Scandinavian Submitted Names

Scandinavian names are used in the Scandinavia region of northern Europe. For more specific lists, see Swedish names, Danish names and Norwegian names. See also about Scandinavian names.
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Aabjørn m Danish
Danish form of Ábiǫrn.
Aacine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Åsine.
Aadel f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Adel, a short form of names starting with the Germanic name element adal "noble".
Aagaat f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Aage, or perhaps a variant spelling of Ågot.
Aane m Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Åne, a variant of either Ånund, Ånje, or Áni.
Aaricia f Scandinavian
Likely a variant of Aricia.
Aasta f Norwegian
Variant of Åsta. A notable bearer is Aasta Hansteen (1824-1908), Norwegian painter, writer and early feminist.
Aasulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ásulfr.
Aavet f Norwegian
Variant spelling of Ovet.
Ábal m Faroese
Faroese form of Abel.
Abbe m Swedish
Diminutive of Abraham, Albin and Albert.
Abel f Swedish (Archaic)
Short form of Abela.
Abela f German (Rare), Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Icelandic (Modern)
Obsolete Low German short form of both Apollonia and Alberta. There is, however, another theory which derives this name from Old Saxon aval "strength; force; fortitude"... [more]
Abigajil f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Danish (Rare), Biblical Norwegian, Biblical German
Variant of Abigail used in the Norwegian translation of the Bible.
Åbjørn m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian form of Ábiǫrn, common in 17th century Norway.
Ábraham m Faroese
Faroese form of Abraham.
Abrahamina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Abraham.
Ábram m Faroese
Faroese form of Abram 1.
Absalon m Danish (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Polish, Gascon, French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Haitian Creole
Polish, French, Gascon, Haitian Creole, Danish, Faroese and Norwegian form of Absalom.
Achton m Danish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Achton that means "without land".
Adala f Hungarian, Swedish (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Adela and a short form of names containing the element adal-.
Ádam m Faroese
Faroese form of Adam.
Addý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Addy 1.
Adelen f Norwegian
Variant of Adelene (see Adelaide).
Adelin f & m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Medieval French, Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon, Niçard
Scandinavian feminine variant of Adelina, Romanian, Languedocian, Niçard and Gascon masculine form of Adelina and medieval French masculine form of Adeline.
Adí m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Adi 1, or short form of names beginning with Ad.
Adils m Old Norse, Old Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Younger version of Aðils. From the Proto-Norse Aþagīslaz. Aþa, short for aþala, meaning "noble", "foremost". And gīslaz meaning "arrow shaft".
Adine f Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Haitian Creole
Variant of Adina 2. As a Norwegian name, also possibly a feminine form of Adrian.
Ådne m Norwegian
Dialectical form of Árni.
Adólf m Icelandic (Rare), Kashubian
Icelandic and Kashubian form of Adolf.
Adonia m Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish
Dutch, German, Italian and Swedish form of 'Adoniyah (see Adonijah) via its hellenized form Adonias.
Adri f & m Italian, English, Spanish, French, Danish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Adrian, Adriana, and other names beginning with Adri.
Adrían m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adrian.
Adríel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adriel.
Adser m Old Danish, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Archaic)
Danish and Icelandic form of Asher.
Æsa f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese variant of Ása.
Æsgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ǣsgærðr.
Æsir m Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Icelandic masculine form of Æsa. This is the name of a character in Norse mythology.
Ævar m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Ævarr or Ǣvarr, an Old Norse name in which the first element derived from ǣvi meaning "eternity, time, life" (compare Aiva, from the Gothic cognate); the second element may have been herr "army" or geirr "spear".
Affe m Swedish
Diminutive of Alf 1.
Agate f Latvian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish, French (Rare), Picard, Basque
French variant and Nordic, Picard, Basque and Latvian form of Agathe. In French and Basque, the name coincides with the word for the gemstone.
Agaton m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Polish and Swedish form of Agathon.
Agdar m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian masculine form of Agda.
Aggi f & m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish
Diminutive of Ágúst, Angelica and other names containing Ag.
Aggusteinus m Faroese
Faroese form of Augustinus.
Ägir m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Ægir.
Agla f Icelandic
Variant of Egla.
