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Suniva f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sunniva.

Súnmundur m Faroese
Faroese combination of sunr "son" and mund "protection".

Sunna f Germanic Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from Old High German and Old Norse sunna meaning "sun". This was the name of the Germanic goddess who personified the sun. In Scandinavia it has also been used as a short form of Sunniva and Susanna... [more]

Sunnbjørg f Faroese
Faroese name with the combination of sunna "sun" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".

Sunnefa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sunniva.

Sunneva f Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sunniva.

Sunnfríð f Faroese
Faroese combination of sunna 'sun' and fríðr 'beautiful', originally 'beloved'.

Sunnfríða f Faroese
Variant of Sunnfríð.

Sunnhild f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sunna "sun" or sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and hildr "battle, fight".

Sunni f Scandinavian (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive form of Sunniva.

Sunníva f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Sunniva.

Sunnleyg f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sunna "sun" or sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and laug, itself most likely derived from Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".

Sunnuva f Faroese
Faroese variant of Sunniva.

Sunnvá f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sunna "sun" or sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and veig "power, strength".

Sunnvør f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sunna "sun" or sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".

Suno m Swedish (Rare)
Latinized form of Sune.

Sunrid f Faroese
Variant of Sunnrið.

Surtur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Surtr.

Sus f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Spanish
Danish and Swedish short form of Susanna as well as a Spanish short form of Jesusa and Susana.

Súsan f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Susan.

Súsanna f Irish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese
Irish, Icelandic and Faroese form of Susannah.

Sussa f Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Susanna.

Sussi f Danish, Swedish
Diminutive of Susanne.

Sussie f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Sussi, a diminutive form of names beginning in Sus-, such as Susan and Susanna... [more]

Svafar m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Svavar.

Sval f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
From the Norwegian word svale meaning "swallow", which in turn comes from the Old Norse svala of the same meaning (see Svala ). It also coincides with the Scandinavian word sval meaning "cool", "chill"... [more]

Svala f Old Norse, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse svala "swallow (bird)". This name is also considered a short form of Svalaug.

Svale f Norwegian
the Norwegian word for a bird part of the Hirundinidae family the swallow.

Svalrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse svala meaning "swallow (bird)" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Svan m Icelandic
Variant of Svanur.

Svanaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Newer form of Svanlaug, a combination of Old Norse svanr "swan" and laugr "promised".

Svanberg m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Svanbergur.

Svanbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Svanborg.

Svanbjörn m Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements svanr meaning "(male) swan" and bjǫrn meaning "bear" (compare Björn).

Svanbjört f Icelandic
Derived from the Icelandic elements svanr "swan" and bjartr "bright".

Svanborg f Icelandic
Icelandic name, derived from Old Norse svanr meaning "swan" combined with Old Norse bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue" or possibly Old Norse borg meaning "stronghold, fortification, castle".

Svandís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Svane m Swedish
Masculine form of Svana.

Svaney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Svanfríður f Icelandic
From Old Norse svanr "swan" and fríðr "beautiful".

Svanhilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Svanhild.

Svanhólm m Icelandic
Icelandic combination of svanr "swan" and holmr "small island".

Svanhvít f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from svan "swan" and hvítr "white". In Norse mythology this is another name for Hlaðgunnr.

Svani m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Svanur.

Svanlaug f Medieval Scandinavian, Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements svanr "(male) swan" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath", a derivative of Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage; to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated; promised (in names)".

Svanleyg f Faroese
Faroese form of Svanlaug.

Svanna f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Faroese form of Svana.

Svanrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and rós "rose".

Svanrun f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of svanr "swan" and rún "secret".

Svantea f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Svante.

Svantelina f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Svante.

Svanþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse svanr "swan" and Þór.

Svanþrúður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements svanr "swan" and þrúðr "strength".

Svanur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Svanr.

Svárnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "slayer". This is a kenning for both Odin and "snake".

Svartur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Svartr.

Svava f Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Svafa.

Svávar m Faroese
Faroese form of Svavar.

Svavar m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Masculine form of Svava and younger form of Svávarr.

