North Germanic Submitted Names

Kristmundur m Icelandic, Faroese
Combination of Krist (the initial sound in names such as Kristján and Kristófer) and the Old Norse element mundr meaning "protection".

Kristný f Icelandic
Formed from Kristín and the Old Norse element nýr meaning "new".

Kristoff m English, Popular Culture, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Flemish
Variant of Christoph. This is the name of Kristoff Bjorgman from Frozen.

Kristoffa f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Kristoffer.

Kristoffur m Faroese
Faroese form of Christopher.

Kristofina f Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Kristoffer.

Kristofine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Kristoffa.

Kristólína f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of krist "Christ" and Ólína.

Kriströðr m Medieval Scandinavian
Combination of Kristoffer and Old Norse friðr "love".

Kristrún f Medieval Scandinavian, Icelandic, Faroese
Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element rún "secret; secret lore".

Kristþór m Icelandic
Combination of Kristján and Þór.

Kristþóra f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Kristþór.

Kristtór m Faroese
Faroese form of Kristþór.

Kristvaldur m Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Kristján combined with Old Norse valdr "ruler".

Kristvar m Faroese
A combination of Krist from Christianus and Var, which means "alert" and "careful".

Kristvarður m Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Kristján combined with Old Norse varðr, vǫrðr meaning "guard, watchman".

Kristveig f Icelandic
Combination of Krist- from the name Kristín and the Old Norse element veig meaning "strong, powerful".

Kristvin m Icelandic
Blend of Kristján and the Old Norse element vinr "friend".

Kristvina f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Kristvin.

Kristvør f Faroese
Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".

Kristý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Kristy.

Krókr m Old Norse
From Old Norse krókr "hook".

Krusmynta f Swedish (Rare), Literature
From the Swedish name for a type of mint, known as curly mint in English. This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

Kufri m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Kofri.

Kulsvæinn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements kolr "coal" and svæn "boy".

Kurre m Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive of Kurt.

Kúss m Old Norse
Old Norse byname deriving from a word related to Nynorsk kus meaning "hump".

Kvasir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the name given to the fermented juice of berries. In Norse mythology Kvasir was the wisest of all beings. The dwarfs Fjalarr and Galarr killed him, poured his blood into the vessels Boðn, Són and Óðrœrir, and mixed it with honey to make the skaldic mead, which would make whoever drank it a poet.

Kveldulf m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Kveldúlfr.

Kveldúlfr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Literature
Means "evening wolf", derived from Old Norse kveld "evening" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf".... [more]

Kveldúlfur m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Kveldúlfr.

Kvígbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements kvígr "young ox" and bjǫrn "bear".

Kvígbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Kvígbiǫrn.

Kvirinus m Faroese
Faroese form of Quirinus.

Kvistr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse kvistr meaning "twig, branch".

Kyrre m Norwegian
Modern form of Kyrri. A notable bearer is Norwegian DJ and music producer Kygo (Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, b. 1991).

Kyrri m Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse byname derived from the word kyrr meaning "calm, peaceful".

Labolina f Swedish (Modern), Popular Culture
Probably as a feminine form of Laban. 'Lilla spöket Laban' (known in English as 'The Little Ghost Godfrey') is a Swedish children's book character. Labolina is the name Laban's little sister.

Læff m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ljúfr.

Læifi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Leifi.

Læikr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Leikr.

Læla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Laila 2 or Laila 1.

Lafrans m Old Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Lorens. Found on a mid-13th century runestone on the island of Gotland in Sweden.

Laga f Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology, Laga is the goddess of wells and springs. She is a friend of Odin.

Lagerta f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Hlaðgerðr.

Lagertha f Popular Culture, Norwegian (Rare)
Latinization of Old Norse Hlaðgerðr. According to legend, Lagertha was a Viking shield-maiden from what is now Norway and the first wife of the legendary viking Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnarr Loðbrók).

Laíla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Laila.

Laina f Estonian (Rare), Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Laine.

Lajla f Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch (Rare)
Bosnian variant spelling of Lejla and Scandinavian variant of Laila 2.

Lamberth m Swedish
Variant of Lambert.

Lambrekt m Old Swedish
Variant of Lambert, probably via German Lamprecht.

Langlíf f Old Norse
Originally an Old Norse nickname meaning "long life".

Langliva f Medieval English, Old Danish
Medieval English form of Langlíf.

Lárensína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Laurence 1.

