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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.

Aivi f Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Aive.

Allvar m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alvar.

Almveig f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse álmr "elm tree" and veig "power, strength".

Älva f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Elva 2 influenced by the Swedish word älva "elf, fairy".

Alvard m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfhard and Norwegian variant of Alvar.

Alvhild f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alfhild.

Alvi f Swedish
Short form of names starting with Alvi-, such as Alvina and Alvilda.

Alvida f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alv.

Alvine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Greenlandic, Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alf 1 or Alvin.

Alvir m Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of AlvéR.

Alvira f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Aragonese
Variant of Elvira.

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").

Annvi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Annevi.

Annvy f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Annvi.

Aqvilina f Swedish
Swedish form of Aquilina.

Arnevi f Finnish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse arn "eagle" and vé meaning "holy" or "devoted, dedicated".

Arnvald m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Arnold.

Arnvid m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Arvid.

Arvida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Arvid.

Arvin m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".

Åsvi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
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, Icelandic
Of 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.

Avija f Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Avia.

Baldvin m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Baldwin.

Bödvar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bǫðvarr.

Bodvar m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Scandinavian form of Bǫðvarr.

Botvid m Swedish
Derived from the old Norse elements 'bot' meaning penance and 'vidh' meaning forest. Known to have been used since the 9th century

Calvander m English (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
English usage possibly derived from the surnames Callander, Callender... [more]

Carlgustav m Swedish (Rare)
Very rare combination of Carl and Gustav. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Carl-Gustav, or with a space between the names, Carl Gustav.

Cevia f Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a corruption of Sylvia.

Dagvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Dagveig.

Detlov m Swedish
Swedish variant of Detlof.

Driva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Drífa.

Dyggve m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Dyggvi.

Dyveke f Frisian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Originally a Frisian diminutive of Dietlinde and other names beginning with the Old High German element thiot meaning "people". It is also associated with Frisian düveke "little dove".

Edvald m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian form of either Edward or Ewald.

Edvina f Croatian, Lithuanian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Slovene, Hungarian
Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Scandinavian form of Edwina.

Efva f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eva.

Ehva f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eva.

Ejvor f Swedish
Variant of Eivor.

Elevine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ellevine.

Elisiv f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Elizabeth via Russian Yelizaveta. 

Elisive f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elisiv.

Ellisev f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ellisiv.

Elseliv f Swedish
Variant of the Old Swedish Elisiv... [more]

Elvina f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Elvin.

Elvine f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elvina.

Elving m Swedish
Swedish name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Norse alfr "elf", Swedish älv "river", or Swedish elva "eleven".

Evachristina f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Eva and Christina. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Eva-Christina.

Evalena f Swedish
Combination of Eva and Lena.

Evalil f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Evalill.

Evalill f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Eva and lilla "little".

Evalis f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Evalisa.

Evalisa f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Eva and Lisa.

Evalott f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Evalotte.

Evalotta f Swedish, German (Rare)
Variant of Evalotte.

Evalotte f Swedish (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Eva and Lotte. The variant Eva-Lotta was used by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in her Kalle Blomkvist series of books (1946, 1951, 1953), where it belongs to a friend of the central character.

Evan m & f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)

Evanna f Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English, Italian (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Either the feminine form of Evan and a combination of Eva and Anna.... [more]

Evelill f Swedish
Variant of Evalill.

Evely f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Modern)
Combination of Eve and Ly and variant of Eveli.

Evina f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Evin.

Evind m Finland Swedish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Eyvind.

Evinda f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Evind.

Evold m Finland Swedish (Rare)
A variant spelling of Ewald.

Eyvind m Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Modern form of Eyvindr, see Øyvind.

Eyvor f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Eyvǫr.

Finnevid m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Finnvid.

Finnvid m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern Swedish form of Finnviðr.

Frejvid m Finland Swedish
From the Old Norse name Freyviðr, derived from the elements freyr "lord" (or the god Freyr) and viðr "tree, wood". This name is found in Old Swedish as Frövidh.

Fridtjuv m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Fritjof.

Gåva f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish gåva "gift".

Gevert m Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Gebhard.

Gudveig f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Guðveig.

Gullevi f Swedish
Variant of Guðví or combination of gull "gold" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".

