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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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Mörður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Mǫrðr.
Móses m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Moses.
Movitz m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Movitz. Its modern usage is likely inspired by Fredrik Movitz, a character appearing in several songs in Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century work Fredman's epistles.
Møyfrid f Norwegian
Combination of the Old Norse name elements mær "maiden, girl, daughter" and fríðr "beautiful".
Muggur m Icelandic (Rare)
Diminutive of Guðmundur. A famous bearer of this name was Icelandic artist Guðmundur Pétursson Thorsteinsson (1891-1924), known simply as Muggur.
Múli m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse byname, From Old Norse múli meaning "muzzle, mouth; mountain spur".
Mummi m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names containing the name element mund "hand", "protection" or munr "thought".
Munda f Icelandic
Feminine form of Mundi.
Mundína f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Munda.
Myanne f Danish
Variant of Mianne.
Mynta f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from the vocabulary word meaning "mint", therefore making it a cognate of Danish Mynte.
Mýrkjartan m Old Norse, Icelandic
Ancient Scandinavian and Icelandic form of Muirchertach (which is also found spelled as Muircheartach).
Myrthild f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Myrtle as well as a combination of the name element Myrt-, most commonly taken from the name Myrtle, and -hild... [more]
Paal m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Paul.
Pætur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Pétr.
Pálfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Paulfrid.
Pálína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Páll. In other words, you could also say that Pálína is the Icelandic form of Paulina.... [more]
Påline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Paul.
Pállfríða f Faroese
Faroese form of Paulfrid.
Palli m Faroese
Faroese form of Palle.
Pálma f Faroese, Hungarian
Faroese and Hungarian form of Palma.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palme m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.
Pálmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly a feminine form of Pálmi using the Old Norse suffix ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]
Pálmfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Pálmi and the Old Norse element fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Pálmi m Icelandic
Means "palm tree" in Icelandic.
Palmina f Italian, Swedish
Diminutive of Palma.
Pálrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Formed from Pála and the Old Norse name suffix rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Parelius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Parelius.
París f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Paris 2.
Pärla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish pärla "pearl" and thus a Swedish cognate of Pearl.
Påske m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Paschalis. This is also the Norwegian word for Easter.
Patrek m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Patrekur, the usual Icelandic form of Patrick (via Old Norse Patrekr)... [more]
Patrekur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Patrekr.
Pátrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Patrick.
Patrisía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Patricia.
Paulfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Paul and the Norse name element fríðr "beautiful" or friðr "peace, protection".
Pedró m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Pedro.
Peik m Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]
Penetta f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Per using the popular suffix netta, found in such names as Annette and Jeanette.
Peo m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Per-Olof and other names with the initials P and O.
Peolive f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Per and Oliv.
Peppe m Swedish
Diminutive of Per and Peter.
Perdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Per and the Norse name element dís "goddess", first used in the early 1900s.
Pergot f Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Per and got (from names like Ågot).
Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.
Petrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Petrina.
Petrine f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Peter.
Petrónella f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Petronella.
Petrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Formed from Petra and the Old Norse name suffix rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Petsy f Faroese
Variant of Patsy.
Philine f Ancient Greek, German, Danish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Philinos. In Germany it was brought to public attention when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe used it for a character in his novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (1795-96).
Pi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Either a variant of Py or a diminutive of names containing or starting with pi.
Pialotta f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Pia and Lotta.
Piere m Swedish
Variant of Pierre.
Píl f Faroese
Derived from Faroese pílur "willow tree".
Pil f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Píl.... [more]
Pilou m Danish (Rare)
French diminutive of Philip.
Pjär m Swedish
Variant of Pierre.
Pjetur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant spelling of Pétur.
Plútó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Pluto
Po m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of hyphenated names starting with P and O, like Per-Olof.
Pólina f Faroese
Faroese variant of Poulina.
Porfyr m Danish
Danish form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).
Pouline f Danish
Variant of Pauline.
Povline f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Pouline. Famous bearer is Povline Lütken (6 May 1893 - 30 December 1977), Danish writer.
Pría f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Priya.
Prinsessa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "princess" in Swedish.
Prior m Danish (Rare)
Ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first".
Puk f Danish, Dutch
Danish and Dutch variant of Puck.... [more]
Punkt m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "full stop, point, dot" in Swedish (from Latin punctum). This name was traditionally given to ensure that its bearer would be his (or her?) parents' last child.
Putte m Swedish
Often used as a diminutive of Patrik.
Py f Swedish
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Swedish pyre "small child, tot".
Saamund m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Såmund (see Salmundr).
