This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Swedish; and a substring is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Moltas m Swedish (Modern)Swedish name of uncertain meaning. This was the nickname of Swedish entertainer Moltas Erikson (real name Jan Henning Erikson).
Norna f Swedish (Rare), LiteratureUsed by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'The Pirate' (1821). Apparently he based it on Old Norse
norn, the name for one of the fate goddesses of Norse mythology, which is related to the Swedish dialect verb
norna "to warn, to communicate secretly" (and may ultimately be echoic in origin, i.e., imitative of low murmuring)... [
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Öllegård f Swedish (Rare)Swedish form of the Old High German name
Odalgart. It's possibly a combination of Ancient Germanic
*ôþela "patrimony" and
*gardaz "enclosure".
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.
Rara f Swedish (Rare)From Swedish
rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin
rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.
Ronia f Literature, English, SwedishVariant of
Ronja used in the English translation of Swedish children's book 'Ronja Rövardotter' ('Ronia the Robber's Daughter') by Astrid Lindgren.
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".
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).
Signar m Norwegian, SwedishDerived from Old Norse
sigr "victory" combined with Old Norse
harja or
herr "army".
Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish
sol "sun" and
stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.
Täpp f SwedishOld 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.
Tjelvar m Swedish (Rare), Norse MythologyCombination 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.