Norwegian Submitted Names

Jamina f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Jamin. In some cases it may also be a truncated form of Benjamina or a contracted form of Jacomina.

Jamine f Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian (Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Jamina.

Janfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the masculine name Jan 1 and the Old Norse name element fríðr "beautiful" (originally "beloved").

Jannica f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish
Variant of Jannika.

Jannika f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Modern)
Scandinavian variant of Jannike and German feminine form of Jannik.

Janus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Danish, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish and West Frisian short form of Adrianus and sometimes also of Johannes (which is also found spelled as Johannus)... [more]

Jarand m Norwegian
Variant of Hjarrand and Jørund.

Jardar m Norwegian
Modern form of Jarðarr.

Jarlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". This is a relatively modern name first used in the early 20th century.

Jarleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Jarleiv.

Jarleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and leifr "descendant, heir".

Jarlfrid f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Jarlfryd f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jarlfrid.

Jarlstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse name elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman, earl" and steinn "stone".

Jarluf m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jarleiv.

Jatgeir m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Játgeirr.

Jeaneth f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Jeannette.

Jeanett f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Jeannette.

Jennika f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
English variant of Jennica, as well as a Swedish diminutive of Jenny, influenced by Annika.

Jensina f Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jens.

Jensine f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Jens.

Jensiva f Faroese (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)

Jentoft m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Danish place name Gentofte "single farmstead at the fish lake". In Norway, this name was first recorded in 1838. Since 1970, however, it has been banned by the Norwegian naming laws due to its place name character.

Jeremia m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian variant of Jeremias.

Jermund m Norwegian
Variant of Geirmund.

Jesabel f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Jezebel.

Jesefine f Norwegian (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Variant of Josefine.

Jesenia f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian adoption and adaption of Gesine.

Jesine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gesine.

Jesinia f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jesenia.

Jest m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gjest.

Jetlene f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Jette and Lene recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Joachime f Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Joachim.

Joacim m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Joakim.

Joackim m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Joachim.

Joakime f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Joakim.

Joan m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Johan.

Jobjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ióbiǫrn.

Jochum m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare), Medieval Romansh
Variant of Joachim.

Jøde f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gyda.

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

Jodis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Jódís.

Jøel m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.

Jofrid f Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse jór "stallion" combined with Old Norse friðr "beautiful; fair; peace".

Jogrim m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Jógrímr.

Joh m & f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Truncated form of Johan, Johannes and its feminine equivalents. It's used as a short form of Johannesevangeliet (Gospel of John) in the Scandinavian translations of the Bible... [more]

Johandine f Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Johan and Johann.

Johar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Joar.

Johild f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of jór "horse" and hildr "battle; fight".

Jojakin m Norwegian, Polish, Biblical Swedish
Norwegian, Polish and Swedish form of Jehoiachin. This name appears in the Swedish and Norwegian translations of the Bible, but is not used as a given name in Sweden or Norway.

Jøl m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.

Jomar m Norwegian
Modern form of Jómarr.

Jona m Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Afrikaans
Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.

Jona f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Jon 1 as well as a short form of Johanna and its variants.

Jonar m Norwegian
Elaborated form of Jon 1 where jon is combined with the Old Norse name element arr "warrior" in the style of Hjalmar, Vidar, Steinar, etc... [more]

Jonina f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Elaboration of Jona.

Jonis m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Johannes.

Jora f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Jóra.

Joralf m Norwegian
The first element of this name is derived from Old Norse jorr "wild boar" or Old Norse jǫfurr "chief, king". The second element is derived from Old Norse alfr meaning "elf". A known bearer of this name is Joralf Gjerstad (b... [more]

Jøran m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Jöran.

Jord m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gjord.

Jordis f German (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
German variant of Jördis and Norwegian variant of Hjørdis as well as a Norwegian combination of the name element jor, derived from either Old Norse jǫfurr "chief, king" or jǫfur-r "wild boar" (which later became a poetic word for "chief, king"), and the name element dis, derived from either Old Norse dís "female deity; woman, lady" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Jøren m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Jøran, Jørgen and Jørund.

Joren f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Jorunn found in Rogaland.