Sabína f Icelandic (Rare), Slovak
Icelandic and Slovak form of Sabina.
Sabrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sabrina.
Sackeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Zacchaeus.
Sæbergur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Sæbjörg.
Sæbjartur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Sæbjört.
Sæbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sæbjørg.
Sæbjørg f Old Norse, Norwegian, Faroese
Ancient Scandinavian, Norwegian and Faroese combination of sær "sea" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Sæbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sæbjørn m Norwegian, Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese younger form of Sǽbiǫrn.
Sæbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name meaning "bright sea", derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).
Sæborg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Sæbjörg.
Sædís f Icelandic
Icelandic name meaning "sea goddess", formed from the Old Norse elements "sea" and dís "goddess". The suffix dís is fairly common in Icelandic names.
Sædis f Faroese, Norwegian
Faroese and Norwegian form of Sædís.
Sæfinn m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian younger form of Sæfinnr.
Sæfinna f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Sæfinnur.
Sæfinnur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Sæfinnr.
Sæla f Icelandic
From Old Norse sæla, meaning “happiness, bliss”. Officially approved as a given name in 2015.
Sælaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær meaning "sea" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Sælaugur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Sælaug.
Sæmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and maðr "person, man" (genitive manns).
Sæmar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and mærr "famous".
Sæmund m Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Norwegian and Old Swedish form of Sæmundr.
Sæmunda f Icelandic
Feminine form of Sæmundur.
Sæný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and nýr "new".
Sær m Icelandic
From Icelandic sær meaning "sea".
Særós f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic sær "sea" and rós "rose".
Særún f Icelandic
Means "secret of the sea", derived from Old Norse sær "sea" combined with Old Norse rún "secret".
Sæsól f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and sól meaning "sun".
Sæþór m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Sǽþórr.
Sæunn f Icelandic, Faroese
From Old Norse sær meaning "sea", and unnr meaning "wave".
Sævald m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic
Norwegian younger form of Sævaldi.
Sævaldur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Sævaldi.
Sævar m Icelandic
Meaning "sea warrior", derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and arr "warrior".
Sævör f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Søyvǫr.
Safina f Scandinavian
Means "sapphire"
Safír m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Safir.
Sagga f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sara traditionally found in Norrland.
Sagitta f Ancient Roman, Astronomy, Swedish (Rare)
Means "arrow" in Latin. ... [more]
Sakarías m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sakarias.
Sakine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic feminine variant of Zacharias and short form of Isakine.
Sakkeus m Finnish, Norwegian
Finnish and Norwegian form of Zacchaeus.
Saldis f Faroese
Faroese form of Saldís.
Salgerð f Faroese
Faroese modern form of Salgerðr.
Salgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Salgerðr.
Salgjerd f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Salgerðr.
Salín f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Salína.
Salína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Salina.
Sälla f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish säll "blissful, happy".
Sällfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Relatively modern name (late 19th century) created by combining Swedish säll meaning "blissful, happy" with frid meaning "peace, protection".
Sällvi f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish name with the combination of sæll "blissful", "happy" and "home", "temple", "sanctuary".
Salm m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Salmo.
Salmann m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse salr "hall, house" and maðr "person, man" (genitive manns). Alternatively this could be an Icelandic form of a German name in which the first element is derived from Old High German salo "dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").... [more]
Salóme f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Salome.
Sálomon m Faroese
Faroese form of Solomon.
Salómon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Solomon.
Salvör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sǫlvǫr.
Salvør f Faroese
Faroese form of Sǫlvǫr.
Sámal m Faroese
Faroese form of Samuel.
Sameline f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Samuline recorded in Austlandet.
Samine f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel. In modern times, this is also considered a variant of Samina.
Samúel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Samuel.
Samulina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Faroese
Judeo-Anglo-Norman feminine form of Samuel and Faroese form of Samuline.
Samuline f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Samuel.
Sámur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Sámr.
Såne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sune.
Sanny m Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Sonny or a diminutive of a name containing a syllable pronounced san (like Alexander).
Sanný f Faroese
Faroese form of Sanny.
Santía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Santia.
Sarína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sarina.
Sarke f Low German, Frisian, Norwegian
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Sara.
Saron m & f Swedish (?)
Swedish form of Sharon.
Sasser m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sassurr, an Old Norse variant of Assar.
Såvi m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Salve.
Schamyl m Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the leader of the Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, Imam Shamil. A notable bearer was Swedish film director Schamyl Bauman (1893-1966).
Sebastían m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Sebastian.
