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Scandinavian Masculine Names

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.

ACKE   m   Swedish
Swedish short form of AXEL

ÅGE   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅKE

ÅKE   m   Swedish
Possibly from the medieval Germanic name Anicho which was derived from ano "ancestor".

AKSEL   m   Danish, Norwegian
Variant of AXEL

ALBIN   m   Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
From the Roman cognomen Albinus, which was derived from Latin albus "white, bright"... [more]

ALF (1)   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf"... [more]

ALFRED   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Dutch
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel"... [more]

ALVAR   m   Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfarr meaning "elf army", formed of the elements alfr "elf" and arr "warrior".

ANDERS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ANDREW... [more]

ANDOR (1)   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Arnþórr, derived from the element arn "eagle" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR).

ANDREAS   m   German, Greek, Scandinavian, Welsh, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW... [more]

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).

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".

ASBJÖRN   m   Swedish
From the Old Norse name Ásbjörn, derived from the elements áss "god" and björn "bear"... [more]

ASBJØRN   m   Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of ASBJÖRN

ASGEIR   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of ASGER

ASGER   m   Danish
From the Old Norse name Ásgeirr, derived from the elements áss meaning "god" and geirr meaning "spear".

ÅSMUND   m   Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Ásmundr, cognate of OSMOND.

AUGUST   m   German, Polish, Scandinavian, English
German, Polish and Scandinavian form of AUGUSTUS

AXEL   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ABSALOM

BENDT   m   Danish
Danish form of BENEDICT

BENGT   m   Swedish
Swedish form of BENEDICT

BENT (1)   m   Danish
Danish form of BENEDICT

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".

BJARKE   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of BJØRN

BJARNE   m   Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN

BJARTE   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Bjartr, which meant "bright".

BJOERN   m   Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN or BJØRN

BJÖRN   m   Swedish, German, Ancient Scandinavian
From an Old Norse name meaning "bear".

BJØRN   m   Norwegian, Danish
Danish and Norwegian form of BJÖRN

BJORNE   m   Swedish
Variant of BJÖRN

BO (1)   m   Swedish, Danish
From a nickname derived from Old Norse bua "to live".

BÖRJE   m   Swedish
Variant of BIRGER

BOSSE   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of BO (1)

BRYNJAR   m   Norwegian, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse brynja "armour" and arr "warrior".

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

CAJ   m   Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)

CARL   m   German, Scandinavian, English
German form of CHARLES... [more]

CHRISTEN   m   Danish
Variant of KRISTEN (1)

CHRISTER   m   Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish diminutive of CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN   m   English, French, German, Scandinavian
From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS)... [more]

CHRISTOFFER   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of KRISTOFFER

CLAUS   m   German, Danish
German short form of NICHOLAS

DAG   m   Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse dagr meaning "day".

DAGFINN   m   Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Dagfinnr, which was composed of the elements dagr "day" and Finnr "person from Finland".

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, Dutch, 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".

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 diminutive 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]

EIRIK   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of Eiríkr (see ERIC).

ELIAS   m   Greek, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English
Cognate of ELIJAH

ELOF   m   Swedish
From the Old Norse name Eileifr, which was derived from the elements ei "ever" and leifr "heir".

ELOV   m   Swedish
Variant of ELOF

ELUF   m   Danish
Danish form of ELOF

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".

ENOK   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ENOCH

ERIC   m   English, French, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler"... [more]

ERIK   m   Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German, English
Cognate of ERIC... [more]

ERLAND   m   Swedish, Danish
Derived from Old Norse örlendr meaning "foreigner".

ERLEND   m   Norwegian, Danish
Variant of ERLAND

ESBEN   m   Danish, Norwegian
Variant of ASBJØRN

ESPEN   m   Norwegian, Danish
Variant of ASBJØRN

FELIX   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin... [more]

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".

FLEMMING   m   Danish
From a medieval Danish nickname meaning "from Flanders".

FOLKE   m   Scandinavian
Short form of various Old Norse names that contain the element folk meaning "people", and thus a cognate of FULK.

