This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Scandinavian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mejse f DanishDanish word for tit, a type of bird of the bird family Paridae.
Mekkín f IcelandicPossibly an Icelandic derivative of
Mecke, a Frisian and Low German diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element
megin meaning "power, strength".... [
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Melkorka f Icelandic, Old NorseOld Norse form of an unknown Irish name, probably from
Máel Curcaig - Old Irish
máel = "devotee", "servant",
curracag = "hood", "woman's cap".
Miamaja f DanishCombination of
Mia and
Maja. It may be partly inspired by the similar name
Mia-Maria, which the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren used for a character (sister of the central character, Lotta) in her books 'Barnen på Bråkmakargatan' (1958) and 'Lotta på Bråkmakargatan' (1961).
Mildrun f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
mildr "mild" and
rún "secret lore". The name was first used in the early 20th century.
Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, ItalianFrom
Mimosa, a genus of plants that are sensitive to touch. The best known plant from that genus is the
Mimosa pudica, better known in English as the
touch-me-not. The plant genus derives its name from Spanish
mimosa, which is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective
mimoso meaning "cuddly".
Mjöll f IcelandicIcelandic form of
Mjǫll. This name appears in chapter 56 of the
Landnámabók belonging to Mjöll, daughter of Án bogsveigir ("bow-swayer")... [
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Módís f Icelandic (Modern)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
móðr "mind; spirit; courage; wrath" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Móey f IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
móðr meaning "wrath" combined with
ey meaning "island" or
ey meaning "good fortune"... [
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Morið f Faroese (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
móðr "mind, courage" and
fríðr "beautiful".
Mörk f Icelandic (Rare)From the Icelandic word
mörk meaning "forest" (itself from Old Norse
mǫrk "border, boundary, forest").
Møyfrid f NorwegianCombination of the Old Norse name elements
mær "maiden, girl, daughter" and
fríðr "beautiful".
Navarana f Greenlandic, Danish (Rare)Greenlandic name meaning "one who alternates between different parties", derived from the Proto-Eskimo root *
naverar "to trade, exchange" and the name suffix
na. In legend Navarana was an Inuit woman who brought about disunity by alternating between her tribe of native Greenlanders and the Norse colonists... [
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Nemi f Literature, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)Nemi is the title character of the comic strip
Nemi (1997), written and drawn by Norwegian cartoonist Lisa Myhre. Its origin and meaning are unknown, there have, however, been speculations that Myhre might have based the name on the name of the Italian town and lake which is ultimately derived from from Latin
nemus Aricinum "grove of Ariccia".
Nemine f Norwegian (Rare)Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the masculine name
Nils as well as an adoption of Latin
nemine, the ablative form of
Nemo.
Njóla f Icelandic (Rare), Faroese, LiteratureMeans "night" in Icelandic (a poetic word). Its use as a given name may have been influenced by the theological-philosophical poem 'Njóla' (1842) by Björn Gunnlaugsson.
Norbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)Relatively modern name (1910) created by combining the Old Norse name elements
norðr "north" and
bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Nordis f NorwegianLate 19th century combination of the Old Norse name elements
norðr "north" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
Norna f Swedish (Rare), LiteratureUsed by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'The Pirate' (1821). Apparently he based it on Old Norse
norn, the name for one of the fate goddesses of Norse mythology, which is related to the Swedish dialect verb
norna "to warn, to communicate secretly" (and may ultimately be echoic in origin, i.e., imitative of low murmuring)... [
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Norunn f NorwegianCombination of the Old Norse name elements
norðr "north" and
unna "to love".
Nýbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic name with the combination of
nýr "new, newly, recently" and
bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Nyfrid f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
nýr "new" and
friðr "fair, beautiful". This name was coined in the late 19th century.
Oddgunn f Norwegian (Rare)Modern name created by combining the Old Norse elements
oddr "point (of a weapon)" and
gunnr "battle, fight".
Oleif f & m NorwegianAs a masculine name, it is a cognate of
Olaf (being the modern form of the Old Norse name
Ólæifr, variant of
Álæifr, itself a variant of
Áleifr)... [
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Öllegård f Swedish (Rare)Swedish form of the Old High German name
Odalgart. It's possibly a combination of Ancient Germanic
*ôþela "patrimony" and
*gardaz "enclosure".