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Adelin f & m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Medieval French, Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon, NiçardScandinavian feminine variant of
Adelina, Romanian, Languedocian, Niçard and Gascon masculine form of
Adelina and medieval French masculine form of
Adeline.
Aiva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)Modern coinage derived from Gothic
aiws meaning "time; age; eternity". This name first appeared in Sweden in the late 19th century.
Ale m Swedish, Old Norse, FolkloreProbably a short form of various Old Norse names, for example
Áleifr and
Alríkr. Oldest known usage of the name is from a runic inscription from the 9th century.
Aniara f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Literature, AstronomyFrom Greek
ἀνιαρός (aniarós) meaning "sad, despairing". The name was invented by Swedish author Harry Martinson for the space ship in his poem of science fiction 'Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum' published in 1956... [
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Anki f Swedish, FinnishSwedish diminutive of Ann-Kristin, Ann-Katrin, Anna-Karin and other similar hyphenated names.
Annchi f SwedishVariant of
Anki. Used almost exclusively as a nickname, very rarely as a full name.
Annevi f Swedish (Rare)Combination of
Anne 1 and the Old Swedish name element
vī "temple, sanctuary" (ultimately from the Old Norse name element
vé "home; temple, sanctuary; devoted, dedicated").
Arna f Medieval German, Old Norse, Old Swedish, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)Medieval feminine form of masculine names that begin with either the Old High German element
arn- or the Old Norse elements
ari and
ǫrn, all of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic
*arnu- "eagle".... [
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Arnbjörn m SwedishDerived from Old Norse
ari or
arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse
björn "bear".
Arnfrid f Norwegian, SwedishModern Norwegian form of
Arnfríðr, an Old Norse name derived from the elements
arn "eagle" and
fríðr "peace, love" or "beloved" (later "beautiful, fair"; compare
Fríða, an Old Norse short form of Arnfríðr and other feminine names containing the element).
Åsvi f Swedish (Rare)Swedish form of the Old Norse name
Ásví, which was derived from
áss "god" combined with an unknown second element, possibly
vé "devoted, dedicated" (from
vīgja or
vígja "to consecrate (in heathen sense)"; compare
Véfreyja).
Ava f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, IcelandicOf 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.
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".
Bele m Swedish (Rare)Possibly a Swedish form of
Beli, an Old Norse name meaning "to roar".
Beppe m SwedishSwedish diminutive of masculine given names that start with
Be-, such as
Bertil.