Swedish Submitted Names

Swedish names are used in the country of Sweden in northern Europe. See also about Scandinavian names.
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Novalie f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Nova and the popular name suffix -lie (see also Novalee).
Novelia f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Nova influenced by Lovelia as well as a variant of Novalie.
Obbe m Frisian, Old Swedish, Swedish
Frisian short form of Germanic names containing the first element AUD and a last element beginning with -b... or an Old Swedish and Swedish form of Ubbi.
Odal m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Germanic names containing the name element odal.
Oddbjörg f Icelandic, Swedish
Icelandic and Swedish younger form of Oddbjǫrg.
Odde m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of names starting with Old Norse oddr "point of a sword".
Oddlög f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Oddlaug.
Ödgärd f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish variant and younger form of Ödhgärdh.
Öjar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Øiar.
Öjer m Swedish
Swedish variant of Öjar.
Öjvind m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Øyvind.
Olava f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Olav.
Olavia f Swedish (Rare)
Elaborated form of Olava, if not an adoption of Icelandic Ólafía.
Olea f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Ole.
Oleana f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.
Oleanna f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ole using Anna, as well as a variant of Olena (which is also derived from Ole).
Olena f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Younger form of Oleana and variant of Olina.
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".
Olöf f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish form of Ólǫf. Any modern usage in Sweden today is likely a transcription error of Icelandic Ólöf.
Olova f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Olov.
Olu f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Olof which was previously also a feminine name (although rare).
Oluva f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Oluffa.
Ored m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Ofradh.
Orm m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Ormr, which itself was derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent".... [more]
Örn m Icelandic, Swedish
From an Old Norse name and byname derived from ǫrn meaning "eagle". It coincides with the modern Icelandic and Swedish noun örn, also denoting the bird.
Oskara f Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Oskar.
Öste m Swedish
Swedish form of Auste or variant of Östen.
Ottonia f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Otto.
Ova f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ove as well as a contracted form of Olova.
Palme m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.
Palmina f Italian, Swedish
Diminutive of Palma.
Pärla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish pärla "pearl" and thus a Swedish cognate of Pearl.
Peik m Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]
Peo m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Per-Olof and other names with the initials P and O.
Peppe m Swedish
Diminutive of Per and Peter.
Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.
Pi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Either a variant of Py or a diminutive of names containing or starting with pi.
Pialotta f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Pia and Lotta.
Piere m Swedish
Variant of Pierre.
Pjär m Swedish
Variant of Pierre.
Po m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of hyphenated names starting with P and O, like Per-Olof.
Prinsessa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "princess" in Swedish.
Punkt m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "full stop, point, dot" in Swedish (from Latin punctum). This name was traditionally given to ensure that its bearer would be his (or her?) parents' last child.
Putte m Swedish
Often used as a diminutive of Patrik.
Py f Swedish
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Swedish pyre "small child, tot".
Qvintinus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintinus.
Qvintus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintus.
Rabbe m Finland Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Either a German diminutive of Raban or a Swedish diminutive of Rafael.... [more]
Rådgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Radhgärdh.
Rådny f Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðný.
Radny f Swedish
Swedish form of Ráðný.
Ragge m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Raggi or Swedish diminutive of Ragnar.
Råggierd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.
Rågiähl f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.
Rågierd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.
Ragnborg f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse regin "power (of the gods)" and bjarga "to help, to save".
Ragni f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names starting with the Old Norse name element regin "advice, counsel", like Ragnhild and Ragnfrid.
Ragnvi f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnví.
Ragnvy f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ragnvi.
Rambor f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramborg used until the 19th century.
Rammfre f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.
Rammfrö f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.
Randvi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Randví.
Rangela f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnhilda traditionally found in the western parts of Sweden.
Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".
Rara f Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.
Redar m Swedish
Swedish younger form of Redhar.
Reidmar m Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Hreiðmarr.
Rein f Swedish
Short form of German names beginning with Rein-, short form of Nordic names beginning with Hrein-, or short form of Nordic names beginning with Reyn-.
Rekål m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Rikard.
Rena f Estonian, Greek, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Greek short form of Irini and Irene, Estonian short form of both Irena and Renate, and Scandinavian and German short form of Renate and Renata as well as a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element regin or ending in -rena... [more]
Renja f Swedish
Swedish transcription of Renya.
