the etymology and history of first names
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Norwegian Feminine Names
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The names listed here are used in Norway. See also about Scandinavian names.
AGATHE f French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA
AGNES f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more]
AGNETHA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of AGNES
ÅGOT f Norwegian
Norwegian form of AGATHA
AINA (1) f Finnish, Scandinavian
Variant of AINO... [more]
ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALFHILD f Norwegian, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfhildr which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle"... [more]
ALVA (1) f Swedish, Norwegian
Feminine form of ALF (1)
ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Feminine form of ANDREW... [more]
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, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]
ANNBJØRG f Norwegian
Variant of ARNBJØRG
ANNE (1) f French, English, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
French form of ANNA... [more]
ANNELIE f German, Scandinavian
Short form of ANNELIESE
ANNIKEN f Norwegian
Norwegian diminutive of ANNA
ANTONIA f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ARNBJØRG f Norwegian
Norwegian form of ARNBORG
ÅSE f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅSA
ASLAUG f Norwegian, Danish
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
ASTA f Scandinavian
Short form of ÁSTRÍÐR
ASTRID f Scandinavian, German
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR... [more]
AUDHILD f Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and hildr "battle".
BEATA f Polish, German, Scandinavian
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed"... [more]
BENEDIKTE f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of BENEDICT
BERGLIOT f Norwegian
Variant of BERGLJOT
BERGLJOT f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Bergljót, which was composed of the elements berg "help, save" and ljótr "light".
BERIT f Scandinavian
Variant of BIRGIT
BIRGIT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of BIRGITTA
BJØRG f Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse björg meaning "protection, help".
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]
BRIT f Norwegian
Norwegian short form of BIRGITTA
BRITA f Scandinavian, Finnish
Diminutive of BIRGITTA
BRITT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
BRITTA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
BRYNHILD f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Brynhildr (see BRUNHILD).
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]
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, used as a variant in other languages.
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".
DAGRUN f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Dagrún, which was derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and rún "secret lore".
EA (2) f Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in ea.
EDITH f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more]
ELIN f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of HELEN
ELISABET f Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of ELIZABETH
ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant)
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
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, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, English
Feminine form of ERIK
ERLE (1) f Norwegian
Feminine form of JARL
ESTER f Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Finnish
Cognate of ESTHER
EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian
Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVA... [more]
FREJA f Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYA
FRIDA f Scandinavian, Hungarian
Scandinavian and Hungarian form of FRIEDE... [more]
GERD (2) f Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse garðr meaning "enclosure"... [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
GRO f Norwegian
Possibly from Old Norse gróa "to grow".
GRY f Norwegian, Danish
Means "dawn" in Old Norse.
GUDRUN f Norse Mythology, Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore"... [more]
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
Variant of GUNHILD
GUNNHILD f Norwegian
Variant of GUNHILD
GUNNVOR f Norwegian
Variant of GUNVOR
GUNVOR f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Gunnvor 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)
HEDDA f Norwegian, Swedish
Diminutive of HEDVIG... [more]
HEDVIG f Scandinavian
Scandinavian cognate 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, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Slovene, English
Latinate form of HELEN
HELENE f German, Scandinavian, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of HELEN, as well as the modern German and Scandinavian form.
HELGA f Scandinavian, German
Feminine form of HELGE
HELLA f Scandinavian, German
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
Originally a Latinized short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle"... [more]
HILDEGARD f German, Scandinavian
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
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 Norse 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 Norse 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 Norse 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 Norse god ING combined with fríðr "beautiful"... [more]
INGVILD f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ingvildr, derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with vald "might, power".
IRENE f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, 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
Latinate feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN).
JOHANNE f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine variant of Iohannes (see JOHN).
JONETTE f Norwegian
Feminine diminutive of JON (1)
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".
JUDIT f Hungarian, Spanish, Scandinavian
Hungarian, Spanish and Scandinavian form of JUDITH
JULIA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Biblical
Latinate feminine form of JULIUS... [more]
KAIA f Norwegian
Variant of KAJA (1)
KAJA (1) f Scandinavian
Scandinavian diminutive of KATARINA... [more]
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
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
KATRINE f Scandinavian, Dutch
Scandinavian and Dutch contracted form of KATHERINE
KIRSTEN f Danish, Norwegian, English
Danish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA
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
KLARA f Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Latvian
Cognate of CLARA
KRISTIN f Scandinavian, German, English
Scandinavian and German form of CHRISTINA
KRISTINE f Danish, Norwegian, German, Latvian
Cognate of CHRISTINE
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]
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
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.
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]
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]
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]
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
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]
MARTINA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN)... [more]
MATHILDE f French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish
Cognate of MATILDA
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
MIKAELA f Scandinavian
Feminine form of MICHAEL
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
NANNA f Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse nenna meaning "brave"... [more]
NORA f Irish, English, Scandinavian, German
Diminutive of HONORA or ELEANOR... [more]
OLGA f Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA... [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).
PERNILLE f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian short form of PETRONILLA
PETRA f Greek, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian, English
Feminine form of PETER... [more]
PIA f Italian, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of PIUS
RAGNA f Scandinavian
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element regin "advice, counsel".
RAGNHILD f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ragnhildr, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and hildr "battle".
RAKEL f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of RACHEL
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]
RITA f English, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of MARGARITA and other names ending in rita... [more]
ROSA (1) f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Latinate form of ROSE... [more]
ROSEMARIE f German, Scandinavian
Combination of ROSE and MARIE
RUNA f Scandinavian
Feminine form of RUNE
RUTH f English, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word רְעוּת (re'ut) meaning "friend"... [more]
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
SELMA f English, German, Scandinavian
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of ANSELMA... [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
SILJE f Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish diminutive of CECILIA
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.
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
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]
SYLVIA f English, Scandinavian, German
Variant of SILVIA... [more]
SYNNØVE f Norwegian
Variant of SUNNIVA
TEA f German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA
TEKLA f Scandinavian, Russian, Polish
Scandinavian, Russian and Polish form of THEKLA
TERESA f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian, English
Cognate of THERESA... [more]
THEA f German, Scandinavian, English
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA
THERESA f English, German, Scandinavian
From the Spanish and Portuguese name Teresa... [more]
THERESE f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian variant of THERESA
THORA f Scandinavian, German
Feminine form of Þórr (see THOR)... [more]
THYRA f Scandinavian
Variant of TYRA
TINE f Norwegian, Danish
Short form of KRISTINE
TONE (2) f Norwegian
Variant of TORNY
TORA f Scandinavian
Feminine form of TORE (1)
TORBJØRG f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of TORBORG
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
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
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)
TOVE f Scandinavian
Modern form of the Old Norse name Tófa, a short form of ÞÓRFRÍÐR.
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
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]
VANJA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine form of VANYA
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]
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
VIKTORIA f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of VICTORIA (1)
VIOLA f English, Italian, Scandinavian
Means "violet" in Latin... [more]
YLVA f Scandinavian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".
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