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The names listed here are used in Denmark. See also about Scandinavian names.
ABELONE f Danish
Danish form of APOLLONIA
AGATHE f French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA
AGNES f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more]
AGNETE f Danish
Danish variant of AGNES
AGNETHA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of AGNES
AGNETHE f Danish
Danish variant of AGNES
AINA (1) f Finnish, Scandinavian
Variant of AINO... [more]
ALBERTE (2) f Danish
Danish feminine form of ALBERT
ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALVILDA f Danish
Danish form of ALFHILD
AMANDA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Scandinavian, Dutch, German, Finnish, Late Roman
In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS... [more]
ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Feminine form of ANDREW... [more]
ANE (1) f Danish
Danish diminutive of ANNA
ANIKA f German, Dutch, Danish
German, Dutch and Danish diminutive of ANNA
ANJA f Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Scandinavian, Finnish and Slovene diminutive of ANNA
ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Provençal, Breton, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament... [more]
ANNE (1) f French, English, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
French form of ANNA... [more]
ANNELIE f German, Scandinavian
Short form of ANNELIESE
ANNELISE f Danish
Danish form of ANNELIESE
ANTONIA f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ÅSE f Scandinavian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅSA, as well as a Swedish variant.
ASLØG f Danish
Danish form of ASLAUG
ASTA f Scandinavian
Short form of ASTRID
ASTRID f Scandinavian, German
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR... [more]
BEATA f Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed"... [more]
BENEDIKTE f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of BENEDICT
BENTE f Danish
Danish feminine form of BENEDICT
BERIT f Scandinavian
Variant of BIRGIT
BINE f Danish
Short form of JACOBINE
BIRGIT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of BIRGITTA
BIRGITTA f Scandinavian, Finnish
Most likely a Scandinavian form of BRIDGET via the Latinized form Brigitta... [more]
BIRGITTE f Danish
Danish form of BIRGITTA
BIRTE f Danish
Danish diminutive of BIRGITTA
BIRTHE f Danish
Danish diminutive of BIRGITTA
BODIL f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Bóthildr, derived from bót "remedy" and hildr "battle".
BORGHILD f Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle"... [more]
BRIGITTA f German, Dutch, Hungarian, Scandinavian (Archaic)
German, Dutch and Hungarian form of BRIDGET
BRITA f Scandinavian, Finnish
Diminutive of BIRGITTA
BRITT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
BRITTA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
CAJA f Danish
Variant of KAJA (1)
CAMILLA f English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of CAMILLUS... [more]
CARINA (2) f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KARINA
CATHRINE f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KATHERINE
CECILIE f Norwegian, Danish, Czech
Norwegian, Danish and Czech form of CECILIA
CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES... [more]
CHRISTA f German, Danish, English
Short form of CHRISTINA
CHRISTIN f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KRISTIN
CHRISTINA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN... [more]
CHRISTINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French form of CHRISTINA, as well as a variant in other languages.
CILLE f Danish
Danish diminutive of CECILIA
DAGMAR f Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid".
DAGNY f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Dagný, which was derived from the elements dagr "day" and ný "new".
DITTE f Danish
Danish diminutive of EDITH or DOROTHEA
DORETE f Danish
Danish variant of DOROTHEA
DORIT (2) f Danish
Danish diminutive of DOROTHEA
DOROTHEA f German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek
Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god"... [more]
DORTE f Danish
Danish form of DOROTHY
DORTHE f Danish
Danish form of DOROTHY
EA (2) f Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in ea.
