The names listed here are used in Sweden. See also about Scandinavian names.

ACKE   m   Swedish
Swedish short form of AXEL

ADOLF   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Adalwolf, which meant "noble wolf" from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and wulf... [more]

ÅKE   m   Swedish
Swedish form of ÁKI

ALBERT   m   English, French, German, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Adalberht, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ALBIN   m   Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
Form of ALBINUS

ALEXANDER   m   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more]

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

ALF (3)   m   Scandinavian
Short form of ADOLF

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]

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

ANSGAR   m   German, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gar "spear"... [more]

ANTON   m   German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian, Estonian
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
From the Old Norse name Arnviðr, derived from the elements arn "eagle" and viðr "tree".

ASBJÖRN   m   Swedish
Swedish form of ÁSBJÖRN

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

AXEL   m   Scandinavian, German
Medieval Danish form of ABSALOM

BENGT   m   Swedish
Swedish form of BENEDICT

BERNHARD   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of BERNARD

BERNT   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERNARD

BERTIL   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERTHOLD

BIRGER   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Birgir, probably derived from bjarga meaning "to help, to save, to protect".

BJARNE   m   Scandinavian
Modern form of BJARNI

BJOERN   m   Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN or BJØRN

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

BJÖRNE   m   Swedish
Diminutive of BJÖRN

BO (1)   m   Swedish, Danish
From the Old Norse byname Búi which was derived from Old Norse bua meaning "to live".

BÖRJE   m   Swedish
Variant of BIRGER

BOSSE   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of BO (1)

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]

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

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

DANIEL   m   English, Hebrew, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]

DAVID   m   English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved"... [more]

EBBE   m   German, Scandinavian
Short form of EBERHARD and other names beginning with the Germanic element eber meaning "wild boar"... [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
From the Old Norse name Egill, a diminutive of names that began with either of the elements egg "edge of a sword" or agi "discipline, awe, terror"... [more]

EILERT   m   Frisian, Scandinavian
Frisian and Scandinavian form of EGILHARD

EINAR   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements ein "one" and arr "warrior"... [more]

ELIAS   m   Greek, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cognate of ELIJAH... [more]

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

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, Finnish, Czech, Slovene, German, English
Cognate of ERIC... [more]

ERLAND   m   Swedish, Danish
From the Old Norse byname Erlendr, which was derived from örlendr meaning "foreigner".

ERLING   m   Scandinavian
Means "descendent of the jarl", a derivative of the Old Norse word jarl meaning "chieftain, nobleman, earl".

ESBJÖRN   m   Swedish
Swedish variant form of ÁSBJÖRN

FELIX   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
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".

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).

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

FREJ   m   Danish, Swedish, German
Danish, Swedish 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".

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

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

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

GJORD   m   Swedish
Contracted form of GUÐFRIÐR

GÖRAN   m   Swedish
Medieval Swedish form of GEORGE

GÖSTA   m   Swedish
Swedish variant of GUSTAV

GÖSTAV   m   Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of GUSTAV

GOTTFRID   m   Swedish
Swedish form of GODFREY

GREGER   m   Swedish
Swedish form of GREGORY

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

GUNNAR   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior" (making it a cognate of GÜNTHER)... [more]

GUNNE   m   Scandinavian
Short form of GUNNAR

GUSTAF   m   Swedish, German
Swedish and German variant of GUSTAV

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

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

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

HALVAR   m   Swedish
Swedish form 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

HELGE   m   Scandinavian, German
From the from Old Norse name Helgi, derived from 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.

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

HERMAN   m   English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Ancient Germanic
Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements hari "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]

INGE   m & f   Scandinavian, German, Dutch
Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god ING... [more]

INGEMAR   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingimárr, derived from the name of the Germanic 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 Germanic god ING combined with úlfr meaning "wolf".

INGVAR   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ingvarr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic 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, Dutch, Slovene, Estonian
Cognate 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).

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

JARLE   m   Scandinavian
Variant of JARL

JENS   m   Scandinavian
Danish form of JOHN

JERK   m   Swedish
Old Swedish variant of ERIK

JERKER   m   Swedish
Old Swedish variant of ERIK

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]

JON (1)   m   Scandinavian, Basque
Scandinavian and Basque form of JOHN

JONAS (2)   m   Biblical (Variant), Scandinavian, German
From Ιωνας (Ionas), the Greek form of JONAH, which is used in some translations of the New Testament.

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

JÖRGEN   m   Swedish
Swedish form of JÜRGEN

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

KAI (1)   m   Frisian, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Meaning uncertain, possibly a Frisian diminutive of GERHARD, NICOLAAS, CORNELIS or GAIUS.

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

KALLE   m   Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish diminutive of KARL

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

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

KAY (3)   m   Frisian, German, Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)

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]

KEVIN   m   English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth"... [more]