FRANS   m   Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish
Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FREDERIK   m   Danish, Dutch
Danish and Dutch form of FREDERICK... [more]

FREDRIK   m   Swedish, Finnish
Swedish form of FREDERICK... [more]

FREJ   m   Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYR

FRIDTJOF   m   Scandinavian
Variant of FRITJOF

FRITJOF   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief".

FRODE   m   Danish, Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse fróðr meaning "learned, wise".

GABRIEL   m   French, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "strong man of God"... [more]

GEIR   m   Norwegian
Short form of Old Norse names containing the element geirr meaning "spear".

GEORG   m   German, Scandinavian, Estonian
German form of GEORGE... [more]

GERHARD   m   German, Dutch, Swedish
German, Dutch and Swedish form of GERARD

GJORD   m   Swedish
Contracted form of Guðfriðr, the Old Norse cognate of GODFRIED.

GJURD   m   Norwegian
Norwegian cognate of GJORD

GÖRAN   m   Swedish
Swedish form of GEORGE

GÖSTA   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of GUSTAV

GOTTFRID   m   Swedish
Swedish form of GODFREY

GREGER   m   Swedish
Swedish form of GREGORY

GREGERS   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of GREGORY

GUDBRAND   m   Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Guðbrandr meaning "god's sword", derived from the elements guð "god" and brandr "sword".

GUDMUND   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Guðmundr which was derived from the elements guð "god" and mundr "protection".

GULBRAND   m   Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Gulbrandr, a variant of Guðbrandr (see GUDBRAND).

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

GUSTAF   m   Swedish, German
Swedish form and German variant of GUSTAV

GUSTAV   m   Scandinavian, German
Means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff"... [more]

HAAKON   m   Norwegian
Variant of HÅKON

HAGEN   m   Danish
Danish form of HÅKON

HÅKAN   m   Swedish
Swedish form of Hákon (see HÅKON).

HÅKON   m   Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Hákon, which meant "high son" from "high" and konr "son"... [more]

HALDOR   m   Danish, Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallþórr, which meant "Thor's rock" from hallr "rock" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR).

HALLDOR   m   Danish, Norwegian
Variant of HALDOR

HALLE (1)   m   Norwegian
Short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element hallr meaning "rock".

HALLVARD   m   Norwegian
Variant of HALVARD

HALSTEIN   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, derived from the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone".

HALSTEN   m   Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallsteinn (see HALSTEIN).

HALVAR   m   Swedish
Swedish form of HALVARD

HALVARD   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallvarðr, which meant "rock guardian" from hallr "rock" combined with varðr "guardian, defender".

HALVDAN   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hálfdan, composed of the elements hálfr "half" and Danr "Dane", originally a nickname for a person who was half Danish.

HALVOR   m   Norwegian, Danish
Variant of HALVARD

HAMPUS   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of HANS

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]

HASSE   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of HANS

HÅVARD   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hávarðr, which meant "high guardian" from "high" and varðr "guardian, defender".

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

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

HENRIK   m   Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene
Scandinavian, Low German, Hungarian and Slovene form of HENRY

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

HJALMAR   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Hjálmarr meaning "helmeted warrior" from the element hjalmr "helmet" combined with arr "warrior".

HOLGER   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, derived from the elements hólmr "island" and geirr "spear"... [more]

IB   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of JAKOB

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]

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".

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".

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]

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]

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

JANNICK   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of JAN (1)

JANNIK   m   Danish
Danish 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).

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]

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

JOSEF   m   German, Scandinavian, Czech
German, Scandinavian and Czech form of JOSEPH

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

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

KALLE   m   Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish diminutive of KARL

KÅRE   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Kári meaning "curly, curved".

KARL   m   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of CHARLES... [more]

KASPER   m   Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian
Polish, Dutch and Scandinavian cognate of JASPER

KELD   m   Danish
Danish form of KETTIL

KENNET   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KENNETH

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

KIM (2)   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of JOACHIM

KJELD   m   Danish
Danish form of KETTIL

KJELL   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Contracted form of KETTIL

KJETIL   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of KETTIL

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

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