Agmund m Germanic, Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Agmundr. The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [more]
Agna f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Agneta and Agnes, but can also be a feminine form of Agnar.
Agnas f Faroese
Faroese form of Agnes.
Ågne m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Hogne.
Agne f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Latvian (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Agna. In the case of the Latvian usage, this name might also be a variant of Lithuanian Agna.
Agnetus m Danish (Archaic)
Masculine form of Agneta.
Agni m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Possibly a diminutive of Old Norse names beginning with the element agi "awe, fear" or egg "edge of a sword" (such as Agnarr or Agmundr)... [more]
Agny f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name element agn taken from names like Agnes or Agnar, and the name element ny "new".
Agrim m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Audgrim.
Agða f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Agatha.
Ågunn f Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Germanic name elements agi "awe, terror" or egg "edge of a weapon" and gunnr "battle, fight".
Ágúst m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Augustus.
Ágústa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Augusta.
Ágústína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Augustina.
Ahlmann m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Danish and Swedish form of Adelmann.
Aia f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of the Finnish name Aija.
Ailin f Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Aileen.
Ailo m Sami, Norwegian, Estonian, Finnish
Sami variant of Áilu.
Aima f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aimar and Aimo and a Danish variant of Aimée.
Airin f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian phonetic spelling of Irene reflecting the English pronunciation.
Aisa f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna-Lisa (see Annalisa).
Aiva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern coinage derived from Gothic aiws meaning "time; age; eternity". This name first appeared in Sweden in the late 19th century.
Ajda f Swedish (Archaic)
Local form of Agda traditionally found in Scania.
Ajo f Danish
Danish form of Ayo 1.
Áki m Faroese (Modern, Archaic)
Old Norse diminutive of names containing the element anu "ancestor, father".
Akilles m Finnish, Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of Achilles.
Akleja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Aquilegia, the name of a genus of plants derived from Latin aquila, "eagle".
Aksal m Faroese
Faroese variant of Aksel.
Akseliane f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Aksel recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Aland m Swedish (Rare)
Likely a variant of Arland.
Alberg m Swedish (Archaic)
Either a masculine form of Adalburg or a variant of Albert.
Aldar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Alda 2.
Aldey f Icelandic
Derived from the Icelandic elements alda "heavy swelling wave, a roller" and ey "island".
Aldís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.
Aldor m Swedish
Younger form of Alfþórr and Hallþórr.
Ale m Swedish, Old Norse, Folklore
Probably a short form of various Old Norse names, for example Áleifr and Alríkr. Oldest known usage of the name is from a runic inscription from the 9th century.
Alea f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of Eulalia and an elaboration of the obsolete East Frisian name Ale.
Alef m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), Low German, North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Medieval Dutch and German (also Low German) variant of Adolf as well as the North & West Frisian form of the name. Also compare Aalf (its medieval form is Aelf) and Alof.... [more]
Áleifur m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Áleifr.
Aleka f Low German (Rare), Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Originally a Low German diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
Aleksandur m Faroese
Faroese form of Alexander.
Aleksius m Finnish, Faroese
Finnish and Faroese variant of Alexius.
Aleph m Swedish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Alef. In the case of Natalie Portman's son, it refers to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Aletha f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Latinized contracted form of Adelheid.
Aletta f Dutch, Swedish (Archaic), Afrikaans, Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian
Archaic Swedish diminutive of Alhet and Dutch variant of Aleida as well as a Hungarian adoption of the Dutch name... [more]
Alexandur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Aleksandur.
Alexía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alexia.
Alexíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Alexius.
Alfa f Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian
Feminine form of Alf 1, Scandinavian form of Alpha and a short form of Alfrida.
Álfar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Álfarr.
Alfast m Danish (Archaic)
Younger form of Alfastr.
Álfdís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alfdís.
Alfdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Alfdís.
Alfeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Alphaeus.
Álfgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Álfgerðr.
Álfheiður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfheiðr.
Álfhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfhildr.
Alfífa f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse name of uncertain meaning, the first element possibly from *alu "protection, fortune" or alfr "elf"; the second element, fífa means "cotton grass" and occurs in Old Icelandic poetry as a metaphor for "arrow" (a similar word, fífla, was used in 'Grettis saga' to mean "a girl")... [more]
Alfina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alf 1.
