Melcher96's Personal Name List

Erik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, English, Spanish
Pronounced: EH-rik(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, German, Dutch) EH-reek(Finnish, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Spanish) EHR-ik(English)
Rating: 55% based on 11 votes
Scandinavian form of Eric. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. King Erik IX of Sweden (12th century) is the patron saint of that country.
Rune
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Pronounced: ROO-nə(Norwegian) ROO-neh(Danish, Swedish)
Rating: 48% based on 9 votes
Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Neville
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (British)
Pronounced: NEHV-əl
Rating: 43% based on 8 votes
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Norman French. As a given name it is chiefly British and Australian.
Gustav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Czech
Pronounced: GUYS-stav(Swedish) GUWS-taf(German) GOOS-taf(Czech)
Rating: 36% based on 9 votes
Possibly means "staff of the Geats", derived from the Old Norse elements gautr meaning "Geat" and stafr meaning "staff". However, the root name Gautstafr is not well attested in the Old Norse period. Alternatively, it might be derived from the Old Slavic name Gostislav.

This name has been borne by six kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century Gustav I Vasa. Another notable bearer was the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt (1862-1918).

Nils
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: NILS
Rating: 35% based on 8 votes
Scandinavian form of Nicholas.
Björn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Icelandic, German
Pronounced: BYUUN(Swedish) PYUURTN(Icelandic) BYUURN(German)
Rating: 34% based on 12 votes
From an Old Norse byname derived from bjǫrn meaning "bear".
Hjalmar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: YAL-mar(Swedish)
Rating: 33% based on 9 votes
From the Old Norse name Hjálmarr meaning "helmeted warrior" from the element hjalmr "helmet" combined with herr "army, warrior".
Harald
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, German
Pronounced: HAH-rahl(Norwegian, Danish) HA-ralt(German)
Rating: 32% based on 9 votes
Scandinavian and German cognate of Harold, from the Old Norse elements herr and valdr and the Old German elements heri and walt. This was the name of several kings of Norway and Denmark.
Helge
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, German, Finnish
Pronounced: HEHL-gə(German)
Rating: 29% based on 8 votes
From the Old Norse name Helgi, derived from heilagr meaning "holy, blessed".
Algot
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish
Rating: 28% based on 9 votes
Swedish form of Algautr.
Thorsten
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Danish, German
Pronounced: TAWRS-tən(German)
Rating: 21% based on 8 votes
Variant of Torsten.
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