the etymology and history of first names
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Norwegian Names
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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 ný "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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