Alfrede f Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alfred.
Alfreð m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alfred.
Álfrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic elements alfr "elf" and rós "rose".
Álfrún f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfrún.
Álfsól f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic elements alfr "elf" and sól "sun".
Alfsol f Swedish
Swedish form of Álfsól.
Álfþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Alfþórr.
Álfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfr.
Älg m Swedish (Rare)
Means "moose" in Swedish.
Algeir m Icelandic
Short form of Aðalgeir.
Alída f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Alida.
Alika f English, Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic
Low German variant of Aleka, as well as a Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Alinda f Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian, Gascon
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian contracted form of Adelinda and Gascon contracted form of Aidelina.
Alinde f Swedish
Variant of Alinda.
Alísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alisa.
Alka f Low German, Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Alika 2.
Älla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish variant of Ella 2.
Alla f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic (Rare), Greenlandic (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing A(i)l, like Áila or the name element adal, like Aliisa.
Allaine f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a Danish form of Adelaide or Alaine.
Alle m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of names starting with Al-, like Alexander and Albin.
Allis f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Romani (Archaic)
Scandinavian and Romani variant of Alice.
Allý f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Ally 1.
Almar m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Estonian (Rare)
Younger form of Almarr and masculine form of Alma 1.
Alotte f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaborated form of Lotte, influenced by Alette or French alouette meaning "lark (songbird)" (see Alouette)... [more]
Ålov f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Álǫf.
Alrekur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Alrekr.
Alrik m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Old Norse Alríkr.
Alrún f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Alrun.
Älva f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Elva 2 influenced by the Swedish word älva "elf, fairy".
Alvard m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfhard and Norwegian variant of Alvar.
Álvdis f Faroese
Faroese form of Alfdís.
Alvdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Alfdís.
Alvfinn m Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Alffinnr.
Álvfinnur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Alffinnr.
Álvgerð f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Alfgerðr
Álvheiður f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Alfheiðr.
Alvi f Swedish
Short form of names starting with Alvi-, such as Alvina and Alvilda.
Alvny f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfný.
Álvur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Alfr.
Alwa f Swedish
Variant of Alva 1.
Amaja f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Scandinavian spelling of Amaia.
Amaldus m Norwegian (Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a masculine form of Amalia. Amaldus Nielsen (1838-1932) was a Norwegian painter.
Amalía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Amalia.
Amaliel m Faroese
Uncertain origin and meaning, maybe Faroese male form of Amalie.
Amalja f Faroese
Faroese variant of Amalia.
Ambi m Medieval English, Norwegian
Old Norse short form of Arnbjǫrn.
Ambra f Swedish
Short form of Ambrosia.
Amdi m Old Norwegian, Old Danish, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Danish short form of Ámundi and Old Norse form of Amadeus.
Amelía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Amelia.
Amfrid f & m Norwegian (Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Arnfrid (f) and Arnfred (m).
Amilía f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Amilia.
Aminda f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, but likely a variant of Amanda. It could also be a feminine form of Amund.
Amír m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Amir.
Amíra f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Amira.
Åmund m Norwegian
Variant of Amund.
Ámundi m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, in which the first element Á- may be derived from Old Norse *ana- "all" or agi "awe, terror" or *ag- "point, weapon point"... [more]
Amý f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Amy.
Analia f English, Swedish (Rare)
Either a variant of Analía or a combination of Ana and the popular name suffix -lia.
Analine f Danish
Variant of Annaline.
Analius m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Anna. It originates from Lofoten in Norway.
Ánania f Faroese
Feminine form of Ánanias.
Ánanias m Faroese
Faroese form of Ananias.
Ananías m Spanish, Icelandic (Archaic)
Spanish and Icelandic form of Hananiah, via Latin Ananias.
Anastazia f Danish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare), Sicilian, English (Modern, Rare), Czech
Danish, Swedish, Sicilian and English modern variant of Anastasia as well as a traditional Czech variant of Anastázie.
Anaton m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian male form of Anna or variation of Anton.
Ande f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian dialect version of Anna.
Ande m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian spelling of Ánde.
Andersine f Danish
Danish feminine form of Anders.
Anderß m German (Archaic), Danish (Germanized, Archaic)
Variant of Anders recorded in the 17th century.