the etymology and history of first names
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Scandinavian Names
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The names listed here are used throughout Scandinavia. For more specific lists, see Swedish names, Danish names and Norwegian names. See also about Scandinavian names.
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
AINA (1) f Finnish, Scandinavian
Variant of AINO... [more]
ALBIN m Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
From the Roman cognomen Albinus, which was derived from Latin albus "white, bright"... [more]
ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALF (1) m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf"... [more]
ALFRED m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish
Derived from the Old English element ælf "elf" combined with ræd "counsel"... [more]
ALFSIGR f Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and sigr "victory".
ALVIS m Norse Mythology
Means "all wise" in Old Norse... [more]
ANDERS m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ANDREW... [more]
ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Feminine form of ANDREW
ANDREAS m German, Greek, Scandinavian, Welsh, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW... [more]
ANJA f Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Scandinavian, Finnish and Slovene pet form 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]
ANNE (1) f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Basque
French form of HANNAH... [more]
ANNELIE f German, Scandinavian
Short form of ANNELIESE
ANSGAR m German, Scandinavian
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gar "spear"... [more]
ANTON m German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANTONIA f English, Italian, Spanish, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ARI (2) m Ancient Scandinavian
Means "eagle" in Old Norse.
ARNE (1) m Scandinavian
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle".
ARON m Polish, Scandinavian
Polish and Scandinavian form of AARON
ARVID m Scandinavian
Means "eagle tree" from Scandinavian arn "eagle" and vidhr "tree".
ÁSDÍS f Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and dís "goddess".
ASTA f Scandinavian
Short form of ÁSTRÍÐR
ASTRID f Scandinavian
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR... [more]
ÁSTRÍÐR f Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful".
AÐALBJÖRG f Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and björg "protection, help".
AÐALSTEINN m Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and steinn "stone".
AXEL m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ABSALOM
BALDER m Norse Mythology
Means "prince" from Old Norse... [more]
BEATA f Polish, German, Scandinavian
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed"... [more]
BERIT f Scandinavian
Variant of BIRGIT
BERNT m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERNARD
BERTIL m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERTHOLD
BIRGER m Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse bjarga meaning "to help, to save, to protect".
BIRGIT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BRIDGET
BIRGITTA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BRIDGET... [more]
BJARNE m Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN
BJOERN m Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN or BJØRN
BJÖRN m Swedish, German, Ancient Scandinavian
From an Old Norse name meaning "bear".
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]
BRITA f Scandinavian, Finnish
Pet form of BIRGITTA
BRITT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
BRITTA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
BRYNHILDR f Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of BRUNHILD
CAI (1) m Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
CAJ m Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
CARINA f Scandinavian, German, English
Pet form of CARA... [more]
CARL m German, Scandinavian, English
German form of CHARLES... [more]
CATHRINE f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KATHERINE
CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Scandinavian
French feminine pet form of CHARLES... [more]
CHRISTIN f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KRISTIN
CHRISTINA f English, German, Scandinavian
Feminine form of CHRISTIAN... [more]
CHRISTINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian
French form and English, German and Scandinavian variant of CHRISTINA
CHRISTOFFER m Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of CHRISTOPHER
DAG m Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse dagr meaning "day".
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".
DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name דָנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
EBBE m German, Scandinavian
Short form of EBERHARD and other names beginning with the Germanic element eber meaning "wild boar".
EDITH f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
Derived from the Old English element ead "rich, blessed" combined with gyæ "war"... [more]
EDVARD m Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Czech
Cognate of EDWARD
EDVIN m Scandinavian, Finnish, Hungarian
Scandinavian, Finish and Hungarian form of EDWIN
EGIL m Scandinavian
Old Norse pet form of names that began with the element eg, which means "edge of a sword"... [more]
EILERT m Frisian, Scandinavian
Frisian and Scandinavian form of ECKHARD
EINAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements ein "one" and arr "warrior"... [more]
EIR f Norse Mythology
Means "mercy" in Old Norse... [more]
EIRÍKR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ERIC
ELIAS m Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish
Cognate of ELIJAH
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]
ELLINOR f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ELEANOR
EMANUEL m Scandinavian, German, Romanian
Scandinavian, German and Romanian form of EMMANUEL
EMIL m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
EMILIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Scandinavian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMILIE f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
ENOK m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ENOCH
ERIK m Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German
Cognate of ERIC... [more]
ERIKA f German, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene
Cognate of ERICA
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.
EYDÍS f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "island" and dís "goddess".
