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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Norwegian; and the starting sequence is d or e or f or g or i or j or k or l or m or n or o or p or q or r or s or x or y or z; and the ending sequence is a or e or i or o or u or y.
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Dordei f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Dordi recorded in Buskerud.
Dordi f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorede, which was a variant of Dorete, the Old Swedish form of Dorothea. It has been used in Sweden since at least the 16th century.
Dyveke f Frisian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), 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".
Edle f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Edel, a short form of names beginning with the Germanic name element adal "noble".
Edvina f Croatian, Lithuanian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Slovene, Hungarian
Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Scandinavian form of Edwina.
Effi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian, German (Archaic), Literature
Scandinavian diminutive of Eufemia, German diminutive of Elfriede and Hungarian diminutive of Eufémia and Elfrida... [more]
Eida f Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish
Frisian variant of Ida, the Frisian short form of Old High German names beginning with Agi- and a short form of Nordic names beginning with Eid-.
Eidi f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Greenlandic
Uncertain origin. Could be a Norwegian dialectal form of Heidi. The name is predominately used in Vestfold, Norway.
Eili f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Eila or Eli 3.
Einride m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eindride (see also Æinriði).
Elda f Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names containing the element eld, from Old Norse eldr, "fire".
Elida f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Faroese
Variant of Ellida, a feminine form of Elliði.
Ellida f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Theatre
Variant of Elida, a feminine form of Elliði. Ellida Wangel is the title character in the play Fruen fra havet (The Lady from the Sea) written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1888.
Elsebe f Low German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Norwegian, Norwegian (Rare)
Low German variant of Elsabe, recorded between the 15th and 18th centuries, which was also used in 15th-century Latvia and in Medieval Norway.
Elvida f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of Ella 2 and viðr "forest, wood, tree".
Emeli f English (Modern), Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Emily. A notable bearer is Scottish singer Emeli Sandé.
Emerentse f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Emerentia.
Emina f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Emma.
Eminda f Norwegian (Rare)
Either a combination of Emilie and Aminda or a variant of Minda.
Emly f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Contracted form of Emily or a modern combination of Emma and the syllable -li-, found in names like Anneli or Elisabet.
Ena f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Scandinavian borrowing of Eithne, a feminine form of Enar and a short form of names ending in -ena.
Engla f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern)
Strictly feminine form of the Old German name Engel as well as a Swedish dialectal form of Ingel. ... [more]
Enna f Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Ena and an adoption of German Enna.
Erla f English (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Scandinavian feminine form of Jarl (compare Erle), and an English feminine form of Earl... [more]
Esra m Biblical German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Afrikaans
German, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Ezra.
Estine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Esten.
Evine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Evin.
Faste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern form of Fasti.
Fia f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofia and other names containing the element -fia-.
Fiske m Norwegian
A Norwegian name that comes from Old Norse Fiskr which means Fisherman or Fish. Some notable people name Fiske are Fiske Kimball (architect), Fiske Warren (Tennis player) and Fiske O'Hara (Singer and Actor)... [more]
Forsete m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian, Danish
Modern form of Forseti used in translations of Norse myths.
Fredny f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Friðný.
Fride f Norwegian
Variant of Frida 2.
Frøy f & m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Freyr. Modern feminine usage may be interpreted as a short form of any name starting with frøy, like Frøya and Frøydis.
Gemanda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Ge- and -manda recorded in the 19th century.
Gisle m Norwegian, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Gísli.
Gjellau f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Geirlaug recorded in Østfold.
Gjendine f Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the lake Gjende in Innlandet county, Norway. The name of the lake is taken from Old Norse gandr meaning "staff, stick". A notable bearer is Gjendine Slålien (1871-1972), a Norwegian shepherdess whose singing inspired Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg... [more]
Gjertine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gjert.
Gjesine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Gesine.
Gjeske f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Geske.
Gøte m Norwegian, Old Swedish
Norwegian form of Göte.
Grunde m Norwegian
Modern form of Grundi.
Gudmanda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gudmann as well as a variant of Gudmunda recorded in the late 19th century.
Gudve f Norwegian (Archaic), Medieval Scandinavian
Variant of Guðvé or Gudveig recorded in the late Middle Ages.
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".
Gunelie f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of names starting with the Old Norse element gunnr "battle, fight", such as Gunhilde and Gunnel... [more]
Gunnarda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gunnharda recorded in the 19th century.
Gunnharda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gundhard recorded in the late 19th century.
Guri f Norwegian
Short form of Gurid, a Norwegian form of Guðríðr.
Gurli f Theatre, 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]
Gylve m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gylfi.
Gyro f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Guro.
Gyve f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gudve recorded in Aust-Agder (Setesdal).
Ilde f Norwegian (Archaic), Italian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Hilde, recorded in the Sunnmøre area, as well as an Italian variant of Ilda.
Iliana f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Juliana and feminine form of Ilian.
Indine f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant form of Inda, India and Indiana recorded from the 1820s onwards.
Ingara f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Inga as well as a strictly feminine form of Ingar recorded in the 19th century.
Ingfrida f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Ingfrid recorded in the late 19th century.
Ingnora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ingnor recorded in the late 19th century.
Ingny f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and either the Old Norse element nýr "new; young; fresh" or the Old Norse element ný "new moon; waxing moon".
