Scandinavian Submitted Names

Scandinavian names are used in the Scandinavia region of northern Europe. For more specific lists, see Swedish names, Danish names and Norwegian names. See also about Scandinavian names.
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Inglise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.
Ingmaj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ing and maj "May".
Ingmarie f Swedish
Combination of Ing and Marie.
Ingnor m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and norðr "north".
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 "new moon; waxing moon".
Ingólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ingolf.
Ingri f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish dialectal variant of Ingrid.
Ingride f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Portuguese
Old Swedish variant of Ingrid which was still occasionally recorded in the early 1900s, as well as the Portuguese form of Ingrid.
Ingrið f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingríðr.
Ingrún f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ingirún.
Ingrun f German (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish
Formed from the Germanic name elements Ing (the name of a god) and run "secret; rune".
Ingvá f Faroese
Faroese form of Ingveig.
Ingvald m Norwegian, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Combination of Ing and Old Norse valdr "power, might, ruler".
Ingvaldur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Ingivaldur.
Ingvard m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with the Old Norse element vardr "guardian", though it could also be a variant of Ingvar.
Ingve m Norwegian
Variant of Yngve.
Ingveig f Norwegian
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element veig "power; strength", first used in 1895.
Ingveldur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Yngvildr.
Ingvi m Icelandic, Danish
Variant of Yngvi.
Ingvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Yngvǫr.
Ingvor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element vǫr "vigilant, cautious".
Inie f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Inge.
Irdý f Faroese
Faroese form of Irdi.
Írena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Irena.
Irenes f Swedish
Swedish variant of Irene.
Íri m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "Irishman". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Irna f English (Rare), Swedish, Danish
Variant of Erna 2. Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 23, 1973) was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent and actress... [more]
Irpa f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Feminine form of Jarpr. This is the name of a goddess who along with Þorgerðr was worshipped in 10th-century Hálogaland (northern Norway).
Írunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Írena and Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
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]
Ísabel f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Isabel.
Ísadóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Isadora. Icelandic singer Björk gave this name to her daughter in 2002.
Ísafold f Icelandic (Rare)
From a poetic name for Iceland, which is derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and fold meaning "earth, land; field".
Isagel f Swedish (Rare), Literature, Astronomy
Isagel is a fictional character and spaceship pilot appearing in Swedish author Harry Martinson's poem of science fiction 'Aniara', published in 1956. Isagel is also the name of an exoplanet (HD 102956 b) orbiting the star Aniara (HD 102956).
Ísakur m Faroese
Faroese form of Isaac.
Ísalind f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse íss "ice" and lind "lime tree, linden tree" (also see Lind), or an Icelandic form of Old High German Iselinde... [more]
Ísar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ísarr.
Ísarr m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse íss "ice" and herr "army".
Ísbjörn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "polar bear" in Icelandic (literally "ice bear", derived from Old Nora íss meaning "ice on sea" or "ice on water" and bjǫrn meaning "bear").
Ísbjört f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic name meaning "bright ice", derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).
Ísdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Íseldur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and eldr meaning "fire".
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'.
Iselin f Norwegian
Norwegian adoption of an originally German short form of Old High German names containing the element isarn meaning "iron" (e.g., Isengard, Iselinde, Isburg), as well as an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of Isa 2 and a Norwegian adoption and adaption of the Irish name Aisling (compare Isleen).
Iselina f Norwegian (Rare)
Latinate form of Iselin.
Ísey f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Íshildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements íss "ice" (compare modern Icelandic ís) and hildr "battle". Also compare the hypothetical Germanic cognate Ishild.
Ísidór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Isidor.
Ísis f Icelandic (Rare), Irish, Portuguese (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic, Irish and Portuguese form of Isis.
Íslaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice on sea" or "ice on water" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Ísleifur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ísleifr.
Ísleivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Ísleifr.
Ísmey f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or mær "daughter" or mėy "girl".
Isodora f Swedish
Variant of Isidora.
Ísól f Icelandic
Variant of Íssól.
Ísold f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Isolde.
Ísólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ísólfr.
Ísrún f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and rún "secret; secret lore".
Íssól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and sól "sun".
Ísveig f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements íss "ice" (compare Icelandic ís) and veig "power; strength".
Iða f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ida.