EYSTEINN m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "island" and steinn "stone".
FILIP m Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian
Cognate of PHILIP
FINN (2) m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Finnr which meant "person from Finland".
FOLKE m Scandinavian
Short form of various Old Norse names that contain the element folk meaning "people".
FRANS m Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish
Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FREA f Norse Mythology
Variant of FREYA
FREJ m Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYR
FREJA f Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYA
FREY m Norse Mythology
Variant of FREYR
FREYA f Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady"... [more]
FREYJA f Norse Mythology
Older form of FREYA
FREYR m Norse Mythology
Means "lord" in Old Norse... [more]
FRIDA f Scandinavian, Hungarian
Scandinavian and Hungarian form of FRIEDE... [more]
FRIDTJOF m Scandinavian
Variant of FRITJOF
FRIGG f Norse Mythology
Means "beloved" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Indo-European *pri "to love"... [more]
FRITJOF m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief".
GABRIEL m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) which meant "strong man of God"... [more]
GANDALF m Norse Mythology, Literature
Means "wand elf" in Old Norse, from the elements gandr "wand, staff, cane" and álfr "elf"... [more]
GEORG m German, Scandinavian, Estonian
German form of GEORGE... [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 or other names ending in gina.
GRID f Norse Mythology
Means "peace" in Old Norse... [more]
GRÍMHILDR f Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of KRIEMHILD
GUDMUND m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Guðmundr which was derived from the elements guð "god" and mundr "protection".
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
GUNNAR m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior"... [more]
GUNNE m Scandinavian
Short form of GUNNAR
GUNVOR f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Gunnvor meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vor "vigilant, cautious".
GUSTAV m Scandinavian, German
Means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff"... [more]
GUÐLAUG f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
HÁKAN m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse form of HÅKON, as well as the modern Icelandic form.
HALLBJÖRN m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and björn "bear".
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 (2) f German, Scandinavian
Variant of HANNA (1)
HANS m German, Dutch, Scandinavian
German, Dutch and Scandinavian short form of JOHANNES... [more]
HARALD m Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German cognate of HAROLD... [more]
HEDVIG f Scandinavian
Scandinavian cognate of HEDWIG
HEIDI f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, English
German pet form of ADELHEID... [more]
HEIDRUN f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "heath"... [more]
HEL f Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology this was the name of the daughter of Loki... [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
HELGE m Scandinavian, German
Derived from Old Norse 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.
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 Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements herr "army" and leifr "descendent".
HILDA f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle".
HILDEGARD f German, Scandinavian
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".
HJÖRDÍS f Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Means "sword goddess", derived from Old Norse hjörr "sword" and dís "goddess".
HOLGER m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, derived from the elements hólmr "island" and geirr "spear"... [more]
HRAFN m Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "raven" in Old Norse.
HULDA (1) f Scandinavian, German
Derived from archaic Swedish huld meaning "sweet, lovable".
IDA f English, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene
Derived from the Germanic element id meaning "work, labour"... [more]
ING m Germanic Mythology, Norse Mythology
From old Germanic Ingwaz, which possibly means "he who is foremost"... [more]
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]
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".
INGEMAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingimárr, derived from the name of the Norse 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 Norse 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 Norse god ING combined with fríðr "beautiful"... [more]
INGVAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingvarr, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with arr meaning "warrior".
INGVARR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVAR
IRENE f English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ειρηνη (Eirene) which meant "peace"... [more]
IVAR m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of IVOR
JACOB m English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Biblical
From the Latin Jacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov)... [more]
JAKOB m German, Scandinavian, Slovene
German, Scandinavian and Slovene form of JACOB
JAN (1) m Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German
Form of JOHANNES... [more]
JANNICKE f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine pet form of JAN (1)
JANNIKE f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine pet form of JAN (1)
JARL m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Means "nobleman, earl" in Old Norse... [more]
JENS m Scandinavian
Danish form of JOHN
JOAKIM m Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian form of JOACHIM
JOHAN m Scandinavian, German, Czech
Scandinavian, Low German and Czech form of Johannes (see JOHN).
JOHANNA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian
Latinate feminine form of Johannes (see JOHN).
JOHANNES m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Ancient 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
Greek form of JONAH
JONATAN m Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German variant of JONATHAN
JONATHAN m English, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan) (contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan)) meaning "YAHWEH has given"... [more]
JOSEF m German, Scandinavian, Czech
German, Scandinavian and Czech form of JOSEPH
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