Rig m Swedish
Short form of names containing the name element RIK or a Swedish form of Rex.
Rind f Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Vrindr.
Ringborg f & m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish ring "ring" and borg "fortification, castle".
Ringhild f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish name with the combination of hringr "ring" and hildr "battle, fight". It might have been influenced by Inghild and Ragnhild.
Ringvor f Swedish (Rare)
Early 20th century combination of Swedish ring "circle, ring (piece of jewelry)" and Old Norse vǫr "vigilant, cautious" (compare Ingvor and Ragnvor).
Risa f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form for Richiza and names that end in ris, risa, or rise.
Robban m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Robert.
Robbin m & f Swedish, English
Variant of Robin.
Rodrik m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Swedish form of Roderick. A notable bearer is Ser Rodrik Cassel from HBO's ever-popular TV show 'Game of Thrones'.
Roel m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Roald.
Roine m & f Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
From the name of a lake in Häme, Finland. There are theories on the origin of this name, it could've come from Germanic hreini meaning "clean, clear" or from Pre-Germanic/Baltic *kroinis meaning "clean"... [more]
Rolle m Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
A pet form of names containing the name element hrod, for example Rolf.
Ronia f Literature, English, Swedish
Variant of Ronja used in the English translation of Swedish children's book 'Ronja Rövardotter' ('Ronia the Robber's Daughter') by Astrid Lindgren.
Rora f English, Swedish
Short form of Aurora. In Sweden its earliest documented usage is 1889.
Rosemaj f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish ros "rose" and Maj 2 as well as a diminutive of Rosemarie.
Royne m Swedish
Variant of Roine.
Rulle m Swedish
Short form of Rudolf.
Runer m Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Runar or Rune. A famous bearer is the Swedish author Runer Jonsson (1916-2006).
Rustan m Swedish
Possibly a Swedification of the Persian name Rostam, or a modern form of Old Norse Hróðstæinn.
Sackeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Zacchaeus.
Sagga f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sara traditionally found in Norrland.
Sagitta f Ancient Roman, Astronomy, Swedish (Rare)
Means "arrow" in Latin. ... [more]
Sakine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic feminine variant of Zacharias and short form of Isakine.
Sälla f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish säll "blissful, happy".
Sällfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of elements säll, meaning "blissful, happy", and frid, meaning "peace, protection, friendship".
Sällvi f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish name with the combination of sæll "blissful", "happy" and "home", "temple", "sanctuary".
Samine f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel. In modern times, this is also considered a variant of Samina.
Såne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sune.
Saron m & f Swedish (?)
Swedish form of Sharon.
Sasser m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sassurr, an Old Norse variant of Assar.
Schamyl m Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the leader of the Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, Imam Shamil. A notable bearer was Swedish film director Schamyl Bauman (1893-1966).
Sebbe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Sebastian.
Sebjörn m Swedish
Younger form of Sæbiǫrn.
Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.
Seger m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic North Swedish form of Sigurd. Means "victory" in modern Swedish.
Segol m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal form of Sigurd found primarily in the Swedish province Västergötland.
Segri f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Segrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Selenia f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Selene. In Italy, this form is prevalent in the region of Lombardy.
Selfrid m Swedish (Rare)
A variant spelling of Sällfrid.
Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.
Sellvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Selvi f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Selvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.
Set m Catalan, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Catalan, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish form of Seth 1.
Seved m Swedish
A more modern variant of the old Norse name Sigvid consisting of the Old Norse elements 'sig' meaning victory and 'vidh' meaning forest. It is also possible that Seved is a Swedish spelling change of the Latin name Severinus.
Severt m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sievert.
Sickan f & m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of names containing the name element sig "victory". ... [more]
Sigbjörn m Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and bjǫrn "bear".
Sigbritt f Swedish, Dutch, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Sig (from Signe, Sigrid, or other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr "victory") and Britt... [more]
Sigfast m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Sigfastr.
Siggy m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names containing the name element Sig.
Sighsten m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Sixten.
Siglind f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sieglind.
Siglinn f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Sigrlinn.
Signa f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Latinate variant of Signy and Signý as well as a contracted form of Signilla... [more]
Signar m Norwegian, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse sigr "victory" combined with Old Norse harja or herr "army".
Signea f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Signe and Signa.
Signelill f Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Signe. It literally means "little Signe".
