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Norwegian Names

The names listed here are used in Norway. See also about Scandinavian names.

KENNET   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KENNETH

KIM (2)   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of JOACHIM

KIRSTEN   f   Danish, Norwegian, English
Danish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA

KJELL   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Contracted form of KETTIL

KJELLFRID   f   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ketilriðr, derived from the elements ketill meaning "kettle" and fríðr meaning "beautiful".

KJERSTI   f   Norwegian
Norwegian form of CHRISTINA

KJERSTIN   f   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA

KJETIL   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of KETTIL

KLARA   f   Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Latvian
Cognate of CLARA

KNUT   m   Scandinavian, German
Derived from Old Norse knútr meaning "knot"... [more]

KNUTE   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of KNUT

KONRAD   m   German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
German, Scandinavian, Polish and Slovene form of CONRAD

KRISTIAN   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTIN   f   Scandinavian, German, English
Scandinavian and German form of CHRISTINA

KRISTINE   f   Danish, Norwegian, German, Latvian
Cognate of CHRISTINE

KRISTOFFER   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of CHRISTOPHER

LARS   m   Scandinavian, 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, Scandinavian, German, Dutch
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel"... [more]

LEIF   m   Scandinavian
Short form of names containing the Old Norse element leifr meaning "descendent, heir"... [more]

LEIV   m   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of LEIF

LENA   f   Scandinavian, German, Russian, English
Scandinavian, German and English 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
Scandinavian form of LEONARD

LINA (2)   f   English, Italian, Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in lina.

LINDA   f   English, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element linde meaning "soft, tender"... [more]

LINE   f   Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in line.

LINUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), German, Scandinavian
From the Greek name Λινος (Linos) meaning "flax"... [more]

LIS   f   Scandinavian
Short form of ELISABET

LISA   f   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Short form of ELIZABETH, ELISABETH or ELISABET... [more]

LISBET   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of ELISABET

LISE   f   French, Scandinavian, English
Short form of ELISABETH or ELIZABETH

LIV   f   Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse hlif meaning "protection"... [more]

LORENS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of LAURENCE (1)

LOVISE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of LOUIS

LUCIA   f   Italian, German, English, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIUS... [more]

LUDVIG   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of LUDWIG

LUKAS   m   German, Scandinavian, Lithuanian
German, Scandinavian and Lithuanian form of LUKE

MAGDA   f   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Portuguese
Short form of MAGDALENA

MAGDALENA   f   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian
Latinate form of MAGDALENE

MAGNHILD   f   Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse magn "mighty, strong" and hildr "battle"... [more]

MAGNUS   m   Scandinavian
Late Latin name meaning "great"... [more]

MAIKEN   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish diminutive of MARIA

MAJA (1)   f   German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of MAIA (1)

MAJA (2)   f   German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of MARIA

MALENE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish short form of MAGDALENE

MARGARETA   f   German, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch
Cognate 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, Finnish, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Welsh, Breton, Estonian and Finnish form of MARY, as well as a Hungarian diminutive of MÁRIA... [more]

MARIA   f & m   Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [more]

MARIT   f   Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of MARGARET

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]

MARTA   f   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Slovak
Cognate of MARTHA

MARTE   f   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of MARTHA

MARTHA   f   English, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical
Means "mistress of the house" or "lady" in Aramaic... [more]

MARTIN   m   English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]

MARTINA   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN)... [more]

MATHIAS   m   German, Scandinavian
Variant of MATTHIAS

MATHILDE   f   French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish
Cognate of MATILDA

MATS   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian short form of MATTHIAS

MATTEUS   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of MATTHEW, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.

MATTHIAS   m   Greek, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Variant of Ματθαιος (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).

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
Feminine form of MICHAEL

MIKKEL   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of MICHAEL... [more]

MILLA   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
Short form of CAMILLA and other names that end in milla.

MILLY   f   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian diminutive of EMILIE

MONA (2)   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of MONIKA

MONIKA   f   German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of MONICA

MORTEN   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of MARTIN

NANNA   f   Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse nenna meaning "brave"... [more]

NILS   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of NICHOLAS

NJÅL   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of Niall (see NEIL).

NJORD   m   Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
From the Old Norse Njörðr, which was possibly derived from the Indo-European root *ner meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]

NORA   f   Irish, English, Scandinavian, German
Diminutive of HONORA or ELEANOR... [more]

ODD   m   Norwegian
Possibly derived from Old Norse oddr meaning "point of a sword".