Lárey f Icelandic
Combination of Lára and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Larissia f Swedish
Variant of Larissa.

Lärka f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Lærke.

Larsa m Swedish
Diminutive of Lars.

Larsena f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), Danish (Archaic, Expatriate)
Americanization of Larsina.

Larsina f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Larsine.

Larsine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lars.

Larvas m Faroese
Faroese variant of Lavars.

Lassine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lasse recorded from the 18th century onwards.

Laufey f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements lauf "leaf, foliage" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune"... [more]

Laufhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements lauf meaning "leaf, foliage" and hildr meaning "battle".

Laurents m Swedish (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Swedish variant of Laurenz and medieval Latvian form of Laurentz.

Laurentse f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Laurents as well as a variant of Laurentia.

Laurice f English (American), Italian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
English feminine form of Laurence 1.

Laurina f Late Roman, Dutch, German, Italian, Corsican, Sardinian, Spanish, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Sicilian
Feminine form of Laurinus.

Laurs m Danish
Contracted form of Laurits.

Laust m Danish
Danish dialectical (Jylland) form of Laurits.

Lava f Swedish
Short form of Olava.

Lavars m Faroese
Faroese variant of Lavrants.

Lave m & f Swedish
Variant of Lage and Lava.

Lavrans m Norwegian, Faroese (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Laurentius.

Lavrants m Old Norse, Norwegian (Archaic)
Ancient Scandinavian and Norwegian form of Laurentius.

Lavrits m Danish
Variant of Laurits.

Lávus m Faroese
Faroese short form of Olavus.

Lázarus m Faroese
Faroese form of Lazarus.

Lechardus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Lek.

Leckard m Swedish
Younger Swedish form of Lechardus.

Ledis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hlédís.

Lefa m Swedish, Finnish
A diminutive of Leif.

Leffe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Leif.

Lefsi m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse form of Leofsige.

Leg m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Leikr.

Leggr m Old Norse
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse leikr "game, play, fight" (compare Old Danish Leg) or taken directly from Old Norse leggr "leg, stem".

Lehna f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Lena.

Leidulf m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Leiðulfr.

Leidulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Leiðulfr.

Leiff m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Leif.

Leifi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Leifr.

Leija f Swedish (Modern), Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lea. The name coincides with the Finnish word leija "kite".

Leik m Norwegian
Younger form of Leikr.

Leiki m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Leikr.

Leikny f Norwegian
Combination of Old Norse leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.

Leikný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse as well as the Icelandic form of Leikny.

Leikr m Old Norse
From Old Norse leikr meaning "game, play, fight".

Leiðólfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian variant of Leiðulfr.

Leiðulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse leið "road, way" and ulfr "wolf".

Leiva f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Leiv.

Leivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Leifr.

Lejf m Danish
Variant of Leif.

Lek m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Leikr.

Leksten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of leikr "play, game" and steinn "stone".

Lemek m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Lamech.

Lenette f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Lene.

Lenna f Danish (Rare), English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Danish and English variant of Lena (in the case of the English name the spelling mimicks the pronunciation of Lena in various European languages), a Danish diminutive of Leonharda and a modern English feminine form of Lennon.

Lennartina f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Lennart.

Leó m Icelandic, Hungarian
Icelandic and Hungarian form of Leo. A bearer is Daníel Leó Grétarsson, who is an Icelandic footballer and Leó Weiner who is a Hungarian composer.

Leofred m Norwegian (Archaic)
Created in the mid-19th century by combining the Germanic elements lewe "lion" (probably taken from Leonard) with frid "peace" (probably taken from Fredrik).

Leonilla f Italian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), English (Rare), Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Leona.

Leónóra f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Leonora.

Lér m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hlér.

Lerke f Danish, Low German, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant and German form of Lærke.

Leví m Spanish, Biblical Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Levi.

Levina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Levine.

Levine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Levi, a feminine form of Levin and a truncated form of Olevine.

Levion m Norwegian (Rare)
Probably an elaborated form of Levi.

Levor m Norwegian
Modern form of Old Norse Liðvarðr. The first element is liðr which literally means "joint", but in this case have the meaning of "generation, family connection" (compare modern Norwegian slektsledd composed of slekt "family" and ledd "joint, link")... [more]

Lexí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lexi.

Leyvoy f Faroese
Faroese form of Laufey.

