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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Scandinavian; and the first letter is A or M or P or S.
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Arnvid m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Arvid.
Arnviður m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Arnviðr.
Árný f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse ár "year; plenty, abundance" and nýr "new", perhaps inspired by the masculine name Árni.
Årny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Árný.
Arny f Norwegian
Variant of Arna or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ǫrn "eagle" and nýr "new".
Årolilja f Literature, Norwegian (Rare)
Occurs in the medieval Norwegian ballad 'Bendik og Årolilja', where it belongs to a princess who dies of heartache when her lover is hanged under her father's orders.
Aronia f Norwegian
Variant of Arona. This is also the name of a genus of deciduous shrubs, producing aronia berries, commonly known as chokeberry.
Áróra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Aurora.
Ársæll m Icelandic
From the Old Norse adjective ársæll meaning "happy in having good seasons, blessed in the year", composed of Old Norse ár "year" and Old Norse sæll "blissful, happy".
Ársól f Icelandic
Possibly means "morning sun" from the Old Norse elements ár "early" and sól "sun". Alternatively, the first element may be Old Norse ár "year; plenty, abundance" (also found in the masculine name Ársæll).
Árþóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Arnþóra.
Árún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Arnrún or a combination of ár "successful" and rún "secret".
Árveig f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Arnveig.
Arvida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Arvid.
Arvin m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".
Árvök f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Árvakr.
Ary f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Norwegian-Trinidadian electronic singer Ary, it is short form of Ariadne.
Ás m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Ása.
Asalea f Norwegian, Icelandic, Estonian
Norwegian, Icelandic, and Estonian form of Azalea.
Ásar m Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese and Icelandic form of Asher.
Ásbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ásbjǫrg.
Asbjørg f Norwegian
Modern form of Ásbjǫrg.
Ásbjørn m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Ásbiǫrn.
Ásbrandur m Faroese (Rare)
Modern Faroese form of Ásbrandr.
Ascan m German (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
German and Danish form of Ascanius. It can also be a younger form of an ancient Germanic name that consists of the elements asc meaning "ash tree" and wini meaning "friend".... [more]
Ásdis f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ásdís.
Åselie f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Åshild via the short forms Åsil and Åsel.
Ásgautur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ásgautr.
Ásgerð f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese modern form of Ásgærðr.
Asgrim m Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and Norwegian form of Ásgrímr.
Áshild f Faroese
Faroese form of Áshildr.
Áshildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Áshildr.
Áshjálmur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Anselm.
Ási m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Short form of names beginning with the name element Ás- "(heathen) god".
Aska f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
A modern coinage which is considered both a feminine form of Aske and Ask as well as a direct adoption of the noun aska "ash; cinder".
Askbjörn m Swedish (Modern)
Swedish name with the combination of askr "ash tree" and bjǫrn "bear".
Aske m Frisian, Danish
Variant of Asker and Frisian short form of names containing as- and ask-.
Asker m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Newer form of Ask or Ásgeirr.
Askja f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic askja "little box; caldera (of a vulcano)". The name is also related to the Old Norse name element askr "ash tree".
Askjell m Norwegian
More modern form of Ásketill.
Askur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ask.
Ásla f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese short form of Áslaug and Ásleyg.
Aslak m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Finnish
Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play".
Áslákur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Áslákr.
Áslakur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Áslæikr.
Åslaug f Norwegian
Variant of Aslaug.
Áslaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Áslaug.
Asle m Norwegian
Variant of Atle or Asleiv.
Ásleyg f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Áslaug.
Åslög f Swedish
Swedish form of Aslaug.
Asma f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Feminine form of Asmus.
Ásmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásmarr.
Asmine f Danish
Feminine form of Asmus, a Danish (South Jutlandic) short form of Erasmus.
Asmus m Danish, Low German, Estonian (Archaic)
Low German short form of Erasmus. Asmus has also seen usage in Denmark from at least the 15th century onward, predominantly in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).
Åsny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ásný.
Asny f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Åsny (see Ásný).
Ásrós f Icelandic
Altered form of Ástrós, from the Old Norse name element áss "god" combined with Icelandic rós "rose" (from Latin rosa).
Ásrún f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Asrun.
Asrun f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Germanic elements as "god" and run "secret"
Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".
Ássvein m Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements áss "god" and sveinn "boy".
Ást f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ásta, although folk etymology likes to connect this name to Icelandic ást "love".
Ástbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásbjörg.
Ástdís f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásdís.
