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The names listed here are used in Norway. See also about Scandinavian names.
HEDDA f Norwegian, Swedish
Diminutive of HEDVIG... [more]
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
HELGE m Scandinavian, German
From the from Old Norse name Helgi, derived from heilagr meaning "holy, blessed".
HELLA f Scandinavian, German
Variant of HELGA
HEMMING m Scandinavian
Perhaps derived from Old Norse hamr "shape", originally a nickname for a person believed to be a shape changer.
HENNING m German, Danish, Norwegian
Diminutive of HENRIK
HENRIETTE f French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
French feminine diminutive of HENRY
HENRIK m Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene
Scandinavian, Low German, Hungarian and Slovene form of HENRY
HENRIKE f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of HENRY
HERLEIF m Norwegian
Modern Scandinavian form of HERLEIFR
HERMAN m English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Ancient Germanic
Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and man "man"... [more]
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
HJALMAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Hjálmarr meaning "helmeted warrior" from the element hjalmr "helmet" combined with arr "warrior".
HJØRDIS f Danish, Norwegian
Modern form of HJÖRDÍS
HOLGER m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, derived from the elements hólmr "island" and geirr "spear"... [more]
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".
INGEMAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingimárr, derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with mærr "famous".
INGMAR m Scandinavian
Short form of INGEMAR... [more]
INGOLF m Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Ingólfr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with úlfr meaning "wolf".
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]
INGVAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingvarr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with arr meaning "warrior".
INGVILD f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ingvildr, derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with vald "might, power".
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]
IVAR m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of IVOR
JACOB m English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Biblical
From the Latin Iacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov)... [more]
JACOBINE f Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Norwegian, Danish and Dutch feminine form of JACOB (or JAMES).
JAKOB m German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Slovene, Estonian
Cognate of JACOB (or JAMES).
JAN (1) m Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German
Form of JOHANNES... [more]
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)
JARL m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "chieftain, nobleman, earl" in Old Norse... [more]
JARLE m Scandinavian
Variant of JARL
JENS m Scandinavian
Danish form of JOHN
JOAKIM m Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian form of JOACHIM
JOHAN m Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Czech
Scandinavian, Low German and Czech form of Iohannes (see JOHN).
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).
JOHANNES m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]
JON (1) m Scandinavian, Basque
Scandinavian and Basque form of JOHN
JONAS (2) m Biblical (Variant), Scandinavian, German
From Ιωνας (Ionas), the Greek form of JONAH, which is used in some translations of the New Testament.
JONATAN m Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German variant of JONATHAN
JONATHAN m English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan) (contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan)) meaning "YAHWEH has given"... [more]
JØRG m Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian short form of JØRGEN
JØRGEN m Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of JÜRGEN
JORUN f Norwegian
Variant of JORUNN
JORUNN f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Jórunnr, derived from the elements jór "stallion" and unna "to love".
JOSEF m German, Scandinavian, Czech
German, Scandinavian and Czech form of JOSEPH
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]
KAI (1) m Frisian, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Meaning uncertain, possibly a Frisian diminutive of GERHARD, NICOLAAS, CORNELIS or GAIUS.
KAIA f Norwegian
Variant of KAJA (1)
KAJ (1) m Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
KAJA (1) f Scandinavian
Scandinavian diminutive of KATARINA... [more]
KÅRE m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Kári meaning "curly, curved".
KAREN (1) f Danish, Norwegian, German, English
Danish short form of KATHERINE... [more]
KARI (1) f Norwegian
Norwegian form of KATHERINE
KARIN f Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Finnish, English
Swedish short form of KATHERINE
KARINA f Scandinavian, Polish, German, Russian, English
Elaborated form of KARIN
KARL m German, Scandinavian, English, Ancient Germanic
German and Scandinavian form of CHARLES... [more]
KARLA f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of CHARLES
KAROLINA f Polish, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Slovene, German
Feminine form of CAROLUS
KAROLINE f German, Danish, Norwegian
Feminine form of CAROLUS
KASPER m Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian
Polish, Dutch and Scandinavian cognate of JASPER
KATARINA f German, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Lithuanian
Cognate of KATHERINE
KATHARINA f German, Scandinavian
German form of KATHERINE
KATHRINE f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KATHERINE
KATRINE f Scandinavian, Dutch
Scandinavian and Dutch contracted form of KATHERINE
KAY (3) m Frisian, German, Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
KENNET m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KENNETH
KEVIN m English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth"... [more]
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 variant of KNUT
KONRAD m German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
German, Scandinavian, Polish and Slovene form of CONRAD
KRISTEN (1) m Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of CHRISTIAN
KRISTIAN m Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of CHRISTIAN
KRISTIN f Scandinavian, German, English
Scandinavian and German form of CHRISTINA
KRISTINA f Scandinavian, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, English, Bulgarian
Cognate of CHRISTINA, and a Bulgarian variant of HRISTINA.
KRISTINE f Scandinavian, 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, Late Roman
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, Italian
Short form of ELIZABETH, ELISABETH, ELISABET or ELISABETTA... [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, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Slovene, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian, English
Latinate form of MAGDALENE
MAGNHILD f Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse magn "mighty, strong" and hildr "battle"... [more]
MAGNUS m Scandinavian, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "great"... [more]
MAIKEN f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian 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, Finnish
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, Estonian, 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, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [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 (see MARY)... [more]
MARINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS
MARIT f Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of MARGARET
MARITA (2) f Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian 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, 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, 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 French, 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, French, 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]
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
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