Behind the Name
the etymology and history of first names
Login   Register
Search

Danish Names

Danish names are used in Denmark. See also about Scandinavian names.
There are 545 names matching your criteria. This is page 2.

LÆRKE   f   Danish
Means "lark" in Danish.
LAILA (2)   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of LÁILÁ
LARS   m   Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Scandinavian form of LAURENCE (1)
LASSE   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of LAURENCE (1)
LAURA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel"... [more]
LAURITS   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
LAURITZ   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
LEIF   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Leifr meaning "descendent, heir"... [more]
LENA   f   Scandinavian, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian
Scandinavian, German and Polish short form of HELENA or MAGDALENA, and a Russian short form of YELENA.
LENE   f   German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish and Norwegian short form of HELENE or MAGDALENE
LENNART   m   Scandinavian, German, Finnish
Swedish and Low German form of LEONARD
LILLY   f   English, Scandinavian
English variant of LILY... [more]
LINA (2)   f   English, Italian, Scandinavian, Lithuanian, Croatian
Short form of names ending in lina.
LINDA   f   English, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Croatian, Ancient Germanic
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element linde meaning "soft, tender"... [more]
LINE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Short form of names ending in line.
LINUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), German, Scandinavian
From the Greek name Λινος (Linos) meaning "flax"... [more]
LIS   f   Scandinavian
Short form of ELISABET
LISBET   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of ELISABET
LISELOTTE   f   German, Danish
Contraction of LISA and CHARLOTTE
LIV (1)   f   Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse name Hlíf meaning "protection"... [more]
LOKE   m   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
Modern Scandinavian form of LOKI
LONE   f   Danish
Short form of ABELONE or MAGDALONE
LORENS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of LAURENCE (1)
LOTTE   f   German, Dutch, Danish
Short form of LISELOTTE or CHARLOTTE
LOVISE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of LOUIS
LUDVIG   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of LUDWIG
LUKAS   m   German, Scandinavian, Lithuanian
German, Scandinavian and Lithuanian form of LUKE
LYKKE   f   Danish
Means "good fortune, happiness" in Danish.
MADS   m   Danish
Danish short form of MATHIAS
MAGDALENE   f   German, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
From a title which meant "of Magdala"... [more]
MAGDALONE   f   Danish
Danish form of MAGDALENE
MAGNUS   m   Scandinavian, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "great"... [more]
MAIKEN   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of MARIA
MAJKEN   f   Danish, Swedish
Variant of MAIKEN
MALENE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish short form of MAGDALENE
MALTE   m   Danish, Swedish, German
Short form of the Germanic name HELMOLD
MALTHE   m   Danish, German
Variant of MALTE
MARCUS   m   Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, English, Scandinavian
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MAREN   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of MARINA
MARGARETHE   f   German, Danish
German and Danish form of MARGARET
MARGIT   f   Hungarian, Scandinavian
Hungarian and Scandinavian form of MARGARET
MARGRETHE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of MARGARET
MARI   f   Welsh, Breton, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Welsh, Breton, Estonian and Finnish form of MARIA, as well as a Hungarian diminutive of MÁRIA... [more]
MARIANNE   f   French, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish
Originally a French diminutive of MARIE... [more]
MARIE   f   French, Czech, German, English, Scandinavian
French and Czech form of MARIA... [more]
MARIUS   m   Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Romanian
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"... [more]
MARKUS   m   German, Scandinavian, Finnish
German, Scandinavian and Finnish form of MARK
MARNA   f   Danish
Danish short form of MARINA
MARTHA   f   English, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Aramaic מרתא (marta') meaning "lady, mistress"... [more]
MARTIN   m   English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Finnish
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MATTHIAS   m   Greek, German, Scandinavian, French, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Variant of Matthaios (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot... [more]
MAX   m   German, English, Scandinavian, Dutch
Short form of MAXIMILIAN (or sometimes of MAXWELL in English).
MAXIMILIAN   m   German, English, Scandinavian
