.

Bojan f Swedish
Diminutive of names ending with -borg, such as Valborg and Ingeborg.

Bolla f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of Bóthildr and names containing the name element borg meaning "castle, fortification", like Borghild and Ingeborg.

Boman m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly transfered usage of the surname Boman.

Bonda m & f Anglo-Scandinavian, Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bóandi.

Bonde m Swedish, Old Swedish, Old Danish
Form of Bóandi meaning "farmer, landowner, yeoman, master".

Bondo m & f Anglo-Scandinavian, Swedish
Variant of Bóandi.

Böret f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Berit found in Norrland and Västergötland.

Börge m Swedish, German (Rare)
Swedish form of Børge.

Börit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Böret.

Borka m Literature, Swedish (Rare)
Borka is the father of Birk Borkason and one of the antagonists in Astrid Lindgren's 'Ronia the Robber's Daughter'. Lindgren might have gotten the name from Lake Borkasjön in Lapland, northern Sweden.

Börta f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Birta recorded in Norrland and Västergötland.

Botil f Swedish
Variant of Botel.

Brand m Old Norse, Old Swedish, Old Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Brandr.

Briet f Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Bríet.

Brite f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Britte.

Brune m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Brúnn.

Budle m Swedish (Archaic)
Obsolete Swedish form of Buðli.

Caisa f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsa.

Calla f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kalla as well as an adoption of the plant name.

Carro f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Caroline.

Cäthe f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Spelling variant of Käthe.... [more]

Cathi f English, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cathy.

Celie f English, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Literature
Adoption of French Célie outside the francophone world. This form of the name was used in Alice Walker's 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple.

Cevia f Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a corruption of Sylvia.

Cicci f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Cissi f Swedish
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Clary f English (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
English diminutive form of Clara and Clarissa as well as an adoption of the name of the clary sage (salvia sclarea in Latin).... [more]

Conny f & m Dutch, English, Swedish
Variant of Connie. In Sweden, it is primarily used as a masculine name and as a full name rather than a diminutive.

Dager m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Dag via it's Old Swedish form Dagher.

Dagvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Dagveig.

Dammö f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Dagmar traditionally found in Småland.

Domar m Norse Mythology, Scandinavian, Swedish (Rare)
Modern Scandinavian form of both Dómari and Dómarr. However, when used in the context of Norse mythology, it strictly refers to the latter name.... [more]

Donja f Russian (Rare), Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Доня (see Donya). In languages other than Russian, the name Donja can also be derived from the Spanish word doña meaning "lady", in which case it is a more phonetical spelling of the word.... [more]

Dordi f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorede, which was a variant of Dorete, the Old Swedish form of Dorothea. It has been used in Sweden since at least the 16th century.

Dorta f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Doreta (see also Dorthe and Dörthe).

Driva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Drífa.

Drott m Swedish (Rare)
From Old Swedish drōt(t)in meaning "lord, master".

Ebbot m Swedish (Modern)
Ebbot is Tobbe spelled backwards. It was popularized in Sweden by artist Ebbot Lundberg whose real name is Torbjörn.

Edine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Edina.

Egard m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a Swedish form of Eckhard.

Egert m Finnish, Estonian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eggert. Egert Haglund was a Swedish Formula-3 racing car driver.

Eiler m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Egilhard.

Eilif m Medieval Scandinavian, Danish, Faroese, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Eilif originates from the Norse name Æilífr, which is either a variant of Æilæifr or combined by either aina, which means "alone" or "one", or aiwa, which means "always", and Leifr which means "heir".

Eimar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of ei, a modern name element of uncertain origin, and Old Norse mærr "famous".

Einer m Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish form of Einar.

Ejnar m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Einar.

Ejolf m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Eyjólfur.

Ejvor f Swedish
Variant of Eivor.

Eldar m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse eldr "fire" and herr "army, warrior".

Elida f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Faroese
Variant of Ellida, a feminine form of Elliði.

Ellis f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Elisa, a Scandinavian variant of Alice reflecting the English pronunciation and a borrowing of the masculine name... [more]

Ellis m Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Elis.

Emeli f English (Modern), Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Emily. A notable bearer is Scottish singer Emeli Sandé.

Emfre f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Emfrid.

Emfrö f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Emfrid.

Emike f Low German, Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Low German diminutive of Emma.

Emina f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Emma.

Emret m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Most likely a dialectal variant of Engelbrekt, via Norwegian Embret.

Emrin m German (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), English
A variant of Emerin, itself a variant of Emeran. Also, but more rarely, Emrin is diminutive of Emris.

Emund m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eymundr or Æimundr. Emund was the name of some Viking-era Swedish kings, most notably Emund the Old (reign: 1050-60)... [more]

Engla f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern)
Strictly feminine form of the Old German name Engel as well as a Swedish dialectal form of Ingel. ... [more]

Ernes m Swedish, Danish
Variant of Ernest.

