The names listed here are used in Scandinavia. For more specific lists, see Swedish names, Danish names and Norwegian names. See also about Scandinavian names.

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

HELGE   m   Scandinavian, German
Derived from Old Norse heilagr meaning "holy, blessed".

HELLA   f   Scandinavian, German
Variant of HELGA

HELLE (1)   f   Danish
Danish variant of HELGA

HELMI   f   Finnish, Swedish
Diminutive of VILHELMIINA or VILHELMINA... [more]

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

HENRIKA   f   Swedish
Swedish feminine form of HENRY

HENRIKE   f   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of HENRY

HERMAN   m   English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene
Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and man "man"... [more]

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

HILLEVI   f   Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of HEILWIG

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".

IB   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of JAKOB

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".

INGEGÄRD   f   Swedish
Swedish form of INGEGERD

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".

INGER   f   Swedish
Variant of INGRID or INGEGERD

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".

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]

ISAK   m   Swedish
Swedish form of ISAAC

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, Slovene
German, Scandinavian and Slovene form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAN (1)   m   Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German
Form of JOHANNES... [more]

JANINA   f   Polish, Finnish, German, Swedish, Lithuanian
Latinate form of JEANNINE

JANNA   f   Dutch, Swedish, English
Feminine form of JAN (1)... [more]

JANNE (1)   m   Finnish, Swedish
Finnish form of JOHN, as well as a Swedish diminutive of JAN (1).

JANNE (2)   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of JOHANNA

JANNICK   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of JAN (1)

JANNICKE   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine diminutive of JAN (1)

JANNIK   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of JAN (1)

JANNIKE   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine diminutive of JAN (1)

JARL   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Means "nobleman, earl" in Old Norse... [more]

JARLE   m   Scandinavian
Variant of JARL

JENS   m   Scandinavian
Danish form of JOHN

JEPPE   m   Danish
Diminutive of JAKOB

JERK   m   Swedish
Old Swedish variant of ERIK

JERKER   m   Swedish
Old Swedish variant of ERIK

JERRIK   m   Danish
Danish variant of ERIK

JESPER   m   Danish
Danish form of JASPER

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
Latinate feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN).

JOHANNE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine variant of Iohannes (see JOHN).

JOHANNES   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JOKUM   m   Danish
Danish form of JOACHIM

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, Dutch, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan) (contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan)) meaning "YAHWEH has given"... [more]

JONETTE   f   Norwegian
Feminine diminutive of JON (1)

JONNA   f   Danish, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of JOHANNA

JÖRAN   m   Swedish
Variant of GÖRAN

JORCK   m   Danish
Danish form of GEORGE

JÖRGEN   m   Swedish
Swedish form of GEORGE

JØRGEN   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of GEORGE

JØRN   m   Danish
Short form of JØRGEN

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

JOSEFINA   f   Spanish, Swedish
Spanish and Swedish feminine 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
Latinate feminine form of JULIUS... [more]

JYTTE   f   Danish
Danish form of JUDITH

KAI (1)   m   Scandinavian, Finnish, Frisian, Dutch, German
Possibly a diminutive of either GAIUS or GERHARD.

KAI (2)   f   Swedish
Variant of KAJA (1)

KAIA   f   Norwegian
Variant of KAJA (1)

KAJ (1)   m   Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)

KAJ (2)   f   Swedish
Variant of KAJA (1)

KAJA (1)   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian diminutive of KATARINA... [more]

KAJSA   f   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of KATARINA

KALLE   m   Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish diminutive of KARL

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

KARITA   f   Swedish
Variant of CARITA

KARL   m   German, Scandinavian
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, Swedish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Lithuanian
Cognate of KATHERINE

KATRIN   f   German, Swedish
German and Swedish short form of KATHERINE

KATRINA   f   English, German, Swedish, Dutch
Variant of CATRIONA... [more]

KATRINE   f   Scandinavian, Dutch
Scandinavian and Dutch contracted form of KATHERINE

KELD   m   Danish
Danish form of KETTIL

KENNET   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KENNETH

KERSTIN   f   German, Swedish
Low German and Swedish form of CHRISTINA

KETTIL   m   Swedish
Derived from Old Norse ketill meaning "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet")... [more]

