Swedish Submitted Names

Swedish names are used in the country of Sweden in northern Europe. See also about Scandinavian names.
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Starkotter m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Nineteenth century Swedish variant of Starkaðr.
Stieg m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Stig. A known bearer was the Swedish writer Stieg Larsson (1954-2004), author of the 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' trilogy, born Karl Stig-Erland Larsson.
Stigbjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Stig and Björn.
Stinta f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From a northern Swedish dialectal word meaning "girl".
Stiven m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A more phonetic spelling of the English given name Steven.
Stjärna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Stjarna as well as a direct adoption of Swedish stjärna "star".
Stjärnstråle m & f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of stjärna "star" and stråle "ray, beam".
Störge m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal form of Styrger.
Störje m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Störge.
Styrbjörn m Swedish
Modern form of Styrbiǫrn. Combination of Old Norse styrr "noise, battle" and biorn "bear".
Sunni f Norwegian, Swedish
Short form of Sunniva.
Suno m Swedish (Rare)
Latinized form of Sune.
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.
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]
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.
Svane m Swedish
Masculine form of Svana.
Svavar m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Masculine form of Svava and younger form of Svávarr.
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.
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".
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".
Svenny f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Svenny and variant of Svenna.
Sverker m Swedish
Modern form of Sverkir. Combination of svart "black" and geir "spear".
Sverri m Faroese, Danish, Swedish
Faroese modern form of Sværri.
Sylve m Swedish
Variant of Sölve and a short form of Sylvester.
Synnove f Swedish (Anglicized, Rare), Norwegian (Anglicized, Rare)
Form of Synnøve or Synnöve, mostly used outside of Scandinavia.
Synöve f Swedish
Variant of Synnöve.
Syster f Swedish (Archaic)
Derived from the Swedish noun syster meaning "sister". Also compare Sister, Suster and Zuster.... [more]
Taddeus m Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Swedish and Finnish form of Thaddeus.
Taga f Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Tage.
Tamina f German, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Tamino. Tamina is a character in Milan Kundera's 'The Book of Laughter and Forgetting' (1979).
Täpp f Swedish
Old Swedish name meaning "part of a field or meadow". It is more often used as a prefix name rather than a standalone first name. It is also a common farm name in Dalarna.
Tehilla f Swedish
Variation of Tehila. There is Tehilla Blad, Swedish actress.
Tejs m Danish, Swedish
Variant of Theis.
Tella f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Otelie or Otelia. It may also be used as a diminutive of Tellervo.
Telli f & m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal pet form of Torleiv... [more]
Tengil m Swedish (Rare), Literature
From Old Norse þengill meaning "prince, king". Tengil is the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's novel 'The Brothers Lionheart' from 1973.
Teodard m Swedish, Catalan, Polish
Swedish, Catalan, and Polish form of Theudehard via Latinized form Theodardus.
Teppå m Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Probably a misspelling of Teppo, the Finnish form of Stephen. Occurs once in a tax record from 1582.
Theoderik m Dutch, Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch and Swedish form of Theodoric.
Thim m Swedish
A different variant of the name Tim
Thord m Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Tord.
Thorgil m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Þórgísl. The name of 10th century Danish chieftain Thorgil Sprakling.
Thorgun f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórgunnr or variant of Torgun.
Thorild m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal form of Thorald.
Thorwald m German, Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
German form of Torvald and Swedish variant of Torvald. This name is also used in Flanders (Belgium) and in the Netherlands, but very rarely so.
Thure m Swedish
Variant of Ture.
Tilma f Finnish, Swedish (Modern)
Perhaps a blend of Thelma with either Vilma, Hilma or Ilma 1.
Tintin m & f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly a pet form of names ending in -tin, -tine, -tina or similar sounds. The name was made popular for girls by actress Tintin Anderzon (whose birth name is Anna Catharina).
Titti f Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive of Tine 1 or Tina (compare Titta, Titine).
Tjalve m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Norse Mythology
Variant of Old Norse Þjálfi, which is said to mean "He who keeps together; He who encompasses". The name is sometimes interpreted to mean "conquerer"... [more]
Tjelvar m Swedish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Combination of Old Norse þjalfi which is said to mean "he who keeps together; he who encompasses", and herr "army". Tjelvar is a figure in the Gutasaga, and is by some believed to be identical to Þjálfi.
Tobbe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Tobias and Torbjörn.
Tobia f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Tobias. In Norway, this name was recorded from the 18th century until about the 1920s.