Íðunn f Faroese
Faroese variant of Iðunn.
Íva f Icelandic
Icelandic form Iva.
Ivalo f Greenlandic, Danish
Older form of Ivalu (according to the 1973 spelling reform of Greenlandic) as well as a Danish variant. It is borne by Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark (2011-).
Ívan m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ivan.
Ivanda f Norwegian (Archaic), Latvian (Rare)
Early 19th-century Norwegian coinage intended as a feminine form of Ivan.
Ívar m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Ívarr.
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.
Izabell f Hungarian (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian variant of Izabel and Swedish variant of Isabel.
Jacke m Swedish
Diminutive of Jakob.
Jacobe f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Jakobe.
Jahn m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Jan 1.
Jaki m Icelandic (Rare)
From Icelandic jaki meaning "floating piece of ice, floe, iceberg".
Jakobe f Danish
Variant of Jakoba.
Jakobína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jakobina.
Jalle m Swedish
Diminutive of Jarl or variant of Hjalle.
Jancy f Faroese
Variant of Jansý.
Janeck m Danish, Swedish
Variant of Janek.
Janerik m Swedish
Combination of Jan 1 and Erik. Most often spelled with a hyphen, Jan-Erik.
Janfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the masculine name Jan 1 and the Old Norse name element fríðr "beautiful" (originally "beloved").
Janhild f Faroese
Combination of the masculine name Jan 1 and the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight".
Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.
Janni f Danish
Pet form of the female name Janne 2.
Jannic m Danish
Variant of Jannik.
Jannie f Danish
Variant of Janni.
Jannika f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Modern)
Scandinavian variant of Jannike and German feminine form of Jannik.
Janrik m Swedish
Combination of Jan 1 and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Jansine f Swedish, Danish
Feminine form of Jan 1.
Jansý f Faroese
Pet form of Jana (the ending probably inspired by Nancy).
Januari m Swedish, Dutch
Swedish and Dutch form of Januarius.
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.
Jari m Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse jara "quarrel". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Jarla f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jarl.
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.
Jarleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and leifr "descendant, heir".
Jarleivur m Faroese
Faroese form of Jarleiv.
Jarlfrid f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse elements jarl "chieftain, nobleman" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
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.
Jarmundur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Hjørmundur.
Járngrímur m Icelandic (Rare)
Means "iron mask", composed of Old Norse járn meaning "iron" and grímr meaning "mask, helmet".
Jarpur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jarpr.
Jarþrúður f Icelandic
Combination of either Old Norse jǫrð "earth" or jara "battle, fight", with *þrúðr "strength, force, power". It could also be a variant of Geirþrúðr.
Jarún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements jara "battle; fight; quarrel" and rún "secret; secret lore". As this is a newer name, however, the first element might also be inspired by the elements jarn, jard or hjarn.
Jasmín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jasmin 1.
Jaspur m Faroese
Faroese form of Jasper.
Jastrid f Faroese
Variant of Jastrið.
Jastrið f Faroese
Faroese variant of Astrið.
Játgeir m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Játgeirr.
Jeanina f French (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Jeannina (French) or Jeanine (Swedish and Danish). This was borne by a daughter of Christine Stampe (1797-1868), a Danish baroness and patron of the arts.
Jelina f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic elaboration of East Frisian Jela that was recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Jemina f Finnish, Swedish (Rare), English (Rare), Literature
Cognate form of Jemima (perhaps by association with the Latin name Gemina). F. Scott Fitzgerald used this in his short story Jemina, the Mountain Girl (1921).
Jenis m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Jænis.
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.
Jennina f Finnish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A diminutive of Jenni, used independently.
Jennleyg f Faroese
Combination of names beginning with the element Jen-, particularly Jenný, and the Old Norse element laug, itself most likely derived from Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".
Jensa f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Jens which also saw some usage in the English-speaking world.
Jensia f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jens.
Jensína f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Jens.
Jensine f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Jens.
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.
Jeorgette f Scandinavian
Feminine form of George.
Jeremia m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian variant of Jeremias.
Jerik m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Erik predominantly found in Jylland.
Jes m Danish
Regional variant of Jens.
Jesabel f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Jezebel.
Jesaja m Biblical, Swedish (Rare), Dutch, Biblical German, Afrikaans
Dutch, German, and Swedish form of Isaiah.