Jørgine f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jørg.

Jørgunn f Norwegian
Possibly created as a feminine form of Jørgen by combining jørg with unna "to love" (found in names like Iðunn, Torunn and Norunn)... [more]

Jorid f Norwegian
Younger form of Jóríðr.

Jorit f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Jorid.

Jorlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jorr "wild boar" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman". The name was first used in the early 20th century.

Jørna f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jørn as well as a variant of Jorna.

Jorna f Norwegian
Contracted form of Jorunna.

Jorolf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Joralf.

Joronn f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Jorunn.

Jorulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Joralf, but with the second element from the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".

Jørund f & m Norwegian
Previously a dialectal variant of Jorunn, though more recently it has been given to boys, being the modern form of Jǫrundr, an Old Norse masculine name of uncertain meaning... [more]

Jørunn f Norwegian
Dialectal variant of Jorunn used in the Troms region.

Jorunna f Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Jórunna.

Joseffa f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Josepha.

Josefia f Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Josepha.

Josva m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Joshua.

Joveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jór "horse" and veig "strength".

Juditte f French (African), Haitian Creole, Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Judith.

Judolf m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Judith and the Germanic element wulf "wolf".

Jul m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gjul, which is a dialectal variant of Gjurd with predominant usage in the Austlandet region of Norway. Jul also means "Christmas" in Norwegian and this name was often given to children born in late December.

Julianus m Ancient Roman, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Finnish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Iulianus (see Julian).

Junie f Swedish (Modern), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Juni.

Junine f Norwegian (Archaic), Afrikaans
Elaboration of Junia.

Kaare m Norwegian, Danish
Variant of Kåre.

Kæthe f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Käthe.

Kalla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Kalle as well as a variant of Karla.

Kalman m Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Norse form of Colmán.

Kalmar m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Kalman and an adoption of the Swedish place name Kalmar in Småland and Uppland.

Kalmer m Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Kalmar.

Kalv m Norwegian (Archaic), Old Danish
Modern form of Kálfr.

Kanutte f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of the name Knut.

Kåra f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Kára.

Karelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Karel.

Karenanna f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Karen 1 and Anna.

Kårfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kåre and Finn 2.

Kårhild f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Kárhildr.

Karianne f Norwegian
Combination of Kari 1 and Anne 1.

Karleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Karl and leifr "heir", "descendant".

Kårleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements kárr "curly, wavy hair" and leif "inheritance, legacy".

Karleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Karleif.

Karles m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Contracted form of Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.

Karloman m Bosnian, Croatian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Variant of Carloman. In Swedish and Norwegian, only used in translations of historical documents regarding the Frankish rulers.

Karlot m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian adoption of Charlot as well as a masculine form of Karlotte.

Karlotte f Estonian (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
Estonian, Norwegian and Danish form of Charlotte.

Karna f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Known since the 15th century, Karna was used as a variant of Karla in the southern parts of Sweden and as a variant of Karen 1 in the eastern parts of Denmark.

Karolus m Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), German (Rare), Indonesian, Dutch
Variant of Carolus.

Kaspara f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Caspara.

Katerine f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Katerina as well as a Scandinavian spelling of French Catherine.

Kathrina f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German
Variant of Katrina.

Kato m Norwegian, Literature
Norwegian variant of Cato 1. This is the name of the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's fantasy book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954).

Katrina f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Estonian
Contraction of Katarina.

Kelfrid f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Kjellfrid.

Kesia f Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Danish, Biblical Swedish, Biblical Finnish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Scandinavian form of Keziah and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Késia.

Ketty f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Kitty.

Kieran m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Kjærand predominantly used in the 18th century.

Kikkan f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Kickan. Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier. Her name is a combination of Kikki and Meghan.

Kirstina f Norwegian, English (British)
Norwegian dialectal form (found in the county Sogn og Fjordane) as well as an English variant of Christina or Kirstin (in the case of the English name, it might be an Anglicized form of Cairistìona).

Kirvil f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of a name beginning with Kir-, such as Kirstina, and a name ending in -vild, such as Ingvild.

Kittil m Norwegian
Variant of Kjetil predominantly used in southern Norway.