ODDMUND   m   Norwegian
Possibly derived from the Old Norse elements oddr "point of a sword" and mundr "protection".

OLA (1)   m   Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish variant of OLAF

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

OLGA   f   Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA... [more]

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
Later German form of ODO... [more]

OVE   m   Scandinavian
Short form of names that contain the Old Norse element ag "blade".

ØYSTEIN   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of EYSTEINN

ØYVIND   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Eyvindr, which was derived from ey meaning "island" and vindr possibly meaning "victory" or "wind".

PÅL   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form 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]

PAULA   f   German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]

PAULINE   f   French, English, German, Scandinavian
French feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).

PEDER   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian 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]

PETRA   f   Greek, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian, English
Feminine form of PETER... [more]

PETTER   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of PETER

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]

PIA   f   Italian, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of PIUS

PONTUS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of PONTIUS

RAGNA   f   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
From the Old Norse name Ragnvaldr, a cognate of Reginwald (see REYNOLD).

RAKEL   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of RACHEL

RALF   m   German, Scandinavian, English (Rare)
Variant of RALPH

RALPH   m   English, Scandinavian, German
Contracted form of the Old Norse name RAÐÚLFR (or its Norman form Radulf)... [more]

RASMUS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ERASMUS

REBEKKA   f   German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian form of REBECCA

REGINA   f   English, Italian, Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "queen"... [more]

RIKARD   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of RICHARD

RITA   f   English, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of MARGARITA and other names ending in rita... [more]

ROALD   m   Norwegian
Means "famous ruler" from Germanic hrod "fame" and wald "rule"... [more]

ROAR   m   Norwegian
Scandinavian form of ROGER

ROBERT   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Means "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 Hrodwulf (see RUDOLF)... [more]

ROSA (1)   f   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Latinate form of ROSE... [more]

ROSEMARIE   f   German, Scandinavian
Combination of ROSE and MARIE

RUBEN   m   Scandinavian, Dutch
Scandinavian and Dutch form of REUBEN

RUDOLF   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene
From the Germanic name Hrodwulf, 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   f   English, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word רְעוּת (re'ut) meaning "friend"... [more]

SALOMON   m   French, Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish
French, Scandinavian, Finnish and Polish form of SOLOMON

SANDER   m   Dutch, Scandinavian
Dutch and Scandinavian short form of ALEXANDER

SANDRA   f   Italian, English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene
Short form of ALESSANDRA... [more]

SANNA   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of SUSANNA... [more]

SARA   f   Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, English, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH

SEBASTIAN   m   German, English, Scandinavian, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
From the Roman name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste" in Latin... [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 (see SEVERINO).

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, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Signý, which was derived from the element sigr "victory" combined with "new"... [more]

SIGRID   f   Scandinavian
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 vörðr "guardian"... [more]

SILJE   f   Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish diminutive of CECILIA

SIMEN   m   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of SIMON

SIMON   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Biblical
From the Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard"... [more]

SINDRE   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of SINDRI

SIRI   f   Scandinavian
Short form of SIGRID

SIV   f   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Means "bride" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology Siv was the wife of Thor.

SJURD   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of SIGURD

SNORRE   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of SNORRI

SOFIA   f   Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish
Variant of SOPHIA

SOLVEIG   f   Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and veig "strength"... [more]

SONJA   f   German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Serbian
Cognate of SONYA

SØREN   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of SEVERINO... [more]

STEFAN   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Cognate of STEPHEN, and a Romanian variant of ȘTEFAN.

STEFFEN   m   German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Low German form of STEPHEN

STEIN   m   Norwegian
Norwegian cognate of STEN

STIAN   m   Scandinavian
Modern form of STÍGANDR

STIG   m   Scandinavian
From Stígr, a short form of STÍGANDR

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.

SUNNIVA   f   Norwegian
Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift"... [more]

SUSANNE   f   German, Scandinavian
German form of SUSANNA

SVANHILD   f   Norwegian, Norse Mythology
Scandinavian cognate of SWANHILD... [more]

SVEIN   m   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of SVEN

SVERRE   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Sverrir which meant "wild, swinging, spinning".

