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.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Movitz m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureTransferred 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 NorwegianCombination 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.
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"... [
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Peo m SwedishSwedish diminutive of
Per-
Olof and other names with the initials P and O.
Píl f FaroeseDerived from Faroese
pílur "willow tree".
Prior m Danish (Rare)Ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first".
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.
Py f SwedishMeaning uncertain. It could be derived from Swedish
pyre "small child, tot".
Sæbjört f Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic name meaning "bright sea", derived from Old Norse
sær meaning "sea" and
bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from
bjartr).
Sædís f IcelandicIcelandic name meaning "sea goddess", formed from the Old Norse elements
sæ "sea" and
dís "goddess". The suffix
dís is fairly common in Icelandic names.
Sæla f IcelandicFrom Old Norse
sæla, meaning “happiness, bliss”. Officially approved as a given name in 2015.
Særún f IcelandicMeans "secret of the sea", derived from Old Norse
sær "sea" combined with Old Norse
rún "secret".
Sævar m IcelandicMeaning "sea warrior", derived from the Old Norse elements
sær "sea" and
arr "warrior".
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
vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".
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").... [
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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).
Sejr m DanishDanish word meaning "victory". From Old Norse
sigr.
Sevard m NorwegianNorwegian name with the combination of
sær "sea" and
vǫrðr "guard".
Seved m SwedishA 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.
Si f DanishDanish 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.
Sigbjørg f NorwegianFrom the Old (West) Norse name
Sigbjörg which was composed of the elements
sigr "victory" and
björg "protection, help".
Sigdís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
sigr "victory" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Sigfinn m NorwegianDerived from the Old Norse elements
sigr "victory" and
finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".