Åste f Norwegian
Variant of Åsta.
Åstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Øystein or a combination of the element egg "edge of a sword" or agi "awe, terror" with steinn "stone".
Ástfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ástríður.
Ástgeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgeir.
Ástgerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ásgerður.
Ástheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ást "love" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath", perhaps inspired by the Old Norse name Ásheiðr.
Ásthild f Faroese
Variant of Áshild.
Asthild f Swedish (Rare)
Newly created name inspired by Astrid.
Ásthildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Áshildr.
Ásþór m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
Ástmar m Icelandic
Variant of Ásmar.
Ástráður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ástráðr.
Astrine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Astrid.
Ástrið f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ástríðr.
Astrið f Faroese
Variant of Ástrið.
Ástrós f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic ást meaning "affection, love, devotion" and rós "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name Ástríður (the Icelandic form of Ástríðr), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse áss "god", which in proper names becomes Ást- when it precedes the liquid r (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).
Ástþór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ásþór.
Ástþóra f Icelandic
Feminine form of Ástþór.
Ástvar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ásvarður.
Ástveig f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Åsveig.
Ásvaldur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Ásvaldr.
Ásvar m Faroese
Either derived from the Germanic name elements áss "god" and herr "army" or a variant of Ásvarðr.
Asvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Åsvard (see Ásvarðr).
Åsveig f Norwegian (Rare)
A relatively modern Scandinavian name, it is derived from Old Norse áss "god" combined with Old Norse veig "strength".
Asveig f Norwegian
Variant of Åsveig.
Åsvi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Ásví, which was derived from áss "god" combined with an unknown second element, possibly "devoted, dedicated" (from vīgja or vígja "to consecrate (in heathen sense)"; compare Véfreyja).
Ásvör f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Ásvǫr.
Ásvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Ásvǫr.
Atalarik m Croatian, Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athalaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Ostrogoths.
Atalía f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Athalia.
Atanagild m Catalan, Swedish (Archaic)
Catalan and Swedish form of Athanagild.
Atanarik m Croatian (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish (Archaic)
Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athanaric.
Aðalbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Aðalborg.
Aðalbert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic cognate of Adalbert or Ethelbert. The name is a compound of the Old West Norse elements aðal "nature, disposition" or "noble; foremost, premier" + bjartr "bright" (cf... [more]
Aðalbjörn m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and bjǫrn "bear" (making it a cognate of Adalbero).
Aðalbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal meaning "noble" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).
Aðalborg f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese form of Adalburg.
Aðaldís f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and dís "goddess".
Aðalfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic aðal "noble" and fríðr "beautiful".
Aðalgeir m Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Æðelgar.
Aðalheiður f Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Adalheidis (see Adelaide).
Aðallín f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements aðal "noble; kind; nature; yard, inheritance, property" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".
Aðalráður m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Icelandic aðal "noble" and ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision".
Aðalrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse element aðal meaning "noble" and Rós.
Aðalstein m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Aðalsteinn.
Aðalsteina f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Aðalsteinn.
Aðalsteinunn f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble", steinn "stone" and unnr "wave"... [more]
Athanarik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Athanaric.
Aþena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Athena. Currently popular in Iceland.
Aðólf m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Adolf.
Atla f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Atli. In Norse mythology, Atla is one of the nine mothers of Heimdallr.
Atti f Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of Astrid as well as a Swedish and Finnish variant of Atta.
Audar m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and arr "warrior".
Audbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and bjǫrn "bear".
Auden m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of the (masculine) name Audun.
Audfinn m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
Audgar m Norwegian
Variant of Audgard. This was the middle name of comedian and actor Åsleik Engmark (1965-2017).
Audgeir m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and geirr "spear".
Audgunn f Norwegian
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combing the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and gunnr "war, fight". This makes it a cognate of the Old Norse name Auðguðr, but it's unknown if this connection was intended or if it's a coincidence.
Audmund m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and mundr "protector", making it a cognate of Eadmund.
Audrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Auðrún.
Audstein m Norwegian (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and steinn "stone".
Audunn m Icelandic
Latinization of Auðunn.
Audvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and valdr "power, leader, ruler".
Audvard m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vǫrðr "guard", making it a cognate of Edward.
Audvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and vinr "friend", making it a cognate of Edwin.
Auer m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Alver recorded in the Telemark and Agder regions.
Augen m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eugen or Augun (see Auðin).
Augun m Old Norse, Norwegian
Variant of Auðun (see Auðin).
