GurlifTheatre, Danish, Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese The name of a character in the 1788 or 1790 German play Die Indianer in England (The Indians in England) by Augustus von Kotzebue, explained as either a mistake for Gauri (meaning "white" from Sanskrit) or as the Persian for "rose" (compare Gol)... [more]
HelfridfSwedish, Finland Swedish The 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).
HelinäfFinnish Derives from Finnish word helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of Helena.... [more]
HilderikmDutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish Dutch and Nordic form of Hilderic. There's no evidence of use in the Nordic countries, it's only used in translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Vandals and Alans.
HilkkafFinnish From the word hilkka, which means "a bonnet, a hood". Little Red Riding Hood is known as 'Punahilkka' in Finland, and the fairy tale may have had something to do with the name Hilkka becoming more common... [more]
IhanelmafFinnish Created during the time of Finnish Romantic nationalism by using an old Finnish name iha. The name was probably inspired by similar names Anelma and Sanelma.
IllusiafFinnish From Yrjö Kokko's 1944 fairytale classic Pessi and Illusia. Illusia is the name of a small fairy who lives by the rainbow. Illusia is described to be naive, but optimistic and care free. The tale is about Pessi the troll and Illusia the fairy, who, despite all the differences between them and their worlds, fall in love... [more]
Ilmom & fFinnish Either derived from Ilmari or a Karelian word ilminen, meaning "human".... [more]
Ilom & fFinnish Means "joy, happiness, delight, pleasure" in Finnish. The name has also been used as a diminutive for Ilja and Hilarius.... [more]
IsafSwedish (Modern), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian From the germanic element is "Ice" with the feminine suffix -a. In Swedish the name literally means ice in verbal form. Which means that something has frozen solid or has been covered in ice. It can also be a short for of names that end in -isa... [more]
Jarnaf & mFinnish Finnish theater and movie director Edvin Laine invented it as female variant of Jarmo (391 female children between 1940-2009). As male name, it's pretty unique (4 male children between 1980-2009).