Eugén m Swedish
Variant of Eugen.

Eurik m Croatian, Dutch, Frisian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Croatian, Dutch, Frisian, Norwegian and Swedish form of Euric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 5th century king of the Visigoths.

Evely f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Modern)
Combination of Eve and Ly and variant of Eveli.

Evina f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Evin.

Evind m Finland Swedish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Eyvind.

Evold m Finland Swedish (Rare)
A variant spelling of Ewald.

Ewert m Swedish, Finland Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Evert.

Eydis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Modern form of Eydís.

Eyvor f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Eyvǫr.

Fajer m Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish dialectal form of Fader.

Falke m Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Falk.

Fänta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish (dialect) fänta meaning "little girl".

Faste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern form of Fasti.

Fedja m Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German, Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Feđa (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) and Fedya (Bulgarian and Russian).... [more]

Fenta f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Fänta.

Fille m Swedish
Diminutive of Filip.

Flisa f Swedish (Rare), Literature
Taken from the name of one of the characters in Bertil Almqvist's 1950s children's book classic Barna Hedenhös which is set in the Stone Age.... [more]

Fride m Swedish
Diminutive form of Fridolf, but could also be interpreted as a masculine form of Frida 2.

Fulla f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Swedish, Danish
Derived from either fullr ("full") or fyl ("foal"). This is the name of a goddess in Norse mythology who acts as Frigg's handmaiden. Her name is used as a kenning for "gold" or "woman".

Gärda f Swedish
Variant of Gerda 2.

Geska f Low German, Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Geske.

Gilla f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this name a short form of Gillaug, while others see it as a feminine form of Gilli... [more]

Ginna f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Ginnlaug and other names beginning with Ginn-.

Gjohl m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Gjord.

Gölin f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gudlög predominantly found in Norrland.

Görel f Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Gerhild.

Göthe m Swedish
Variant of Göte.

Gotty f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element god, such as Gottfrida and Gotthild.

Grels m Swedish, Finland Swedish, Old Swedish
Short form of Gregers, a medieval Nordic form of Gregorius.

Gudny f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Modern form of Guðný.

Gulli f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Gunhild via it's Swedish form Gunilla. It could also be a variant of Gull, a short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".

Gully f Swedish
Variant of Gulli.

Gumme m Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
From Old Swedish gumme "husband, man". Also a diminutive of names like Gudhmar and Gudmund.

Gunde m Swedish
Variant of Gunnar or any other name containing the Old Norse name element gunnr "war".

Gundo m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Latinized form of Gunde.

Gunla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Gunnila and Gunnela.

Gunno m Swedish
Latinized form of Gunne.

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.

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.

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]

Gylfe m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gylfi.

Gyrid f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Gyríðr.

Håcan m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Håkan.

Hadar m Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements hǫð "battle" and herr "army".

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.

Hälge m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helge. Hälge is the name of a cartoon moose in Sweden, from Swedish älg meaning "moose".

Hanse m Medieval Dutch, Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Hans.

Härje m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Herje.

Heddi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Hedda.

Hejne m Old Swedish, Swedish, Danish
Variant of Heine.

Helda f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hilda.

Helgo m Estonian, Swedish (Latinized, Rare)
Estonian form and Swedish Latinization of Helge.

Heljo f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Variant of Helja.

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.

Henke m Swedish, East Frisian
Swedish diminutive of Henrik and East Frisian diminutive of Hendrik.

Herje m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Old Norse name elements Här- or Her- meaning "army".

Hilla f Swedish
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Hilda and a Swedish form of Danish Helle 1.

Hilvi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hillevi.

Hinke m & f West Frisian, Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Henrik and West Frisian short form of Hendrik or Hendrika, depending on the sex of the bearer.

Hjert m Swedish
Variant of Gert.

Humla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish humla "bumblebee".

Idali f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a combination of Ida and the popular name suffix -li (compare Novalie), a short form of Idalina and Idalisa as well as a short form of Idalia.

Idolf m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse elements ið "industrious" and ulfr "wolf".

Iduna f Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Dutch, Hungarian (Rare)
Latinate form of Iðunn.

Ilian m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Aegidius, via Gilgen or Ilgen.

Imber f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg found in Norrland.

Imbor f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Ingeborg.

Inara f Lithuanian (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Borrowing of Latvian Ināra or posssibly a variant of Inari.

Ingar m & f Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Ingvor (f), Ingvar (m), Ingegerd (f) and Inggard (m)... [more]

Ingel m & f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ingjäl.

Ingri f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish dialectal variant of Ingrid.

Ingun f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ingunn.

Irjan m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Yrian.

Ivald m Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ívaldi.

Ivara f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ivar.