Gullveig f Norse Mythology, Old Norse, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Guðveig and a combination of gull "gold" with an obscure name element veig... [more]

Gullvi f Swedish
Variant of Gullevi.

Gullvia f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Gullevi.

Gullvig f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gullveig.

Gullviva f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish gullviva (literally "golden hood"), the term for the cowslip flower (Primula veris in Latin).

Gullvor f Swedish (Rare)
An early 20th century combination of Old Norse guð "god" and vǫr "vigilant, cautious". The Old Norse name Guðvǫr uses the same elements, but it is possible that Gullvor was created independently by using common name elements (compare Majvor and Gulldis, two names created around the same time).

Gulviva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish variant of Gullviva.

Gunnevi f Finnish, Swedish
Variant of Gunvi.

Gunveig f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian variant of Gunnveig.

Gunvi f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle" and vígja "to consecrate, to dedicate to God". This name was coined in the 20th century.

Gunvig f Swedish
Swedish form of Gunnveig.

Gustafva f Swedish
Variant of Gustava.

Gustaviana f Swedish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gustav.

Hakvin m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Haqvin.

Halfvar m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Halvar.

Haqvin m Swedish (Rare)
From from the Old Norse name Hákon via Latin Haquinus.

Hartvig m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Old Swedish, Old Danish
Nordic form of Hartwig.

Helvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish contraction of Hellevi.

Helvida f Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)

Herlov m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Herlof.

Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).

Hilvi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hillevi.

Hovard m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Håvard or Howard.

Ingelöv f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ingilæif.

Ingevald m Old Swedish, Swedish
Variant of Ingvald.

Ingvald m Norwegian, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Combination of Ing and Old Norse valdr "power, might, ruler".

Ingvalda f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ingvald.

Ingvard m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with the Old Norse element vardr "guardian", though it could also be a variant of Ingvar.

Ingvor m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Ingvar.

Ingvor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Ing and the Old Norse name element vǫr "vigilant, cautious".

Ivald m Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ívaldi.

Ivalde m Danish (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ívaldi.

Ivara f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ivar.

Ivert m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Iver and Sivert.

Juva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Possibly related to the Swedish word ljuv meaning "lovely, sweet, pleasant".

Juvelia f Swedish (Modern)
Derived from Swedish juvel "jewel, gem".

Karlgustav m Swedish (Rare)
Very rare combination of Karl and Gustav. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Karl-Gustav, or with a space between the names, Karl Gustav.

Lava f Swedish
Short form of Olava.

Lave m & f Swedish
Variant of Lage and Lava.

Leiva f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Leiv.

Levina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Levine.

Levine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Levi, a feminine form of Levin and a truncated form of Olevine.

Lillevi f Swedish
From the Swedish word lilla "little" combined with the popular name suffix vi, found in such names as Åsvi, Hillevi, and Torvi... [more]

Lillivi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Lillevi.

Lovelia f Swedish (Modern)
Elaboration of Lova.

Lovi f Swedish (Modern)

Lovina f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lova.

Majvi f Swedish
Combination of Maj 2 and the Old Norse name element vé "devoted, dedicated".

Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".

Månviva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish månviva meaning "moonlight primrose".

Markvard m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian form of Marcaward.

Morgongåva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of morgon "morning" and gåva "gift".

Movitz m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Movitz. Its modern usage is likely inspired by Fredrik Movitz, a character appearing in several songs in Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century work Fredman's epistles.

Novali f English, Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Novalie.

Novalie f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Nova and the popular name suffix -lie (see also Novalee).

Novelia f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Nova influenced by Lovelia as well as a variant of Novalie.

Öjvind m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Øyvind.

Olava f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Olav.

Olavia f Swedish (Rare)
Elaborated form of Olava, if not an adoption of Icelandic Ólafía.

Olavus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Olaus.

Olliver m Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Oliver.

Olova f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Olov.

Oluva f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Oluffa.

Olve f Swedish (Archaic)

Orvin m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ordvin.

Ova f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ove as well as a contracted form of Olova.

Percivald m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Percival.

Persival m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Percival.

Povel m Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Paul.

Qvintinus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintinus.

Qvintus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintus.

Ragnvi f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnví.

Ragnvor f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ragnvǫr.

Ragnvy f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ragnvi.

Randvi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Randví.

Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".

