Scandinavian Submitted Names

Kristþór m Icelandic
Combination of Kristján and Þór.

Kristþóra f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Kristþór.

Kristtór m Faroese
Faroese form of Kristþór.

Kristvaldur m Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Kristján combined with Old Norse valdr "ruler".

Kristvar m Faroese
A combination of Krist from Christianus and Var, which means "alert" and "careful".

Kristvarður m Icelandic (Archaic)
Derived from Kristján combined with Old Norse varðr, vǫrðr meaning "guard, watchman".

Kristveig f Icelandic
Combination of Krist- from the name Kristín and the Old Norse element veig meaning "strong, powerful".

Kristvin m Icelandic
Blend of Kristján and the Old Norse element vinr "friend".

Kristvina f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Kristvin.

Kristvør f Faroese
Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".

Kristý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Kristy.

Krusmynta f Swedish (Rare), Literature
From the Swedish name for a type of mint, known as curly mint in English. This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

Kurre m Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive of Kurt.

Kvasir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the name given to the fermented juice of berries. In Norse mythology Kvasir was the wisest of all beings. The dwarfs Fjalarr and Galarr killed him, poured his blood into the vessels Boðn, Són and Óðrœrir, and mixed it with honey to make the skaldic mead, which would make whoever drank it a poet.

Kveldulf m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Kveldúlfr.

Kveldúlfur m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Kveldúlfr.

Kvirinus m Faroese
Faroese form of Quirinus.

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

Kyrri m Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse byname derived from the word kyrr meaning "calm, peaceful".

Labolina f Swedish (Modern), Popular Culture
Probably as a feminine form of Laban. 'Lilla spöket Laban' (known in English as 'The Little Ghost Godfrey') is a Swedish children's book character. Labolina is the name Laban's little sister.

Læla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Laila 2 or Laila 1.

Lagerta f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Hlaðgerðr.

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).

Laíla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Laila.

Laina f Estonian (Rare), Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Laine.

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

Lamberth m Swedish
Variant of Lambert.

Lárensína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Laurence 1.

Lárey f Icelandic
Combination of Lára and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Larissia f Swedish
Variant of Larissa.

Lärka f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Lærke.

Larsa m Swedish
Diminutive of Lars.

Larsena f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), Danish (Archaic, Expatriate)
Americanization of Larsina.

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

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

Larvas m Faroese
Faroese variant of Lavars.

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

Laufey f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements lauf "leaf, foliage" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune"... [more]

Laufhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements lauf meaning "leaf, foliage" and hildr meaning "battle".

Laurents m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Laurenz.

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

Laurice f English (American), Italian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
English feminine form of Laurence 1.

Laurina f Late Roman, Dutch, German, Italian, Corsican, Sardinian, Spanish, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Sicilian
Feminine form of Laurinus.

Laurs m Danish
Contracted form of Laurits.

Laust m Danish
Danish dialectical (Jylland) form of Laurits.

Lava f Swedish
Short form of Olava.

Lavars m Faroese
Faroese variant of Lavrants.

Lave m & f Swedish
Variant of Lage and Lava.

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

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

Lavrits m Danish
Variant of Laurits.

Lávus m Faroese
Faroese short form of Olavus.

Lázarus m Faroese
Faroese form of Lazarus.

Leckard m Swedish
Younger Swedish form of Lechardus.

Ledis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hlédís.

Lefa m Swedish, Finnish
A diminutive of Leif.

Leffe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Leif.

Lehna f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Lena.

Leidulf m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Leiðulfr.

Leidulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Leiðulfr.

Leiff m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Leif.

Leija f Swedish (Modern), Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lea. The name coincides with the Finnish word leija "kite".

Leik m Norwegian
Younger form of Leikr.

Leiki m Faroese
Faroese modern 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.

Leikný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse as well as the Icelandic form of Leikny.

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

Leivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Leifr.