From the Roman name Maximilianus, which was derived from MAXIMUS... [more]
MERETE   f   Danish
Danish form of MARGARET
META   f   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian short form of MARGARET
METTE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of MARGARET
MIA   f   Scandinavian, Dutch, German, English
Scandinavian, Dutch and German diminutive of MARIA
MIKAEL   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of MICHAEL
MIKAELA   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
Feminine form of MICHAEL
MIKKEL   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of MICHAEL... [more]
MIKKELINE   f   Danish
Danish feminine form of MIKKEL
MILLA   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
Short form of CAMILLA and other names that end in milla.
MOGENS   m   Danish
Danish form of MAGNUS
MONA (2)   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of MONIKA
MORTEN   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of MARTIN
NANNA   f   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from Old Norse nanþ- meaning "daring, brave"... [more]
NIELS (1)   m   Danish
Danish form of NICHOLAS... [more]
NIKOLAJ   m   Danish, Slovene
Danish and Slovene form of NICHOLAS
NJORD   m   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
From the Old Norse Njörðr, which was possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ner meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]
OLAF   m   Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish
From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendent", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leifr "descendent"... [more]
OLAV   m   Norwegian, Danish
Variant of OLAF
OLE   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of OLAF
OLIVER   m   English, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak
From Olivier, a Norman French form of a Germanic name such as ALFHER or an Old Norse name such as Áleifr (see OLAF)... [more]
OLIVIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish, Scandinavian
This name was first used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night' (1602)... [more]
OLUF   m   Danish
Danish variant of OLAF
ORLA (2)   m   Danish
Danish name, meaning unknown.
OSCAR   m   English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Scandinavian, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "deer lover", derived from Gaelic os "deer" and cara "lover"... [more]
OSKAR   m   Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene
Scandinavian, German, Polish and Slovene form of OSCAR
OSVALD   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian cognate of OSWALD
OTTO   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Later German form of Audo or Odo, originally a short form of various names beginning with the Germanic element od meaning "wealth, fortune"... [more]
OVE   m   Scandinavian
Probably a modern form of the Old Danish name Aghi, originally a short form of names that contain the Old Norse element ag "blade" or agi "terror".
PALLE   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of PAUL
PAUL   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Romanian, Biblical
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin... [more]
PAULINE   f   French, English, German, Scandinavian
French feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).
PEDER   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of PETER
PEER   m   Scandinavian
Variant of PER... [more]
PER   m   Scandinavian, Breton
Scandinavian and Breton form of PETER
PERNILLE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian short form of PETRONILLA
PETER   m   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone"... [more]
PHILIP   m   English, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical
From the Greek name Φιλιππος (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements φιλος (philos) "friend" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]
PONTUS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of PONTIUS
POUL   m   Danish
Danish form of PAUL
PREBEN   m   Danish
Modern Danish form of the name Pridbjørn, which was a medieval Scandinavian form of the Slavic name Pritbor, which was derived from Slavic prid "first" and bor "battle".
RAGNA   f   Scandinavian, Ancient Scandinavian
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element regin "advice, counsel".
RAGNAR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian cognate of RAYNER
RAGNHILD   f   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ragnhildr, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and hildr "battle".
RAGNVALD   m   Scandinavian
Modern Scandinavian form of RAGNVALDR
RAKEL   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of RACHEL
RALPH   m   English, Scandinavian, German
Contracted form of the Old Norse name RÁÐÚLFR (or its Norman form Radulf)... [more]
RASMUS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ERASMUS
REBEKKA   f   German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Biblical Greek
German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian form of REBECCA... [more]