Ingri f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish dialectal variant of Ingrid.
Ingve m Norwegian
Variant of Yngve.
Isa f Swedish (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]
Iselilja f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Popularly claimed to mean "ice lily" from Norwegian is "ice" and lilja "lily". This name occurs in the medieval ballad 'Knut liten og Sylvelin'.
Iselina f Norwegian (Rare)
Latinate form of Iselin.
Ivanda f Norwegian (Archaic), Latvian (Rare)
Early 19th-century Norwegian coinage intended as a feminine form of Ivan.
Iverike f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Iver as well as a combination of names beginning with the element Iv-, especially Ivar, and the Old Norse name element ríkr "mighty; distinguished; rich"... [more]
Iverise f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Iver, used in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Iverta f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ivert.
Ivrike f Norwegian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Iverike.
Ivrine f Norwegian (Rare)
Contracted form of Iverine.
Jannika f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Modern)
Scandinavian variant of Jannike and German feminine form of Jannik.
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.
Jensine f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Jens.
Jeremia m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian variant of Jeremias.
Jesenia f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian adoption and adaption of Gesine.
Jetlene f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Jette and Lene recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Jøde f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gyda.
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.
Jørna f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jørn as well as a variant of Jorna.
Jorna f Norwegian
Contracted form of Jorunna.
Josva m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Joshua.
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.
Kanutte f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of the name Knut.
Kåra f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Kára.
Karianne f Norwegian
Combination of Kari 1 and Anne 1.
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.
Katerine f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Baltic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Medieval English and medieval Welsh variant of Katerina, medieval Latvian variant of Katarīna, medieval Dutch form of Katherine and a Scandinavian spelling of French Catherine.
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).
Ketty f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Kitty.
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).
Kjelly f Norwegian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names starting with kjell-, like Kjellborg and Kjellfrid.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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-.
Lilje f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Lilja influenced by Danish and Norwegian lilje "lily".
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.
Lita f Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From Norwegian liten, lita meaning "small, little". Also a diminutive of Elisabet.
Livø f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant form of Live found in Nord-Gudbrandsdalen.
Lodve m Norwegian
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.
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]
Løve m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lodve. It also means "lion" in Norwegian.
Ludvine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludwine.
Madelene f Swedish, Norwegian, English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
English and Scandinavian variant of Madeleine (in the latter case reflecting the French pronunciation).
Magga f Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norwegian, Old Swedish, Lule Sami, Faroese, Kven
Short form of Margareta (or sometimes of Magnhilda). This is also a Lule Sámi form of Margareta.
Mali f Norwegian, Swedish
Dialectal variant of Malin.
Mangela f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Magnhilda recorded in Rogaland and Hordaland.
Margido m Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Margrete and Marie.
Margretha f Dutch, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romansh
Scandinavian variant of Margaretha and Margrethe and Romansh variant of Margreta.
Martelene f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Marte 1 and Lene recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Mikala f Danish, Norwegian, Faroese
Feminine form of Mikal.
Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.
Minda f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Contracted form of Melinda as well as a truncated form of both Aminda and Eminda.
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]
Monja f German, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant transcription of Russian Моня (see Monya).
Naemi f Swedish, Finland Swedish, German, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A German and Nordic variant of Naomi 1. This name was used in the German translation of The Bible.
Nancine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Nansine recorded in the 19th century.
Nanne f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nanna 1. In the case of Swedish singer Nanne Grönvall (1962-), it is a nickname for her real name Marianne.
Narve m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Narfi.
Neline f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Nelina.
Nelsina f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic, Expatriate)
Likely a variant of Nielsine (also Nilsine) often used by 19th century immigrants to the US.
Nemi f Literature, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Nemi is the title character of the comic strip Nemi (1997), written and drawn by Norwegian cartoonist Lisa Myhre. Its origin and meaning are unknown, there have, however, been speculations that Myhre might have based the name on the name of the Italian town and lake which is ultimately derived from from Latin nemus Aricinum "grove of Ariccia".
Nemine f Norwegian (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the masculine name Nils as well as an adoption of Latin nemine, the ablative form of Nemo.
Nere m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Nerid. It is most prominent in Aust-Agder, Norway.
Neri m & f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nerid. It is most prominent in Telemark, Norway.
Nette f Danish, Finnish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending with -nette or -nete, like Antoinette, Anette and Agnete.
Netty f English (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Annette, Netta 1 and other names with the suffix -nette.
Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]
Nille f Norwegian, Danish, Theatre
Short form of Pernille. Nille is a character in Ludvig Holberg's play 'Jeppe på Bjerget' (1722).
Ninni f Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of many names, such as Ingrid and Kristina.
Niri m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Neri. It is most prominent in Buskerud and Telemark, Norway.
Nomi f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare), English (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Noomi as well as an English and Hebrew contracted form of Naomi 1.
Nordine f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name element norðr "north" and Dina 1. This name was first recorded in the mid-19th century.
Nore m Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Nóri, an Old Norse name meaning either "north" (derived from norðr) or "small person" (derived from nóri). Swedish writer Esaias Tegnér used the name in a 1814 poem celebrating the union between Sweden and Norway... [more]
Odde m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of names starting with Old Norse oddr "point of a sword".
Oddly f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian combination of oddr "point of a weapon" and -ly.
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