Kjærand m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Kjerand (see Herrand).

Kjartan m Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Faroese, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Mýrkjartan as well as a Scandinavian form of Certán.

Kjelborg f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Kjellborg.

Kjella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Kiälla.

Kjellberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Kjellbjørg, no longer in use. It is also a Swedish surname (see Kjellberg).

Kjellbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ketilbjǫrg.

Kjellbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kjell and Bjørn. The name was first used in the 1930s. It is not known if it was intended to be a modern form of Old Norse Kætilbiǫrn or if it's a coincidence.

Kjellborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kjell and bjǫrg "help, deliverance" or borg "castle, fortification". This name was first used in the late 19th century and is a cognate of the Old Norse name Ketilbjǫrg.

Kjellfred m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Kjellfrid.

Kjellrun f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A relatively modern Scandinavian name, it is derived from Old Norse kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also Kettil) and Old Norse rún "secret lore."

Kjelly f Norwegian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names starting with kjell-, like Kjellborg and Kjellfrid.

Kjetel m Norwegian
Variant form of Ketil mostly used in the southwestern part of Norway.

Kjønik m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Köneke, ultimately related to the Germanic name Conrad.

Klemet m Norwegian (Rare), Old Norse, Old Danish, Old Swedish
Form of Clement.

Klotar m Danish, Norwegian, Croatian, Finnish
Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Croatian form of Chlothar. Only used in translations of historical documents regarding the kings of the Franks.

Kolbein m Norwegian
Variant of Kolbeinn.

Kolbjørn m Norwegian, Faroese (Rare)
Younger form of Kolbjǫrn.

Kolbrun f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish, Norwegian and Swedish form of Kolbrún.

Konni f & m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
A Nordic variant of Connie and a diminutive for names beginning with Kon-, such as Konrad and Konstantin.

Konradine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Konradina.

Konstanse f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Constance.

Krispinus m Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Form of Crispinus.

Kristbjørg f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Combination of Norwegian Kristus "Christ" and Norse bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Kristbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian Kristus "Christ" and bjørn "bear".

Kristense f Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Christence.

Kristiana f Bulgarian, Croatian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Kashubian
Scandinavian variant and Croatian and Kashubian form of Christiana as well as a Bulgarian variant transcription of Кристиана (see Kristiyana).

Kristlaug f Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Kristina and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Kristmar f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element mėy "girl" or mær "daughter or mǣr# "little girl, virgin, unmarried girl".

Kristmara f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Kristmar.

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.

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

Kristofine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Kristoffa.

Kveldulf m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Kveldúlfr.

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ledis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hlédís.

Leidulf m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Leiðulfr.

Leidulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Leiðulfr.

Leik m Norwegian
Younger 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.

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

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).

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

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]

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-.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Ljøde m Norwegian (Archaic)
Modern form of Liótr.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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]

Lorns m Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Lorens.

Lornts m Norwegian
Short form of Lorents.

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

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.

Luciane f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Luciana.

Ludvine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludwine.

Lulle f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lovise and Louise.

Lyder m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Lüder, but it may also be a form of Lothar.

Lydian f & m English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").

Lydiana f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lydianna.

Madelene f Swedish, Norwegian, English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
English and Scandinavian variant of Madeleine (in the latter case reflecting the French pronunciation).

Madelin f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Magga f Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norwegian, Old Swedish, Sami, Faroese
Short form of Margareta (or sometimes of Magnhilda). This is also a Lule Sámi form of Margareta.

Magn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse Magni meaning "mighty, strong".

Magnulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements magn "mighty, strong, power" and ulfr "wolf", making it a cognate of the Germanic name Maganulf. Magnulf was first used in 1901.

Magnulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Magnulf.

Magny f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Magný.

Maifrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majfrid.

Maigunn f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Variant of Majgun.

Maileen f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Majleen.

Mailen f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majlen.

Mailene f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Majlene.

Maili f Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Maila.

Maisen f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majsan.

Majlen f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Majlena.

