AGMUNDmAncient Germanic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic) The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which a few possible origins exist. The accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo, which means "sharp, pointed." Because of that, it also means "edge", as in the sharp cutting side of a sword - which is why the meaning of the element has ultimately come to be "sword"... [more]
ALGOTmSwedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare) From the Old Norse name Algautr, in which the second element is gautr meaning "Goth". The first element may be allr "all", aðal "noble", ǫl (probably means "protection, luck" but was early associated with the Old Norse word ǫl "ale") or alfr "elf".
ANKERmDanish, English (Rare) Younger form of Ankarl and variant of Anchor. A famous bearer is Anker Jørgensen (born July 13 1922), a Social Democratic politician, warehouse worker and former prime minister and foreign minister.
ANNELINEfAfrikaans, Dutch, French (Archaic), Danish, Norwegian Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Annelien as well as a Danish and Norwegian combination of Anne and Line (and thus a cognate of Annelien) as well as a Danish, Norwegian and archaic French diminutive of Anne found up to the 1700s in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
ASMUSmDanish, Low German Low German short form of Erasmus. Asmus has also seen usage in Denmark from at least the 15th century onward, predominantly in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).
AYOfDanish (Rare), Swedish (Rare) Possibly from the Spanish word ayo meaning "tutor" or "person who takes care of children". According to another source it might be a Danish form of an Indian name meaning "wonderful".
BALZERmGerman, Danish German and Danish vernacular form of Balthasar. It was borne by Danish politician Balzer Jacobsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.
BEINTAfFaroese, Danish (Rare) Faroese feminine form of Benedict (originally a short form of Benadikta and Bænadikta, now regarded as an independent name). It was borne by Beinta Broberg (1667-1752), whom Faroese writer Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen allegedly used as the basis for the heroine of his novel Barbara (1939).
BIBIfDanish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare) Diminutive of Birgitta and its various forms. It can also be used as a diminutive of other names beginning with or containing B, such as Bibiana and Beata. A known bearer was Swedish actress Berit Elisabet "Bibi" Andersson (1935-2019).
BODOmAncient Germanic, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element bod "lord, ruler", which later acquired the meaning "messenger, tidings" due to confusion with bode "messenger" (also "to announce, command").
BRORmSwedish, Norwegian, Danish From Old Norse bróðir meaning "brother". In older days it was never given to the firstborn son. In the 19th century it started to lose its original meaning and was given to all, regardless of birth order.
CARITmDanish (Rare) Fantasy name from the pen name "Carit Etlar" of the Danish author Johan Carl Christian Brosbøll (1816 - 1900) who took his own name Carl and the first name of his muse Tertia Fabricius, and built a new first and last name from the letters.
CELIEfEnglish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Literature Adoption of French Célie outside the francophone world. This form of the name was used in Alice Walker's 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple.
DORRITfDanish, Literature Danish variant of Dorit, a short form of Dorothea, also used as an English name according to Dunkling & Gosling (1983), who observe: 'Primarily a surname deriving either from Durward or Dorothy... [more]
DRENGmDanish (Archaic), Literature Derived from the Old Norse name Drængr meaning "young man, lad" or "bold man". It coincides with the modern Danish word dreng meaning "boy". Danish author Johannes V. Jensen used this name for a character in his six-volume novel 'Den lange Rejse' (1908-22; English translation 'The Long Journey', 1922-24); "the series, for which Jensen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944, is perceived as a history of humankind, based on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, and thus a scientific counterpart to the biblical Genesis." Only Dreng stays behind when a prehistoric glacial age drives all other people southward, and together with "Moa" founds a new dynasty.
DYVEKEfFrisian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish (Rare) Originally a Frisian diminutive of Dietlinde and other names beginning with the Old High German element thiot meaning "people". It is also associated with Frisian düveke "little dove".
ERLAfEnglish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare) Scandinavian feminine form of Jarl (compare Erle), and an English feminine form of Earl. This also coincides with the Icelandic and Faroese name for a type of bird, commonly known as "wagtail" in English (erla (or maríuerla) being derived from Old Norse ertla).
FANNEYfIcelandic, 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").
FENJAfWest Frisian, German, Danish Variant form of Fenje. Also compare Fenna. You might also want to take a look at the other entry for Fenja, which is a name from Norse mythology (but has a completely different etymology) that could also have been the inspiration for the parents of some of the modern-day bearers of the name.
FREDEmDanish Younger form of Frethi. A famous bearer is Frederik 'Frede' Engelhart Bojsen (22 August 1841 – 4 December 1926), Danish politician and professor.
FULLAfAncient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Swedish, Danish Derived 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".