This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Swedish.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Conny f & m Dutch, English, SwedishVariant of
Connie. In Sweden, it is primarily used as a masculine name and as a full name rather than a diminutive.
Disa f Swedish, Old SwedishFrom a medieval Swedish form of the Old Norse name
Dísa, a short form of other feminine names containing the element
dís "goddess". This is the name of a genus of South African orchids, which honours a heroine in Swedish legend... [
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Dyra f Swedish (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse element
dýr "deer; wild animal" (though it is also associated with
dýrr "dear; expensive"), perhaps via the Old Swedish (masculine) name
Dyre or an Old Norse name such as
Dýrhildr or
Dýrfinna... [
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Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, SwedishShort form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example
Edeltraud,
Edelgard.... [
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Fanney f Icelandic, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Fideli f Swedish (Modern, Rare), LiteratureDerived from the name
Fia. Fideli is one of the main characters in the Swedish children's book 'Den Vita Stenen' (1964). Usage of this name is most likely inspired by this book.
Flisa f Swedish (Rare), LiteratureTaken from the name of one of the characters in Bertil Almqvist's 1950s children's book classic
Barna Hedenhös which is set in the Stone Age.... [
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Fulla f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Swedish, DanishDerived from either
fullr ("full") or
fyl ("foal"). This is the name of a goddess in Norse mythology who acts as
Frigg's handmaiden. Her name is used as a kenning for "gold" or "woman".
Fylgia f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare)From Old Norse
fylgja "to accompany, to follow" (compare modern Swedish
följa and modern Danish and Norwegian
følge). In Norse mythology a fylgia is a type of spirit who accompanies a person through their life from the day they were born... [
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Gude m & f SwedishVariant of
Gautr or diminutive of names containing the element
gud ("god" or "good").
Gulldis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements
guð "god" and
dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish
gull "gold".
Gullevi f SwedishVariant of
Guðví or combination of
gull "gold" and
vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
Gulli f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)Short form of
Gunhild via it's Swedish form
Gunilla. It could also be a variant of
Gull, a short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element
guð meaning "god".
Gullviva f Swedish (Rare)Directly taken from Swedish
gullviva (literally "golden hood"), the term for the
cowslip flower (
Primula veris in Latin).
Gullvor f Swedish (Rare)An early 20th century combination of Old Norse
guð "god" and
vǫr "vigilant, cautious". The Old Norse name
Guðvǫr uses the same elements, but it is possible that Gullvor was created independently by using common name elements (compare
Majvor and
Gulldis, two names created around the same time).
Gunvi f SwedishCombination of Old Norse name elements
gunnr "battle" and
vígja "to consecrate, to dedicate to God". This name was coined in the 20th century.
Gusten m & f SwedishCombination of Old Swedish
gudh "god" and
stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name
Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse
Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of
Gustav and
Gustava.
Helfrid f Swedish, Finland SwedishThe origins of this name (first documented in 1816) are uncertain, though it could be a Swedish feminine form of
Helfried or a variant of
Hallfrid (the Norwegian form of
Hallfríðr), the initial syllable possibly influenced by
Helga (which is ultimately related to the first element in
Eloise).