Li f Swedish
Short form of names starting, containing, or ending with li. In some cases it may be seen as a strictly feminine form of Lee.

Líam m Icelandic (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Icelandic and Spanish form of Liam.

Libbe m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Libbi.

Libbi m Old Norse
Unknown etymology.

Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), Ukrainian
Short form of Alida, Dalida, Lidia, Lidiya and other feminine names that contain -lid-.

Lidda f Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Lydia.

Lidinvard m Old Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant spelling of Leonard (via Linnart). Keep in mind that there were no standardized spelling in Swedish at the time this name was supposedly used... [more]

Lidvor f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements liðr "joint, connection" (see Levor) and vár "spring".

Lie f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Probably a short form of names ending with -lie, like Annelie and Emilie.

Lief m Old Danish, Literature
Old Danish form of Ljúfr.

Líf f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic variant of Hlíf. In Norse mythology, Líf and Lífþrasir are the only people to survive Ragnarǫk and become the ancestors of the post-Ragnarǫk human race.

Lif f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Líf.

Lífa f Old Norse
Variant of Líf.

Lífdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlíf "cover; shelter; protection (especially a shield)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Liff f Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Líf.

Lífgjarn m Icelandic (Archaic)
Means "eager to live" or "willing to live", composed of Old Norse líf meaning "life" and gjarn meaning "eager, desirous" (related to English yearn).

Lifsten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hlífstæinn.

Lífþrasir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the one striving after life". In Norse mythology Líf and Lífþrasir are the only people to survive Ragnarǫk].

Líggjas m Faroese
Faroese short form of Elias.

Lijan m Albanian, Scandinavian
Version of Julian.

Líkbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Líknbiǫrn.

Líkbjǫrn m Old Norse (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse líkn "compassion, favor, help" and bjǫrn "bear". Líkbjǫrn was an 11th century runemaster whose name can be found on three runestones. The name does not appear in any other written sources and is believed to have been rare.

Liknatus m Old Swedish
Old Swedish Latinized form of Líknhvatr.

Líknbiǫrn m Old Norse (Rare)
Variant transcription of ᛚᛁᚴᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ (see Líkbjǫrn).

Líknbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Líknbiǫrn.

Líknhvatr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements líkn "mercy, relief, comfort" and hvatr "active, brisk, vigorous, manly".

Lilemor f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Lillemor.

Liliann f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish
Variant of Lillian.

Liljá f Sami, Icelandic (Rare)
Sami form of Lily and Icelandic variant of Lilja.

Liljar m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Lilja.

Lilje f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Lilja influenced by Danish and Norwegian lilje "lily".

Liljurós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Lilja and Rós, making it a cognate of Lilyrose.

Lilla f Danish (Rare)
From Danish "lilla" meaning "purple."

Lilla f Swedish
The name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”

Lillebil f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Lill and an unknown second element.

Lillebror m Swedish
Means "little brother" in Swedish.

Lillegerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish lille, an inflected form of liten meaning "little", with the name Gerd 2. This name was first recorded in Sweden in 1921.

Lilleman m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "little man" in Swedish. Combination of lille "little" and man "man".

Lillevi f Swedish
From the Swedish word lilla "little" combined with the popular name suffix vi, found in such names as Åsvi, Hillevi, and Torvi... [more]

Lillgerd f Swedish
Variant of Lillegerd.

Lillien f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lilian.

Lillivi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Lillevi.

Lillja f Scandinavian (Rare)
Form of Lilia.

Lillmor f Swedish
Variant of Lillemor.

Lín f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Líni as well as the Faroese form of Hlín.

Lína f Icelandic, Medieval Scandinavian, Literature
Icelandic form of Lina 2. This is also the name of Pippi Longstocking in the Icelandic version of the book series (Icelandic name Lína langsokkur; full first name Sigurlína).

Lind f Icelandic
Either a variant of Linda, or else from Old Norse lind meaning "lime tree, linden tree". It also coincides with the Icelandic word lind meaning "spring (source of a stream or river)".

Lindberg m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Lindbjørg.

Lindbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse lind "lime-tree, linden tree" or Germanic lind "soft, tender" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Linddís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements lind "lime-tree, linden tree; (protective shield of) linden wood; linden spear-shaft" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".

Líndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Lindis f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Líndís as well as of Linddís. This name is also occasionally used as a truncated form of Germanic names ending in -lindis.

Lindor m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Lindorm.