Auróra f Hungarian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aurora and Icelandic variant of Áróra.
Austar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse austr "east" and herr "army".
Auste m Norwegian
Diminutive of names containing the element aust (from Old Norse austr, "the east").
Austmann m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Austmaðr.
Austri m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse austr meaning "east". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf who upholds the sky, made of the jötunn Ymir's skull, in the east... [more]
Auðar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Audar.
Auðbergur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Auðbjörg.
Auðbert m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic masculine form of Auðbjört.
Auðbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Auðbjǫrg.
Auðbjört f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of auðr "prosperity, fortunate" and bjartr "bright".
Auðlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "fortune, riches" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.
Auðný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse auðr meaning "prosperity, fortune" or "fate, destiny" and nýr "new".
Auðólfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Auðulfr.
Auðrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr meaning "wealth, fortune" (or possibly the poetic word auðr which meant "fate, destiny") and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Auðunn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Auðun.
Auver m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of AlvéR.
Ava f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Saxon aval "strength, power", a Latinization of Awe, a feminine form of Ave and a short form of names ending in -ava, such as Gustava.
Åvet f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Ovet.
Avija f Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Avia.
Axa f Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain, but it may be a feminine form of Axel.
Axelía f Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Axelia.
Axelia f Swedish
Feminine form of Axel.
Axelina f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of Axel.
Axelma f Icelandic (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a combination of Axel and Selma 1.
Axia f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Greek άξιος (axios) meaning "worthy" or created as a feminine form of Axel. Alternatively, in some cases it could be a variant of Achsia, an elaboration of Achsah.
Ayo f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly from the Spanish word ayo meaning "tutor" or "person who takes care of children". According to another source it might be a Danish form of an Indian name meaning "wonderful".
Ayoe f Danish
Variant of Ayo.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Magnúsína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Magnús.
Magný f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse magn meaning "power, strength, might" and nýr meaning "new".
Magðalena f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Magdalena.
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.
Mailill f Danish
Variant of Majlill.
Mailis f Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Estonian
Scandinavian variant of Majlis and Estonian contraction of Mai 3 and Lis.
Maine f Swedish
Possibly a variant of Maina or Majny.
Mainor f Swedish
Variant of Majnor.
Maisen f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Majsan.
Maísól f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 or Maja 1 and sól "sun".
Maisól f Faroese
Faroese form of Maísól.
Mait f Swedish
Swedish dialectal (Dalecarlian) variant of Marit.
Majbritt f Danish, Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Britt. This is a recently coined name, first documented in Sweden in 1893 (in the form Maj-Britt).
Majfrid f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and fríðr "beautiful".
Majgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Majgerd.
Majgerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and garðr "enclosure, protection".
Majgret f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Greta.
Majgull f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gull. The second element could be also influenced by the Scandinavian word gull meaning "gold" or also a contraction of gullig, a Swedish word meaning "sweetie; cute".... [more]
Majgun f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and Gun.
Majlene f Swedish
Variant of Majlena.
Majli f Swedish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a diminutive of Maja or a variant of the Estonian names Maili and Maila.
Majlill f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maja and Swedish lilla "little".
Majlis f Swedish, Finnish, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Maj, which is either a diminutive of Maja or taken directly from maj the Swedish name for the month of May, and Lis.
Majne f Swedish
Variant of Maine or Majny.
Majnor f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Maj 2 and Old Norse norðr "north", or the suffix -nor from Ellinor.
Majny f Swedish
Relatively modern name (early 20th century) created by combining Maj 2 and Swedish ny "new".
Majrid f Swedish
Variant of Majfrid.
Majsa f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).
Majsan f Swedish
Diminutive of Maja 2 or any other name starting with maj ”May”.
Majse f Danish
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).
Majt f Swedish
Variant of Mait.
Majvi f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element "devoted, dedicated".
Makan m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse form of an unknown Celtic name.
Malan f Faroese
Faroese diminutive of Malena.
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]
Málfríð f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Málfríðr.
Málfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Málfríðr.
Málhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
From the initial syllable found in Málfríður (itself derived from Old Norse Málmfríðr) and the Old Norse element hildr "battle"... [more]
Mali f Norwegian, Swedish
Dialectal variant of Malin.
Malina f Swedish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Malin.
Malja f Faroese
Variant of Malia.
Malkolm m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian form of Malcolm.
Malla f Finnish, Swedish
Short form of various names including Amalia, Maria, Magdalena and Matilda... [more]