Toffe m Swedish, Finnish
A diminutive of Christoffer and Kristoffer.
Tolf m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish younger form of Tholf.
Tôllver m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Tholf.
Tompa m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Tomas, Tommy, and in some rare cases, Torbjörn.
Tönnes m Swedish (Rare)
Originally a German variant of Tönius, a diminutive of Antonius.
Tonny m & f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Central African
Variant of Toni 1 and Toni 2, which are short forms of Anton and Antonia respectively... [more]
Torgun f Swedish, Norwegian
Modern Swedish form of Thorgun.
Torild m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Thorild, a Swedish dialectal form of Thorald.
Törkell m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Thorketil.
Torleik m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Þórleikr.
Torlof m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Thorlof.
Törner m Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of the Old Swedish name Thyrnir meaning "thorn, spike", ultimately derived from Old Norse þyrnir.
Torulf m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Either a variant of Torolf, which is derived from Old Norse Þórólfr, or else a combination of Tor and Ulf.
Torvard m Swedish, Norwegian
Younger form of Þorvarðr.
Torvi f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Þórví.
Toste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Tósti.
Totta m Swedish
Variant of Totte.
Totte m Swedish
Diminutive of Torsten. Sometimes also used as a diminutive of other names starting with To-.
Totti m Old Norse, German, Swedish
Old Norse diminutive of Þórsteinn as well as a German and Swedish diminutive of Torsten and Thorsten.
Towa f Swedish
Variant of Tova 2.
Towe f Swedish
Variant of Tove.
Troed m Swedish (Rare)
From Old Swedish Troghed, ultimately derived from Old Norse Þórgautr.
Troja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Troy, the name of the ancient city in Turkey that appears in Homer's 'Iliad'.
Trolle m Swedish
Transferred use of the surname Trolle.
Trotte m Swedish
Swedish form of Þrótti.
Trulsa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Truls.
Tua f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Tova 2, a feminine form of Tue or a short form of Perpetua... [more]
Tubbe m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Thorbiorn.
Tulla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From Swedish tulta and Norwegian tulle, both meaning "little girl".
Tullan f Swedish
Swedish variant of Tulla.
Tullia f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Tullius; in former times, it was occasionally used as a Latinization of Tolla.
Tume m Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Tumi.
Tutta f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Tutti, a diminutive of Dorothea. Swedish usage could possibly be from Swedish tutta "little girl" (compare Tulla and Stinta)... [more]
Tuttan f Swedish
Variant of Tutta.
Tuvali f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Tuva and the popular name suffix li.
Tuve m Swedish, Old Swedish
Variant of Tófi (compare Danish Tue).
Tyke m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
From the Old Norse name Týki, a diminutive of Þórketill (making it a variant of Tóki; see Toki)... [more]
Tyre f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Tyrvi traditionally found in Scania.
Tyri f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From the Ancient Scandinavian name Þýri.
Ubbe m Old Swedish, Danish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ubbi or diminutive of Urban.
Ubbea f East Frisian (?), Swedish (?)
Possibly a variation of Ubbe.
Udde m Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Oddr.
Uddo m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Oddr.
Ullabella f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ulla and Bella.
Ullabeth f Swedish (Rare)
Rare combination of Ulla and Elisabeth.
Ullabritt f Swedish
Combination of Ulla and Britt.
Ullakarin f Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish combination of Ulla and Karin.
Ulla-Maj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ulla and Maj 2.
Ullavi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of Ulla and 'home, temple, sanctuary'.
Ulle m Swedish
Diminutive of Ulrik.
Ullis f Swedish
Diminutive of Ulrika.
Ulva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Ulfva, an Old Swedish byname meaning "she-wolf".... [more]
Undis f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Variant of Unndís. Used by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren in her novel 'Ronia the Robber's daughter'.
Unna f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse unna "to love" or unnr "wave".
Uria m Dutch (Rare), Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.
Uve m Frisian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Frisian form of Ove.
Våge m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Vagn.
Vailet f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Swedish phonetic spelling of Violet reflecting the English pronunciation.
Vala f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).
Valde m Swedish
Short form of Valdemar.
Valdine f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Diminutive of names containing the element vald- as well as a feminine form of masculine names containing the element vald-, first and foremost Valdemar.
Valdus m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Derived from the Norse name element valdr "power, leader, ruler".
Valfrid m & f Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of Walafrid and Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.
Valfrida f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Valfrid, though Valfrid has also occasionally been used as a feminine name.
