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Old, strange Swedish names (long)
A colleague of mine gave me a list of strange old names she had found on gravestones (she's a name nerd, too). Most of them are awful and some made me laugh, but a few are nice.MEN
Hilarius
Anal (!)
Sjunne (old Swedish name which means "the seventh")
Nore ("man of the North; man of Norway")
Cyrus
Brose (see Ambrose)
Linneus
Lindorm (old Swedish word for dragon)
Guzzi
Allerhed
Roosevelt
Sörsen
Cherster
Rubert
Nikanor
Tong
Vollrat
Bofrid (means something like "peaceful settler")
Cyprianus
Arent (see Arnold)
Erenes
Fridel
Brorson ("nephew"; "brother's son")
Percival
Aldor
Edor
Arenius
Charlitz
Roal (see Roald)
Selfrid
Fridthjov (see Fritjof)
Hilarion
Redivivus ("born again")
Siderow
Vallerius (see Valerius)
Gereon
Meinhard
Tele
Ceylon (old name of Sri Lanka)
Amandus
Sigmar ("famous victory")
Meinar (see Meinhard)
Einert
Bie
Antipos
Adalvard ("noble guardian")
Vsevolod
Bisgaard
Elind
Irenus (see Irene)
Even
Remus
Ungern ("Hungary"!)
Selmer
Egron
Karlis (Latvian form of Charles?)
Leontin (see Leontina)
Dageman ("man of the day")
Emfrid
Villehard (found among my ancestors, too, but in the form Billehard)
Titus
Florus
Abdon
Dodor
Kletus
Orla
Frands (see Frans)
Mangold ("chard", Beta vulgaris)
Ade
FerryWOMEN
Marjone
Rasmine (see Rasmus)
Turinna (found among my ancestors, too)
Lillgull ("little gold; little darling")
Aloysia
Roni
Asty (probably from Asta or Astrid)
Eglantine
Euphrosyne
Hervor ("army woman")
Aleidy (probably from Alida)
Sidonia
Axelia (see Axel)
Oliana
Serena
Eritrea (!)
Teodolinda
Taletta
Eloftina (probably from Elof)
Fernandina
Lysie
Marinette
Armida
Eola (variant of Iole?)
Sulamit
Santina
Emerentia (see Emerentius)
Minnina
Gravilda
Vitalia
Cecylia
Zenta (see Crescentia)
Juno
Anselia
Elwine (see Elvin)
Cerlina
Niena
Vestalia
Sebeda (probably from Zebedee)
Wigert
Argentina (!)
Junea
Ingratia
Arvida
Konkordia
Kunigunda
AqvilinaDoes the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573

This message was edited 10/11/2014, 6:49 AM

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I likeNore
Linneus
Arent
Aldor
Arenius
Remus
Leontin
Titus
Florus
AdeEola
Junea
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My favourites:Brose
Cyprianus
Arent
Meinar
Einert
Karlis
AdeMarjone
Marinette
Minnina
Anselia
Junea
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I love these kinds of lists! How strange to see the offbeat place names. Sparked my interest:
Nore
Fridel
Aldor
Roal
Brorson
Karlis
LeontinRasmine
Turinna (like Turin, Italy?)
AnseliaMade me geek out:
Cyprianus
RedivivusAloysia
Niena (Silmarillion name)Thanks for posting!
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No, Turinna was an old feminine form of Ture.
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I likeRubert
Nikanor
Bofrid
Aldor
Roal
Hilarion
Sigmar
RemusAloysia
Eglantine
Teodolinda
Armida
Emerentia
Cecylia
Juno
Elwine
NienaFunny to see Teodolinda and Elwine on this list, because I've recently come across with forms Theodolinda and Elvine!

This message was edited 10/12/2014, 3:33 AM

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I'm liking:Sörsen
Cyprianus
Percival
Hilarion
Vallerius
Leontin
Orla -but as a female name Aloysia
Euphrosyne
Aleidy
Oliana
Serena
Fernandina
Sulamit -prefer Shulamit
Santina
Vitalia
Zenta
Juno
Junea
Kunigunda
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I like:Nore - Oh I had forgotten about this one. I like it!
Cyrus
Linneus
Nikanor - think I prefer Nicanor
Percival
Aldor
Amandus
Even
Remus
Leontin
TitusRoni
Axelia - kind of. I had a class mate with this name a few years ago
Juno
Anselia
Niena - prefer Nienna
Junea
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I actually like Nore, although it would probably look better as Norre. Other favorites:Sörsen
Antipos
Remus
Axelia
Eola
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