SYLVIA   f   English, Scandinavian, German
Variant of SILVIA... [more]

SYNNØVE   f   Norwegian
Variant of SUNNIVA

TALLAK   m   Norwegian
Variant of TOLLAK

TEA   f   German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA

TEKLA   f   Scandinavian, Russian, Polish
Scandinavian, Russian and Polish form of THEKLA

TEODOR   m   Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE

TERESA   f   Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian, English
Cognate of THERESA... [more]

TERJE (1)   m   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of TORGEIR

THEA   f   German, Scandinavian, English
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA

THEODOR   m   German, Scandinavian, Czech, Romanian
German form of THEODORE, as well as a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of TEODOR.

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
Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin"... [more]

THORA   f   Scandinavian, German
Feminine form of Þórr (see THOR)... [more]

THORBJØRN   m   Norwegian, Danish
Variant of TORBJØRN

THORSTEIN   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of TORSTEN

THORVALD   m   Scandinavian
Variant of TORVALD

THYRA   f   Scandinavian
Variant of TYRA

TINE   f   Norwegian, Danish
Short form of KRISTINE

TOBIAS   m   Biblical, German, Scandinavian, English
Greek form of TOBIAH... [more]

TOLLAK   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórleikr, which meant "Thor's play" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with leikr "play, game (involving weapons)".

TOMAS   m   Swedish, Norwegian, Lithuanian
Swedish, Norwegian and Lithuanian form of THOMAS

TONE (2)   f   Norwegian
Variant of TORNY

TOR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Þórr (see THOR).

TORA   f   Scandinavian
Feminine form of TORE (1)

TORBJØRG   f   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of TORBORG

TORBJØRN   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of TORBJÖRN

TORBORG   f   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Þórbjörg, which meant "Thor's protection" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with björg "protection, help".

TORDIS   f   Norwegian, Danish
Modern form of ÞÓRDÍS

TORE (1)   m   Scandinavian
Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element Þórr (see THOR).

TORGEIR   m   Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Þórgeirr, which meant "Thor's spear" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with geirr "spear".

TORGER   m   Norwegian, Danish
Variant of TORGEIR

TORGILS   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórgísl (see TROELS).

TORHILD   f   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórhildr, which meant "Thor's battle" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with hildr "battle".

TORIL   f   Norwegian
Variant of TORHILD

TORMOD   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórmóðr, which meant "Thor's mind" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with móðr "mind, mood".

TORNY   f   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Þórnýr which was derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with nýr "new".

TORØ   f   Norwegian
Feminine form of TORE (1)

TORSTEIN   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of TORSTEN

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.

TRULS   m   Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Þórgísl (see TROELS).

TRYGVE   m   Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "trustworthy".

TURID   f   Scandinavian
Modern form of ÞÓRFRÍÐR

TUVA   f   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian variant of TOVE

TYRA   f   Scandinavian
Feminine form of TYR

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]

URSULA   f   English, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Finnish
Means "little bear", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ursa "she-bear"... [more]

VALDEMAR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of WALDEMAR... [more]

VALENTIN   m   Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALTER   m   Scandinavian, Portuguese, Slovene
Scandinavian, Portuguese and Slovene form of WALTER

VANJA   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine form of VANYA

VARG   m   Norwegian
Means "wolf" in Old Norse.

VERA (1)   f   Russian, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Slovene, Portuguese
Means "faith" in Russian, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus "true"... [more]

VERNER   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of WERNER

VERONIKA   f   Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VERONICA

VESLEMØY   f   Norwegian
Means "little girl" from Norwegian vesle "little" and møy "girl"... [more]

VIBEKE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of WIBEKE

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 Scandinavian element vig "war".

VIKTOR   m   Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Cognate of VICTOR

VIKTORIA   f   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of VICTORIA (1)

VILHELM   m   Scandinavian, Hungarian
Scandinavian and Hungarian form of WILLIAM

VILMAR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of WILMER

VIOLA   f   English, Italian, Scandinavian
Means "violet" in Latin... [more]

WALDEMAR   m   German, Scandinavian, Polish
Germanic cognate of the Slavic name VLADIMIR, composed of the Germanic elements wald "rule" and meri "famous".

WALTER   m   English, German, Scandinavian, Polish
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and heri "army"... [more]

WERNER   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian
From a Germanic name derived from war "guard" combined with heri "army".

YLVA   f   Scandinavian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

YNGVAR   m   Danish, Norwegian
Variant of INGVAR

YNGVE   m   Scandinavian
Derived from the name of the Norse god ING.

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