Ivert m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Iver and Sivert.

Jacke m Swedish
Diminutive of Jakob.

Jacop m Dutch (Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval Baltic, Medieval Dutch
Variant of Jacob.

Jalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Jarl or variant of Hjalle.

Janus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Danish, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish and West Frisian short form of Adrianus and sometimes also of Johannes (which is also found spelled as Johannus)... [more]

Jarla f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jarl.

Jensa f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Jens which also saw some usage in the English-speaking world.

Jocke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Joakim.

Jodis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Jódís.

Johar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Joar.

Jojje m Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Jöns and Georg.

Jolin f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Joline.

Jo’nam m Hebrew, Swedish
Possibly a form of Jonan.

Jonis m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Johannes.

Jonne m Finnish, Swedish, Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Swedish and Finnish diminutive of Jon 1 and Dutch contracted form of Johannes.

Jonte m German, Swedish
German diminutive of Johann and Swedish diminutive of names starting with Jon-, such as Jon 1 and Jonatan.

Joshi f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Joshy

Josia m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, German, Finnish and Swedish form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Jösta m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gösta.

Josua m German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Romansh
German, Afrikaans, Romansh and Swedish form of Joshua.

Julia f Swedish (Archaic)
Latinisation of Gölin used in Sweden.

Julla f Danish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Pet form of Julia.

Julle f & m Swedish
Diminutive of names starting with Ju-, such as Julia and Julius.

Junie f Swedish (Modern), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Juni.

Junis m Swedish (Archaic)
Old Swedish form of Jonis.

Källa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Modern form of Kiälla or taken directly from the Swedish word källa "source (of a stream of water)".

Kalla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Kalle as well as a variant of Karla.

Kämpe m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish kämpe meaning "fighter".

Karna f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Known since the 15th century, Karna was used as a variant of Karla in the southern parts of Sweden and as a variant of Karen 1 in the eastern parts of Denmark.

Katti f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Kati.

Kätty f Swedish
Variant of Käti.

Kejla f Polish, Jewish, Yiddish, Russian, Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Polish and Lithuanian spelling of Kayla, this form was far more common among Jews in Eastern Europe before it was overrode by its anglicized form of Kayla in the 1980s... [more]

Kenta m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Kent and Kenneth.

Kersa f Medieval Finnish, Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Kirsa.

Kesia f Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Danish, Biblical Swedish, Biblical Finnish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Scandinavian form of Keziah and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Késia.

Ketty f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Kitty.

Kicki f Swedish
Diminutive of Kristina and its variants.

Kikki f Swedish
Diminutive of Kristina and its variants.

Kitta f Danish, Finnish, Swedish
Finnish form of Gitta, sometimes used as a diminutive of Kristiina.

Kolja m Croatian, Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German, Serbian, Swedish (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Nikola 1. In the other languages listed, Kolja is their standard form of the Russian name Kolya.

Konni f & m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
A Nordic variant of Connie and a diminutive for names beginning with Kon-, such as Konrad and Konstantin.

Kosmo m Finnish (Modern), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A variant of Cosmo.

Kurre m Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive of Kurt.

Laina f Estonian (Rare), Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Laine.

Lajla f Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch (Rare)
Bosnian variant spelling of Lejla and Scandinavian variant of Laila 2.

Lärka f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Lærke.

Larsa m Swedish
Diminutive of Lars.

Leffe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Leif.

Lehna f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Lena.

Leija f Swedish (Modern), Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lea. The name coincides with the Finnish word leija "kite".

Leiva f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Leiv.

Lilla f Swedish
The name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”

Linea f Norwegian, Swedish (Modern), Danish (Modern)
Variant of Linnéa.

Linna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of both Lina 2 and Linn.

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).

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.

Lisen f Swedish
Short form of Elizabeth

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.

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.

Lohla f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Lollo f & m Swedish
Diminutive of Louise and Charlotte. The name is occasionally, albeit very rarely, used by males.

Loola f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish variant of Lola.

Loris f Swedish, English (Rare)
Variant of Laurice.

Lussa f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Lucia recorded in Jämtland.

Lusse f Swedish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lucia.

Lycka f Swedish (Modern)
Directly taken from Swedish lycka "happiness; luck".

Lykka f Swedish (Rare)
Cognate of Lykke.

Madde f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Madeleine.

Magny f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Magný.

Maili f Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Maila.

Maina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Maini.

Maine f Swedish
Possibly a variant of Maina or Majny.

Majli f Swedish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a diminutive of Maja or a variant of the Estonian names Maili and Maila.

Majne f Swedish
Variant of Maine or Majny.

Majny f Swedish
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combining Maj 2 and Swedish ny "new".

Majsa f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).

Majvi f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element vé "devoted, dedicated".

Malia f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare), Sicilian
Truncated form of Amalia.

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)".