REGINA   f   English, Italian, Polish, German, Scandinavian, Lithuanian, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "queen"... [more]
RIKARD   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of RICHARD
RIKKE   f   Danish
Danish short form of FREDERIKKE
RITA   f   Italian, English, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of MARGHERITA or other names ending in rita... [more]
ROBERT   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]
ROLF   m   German, Scandinavian, English
From the Germanic name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF)... [more]
ROSA (1)   f   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Dutch, German, English
Generally this can be considered a Latin form of ROSE, though originally it may have come from the Germanic name ROZA (2)... [more]
ROSEMARIE   f   German, Scandinavian
Combination of ROSE and MARIE
RUBEN   m   Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical Latin
Scandinavian and Dutch form of REUBEN
RUDOLF   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Russian, Armenian
From the Germanic name Hrodulf, which was derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wulf "wolf"... [more]
RUNA   f   Scandinavian
Feminine form of RUNE
RUNE   m   Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore".
RUTH (1)   f   English, German, Scandinavian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word רְעוּת (re'ut) meaning "friend"... [more]
SALOMON   m   French, Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
French, Scandinavian, Finnish and Polish form of SOLOMON
SAMUEL   m   English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Scandinavian, Finnish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard"... [more]
SANDER   m   Dutch, Scandinavian
Dutch and Scandinavian short form of ALEXANDER
SANNE   f   Dutch, Danish
Dutch and Danish short form of SUSANNA
SEBASTIAN   m   German, English, Scandinavian, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
From the Latin name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste"... [more]
SELMA   f   English, German, Scandinavian
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of ANSELMA... [more]
SEVERIN   m   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of SEVERINUS
SIGMUND   m   German, Scandinavian, English
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and mund "protector" (or in the case of the Scandinavian cognate, from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and mundr "protector")... [more]
SIGNE   f   Scandinavian
Variant of SIGNY
SIGNY   f   Scandinavian
Modern Scandinavian form of SIGNÝ
SIGRID   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, fair".
SIGRUN   f   Scandinavian
Modern form of SIGRÚN
SIGURD   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Sigurðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and varðr "guardian"... [more]
SILJE   f   Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish diminutive of CECILIA
SILLE   f   Danish
Danish diminutive of CECILIA
SIMON   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Σιμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard"... [more]
SIRI   f   Scandinavian
Short form of SIGRID
SIV   f   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Means "bride" in Old Norse... [more]
SOFIE   f   German, Danish, Dutch, Czech
Form of SOPHIE
SOLVEJ   f   Danish
Danish form of SOLVEIG
SØREN   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of SEVERINUS... [more]
STEEN   m   Danish
Danish cognate of STEN
STEFANIE   f   German, Dutch, Danish
Variant of STEPHANIE
STEFFEN   m   German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Low German form of STEPHEN
STEN   m   Scandinavian, Dutch
Derived from the Old Norse name Steinn meaning "stone".
STIAN   m   Scandinavian
Modern form of STÍGANDR
STIG   m   Scandinavian
Modern form of STIGR
STINA   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of CHRISTINA and other names ending in stina.
STINE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian short form of CHRISTINE and other names ending in stine.
SUSANN   f   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian short form of SUSANNE
SUSANNE   f   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of SUSANNA
SVANTE   m   Scandinavian
Swedish short form of SVANTEPOLK
SVEN   m   Scandinavian, German, Dutch
From the Old Norse byname Sveinn which meant "boy".
SVEND   m   Danish
Danish form of SVEN
TARBEN   m   Danish
Danish form of TORBJÖRN
TEKLA   f   Scandinavian, Russian, Polish
Scandinavian, Russian and Polish form of THEKLA
THEA   f   German, Scandinavian, English
Short form of DOROTHEA or THEODORA
THEODOR   m   German, Scandinavian, Czech, Romanian
German form of THEODORE, as well as a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of TEODOR... [more]
THERESA   f   English, German, Scandinavian
From the Spanish and Portuguese name Teresa... [more]
THERESE   f   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian variant of THERESA
THOMAS   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name תָּאוֹמָא (Ta'oma') which meant "twin"... [more]