Valhild f Swedish
Swedish form of Valhildur.
Valiant m Literature, Popular Culture, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From the English word valiant, which denotes a person who has and shows courage. The word is derived from Anglo-French vaillant "brave, strong, worthy", which itself is ultimately derived from Latin valens meaning "strong, vigorous, powerful"... [more]
Valle m Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive of names beginning with Val-, like Valdemar and Valfrid.
Vallmo f & m Swedish (Rare)
Means "poppy" in Swedish, thus making it a Swedish cognate of Poppy.
Vally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German
Pet form of names beginning with Val-, Wal-.
Valny f Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Valný.
Valther m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Walter.
Vänhild f Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of Swedish vän "fair, beautiful" and the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight".
Vänne m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish vän "friend".
Varga f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Varg.
Väring m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Væringr.
Vårny f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of vár "spring" and nýr "new, fresh".
Vaste m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Old Swedish names ending in -vast (see Fasti).
Veine m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Väinö.
Vejne m Swedish
Variant of Veine.
Vendla f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Vendela.
Veny f Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Véný.
Vibjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Víbiǫrn (see Vebjørn).
Vickan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viktoria.
Vicke m & f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Viktor and Viktoria.
Vida f Swedish (Modern), Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Vide or short form Arvida, Alvida, or other names ending with -vida.
Vigbjörn m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Vighbiorn.
Vigg m Swedish
Diminutive of Vigge and Viggo.
Vigge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the Old (West) Norse name Vígi, a short form of other masculine names containing the element víg "war, battle". (The name Vígi belonged to one of King Ólafr Tryggvasson's hounds.) As a Swedish name it is sometimes used as a diminutive of Viktor, and can also be inspired by the word vigg meaning "lightning".
Vigo m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Croatian, Dutch (Modern), Galician
Croatian and Galician form and Swedish and Danish variant of Viggo as well as a Dutch borrowing of the Scandinavian name.
Vigor m History (Ecclesiastical), Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Swedish, Medieval French
Derived from Latin vigor "vigor, strength, liveliness".
Vilda f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Originally a short form of Alvilda. Nowadays mostly associated with the Swedish vocabulary word meaning "wild".
Vilhelma f Hungarian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Lithuanian
Hungarian, Lithuanian, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian form of Wilhelma.
Villemo f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Literature
This name was first used by the Swedish writer August Strindberg (1849-1912) for one of his poems. He may have based it on the names Vellamo or Wilhelma, or perhaps he combined the Old Norse name element vil, vili "will, desire" with Scandinavian mor "mother" (compare Lillemor, Moa).
Villy m & f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Willy, predominantly used by men.
Vimar m Swedish
Swedish form of Vígmarr.
Vimund m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vímundr.
Vinifred f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish adoption of Winifred.
Vinter m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Vetr meaning "winter" as well as the modern Scandinavian word for "winter" (see Winter).
Vinterny f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish vinter "winter" and ny "new".
Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".
Viran f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elvira.
Virvla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Swedish word virvla "to swirl; to whirl".
Vivan f Swedish
Diminutive of Viveka and Vivianne.
Vivica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Viveca. A famous bearer is actress Vivica Fox.
Volger m Swedish
Variant of Wolfger or Volker.
Volter m Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Wolter.... [more]
Wåge m Swedish
Variant of Våge.
Walfrid m Germanic, Swedish, Finnish
Germanic variant form of Waldfrid and Finnish and Swedish variant of Valfrid. This name was borne by an 8th-century Italian saint who in the anglophone world is best known as saint Walfrid.
Walle m Swedish
Variant of Valle, a diminutive of names beginning with Val- or Wal-.
Waloddi m Swedish (Rare)
Waloddi Weibull (1887-1979) was a Swedish mathematician. The Weibull distribution (a model in probability theory and statistics), is named after him.
Weine m Swedish
Variant of Veine.
Weiron m Swedish (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Wide m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vide.
Wilgot m Swedish
Variant of Vilgot.
Williot m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of any name starting with the Germanic element wil (like William or Vilgot), and Elliot
Witigis m Polish, Swedish (Archaic)
Polish and Swedish form of Witiges.
Wynja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from the rune ᚹ (equivalent to Old English Ƿ (wynn) and Gothic � (winja)). The rune is associated with the words joy and bliss, probably because the name of the rune is ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *wunjō "joy, delight".
Yenni f Finnish, Swedish
Variant of Jenni.
Ylvali f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Ylva and the popular name suffix -li (compare Novalie).