Lindorm m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Swedish linnr "dragon" and ormber "snake". A lindorm (lindworm) was a type of being in Northern European folklore. It is depicted on several runestones from the 11th century.

Linea f Norwegian, Swedish (Modern), Danish (Modern)
Variant of Linnéa.

Linette f French, Danish, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
French diminutive of Lina 2 and Line, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Lineus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnéus which is derived from the surname Linnaeus.

Líney f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Lingný f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from the Germanic elements lyng "heather" and ný "new".

Lingormr m Old Norse
From Old Norse lyngormr meaning "dragon that creeps through the heather", from lyng "heather" and ormr "snake, serpent".

Línhildr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements lín "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear" and hildr "battle, fight".

Línhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Línhildr.

Líni m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse lín meaning "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".

Linken f Norwegian
Diminutive of Line, via Low German (compare Trinken, Minken, Lisken).

Linna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of both Lina 2 and Linn.

Linnar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Lindor, itself a short form of Lindorm.

Linnart m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnar, perhaps influenced by Lennart.

Linne f Finnish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sami
Variant of Linna and Line. It also means "linen" in Swedish.

Linné m Swedish
Masculine form of Linnéa. It is also used as a surname (see Linné).

Linneus m Swedish
Variant of Lineus.

Linni f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Linnea and other similar names. A famous bearer is Norwegian model Linn "Linni" Meister.

Líó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lio.

Liótólfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Liútulfr.

Liótr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ljótr "ugly".

Lísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisa.

Lisabet f Swedish, Norwegian, Romansh, Alsatian
Truncated form of Elisabet.

Lisabeth f German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Alsatian
German and Alsatian truncated form of Elisabeth and Scandinavian variant of Lisabet.

Lísandra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Lisandra.

Lisanna f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Variant and cognate of Lisanne.

Lísbet f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisbet.

Lisbeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.

Lisbetta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.

Lísbita f Faroese
Faroese variant of Lisbet.

Lisebet f Medieval Dutch, Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Lisabet.

Lisen f Swedish
Short form of Elizabeth

Lisken f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish, Frisian and Low German diminutive of Elisabet.... [more]

Liskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Lisskulla.

Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".

Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.

Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".

List f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse list meaning "art, craft" as well as "skill, adroitness, dexterity". This is also the Icelandic word for "art".

Listalín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements list "skill; dexterity; art; craft" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment".

Listvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of list "art, craft; skill, adroitness, dexterity" and vár "spring".

Lita f Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From Norwegian liten, lita meaning "small, little". Also a diminutive of Elisabet.

Liten f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lita. Also means "small, little" in Swedish and Norwegian.

Litr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the coloured one". In Norse mythology Litr is a dwarf who gets in Thor's way as he is about to consecrate Baldr's funeral pyre with Mjǫllnir... [more]

Liulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse name of uncertain etymology, possibly composed of the elements hlíf "shield, protection" and ulfr "wolf," hence "shield wolf."

Liútr m Old Norse
Variant of Liótr.

Liútulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ljótr "ugly, hideous, misshapen" and ulfr "wolf".

Lív f Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese form of Líf.

Livjatan m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Danish form of Leviathan.

Livø f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant form of Live found in Nord-Gudbrandsdalen.

Livthrase m Danish
Danish form of Lífþrasir.

Liw f Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Liv 1.

Lizetthe f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Lisette.

Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.

Ljøde m Norwegian (Archaic)
Modern form of Liótr.

Ljøl m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.

Ljósálfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and alfr "elf".

Ljósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Ljósbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse ljós meaning "light of the sun, a burning light" and brá meaning "eyelash".

Ljót f Old Norse, Icelandic
Female form of Liótr.

Ljóta f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Ljót. In Norse mythology this is a typical name for giantesses.

Ljótgeirr f Old Norse
Perhaps a combination of Old Norse *ljótr "light" (or possibly ljótr "ugly") and geirr "spear". The name was found on a love note inscribed on a comb.

Ljóðolfr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ludolf.

Ljotolv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Liútulfr.

Ljótr m Old Norse
Variant of Liótr.

Ljótur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Liótr.

Ljúfr m Old Norse
From Old Norse ljúfr meaning "dear, friendly".

Ljúfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ljúfr.

Lóa f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from Icelandic and Faroese lóa "golden plover (bird)".