Maldis f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" and the name element mal- which is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Norse mál "speach; language", a variant of the Old Norse name element malm-, itself derived from Old Norse malmr "ore", as well as a derivation from any name beginning with the elements Mal- or Mál- or Mål-.... [more]

Malen f Icelandic, Norwegian
Variant of Malene.

Malfrid f Norwegian
Variant of Malmfrid.

Mali f Norwegian, Swedish
Dialectal variant of Malin.

Malia f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare), Sicilian
Truncated form of Amalia.

Maline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
French form of Malin.

Malkolm m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian form of Malcolm.

Malmfinn m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse malmr "ore" and Finn 2. Used briefly in the early 20th century.

Malmfred f & m Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Malmfrid as well as a feminine variant. This is the name of a 12th century queen consort of Norway and Denmark.

Malmfrid f Norwegian
Modern form of Malmfríðr.

Malvin m Norwegian
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a masculine form of Malvina, a variant of Melvin or a combination of Malene and Edvin (or other similar names).

Mangela f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Magnhilda recorded in Rogaland and Hordaland.

Marcelia f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Marselia.

Marcelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Marcellus.

Marcilius m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Marcelius.

Mård m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Mǫrðr meaning "pine marten".

Mardis f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Mardís recorded in the 19th century.

Marenanna f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Maren and Anna.

Marfrid f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian cognate of Marfríður.

Margidion m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Elaborated form of Margido.

Margido m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Margrete and Marie.

Margidon m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Margidion (see Margido).

Margidor m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Margido.

Margith f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Margit.

Margodt f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Margot.

Margoth f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Margot.

Margreta f Norwegian, Swedish, Faroese, Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Romansh
Contracted form of Margareta.

Margretha f Dutch, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romansh
Scandinavian variant of Margaretha and Margrethe and Romansh variant of Margreta.

Margun f Norwegian
Variant of Margunn.

Margunn f Norwegian
Relatively modern name possibly created by combining mar from Marit or Margret with unn from Ingunn or Jorunn.

Mariell f Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Marielle.

Marite f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Marit and Marita 2.

Marith f Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Dutch variant of Mariet as well as a variant spelling of the Scandinavian name Marit.

Markvard m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian form of Marcaward.

Marleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Created in the 20th century by combining the name element mar from names like Martin and Marcus (or from Old Norse marr "sea, ocean") with leifr "descendant, heir".

Marleik m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of the name element mar from names like Martin and Marcus (or from Old Norse marr "sea, ocean") and Old Norse leikr "play, game"... [more]

Marn f Norwegian
Short form of Maren.

Marselia f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Scandinavian variant of Marcellia.

Martelene f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Marte 1 and Lene recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Marthin m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Martin.

Marthine f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Greenlandic
Variant of Martine.

Maryon f English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Marion 1. A notable Norwegian bearer is actress Maryon Eilertsen (1950-2015).

Mayla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maila.

Mayleen f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Maylen.

Maylen f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and Lene.

Maylene f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maylen.

Maylinn f Norwegian
Combination of May (see Maj 2) and Linn.

Mekal m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Mikal and a Norwegian form of Meinhard.

Mekel m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Mikkel.

Mentz m Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic name element magan "mighty, strong".

Merkur m Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German, Norwegian, Albanian
Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, German and Norwegian form of Mercurius (see Mercury).

Metri m Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Demetri.

Mikal m Norwegian, Faroese
Younger form of Mikjáll.

Mikal f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian form of Michal 2.

Mikala f Danish, Norwegian, Faroese
Feminine form of Mikal.

Mikine f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Mikina.

Mikkjel m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Mikkel.

Mildor m Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a masculine form of Milda or a combination of the Old Norse elements mildr "mild" and þórr "thunder".

Mildrid f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Faroese (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Modern form of Mildríðr.

Mildrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements mildr "mild" and rún "secret lore". The name was first used in the early 20th century.

Milene f Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Milena.

Millian m Norwegian (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Milian.

Minda f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Contracted form of Melinda as well as a truncated form of both Aminda and Eminda.

Minde f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Minda.

Minka f Norwegian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish, Slovene
Diminutive of Mina 1, a short form of Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina, Hermine, Romina and other names containing mina or mine... [more]