EBBA (1) f German, Scandinavian
Feminine form of EBBE
EDITH f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more]
ELEONORA f Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish
Cognate of ELEANOR
ELIN f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of HELEN
ELISABET f Scandinavian, Finnish, Biblical Greek
Scandinavian and Finnish form of ELIZABETH
ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant), Biblical Latin
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELISE f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Short form of ELIZABETH
ELLA (2) f English, Scandinavian
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El... [more]
ELLINOR f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ELEANOR
ELSE f Danish, Norwegian, German
Diminutive of ELISABETH
ELVA (2) f Danish, Swedish
Feminine form of ALF (1)
EMILIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Scandinavian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMILIE f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
ERIKA f Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, English
Feminine form of ERIK
ESTER f Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Finnish
Cognate of ESTHER
EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin
Latinate form of EVE... [more]
FREDERIKKE f Danish
Danish feminine form of FREDERICK
FREJA f Danish, Swedish, German
Danish, Swedish and German form of FREYA
FRIDA f Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of other feminine names containing the Germanic element frid meaning "peace"... [more]
GERDA (2) f Scandinavian
Latinized form of GERD (2)
GINA f Italian, English, Scandinavian
Short form of GEORGINA, REGINA, LUIGINA, and other names ending in gina... [more]
GRETE f German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish and Norwegian short form of MARGARET
GRETHE f Danish, Norwegian
Short form of MARGRETHE
GRY f Norwegian, Danish
Means "dawn" in Old Norse.
GULL f Scandinavian
Short form of various Scandinavian names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".
GUNDA f German, Scandinavian
Short form of names containing the Germanic element gund which means "war".
GUNHILD f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Gunnhildr, derived from the elements gunnr "war" and hildr "battle".
GUNHILDA f Scandinavian (Rare)
Variant of GUNHILD
GUNVOR f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Gunnvör meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vor "vigilant, cautious".
HANNA (1) f Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, German, Dutch, Icelandic
Cognate of HANNAH
HANNA (2) f German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Short form of JOHANNA
HANNE (1) f Danish, Norwegian, German
Danish and Norwegian short form of JOHANNE, or a German short form of JOHANNA.
HANNE (2) f German, Scandinavian
Variant of HANNA (1)
HEDVIG f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of HEDWIG
HEGE f Norwegian, Danish
Diminutive of HELGA
HEIDI f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, English
German diminutive of ADELHEID... [more]
HELENA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Slovene, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinate form of HELEN
HELENE f German, Scandinavian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of HELEN, as well as the modern German and Scandinavian form.
HELGA f Scandinavian, German, Ancient Scandinavian
Feminine form of HELGE
HELLA f Scandinavian, German
Variant of HELGA
HELLE (1) f Danish
Danish variant of HELGA
HENRIETTE f French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
French feminine diminutive of HENRY
HENRIKE f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of HENRY
HILDA f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle"... [more]
HILDEGARD f German, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and gard "enclosure"... [more]
HILDEGARDE f German, Scandinavian
Variant of HILDEGARD
HJØRDIS f Danish, Norwegian
Modern form of HJÖRDÍS
HULDA (1) f Scandinavian, German
Derived from archaic Swedish huld meaning "sweet, lovable".
IDA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene
Derived from the Germanic element id meaning "work, labour"... [more]
INA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
Short form of names ending with ina.
INGA f Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ancient Scandinavian
Strictly feminine form of INGE
INGE m & f Scandinavian, German, Dutch
Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god ING... [more]
INGEBJØRG f Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish variant of INGEBORG
INGEBORG f Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Ingibjörg, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with björg meaning "protection, help".
INGEGERD f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingigerðr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with garðr meaning "enclosure".
INGRID f Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful", derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with fríðr "beautiful"... [more]
IRENE f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ειρηνη (Eirene), derived from a word meaning "peace"... [more]
ISABELLA f Italian, Spanish, German, English, Scandinavian, Dutch, Romanian
Latinate form of ISABEL... [more]
JACOBINE f Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Norwegian, Danish and Dutch feminine form of JACOB (or JAMES).
JANNE (2) f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of JOHANNA
JANNICKE f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine diminutive of JAN (1)
JANNIKE f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine diminutive of JAN (1)
JOHANNA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Latinate form of Ioanna (see JOANNA).
JOHANNE f Danish, Norwegian, Medieval French
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Iohanna (see JOHN).
JONNA f Danish, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of JOHANNA
JUDIT f Hungarian, Spanish, Scandinavian
Hungarian, Spanish and Scandinavian form of JUDITH
JULIA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Biblical
Feminine form of JULIUS... [more]
JYTTE f Danish
Danish form of JUDITH
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