Sveina f Icelandic
Younger form of Svæina.

Sveinar m Norwegian, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "boy" and herr "army", perhaps inspired by Einar.

Sveinbjartur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "boy, servant" and bjartr "bright".

Sveinbjörg f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn meaning "boy" and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue"... [more]

Sveinbjörn m Icelandic
From the Old Norse name Sveinbjǫrn, which was derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sveinborg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Svenborg.

Sveindís f Icelandic
From the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and dís "goddess".

Sveiney f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse sveinn meaning "young man" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

Sveinfríður f Icelandic
From Old Norse sveinn "young man" and fríðr "beautiful".

Sveinhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Svenhild.

Sveinjón m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sveinn meaning "young man, youth" and the name Jón.

Sveinov m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Former Norwegian dialectal variant of Sveinulf.

Sveinrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sveinn "young man" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Sveinsína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Sveinn.

Sveinþór m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse sveinn "young man" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor). In other words, this is a combination of Sveinn and Þór.

Sveinulf m Norwegian
Norwegian combination of sveinn "boy" and ulfr "wolf"

Sveinulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sveinulf.

Sveinung m Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse sveinungr meaning "descendant of Svein".

Sveinungi m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger variant of Sveinungr.

Sveinungur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Sveinungr.

Sveinur m Faroese
Faroese form of Sveinn.

Sveinveig f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "boy, servant" and veig "strength".

Svenaage m Danish
Old form of Svenåge.

Svenåge m Danish (Rare)
Combination of Sven and Åge.

Svenåke m Swedish
Swedish form of Svenåge.

Svenborg f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sveinn "young man" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue". A known bearer of this name was Anna Svenborg Billing (1849-1927), a Swedish painter.

Svenda f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Female form of Svend.

Svenhard m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of sveinn "boy" and harðr "hard, strong".

Svenhild f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish name with the combination of sveinn "boy" and hildr "battle, fight".

Svenine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sven.

Svenna f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Svæina.

Svennar m Swedish
Swedish form of Sveinar.

Svenne m Swedish, Danish
Diminutive of Sven. It is also a slang word for "Swede", mostly used ironically or derogatory.

Svenning m Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sveinungr meaning "descendant of Sven".

Svenningur m Faroese
Faroese form of Svenning.

Svenny f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Svenny and variant of Svenna.

Svenung m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Sveinungr.

Sverker m Swedish
Modern form of Sverkir. Combination of svart "black" and geir "spear".

Sverri m Faroese, Danish, Swedish
Faroese modern form of Sværri.

Sverry m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sverri.

Svǫlnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "cooler; the cooling one". This is a by-name for Odin.

Syftun m Faroese
Faroese form of Swithin.

Sygni f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Signy.

Sylfest m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Silvester.

Sylvander m Norwegian
Combination of Sylvester and Anders

Sylve m Swedish
Variant of Sölve and a short form of Sylvester.

Sylvei f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Sylvelin f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Silvelin or Silvurlín.

Sylvía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sylvia.

Sylvian f Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Silviana.

Sylviana f Indonesian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Silviana.

Symra f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Symre.

Symre f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian symre "anemone".

Synnev f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva.

Synneva f Norwegian
Variant of Sunniva.

Synneve f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sunniva.

Synni f Norwegian (Rare)
Likely a pet form of Synnøve.

Synnøv f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Sunniva.

Synnøva f Faroese, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Synnøve.

Synnove f Swedish (Anglicized, Rare), Norwegian (Anglicized, Rare)
Form of Synnøve or Synnöve, mostly used outside of Scandinavia.

Synöve f Swedish
Variant of Synnöve.

Synøve f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Synnøve.

Syster f Swedish
Derived from the Swedish noun syster meaning "sister". Also compare Sister, Suster and Zuster.... [more]

Syver m Norwegian
Variant of Sivert. The first part of the name coincides with Norwegian syv "seven", which made this name popular for boys who were the seventh child in their family.

Syverine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Syver, a Norwegian variant of Sivert which was sometimes associated with Norwegian syv "seven".

Syvert m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sivert.