Loa m & f Swedish (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Lo. Usage of this name could be due to the popularity of Lo and the similarity to Noah 1... [more]

Loddfáfnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of loddari ("juggler") and Fáfnir. In Norse mythology this is the name of a young man Odin advises.

Lodin m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Loðinn.

Lodvar m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hloðvér.

Lodve m Norwegian
Variant of Lodvar.

Lodver m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Lodvar.

Lofarr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from lof ("permission; paean of praise") and herr ("army"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Lófi m Old Norse
Derived from an Old Norse byname meaning "palm of the hand, hollow of the hand".

Lofn f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "the comforter; the mild". In Norse mythology this is the name of a goddess who receives permission from Odin and Frigg to bring together men and women whose marriage was previously forbidden.

Lofnheiðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of lof ("permission; praise") and heiðr ("bright, clear; honour"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology, the daughter of Hreiðmarr and the sister of Reginn, Fáfnir, Otr and Lyngheiðr.

Lofríkr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Leofric.

Lofthæna f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Lopthæna.

Loftur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Loptr.

Loge m Norse Mythology, Astronomy
Variant of Logi. He is a fire giant from Norse mythology, son of Fornjot, sometimes confused with the god Loki... [more]

Logi m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "flame, blaze" in Old Norse. In Norse legend Logi was 'a handsome king of a land north of Norway. A descendant of giants, his name became Hálogi - "tall Logi" - the legendary source of the modern Hålogaland region of Norway… His daughters were Eisa and Eimyrja, names both meaning "embers", and his wife's name Glöd probably means "red-hot embers" - all suggestive that Logi is a personification and deity of fire' (K.M. Sheard, 2011).

Lohla f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Lói m Icelandic
Masculine form of Lóa.

Loja f Swedish, Finnish
A famous bearer is Loja Saarinen (born Minna Carolina Louise Gesellius, 1879–1968), a Finnish-American textile artist, sculptor and wife of the architect Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950).

Lokbrá f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "closed eyes" or "shut eye", from Old Norse loka "to close, to lock" and brá "eyelash". Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Loki... [more]

Lollo f & m Swedish
Diminutive of Louise and Charlotte. The name is occasionally, albeit very rarely, used by males.

Lona f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish short form of Abelone and Magdelone. This name is occasionally also considered a contracted form of Leonie, Leona and Leonia.

Lóni m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "the shining one" or "the lazy one". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Lønne f Danish (Rare)
Danish feminine form of Hlynur.

Loola f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish variant of Lola.

Lopthæna f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of lopt 'air' and hæna 'hen'.

Lopthœna f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Lopthæna.

Loptr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly from Old Norse lopt "air". This is an alternative name for the Norse god Loki, used in the epic works 'Poetic Edda' and 'Prose Edda' by Snorri Sturluson... [more]

Lora f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Short form of Eleonora.

Lorang m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lorang or a Norwegian variant of Laurent.

Lóreley f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lorelei.

Lórens m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lorens.

Lorents m Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Armenian (Rare)
Variant of Lorenz.

Lorentz m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
German and Scandinavian form of Laurence 1.

Lórenz m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lorenz.

Lorina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Albanian, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian, Croatian, Romani (Archaic)
Italian elaboration of Lora and variant of Laurina as well as a Scandinavian feminine form of Lorens... [more]

Loris f Swedish, English (Rare)
Variant of Laurice.

Lorns m Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Lorens.

Lornts m Norwegian
Short form of Lorents.

Løðar m Faroese
Faroese form of Lothar.

Lothen m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Loðinn.

Loðin m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese form of Loðinn.

Loðinn m Old Norse
Originally a byname, from Old Norse loðinn meaning "hairy, woolly".

Lóðurr m Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. In 'The Poetic Edda', Lóðurr was a god who helped Hœnir and Odin create the first humans.

Lott f Swedish
Short form of Lotte.

Lotten f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Charlotta.

Lótus m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lotus.

Louice f Swedish
Variant of Louise.

Løve m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lodve. It also means "lion" in Norwegian.

Love m & f Danish (Rare)
Most likely an invented name. It has nothing to do with the English word "Love".

Lovelia f Swedish (Modern)
Elaboration of Lova.

Løver m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Lodvar.

Løvert m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, maybe related to Løver. Mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.

Lovi f Swedish (Modern)

Lovina f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lova.

Lovísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lovisa.

Lowa f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Lova.

Lowe m Old Danish
Variant of Lófi.