KIA   f   Swedish
Diminutive of KRISTINA

KIM (2)   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of JOACHIM

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

KIRSTINE   f   Danish
Danish form of CHRISTINA

KJELD   m   Danish
Danish form of KETTIL

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

KLAUS   m   German, Danish
German short form of NICHOLAS

KLEMENS   m   German, Danish, Swedish, Polish
German, Danish, Swedish and Polish form of Clemens (see CLEMENT)... [more]

KNUD   m   Danish
Danish form of KNUT

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

KRESTEN   m   Danish
Danish variant of CHRISTIAN

KRIS   m & f   English, Danish
Short form of KRISTIAN, KRISTOPHER, and other names beginning with Kris.

KRISTEN (1)   m   Danish
Danish form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTER   m   Swedish
Swedish variant of CHRISTER

KRISTIAN   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of CHRISTIAN

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

KRISTINA   f   Swedish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, English, Bulgarian
Cognate of CHRISTINA, and a Bulgarian variant of HRISTINA.

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

KRISTOFFER   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of CHRISTOPHER

LÆRKE   f   Danish
Means "lark" in Danish.

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]

LAURITS   m   Danish
Danish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURITZ   m   Danish
Danish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

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

LENNIE   m & f   English, Swedish
Diminutive of LEONARD, LENNART or LENA

LENNY   m   English, Swedish
Diminutive of LEONARD or LENNART

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.

LINN   f   Swedish
Short form of LINNÉA

LINNÉA   f   Swedish
From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower... [more]

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

LISELOTTE   f   German, Danish
Contraction of LIESE and CHARLOTTE

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

LONE   f   Danish
Short form of ABELONE or MAGDALONE

LORENS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of LAURENCE (1)

LOTTA   f   Swedish, Finnish
Short form of CHARLOTTA

LOTTE   f   German, Dutch, Danish
Short form of LISELOTTE or CHARLOTTE

LOVE (1)   m   Swedish
Swedish form of LOUIS

LOVISA   f   Swedish
Swedish feminine form of LOUIS

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]

LUDDE   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of LUDVIG

LUDVIG   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of LUDWIG

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

LYKKE   f   Danish
Means "good fortune, happiness" in Danish.

MADS   m   Danish
Danish short form of MATTHIAS

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

MAGDALENE   f   German, Danish, English, Biblical
From a title which meant "of Magdala"... [more]

MAGDALONE   f   Danish
Danish 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

MAJKEN   f   Danish, Swedish
Variant of MAIKEN

MALENA   f   Swedish, Spanish
Swedish and Spanish short form of MAGDALENA

MALENE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish short form of MAGDALENE

MALIN   f   Swedish
Swedish short form of MAGDALENE

MALTE   m   Danish, Swedish, German
Short form of the Germanic name Helmold, which was derived from the elements helm "helmet" and wald "rule".

MALTHE   m   Danish, German
Variant of MALTE

MAREN   f   Danish
Danish form of MARINA

MARGARETA   f   German, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch
Cognate of MARGARET

MARGARETHE   f   German, Danish
German and Danish form 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]

MARNA   f   Swedish
Swedish form of MARINA

MÄRTA   f   Swedish
Swedish short form of MARGARETA

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

MÅRTEN   m   Swedish
Swedish form of Martinus (see MARTIN).

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

MATHILDA   f   English, Swedish
Variant of MATILDA

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

MATILDA   f   English, Swedish, Finnish, Slovak
From the Germanic name Mahthildis meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hild "battle"... [more]

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]

MATTIAS   m   German, Swedish
Variant of MATTHIAS

MAX   m   German, English, Scandinavian, Dutch
Short form of MAXIMILIAN (or sometimes of MAXWELL in English).

MERETE   f   Danish
Danish form of MARGARET

MERIT (2)   f   Swedish
Variant of MARIT

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

MICHAELA   f   German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of MICHAEL

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

MOA   f   Swedish
Possibly derived from Swedish moder meaning "mother"... [more]

MOGENS   m   Danish
Danish form of MAGNUS

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

MY   f   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of MARIA

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