Jesar m Faroese
Faroese short form of Eliesar.
Jesenia f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian adoption and adaption of Gesine.
Jessý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jessy.
Jetlene f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Jette and Lene recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Jetta f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Jette, itself a Danish and Faroese diminutive of Gjertine as well as a truncated form of names endling in -jette / -iette and -jetta / -ietta.
Jette f Scandinavian, German
German and Scandinavian short form of names ending in -iette, most commonly Henriette, as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Gjertine.... [more]
Jettie f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Jetti and diminutive of Jette.
Joa f Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Variant form of Jo.
Joa m Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Joachim.
Jóakim m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Joakim.
Jóal m Faroese
Faroese form of Joel.
Jóanis m Faroese
Faroese variant form of Jóhannes.
Jóann m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ióan.
Jóas m Faroese
Faroese form of Joas.
Jocke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Joakim.
Jøde f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gyda.
Jødel m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.
Jódís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse jór "horse" and dís "goddess".
Jódis f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Jódís.
Jóel m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Joel.
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".
Jófríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jofrid.
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]
Jóhan m Faroese
Faroese form of Johan.
Jóhannis m Faroese
Faroese variant of Jóhannes.
Jóhild f Faroese
Faroese form of Johild.
Johild f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of jór "horse" and hildr "battle; fight".
Jói m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Joey.
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.
Jojje m Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Jöns and Georg.
Jökla f Icelandic
Feminine form of Jökull.
Jøkul m Faroese
Faroese form of Jökull.
Jökulrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse jǫkull meaning "ice; icicle; glacier" and rós meaning "rose". Also compare Jökull and Rós.
Jøl m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.
Jomar m Norwegian
Modern form of Jómarr.
Jona f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Jon 1 as well as a short form of Johanna and its variants.
Jona m Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Afrikaans
Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.
Jo’nam m Hebrew, Swedish
Possibly a form of Jonan.
Jónar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Jonar.
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]
Jónasína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Jónas.
Jónbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Jón and Björt, the latter of which is derived from Old Norse bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (feminine form of bjartr).
Jóndís f Icelandic
Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Jóndór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Jónþór.
Jonella f Swedish (Rare)
Elaboration of Jona.
Jónhild f Faroese
Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight".
Jónída f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Jonida.
Jónína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jonina.
Jonne m Finnish, Swedish, Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Swedish and Finnish diminutive of Jon 1 and Dutch contracted form of Johannes.
Jónný f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Jón using the name suffix - (which derives from Old Norse nýr "new").
Jónsi m Icelandic
Diminutive of Jón. Famous bearers include Jón Þór Birgisson, lead singer of Sigur Rós (who is also a musician in his own right) and Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, lead singer of Í Svörtum Fötum and contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2004 and 2012... [more]
Jónstein m Faroese
Faroese form of Jónsteinn.
Jónsteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Jón and Old Norse steinn meaning "stone".
Jónsvein m Faroese
Faroese combination of Jón and sveinn "boy" (Compare Sveinjón).
Jonte m German, Swedish
German diminutive of Johann and Swedish diminutive of names starting with Jon-, such as Jon 1 and Jonatan.
Jónþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Jón and Þór.
Jónvá f Faroese
Variant of Jónveig.
Jónveig f Faroese
Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element veig "power; strength".
Jónvør f Faroese
Combination of Jón and the Old Norse name element vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
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.
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".
Joren f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Jorunn found in Rogaland.
Jörfi m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From an Icelandic place name meaning "long gravel bank, hill", from Old Norse jǫrfi "gravel, sand".
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.
Jórlaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Jorlaug.
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.
Jørlief m Danish
Danish form of Hjørleif or an combination of Jørgen and leif "inheritance, legacy".
Jörmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Hjǫrmundr.
Jørmundur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Hjørmundur.
Jörn m German, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Jörgen.
Jørna f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jørn as well as a variant of Jorna.
Jorna f Norwegian
Contracted form of Jorunna.
Jorulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Joralf, but with the second element from the Old Norse byname Úlfr meaning "wolf".
Jórun f Faroese
Faroese cognate of Jorun.
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]
Jörundur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jǫrundr, a combination of Old Norse jarra "battle, fight, quarrel" and Proto-Norse -winduR "winner".
Jørundur m Faroese
Faroese form of Jørund.