THOR   m   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from the early Germanic *Þunraz... [more]
THORA   f   Scandinavian, German
Modern form of ÞÓRA
THORBEN   m   Danish, German
Variant of TORBEN
THORE   m   Scandinavian
Variant of TORE (1)
THORSTEN   m   Swedish, Danish, German
Variant of TORSTEN
THORVALD   m   Scandinavian
Variant of TORVALD
THYRA   f   Scandinavian
Variant of TYRA
TINE   f   Norwegian, Danish
Short form of KRISTINE
TOR   m   Scandinavian
Modern Scandinavian form of Þórr (see THOR)... [more]
TORA   f   Scandinavian
Modern form of ÞÓRA
TORBEN   m   Danish, German
Danish form of TORBJÖRN
TORBJØRN   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of TORBJÖRN
TORBORG   f   Scandinavian
Modern form of ÞÓRBJÖRG
TORDIS   f   Scandinavian
Modern form of ÞÓRDÍS
TORE (1)   m   Scandinavian
Probably from the Old Norse name ÞÓRIR
TORSTEN   m   Swedish, Danish, German
From the Old Norse name Þórsteinn, which meant "Thor's stone" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with steinn "stone".
TORVALD   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Þórvaldr, which meant "Thor's ruler" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with valdr "ruler".
TOVE   f   Scandinavian
Modern form of the Old Norse name Tófa, a short form of ÞÓRFRÍÐR.
TRINE   f   Danish
Danish short form of KATRINE
TROELS   m   Danish
Danish form of ÞÓRGÍSL
TRYGVE   m   Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "trustworthy".
TUE   m   Danish
Danish form of TÓFI
TURID   f   Scandinavian
Modern form of ÞÓRFRÍÐR
TYGE   m   Danish
Danish form of TYCHO
TYRA   f   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Þýri, which was derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with an unknown second element, possibly víg "war".
UFFE   m   Danish
Variant of ULF
ULF   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".
ULLA   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
Diminutive of ULRIKA
ULRIK   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ULRICH
ULRIKA   f   German, Scandinavian, Finnish
German and Scandinavian feminine form of ULRICH... [more]
ULRIKE   f   German, Danish
German and Danish feminine form of ULRICH
URBAN   m   Danish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene, Biblical, History
From the Latin name Urbanus which meant "city dweller"... [more]
URSULA   f   English, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Finnish, Late Roman
Means "little bear", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ursa "she-bear"... [more]
VALDEMAR   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian form of WALDEMAR... [more]
VALTER   m   Scandinavian, Portuguese, Slovene
Scandinavian, Portuguese and Slovene form of WALTER
VANJA   m & f   Croatian, Serbian, Scandinavian
Croatian and Serbian (masculine and feminine) form of VANYA... [more]
VERA (1)   f   Russian, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Portuguese
Means "faith" in Russian, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus "true"... [more]
VERNER   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of WERNER
VIBEKE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of WIEBKE
VIDAR   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Víðarr, which is possibly derived from víðr "forest" and arr "warrior"... [more]
VIGGO   m   Scandinavian
Short form of names containing the Old Norse element víg "war".
VIKTORIA   f   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of VICTORIA (1)
VILFRED   m   Danish
Danish form of WILFRED
VILHELM   m   Scandinavian, Hungarian
Scandinavian and Hungarian form of WILLIAM
VILMAR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of WILLAMAR
VINCENT   m   English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Slovak
From the Roman name Vincentius, which was from Latin vincere "to conquer"... [more]
VIOLA   f   English, Italian, Scandinavian
Means "violet" in Latin... [more]
VITA   f   Ancient Roman, Danish
Feminine form of VITUS
VIVI   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian diminutive of names beginning with Vi, as well as OLIVIA and SOFIA.
VIVIAN   m & f   English, Scandinavian
From the Latin name Vivianus which was derived from Latin vivus "alive"... [more]
WALDEMAR   m   German, Scandinavian, Polish
Germanic derivative of the Slavic name VLADIMIR (or perhaps a cognate composed of the Germanic elements wald "rule" and meri "famous")... [more]
WALTER   m   English, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Italian, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army"... [more]
WERNER   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian
From a Germanic name derived from warin "guard" combined with hari "army".
YLVA   f   Scandinavian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".
YNGVE   m   Scandinavian
Modern form of YNGVI


   < Previous Page   
NAVIGATION
  Aage ⇔ Kristoffer
  LærkeYngve


GENDER
  All
  Masculine
  Feminine
  Unisex


Home About | Copyright © | Terms | Contact

Baby names - Search 20,000 baby name meanings.