This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Scandinavian; and the first letter is S.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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".
Signar m Norwegian, SwedishDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" combined with Old Norse
harja or
herr "army".
Sigun f SwedishCombination of Old Norse name elements
sigr "victory" and
unna "to love".
Sigurást f IcelandicFrom Old Norse
sigr "victory" (Icelandic
sigur) and
ást "love, affection".
Sigurhans m IcelandicCombination of Old Norse
sigr "victory" and the name
Hans. This was borne by Icelandic photographer Sigurhans Vignir (1894-1975).
Sigurörn m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), PetDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" and
ǫrn "eagle". This was the name given to a white-tailed eagle that was rescued from drowning by a 12-year-old girl in Kirkjufellslón lagoon in Iceland in 2006 (the eagle was found to have damaged tail feathers, was rehabilitated and returned to the wild); the incident received some media coverage in Iceland.
Sigurrós f IcelandicDerived from the Icelandic words
sigur meaning "victory" and
rós "rose" (perhaps the Icelandic vernacular form of
Rosa 1)... [
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Sigurveig f IcelandicDerived from the Old Norse elements
sigr meaning "victory" and
veig meaning "strong, powerful". This is an Icelandic form of the Old Norse name
Sigveig.
Sigyn f Norse Mythology, SwedishMeans "victorious girl-friend" from the Old Norse elements
sigr "victory" and
vinr "friend" (feminine
vina). In Norse mythology Sigyn was the wife of the trickster god Loki. When he was chained to a rock by the other gods, Sigyn stayed by her husband's side, holding a basin over his face to catch the venom dripping from a serpent that
Skaði had fastened above him; still a few drops fell onto Loki, causing him to writhe in pain so violently that he caused earthquakes... [
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Silvurlín f FaroesePossibly an elaboration of Old Norse
silfr "silver" using the name suffix -
lín, which may be derived from Old Norse
lín "flax, linen". Alternatively it could be a Faroese form of
Silvelin, a German diminutive of
Silvia.