This is a list of names in which the origin is Scandinavian. This is the collective name for the North Germaniclanguages spoken in Scandinavia. See Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Icelandic for more specific lists.
HarpafIcelandic From the name of the first summer month in the old Icelandic calendar, which might have originally been named for an unattested pre-Christian goddess. It also means "harp" in Icelandic.
HeklafIcelandic From the name of an active Icelandic volcano, derived from Old Norse hekla meaning "cloak".
LillfNorwegian, Swedish Diminutive of Elisabet and other names containing li. It is also associated with Norwegian and Swedish lille, an inflected form of liten meaning "little".
LillemorfSwedish, Norwegian (Rare) Means "little mother", from Swedish and Norwegian lille, an inflected form of liten meaning "little", combined with mor meaning "mother". This name was first recorded in Norway and Sweden at the beginning of the 20th century.
LinnéafSwedish From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower. The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus named it after himself, it being his favourite flower.
LykkefDanish Means "good fortune, happiness" in Danish.
MajvorfSwedish From Swedish maj meaning "May (month)" combined with vår meaning "spring" or the Old Norse name element vǫr meaning "vigilant, cautious". This name was first used in the early 20th century.
MejafSwedish (Modern) Possibly from a Low German diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength". It was popularized by the Swedish singer Meja (1969-), born Anna Pernilla Torndahl.
MoafSwedish Possibly derived from Swedish moder meaning "mother". This was the pen name of the Swedish author Moa Martinson (real name Helga Maria Martinson).
RonjafSwedish, Finnish Invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who based it on the middle portion of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden. Lindgren used it in her 1981 book Ronia the Robber's Daughter (Ronia is the English translation).
Rosa 1fSpanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German, English Generally this can be considered to be from Latin rosa meaning "rose", though originally it may have come from the unrelated Germanic name Roza 2. This was the name of a 13th-century saint from Viterbo in Italy. In the English-speaking world it was first used in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Polish-German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) and the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913-2005).
SagafNorse Mythology, Swedish, Icelandic From Old Norse Sága, possibly meaning "seeing one", derived from sjá "to see". This is the name of a Norse goddess, possibly connected to Frigg. As a Swedish and Icelandic name, it is also derived from the unrelated word saga"story, fairy tale, saga".
SóleyfIcelandic Means "buttercup (flower)" in Icelandic (genus Ranunculus), derived from sól "sun" and ey "island".
SóljafFaroese Means "buttercup (flower)" in Faroese (genus Ranunculus). The buttercup is the national flower of the Faroe Islands.
StellanmSwedish Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Old Norse stilling"calm", or perhaps of German origin.
SturemSwedish, Medieval Scandinavian Derived from Old Norse stura meaning "to be contrary". This was the name of three viceroys of Sweden.
SveafSwedish From a personification of the country of Sweden, in use since the 17th century. It is a derivative of Svear, the Swedish name for the North Germanic tribe the Swedes. The Swedish name of the country of Sweden is Sverige, a newer form of Svear rike meaning "the realm of the Svear".
TagemDanish, Swedish From the medieval Danish byname Taki, derived from Old Norse taka meaning "to take, to capture".
TirilfNorwegian Possibly inspired by the Norwegian poem Lokkende Toner (1859) by Johan Sebastian Welhaven, which features the folk heroine Tirilil Tove.
VeslemøyfNorwegian Means "little girl" from Norwegian vesle "little" and møy "girl". This name was created by Norwegian writer Arne Garborg for the main character in his poem Haugtussa (1895).
VidemSwedish Means "willow" in Swedish, from Old Norse víðir.