Ravin f & m English (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Ringvor f Swedish (Rare)
Early 20th century combination of Swedish ring "circle, ring (piece of jewelry)" and Old Norse vǫr "vigilant, cautious" (compare Ingvor and Ragnvor).

Sällvi f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish name with the combination of sæll "blissful", "happy" and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Salve m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sölve.

Säve m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Seved.

Sellvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.

Selvi f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.

Selvie f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sällvi.

Selvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.

Seved m Swedish
A 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.

Severine f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Greenlandic, German
Variant of Severina.

Severt m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sievert.

Sevia f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Sivia.

Sigvald m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Modern Scandinavian cognate of Sigiwald.

Sigvar m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sigvard.

Sigvarda f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Sigvard.

Sigvi f Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Sigvæig.

Silver m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old Norse silfr meaning "silver". (Compared Silver and Silfur).

Silverlin f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Sylvelin.

Sivar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Sigvard. Sivar Arnér (1909-1997) was a Swedish writer.

Sivborg f Swedish
Swedish name with the combination of Siv and bjarga "to help, save, rescue".

Sivbritt f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Siv and Britt.

Sive m Swedish
Masculine form of Siv.

Sivi f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish form of Siv and diminutive of Siviä and Sivia.

Sivia f Hebrew, Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Latin form of Tzeviyah (compare Tzvia).

Snövit f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Folklore
Used as a Swedish translation of the name of the fairy tale character Snow White (Schneewittchen), from Swedish snö "snow" and vit "white".

Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.

Sölve m Swedish
Means "light, sallow" in Old Norse.

Solveg f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Solvei f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Solveig.

Solveigh f Swedish
Variant of Solveig.

Sölvi f Swedish
Swedish form of Sølvi.

Sönneva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sønneva.

Stiven m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A more phonetic spelling of the English given name Steven.

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

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.

Svanhilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Svanhild.

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

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

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

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.

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".

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".

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.

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

Sylvian f Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Silviana.

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

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

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

Synöve f Swedish
Variant of Synnöve.

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.

Tôllver m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Tholf.

Toralv m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Toralf.

Torvard m Swedish, Norwegian
Younger form of Þorvarðr.

Torvi f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Þórví.

Tuvali f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Tuva and the popular name suffix li.

Tuvalie f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tuvali.

Tuvalisa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Tuva and Lisa.

Tuve m Swedish, Old Swedish
Variant of Tófi (compare Danish Tue).

Ullavi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of Ulla and vé 'home, temple, sanctuary'.

Ullevi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullavi.

Ullvi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullavi.

Ulv m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ulf.

Ulva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Ulfva, an Old Swedish byname meaning "she-wolf".... [more]

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.

Vajlet f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vailet.

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.

Valdis f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Younger form of Valdís.

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.

Valgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Valgerd.

Valgerd f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Valgerðr.

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.

Venche f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Venke.

Vendla f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Vendela.

Venny f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Diminutive form of Vendela.

Veny f Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Véný.

Verona f Banat Swabian, German, Hungarian, Norwegian (Rare), Slovene, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Veronica and Veronika.

Veronicka f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Vibeka f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vibeke.

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.

Vicktor m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Viktor.

Vicktoria f English (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Victoria.

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.

Vigdjärv m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of Vighdiärf.

Vigfus m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Vígfúss.

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".

Viktorina f Hungarian, Lithuanian, Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant form of Victorina.

Vilda f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Originally a short form of Alvilda. Nowadays mostly associated with the Swedish vocabulary word meaning "wild".

Vilgjerd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Younger form of Vilgerðr.

Vilhelma f Hungarian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Lithuanian
Hungarian, Lithuanian, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian form of Wilhelma.

Vilhelmus m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Vilhelm.

Vilken m Old Norse, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of Wilken.

Villas m Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Villads.

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).

Villgärd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Villgerd.

Villgerd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Vilgerðr.

Villiam m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese
Nordic variant of William.

Villma f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vilma.

Villy m & f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Willy, predominantly used by men.

Vilton m Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Wilton.

Vimar m Swedish
Swedish form of Vígmarr.

Vimund m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vímundr.

Vina f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of Wina.

Vinifred f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish adoption of Winifred.

Vinsent m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vincent.

Vinston m Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Winston.

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".

Vinther f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish and Danish variant of Vinter.