Signer m Swedish
Variant of Signar.
Signhild f Norwegian, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Possibly from an Old High German name composed of the elements sigu "victory" and hild "battle", or perhaps derived from the Nordic name Signelill.
Sigun f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements sigr "victory" and unna "to love".
Sigvald m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Modern Scandinavian cognate of Sigiwald.
Sigvar m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sigvard.
Sigvarda f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Sigvard.
Sigvi f Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Sigvæig.
Sigyn f Norse Mythology, Swedish
Means "victorious girl-friend" from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and vinr "friend" (feminine vina). In Norse mythology Sigyn was the wife of the trickster god Loki. When he was chained to a rock by the other gods, Sigyn stayed by her husband's side, holding a basin over his face to catch the venom dripping from a serpent that Skaði had fastened above him; still a few drops fell onto Loki, causing him to writhe in pain so violently that he caused earthquakes... [more]
Silka f Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sorbian
Icelandic, Swedish and Sorbian form of Silke.
Silke f Danish, Swedish
From the Scandinavian word silke meaning "silk".
Silver m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old Norse silfr meaning "silver". (Compared Silver and Silfur).
Silverlin f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sylvelin.
Sima m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian dialectal form of Simon 1.
Simme m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish diminutive of Sighmund and Swedish diminutive of Simon 1.
Sinnika f Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Sinikka.
Sippora f Swedish, Norwegian, Azerbaijani, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Scandinavian variant and Azerbaijani form of Zipporah.
Siren f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin.... [more]
Sissa f Swedish, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Originally an Old Norse diminutive of Sigþrúðr, this name is now a diminutive of Cecilia. As a Swedish name, it was traditionally found in Scania.
Sissela f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Cecilia.
Siuhl m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish variant of Siurd.
Sivar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigvard. A famous bearer is Ernst Nils Sivar Erik Arnér (13 March 1909 - 13 January 1997), Swedish author.
Sivborg f Swedish
Swedish name with the combination of Siv and bjarga "to help, save, rescue".
Sivbritt f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Siv and Britt.
Sive m Swedish
Masculine form of Siv.
Sivi f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish form of Siv and diminutive of Siviä and Sivia.
Sjul m Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic North Swedish form of Sigurd.
Sjunne m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
From Old Norse sjaundi meaning "the seventh". Number seven was considered to be a holy number.
Sköld m Swedish
Swedish modern form of Skjǫldr.
Skott m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Nordic variant of Scott.
Skuldfrid f & m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
A combination of Old Norse elements skuld, meaning "blame, future", and fríðr, meaning "beautiful, beloved, good, peaceful, safe".
Smed m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Smiðr.
Smultron f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish smultron meaning "woodland strawberry".
Snö f & m Swedish
Means "snow" in Swedish.
Snöblomma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "snow flower" from Swedish snö "snow" combined with blomma "a flower, bloom".
Snöfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Snæfríðr. Snöfrid (1890) is a poem by the Swedish author Viktor Rydberg.
Snövit f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Folklore
Used as a Swedish translation of the name of the fairy tale character Snow White (Schneewittchen), from Swedish snö "snow" and vit "white".
Soffi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Welsh
Nordic variant and Welsh form of Sophie as well as a Danish diminutive of Sofia.
Solborg f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Norse name derived from the elements sól meaning "the sun" (or sölr "sun-coloured, yellow, sallow"; according to NordicNames.de, this name element's original meaning of "house with one room, big room, hall" (compare Salabert) has been displaced by the later interpretation "sun") and björg "protection, help".
Solbritt f Swedish
Combination of Swedish sol "sun" and Britt.
Solgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Solgerd.
Solgund f Swedish
Variant of Solgun.
Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.
Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.
Sölve m Swedish
Means "light, sallow" in Old Norse.
Solveigh f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.
Sölvi f Swedish
Swedish form of Sølvi.
Solway f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.
Solweig f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.
Solweigh f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.
Sommar f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "summer" in Swedish.
Söne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sune.
Sone m Old Swedish, Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Sune and younger form of Sóni, sometimes associated with the Swedish verb sona meaning "to expiate".
Sönneva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sønneva.
Stale m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and Swedish younger form of Stáli.
Starkodder m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Nineteenth century Swedish variant of Starkaðr.
Starkotter m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Nineteenth century Swedish variant of Starkaðr.