Sebbe m Swedish, Old Swedish
Modern Swedish diminutive of Sebastian and an Old Swedish diminutive of Sebjörn.
Sebjörn m Swedish (Archaic)
Either a newer form of Sæbiǫrn (see Sǽbiǫrn) or a variant of Sigbjörn (uncertain).
Sebjørn m Norwegian
Meaning unknown.
Sedea f Faroese (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian short form of names containing the element side "custom, habit; manner". This name also saw some usage on the Faroe Islands.
Sedvard m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of siðr "custom", "habit", "manner" and vǫrðr "guard".
Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.
Seger m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic North Swedish form of Sigurd. Means "victory" in modern Swedish.
Segol m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal form of Sigurd found primarily in the Swedish province Västergötland.
Segri f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Segrid f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Sejer m Danish
Variant of Sejr.
Sejr m Danish
Danish word meaning "victory". From Old Norse sigr.
Selenia f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Selene. In Italy, this form is prevalent in the region of Lombardy.
Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.
Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.
Sellvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Selmer m Norwegian
Variant of Selmar as well as an elaborated form of Selm.
Selmine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaborated form of Selma 1 as well as a feminine form of Selmer.
Selvi f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Selvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Semine f Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Simon 1.
Semine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sem.
Semund m Old Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Danish and modern form of Sæmundr and variant of Sigmund.
Senía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Senia.
Septíma f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Septima.
Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.
Serenius m Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a masculine variant of Serena.
Serinius m Norwegian
Masculine form of Serina.
Seselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Sesil m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian and Danish variant of Cecil.
Sesilia f Faroese, Finnish (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Faroese form of Cecilia as well as a Finnish variant of the name. In Georgia, it is a variant of Tsetsilia.... [more]
Sesselía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Sesselja f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Set m Catalan, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Catalan, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish form of Seth 1.
Setus m Faroese (Archaic)
Former Faroese short form of Anicetus.
Sevard m Norwegian
Norwegian name with the combination of sær "sea" and vǫrðr "guard".
Seved m Swedish
A more modern variant of the old Norse name Sigvid consisting of the Old Norse elements 'sig' meaning victory and 'vidh' meaning forest. It is also possible that Seved is a Swedish spelling change of the Latin name Severinus.
Severt m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sievert.
Sevrin m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese, Walloon
Norwegian dialectal variant and Faroese and Walloon form of Severin.
Si f Danish
Danish diminutive of Signy, Sigrid and other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr meaning "victory", as well as Sofia, Cecilia and Lucia, or other names containing a similar sound.
Sía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sia.
Sickan f & m Swedish (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of names containing the name element sig "victory". ... [more]
Sidse f Danish
Variant of Sisse, the Danish form of Sissa.
Siff f Danish
Danish variant of Siv via Old Norse Sif.
Sigbjørg f Norwegian
From the Old (West) Norse name Sigbjörg which was composed of the elements sigr "victory" and björg "protection, help".
Sigbjörn m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and bjǫrn "bear".
Sigbjørn m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Sigbjörn.
Sigbritt f Swedish, Dutch, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Sig (from Signe, Sigrid, or other names beginning with the Old Norse element sigr "victory") and Britt... [more]
Sigdís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sigr "victory" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Sigdóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Sigþóra.
Sigerik m Croatian, Dutch, Norwegian
Croatian, Dutch and Norwegian form of Sigeric.
Sigfast m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Sigfastr.
Sigfastur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Sigfastr.
Sigfinn m Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
Sigfinnur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sigfinn.
Sigfred m Danish, Norwegian
Modern form of Sigfrøðr. This was the name of an 8th century Danish king.
Sigfrida f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Sigfrid 2.
Sigfríð f Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese younger form of Sigfríðr and Icelandic variant of Sigfríður.
Sigfríður f & m Icelandic, Faroese
Variant of Sigríður, as well as the Faroese form of Sigfrøðr.
Sigfús m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Sigfúss.
Sigfus m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sigfúss.
Sigga f Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Anglo-Norman
Short form of names beginning with the element Sig-, such as Sigrid or Signe.
Siggard m Norwegian
Younger form of Siggarðr.
Siggaut m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian younger form of Siggautr.
Siggerður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger feminine form of Siggarðr.
Siggi m Old Norse, Old Danish, Danish (Rare), German
Pet form of names containing the name element SIG
Siggy m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names containing the name element Sig.
Sighsten m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Sixten.
Sighvatur m Icelandic, Faroese
Modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Sighvatr.
Siglind f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sieglind.
Siglinn f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Sigrlinn.