Lejf m Danish
Variant of Leif.

Lek m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Leikr.

Lenette f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Lene.

Lenna f Danish (Rare), English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Danish and English variant of Lena (in the case of the English name the spelling mimicks the pronunciation of Lena in various European languages), a Danish diminutive of Leonharda and a modern English feminine form of Lennon.

Lennartina f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Lennart.

Leó m Icelandic, Hungarian
Icelandic and Hungarian form of Leo. A bearer is Daníel Leó Grétarsson, who is an Icelandic footballer and Leó Weiner who is a Hungarian composer.

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).

Leonilla f Italian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), English (Rare), Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Leona.

Leónóra f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Leonora.

Lér m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hlér.

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

Leví m Spanish, Biblical Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Levi.

Levina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Levine.

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]

Lexí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lexi.

Leyvoy f Faroese
Faroese form of Laufey.

Li f Swedish
Short form of names starting, containing, or ending with li. In some cases it may be seen as a strictly feminine form of Lee.

Líam m Icelandic (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Icelandic and Spanish form of Liam.

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-.

Lidda f Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Lydia.

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

Lie f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Probably a short form of names ending with -lie, like Annelie and Emilie.

Líf f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic variant of Hlíf. In Norse mythology, Líf and Lífþrasir are the only people to survive Ragnarǫk and become the ancestors of the post-Ragnarǫk human race.

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

Lífdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlíf "cover; shelter; protection (especially a shield)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Liff f Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Líf.

Lífgjarn m Icelandic (Archaic)
Means "eager to live" or "willing to live", composed of Old Norse líf meaning "life" and gjarn meaning "eager, desirous" (related to English yearn).

Líggjas m Faroese
Faroese short form of Elias.

Lijan m Albanian, Scandinavian
Version of Julian.

Lilemor f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Lillemor.

Liliann f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish
Variant of Lillian.

Liljá f Sami, Icelandic (Rare)
Sami form of Lily and Icelandic variant of Lilja.

Liljar m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Lilja.

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

Liljurós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Lilja and Rós, making it a cognate of Lilyrose.

Lilla f Swedish
The name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”

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

Lillebror m Swedish
Means "little brother" in Swedish.

Lillegerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish lille, an inflected form of liten meaning "little", with the name Gerd 2. This name was first recorded in Sweden in 1921.

Lilleman m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "little man" in Swedish. Combination of lille "little" and man "man".

Lillevi f Swedish
From the Swedish word lilla "little" combined with the popular name suffix vi, found in such names as Alvi, Åsvi, Hillevi, Kjellvi and Torvi... [more]

Lillgerd f Swedish
Variant of Lillegerd.

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

Lillivi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Lillevi.

Lillja f Scandinavian (Rare)
Form of Lilia.

Lillmor f Swedish
Variant of Lillemor.

Lín f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Líni as well as the Faroese form of Hlín.

Lína f Icelandic, Medieval Scandinavian, Literature
Icelandic form of Lina 2. This is also the name of Pippi Longstocking in the Icelandic version of the book series (Icelandic name Lína langsokkur; full first name Sigurlína).

Lind f Icelandic
Either a variant of Linda, or else from Old Norse lind meaning "lime tree, linden tree". It also coincides with the Icelandic word lind meaning "spring (source of a stream or river)".

Lindberg m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Lindbjørg.

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

Linddís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements lind "lime-tree, linden tree; (protective shield of) linden wood; linden spear-shaft" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".

Líndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

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.

Lindor m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Lindorm.

Lindorm m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Swedish linnr "dragon" and ormber "snake". A lindorm (lindworm) was a type of being in Northern European folklore. It is depicted on several runestones from the 11th century.

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

Linette f French, Danish, Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of Line and Lina 2.

Lineus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnéus which is derived from the surname Linnaeus.

Líney f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Lingný f Icelandic (Modern)
Derived from the Germanic elements lyng "heather" and ný "new".

Línhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Línhildr.

Líni m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse lín meaning "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".

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

Linna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of both Lina 2 and Linn.

Linnar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Lindor, itself a short form of Lindorm.

Linnart m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnar, perhaps influenced by Lennart.

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

Linné m Swedish
Masculine form of Linnéa. It is also used as a surname (see Linné).

Linneus m Swedish
Variant of Lineus.

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.

Líó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lio.

Lísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisa.

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.

Lísandra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Lisandra.

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

Lísbet f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisbet.

Lisbeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.

Lisbetta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.

Lísbita f Faroese
Faroese variant of Lisbet.

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

Lisen f Swedish
Short form of Elizabeth

Lisken f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish, Frisian and Low German diminutive of Elisabet.... [more]

Liskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Lisskulla.

Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".

Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.

Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".

List f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse list meaning "art, craft" as well as "skill, adroitness, dexterity". This is also the Icelandic word for "art".

Listalín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements list "skill; dexterity; art; craft" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment".

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.

Lív f Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese form of Líf.

Livjatan m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Danish form of Leviathan.

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

Livthrase m Danish
Danish form of Lífþrasir.

Liw f Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Liv 1.

Lizetthe f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Lisette.

Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.

Ljøde m Norwegian (Archaic)
Modern form of Liótr.

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

Ljósálfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and alfr "elf".

Ljósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Ljósbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse ljós meaning "light of the sun, a burning light" and brá meaning "eyelash".

Ljót f Old Norse, Icelandic
Female form of Liótr.

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

Ljótur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Liótr.

Ljúfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ljúfr.

Lóa f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from Icelandic and Faroese lóa "golden plover (bird)".

Loa f English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Anglicization of the Icelandic name for the English golden plover.

Loa m Swedish (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Lo or rare diminutive of Lars-Olof and Carl Johan (see Carljohan)... [more]

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.

Lofn f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "the comforter; the mild". In Norse mythology this is the name of a goddess who receives permission from Odin and Frigg to bring together men and women whose marriage was previously forbidden.

Lofthæna f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Lopthæna.

Loftur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Loptr.

Logi m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "flame, blaze" in Old Norse. In Norse legend Logi was 'a handsome king of a land north of Norway. A descendant of giants, his name became Hálogi - "tall Logi" - the legendary source of the modern Hålogaland region of Norway… His daughters were Eisa and Eimyrja, names both meaning "embers", and his wife's name Glöd probably means "red-hot embers" - all suggestive that Logi is a personification and deity of fire' (K.M. Sheard, 2011).

Lohla f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Lói m Icelandic
Masculine form of Lóa.

Loja f Swedish, Finnish
A famous bearer is Loja Saarinen (born Minna Carolina Louise Gesellius, 1879–1968), a Finnish-American textile artist, sculptor and wife of the architect Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950).

Lokbrá f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "closed eyes" or "shut eye", from Old Norse loka "to close, to lock" and brá "eyelash". Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Loki... [more]

Lollo f & m Swedish
Diminutive of Louise and Charlotte. The name is occasionally, albeit very rarely, used by males.

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.

Lønne f Danish (Rare)
Danish feminine form of Hlynur.

Loola f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish variant of Lola.

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.

Lóreley f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lorelei.

Lórens m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lorens.

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.

Lórenz m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lorenz.

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]

Loris f Swedish, English (Rare)
Variant of Laurice.

Lorns m Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Lorens.

Lornts m Norwegian
Short form of Lorents.

Løðar m Faroese
Faroese form of Lothar.

Loðin m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese form of Loðinn.

Lott f Swedish
Short form of Lotte.

Lotten f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Charlotta.

Lótus m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lotus.

Louice f Swedish
Variant of Louise.

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

Lovelia f Swedish (Modern)
Elaboration of Lova.

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.

Lovi f Swedish (Modern)

Lovina f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lova.

Lovísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lovisa.

Lowa f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Lova.

Luane f Danish
Variant of Luanne.

Lúcía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lucia.

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

Luckas m Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lucas.

Ludvine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludwine.

Lui m Hawaiian, Albanian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Georgian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Albanian, Georgian, Hawaiian, and Russian form of Louis as well as a Danish variant of Louie.

Lúísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Luisa.

Lúkas m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lukas.

Lukretia f Swedish (Archaic), German (Rare)
Localised spelling of Lucretia.

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

Lúna f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Luna.

Lunabelle f Swedish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, a combination of Luna and Belle.

Lundi m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "puffin" in Icelandic.

Lusi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lucia.

Lúsía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lucia.

Lusia f Breton, Faroese, Finnish, English (British, Rare)
Breton, Finnish and Faroese form and English variant of Lucia.

Lúsinda f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lucinda.

Lussa f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Lucia recorded in Jämtland.

Lusse f Swedish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lucia.

Lúter m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Luther.

Lúther m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Luther.

Lúðvíka f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ludwiga.

Lúvísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lovisa.

Luzilla f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A German and Swedish form of Lucilla.

Lý f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese lý "to glimmer".

Lycka f Swedish (Modern)
Directly taken from Swedish lycka "happiness; luck".

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

Lydert m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Lüdert.

Lýdía f Icelandic
Variant of Lydía.

Lydía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lydia.

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.

Lyhne f Danish
Variant of Lynn and transferred use of Danish surname Lyhne.

Lykka f Swedish (Rare)
Cognate of Lykke.

Lykkir m Faroese
Faroese name of unknown origin and meaning. One theory is that it is from Old Norse lykja meaning "to shut in, enclose".

Lyn f Danish (Rare)
From Danish lyn meaning "lightning".

Lyngheiður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Lyngheiðr.

Lyngþór m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements lyng "heather" and þórr "thunder".

Lyngvi m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse lyng "heather". In Norse mythology this is the name of the island in the lake Ámsvartnir where Fenrir is chained until Ragnarǫk.

Lýra f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lyra.

Lýðar m Faroese
Faroese form of Lyder.

Lýður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Lyder.

Ma f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Short for names beginning with Ma-, such as Margareta and Margrethe.

Madde f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Madeleine.

Maddý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maddy.

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.

Magdelone f Danish (Archaic), Theatre
Variant of Magdalena, possibly influenced by Madelon. This name is bone by a character in Carl Nielsen's opera 'Maskarade' (1906), which is considered to be the country's national opera.

Magdlena f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Magdalena.

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.

Maggan f Swedish
Diminutive of Margareta.

Maggý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maggy.

Maglena f Swedish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Magdalena, used mainly during the 19th century.

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

Magna f Scandinavian
Scandinavian feminine form of Magnus and Magni. In Iceland, the form Magnea is more popular than Magna.

Magndís f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse magn "power, strength, might" and dís "goddess".

Magnea f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús. It may also be used as an Icelandic feminine form of Magni.

Magnella f Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Magnhild.

Magney f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse magn meaning "power, might" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Magnfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements magn meaning "power, strength, might" and fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".

Magnheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse magn "power, strength" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour".

Magnhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Magnhildr.

Magnil f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Magnhildr.

Magnilla f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Magnill predominantly recorded in Scania.

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.

Magnúsína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús.

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

Magný f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse magn meaning "power, strength, might" and nýr meaning "new".

Magðalena f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Magdalena.

Maibrit f Danish, Faroese
Variant of Majbritt.

Maibrith f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majbritt.

Maídís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maidis.

Maidis f Danish (Rare), South American (Rare)
Modern coinage from a combination of Maja and the Old Norse name element dís meaning "goddess".

Maifrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majfrid.

Maifríð f Faroese
Faroese form of Majfrid.

Maigret f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majgret.

Maigreth f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Majgret.