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757Nina is a feminine given name used widely across Europe and beyond, found in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbi...
Njord is the modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Njǫrðr, referring to a prominent god in Norse mythology associated with the sea, sailing, fishing, wind, and crop fertility. The name is derived from Proto-Germ...
Noah 1 is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name נֹחַ (Noaḥ), meaning "rest, repose", from the root נוּחַ (nuaḥ). According to the Old Testament, Noah was the builder of the Ark that allowe...
Nora is a short form of Honora or Eleanor, used primarily as a feminine given name. The name gained widespread popularity after Henrik Ibsen used it for the protagonist in his 1879 play A Doll's House, which addresses th...
Nova is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "new." It derives from the Latin word novus (new), and was first recorded as a personal name in the 19th century. The name likely gained modern popularity due to its...
Ola is a Norwegian and Swedish short form of Olaf. The name Olaf itself derives from the Old Norse name Áleifr, meaning "ancestor's descendant," composed of the elements anu "ancestor" and leif "inheritance, legacy." Ola...
Olga is a feminine given name that originated as the Russian form of the Old Norse name Helga. The name is derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr, meaning 'prosperous' or 'successful'. It was brought to Eastern Eur...
Oliver is a masculine given name of Old French and Medieval British origin. The name has been generally associated with the Latin term olivarius, meaning "olive tree planter" or "olive branch bearer." Alternatively, ther...
Olivia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, derived from the word oliva meaning "olive." The name was popularized by William Shakespeare, who used it for a character in his comedy Twelfth Night (1602). In the play,...
Olle is a Swedish diminutive form of both Olaf and Oliver, commonly used as a given name in Sweden. As a short form of Olof (the Swedish variant of Olaf), Olle has been a popular masculine name in Swedish-speaking region...
Olof is a Swedish form of Olaf. It derives from the Old Norse name Áleifr, composed of the elements anu meaning "ancestor" and leif meaning "inheritance" or "legacy". Hence, the name conveys the sense of "ancestor's desc...
Olov is a Swedish form of Olaf. The name derives from the Old Norse Áleifr, which is composed of the elements anu meaning "ancestor" and leif meaning "inheritance, legacy" — together conveying the sense of "ancestor's de...
Örjan is an old Swedish male name, a medieval form of Jurian, which itself is a Low German variant of George. The name ultimately derives from the Greek Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earthworker," from ge (earth) and er...
Orvar (also spelled Örvar) is a Nordic male given name deriving from the Old Norse word for "arrow." The name is most famously associated with Ǫrvar-Oddr, a legendary hero from the 13th-century Icelandic Örvar-Odds saga....
Oscar is a masculine given name used across many European languages, including Danish, Dutch, English, French, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish. Its origin is debated, but it likely means "deer friend,"...
Oskar is a masculine given name used across numerous European languages, including Basque, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene, and Swedish. It is the local form of Oscar, a name with ori...
Östen is the Swedish form of the Old Norse name Eysteinn, which ultimately derives from elements meaning "island" or "good fortune" (from ey) and "stone" (from steinn). As such, the name can be interpreted as "lucky ston...
Osvald is a Scandinavian form of the name Oswald. Originating from Old English, the root name Oswald is composed of the elements os 'god' and weald 'powerful, mighty', thus meaning 'divine power' or 'god's might'. This e...
Ottilia is a Swedish feminine given name, a variant of Odilia, which itself is derived from the Old German elements uodil meaning "heritage" or ot meaning "wealth, fortune." The name is closely associated with Saint Odil...
Otto is a masculine given name used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, and Germanic contexts. It developed from the earlier form Audo, originally a short form of various names beginning with...
Ove is a Scandinavian given name primarily used in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It is a modern form of the Old Danish name Aghi, which was originally a short form of names containing the Old Norse elements egg meaning "e...
Owe is a Swedish given name and Ove variant, also used as a surname. It likely originates from the Old Danish name Aghi, a short form of names containing the Old Norse element egg meaning "edge of a sword" or agi meaning...
Etymology and OriginPål is the Swedish and Norwegian form of Paul, which derives from the Roman family name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin. The name Paulus was originally a cognomen used to distinguish the...
Pär is a Scandinavian given name, a Swedish variant of Per, which itself is a Scandinavian form of Peter. Derived from the Greek Petros meaning "stone", Peter is a name of great religious significance, borne by the apost...
Patric is the Occitan form of Patrick, as well as a Swedish variant spelling. Occitan is a Romance language spoken in southern France, Monaco, and parts of Italy and Spain. In Occitan, the name Patric is primarily used i...
Etymology and OriginPatrick is a male given name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman name Patricius, meaning 'patrician' or 'nobleman'. The name became prominent through the 5th-century missionary Saint Patrick, whos...
Etymology and OriginPatrik is a male given name used across several European languages, including Croatian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Slovak, and Swedish. It is a form of the Latin name Patricius, which means "nobleman,...
Paul is a common masculine given name in many languages, including English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Romanian, and the English Bible. It derives from the Roman family name Paulus, whic...
Paula is a feminine given name used across numerous European languages, including but not limited to Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian...
Paulina is a feminine given name used in English, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Romanian. It is the feminine form of the Latin name Paulino, itself derived from the Roman family name Paulinus, whi...
Pauline is a French feminine diminutive form of Paulino, which derives from the Roman family name Paulinus, a derivative of Paulus (Latin for "small" or "humble"). The name originally entered the English-speaking world v...
Peder is a Scandinavian form of Peter, deriving from the Greek Petros meaning "stone". This name is a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name given by Jesus to the apostle Simon, signifying the foundational role he w...
Pehr is a Swedish variant of Per, itself a Scandinavian form of Peter. The name ultimately derives from the Greek Πέτρος (Petros) meaning "stone," a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas. In the New Testament, the apost...
Pelle is a Swedish diminutive of Per, which itself is a Scandinavian form of Peter. The name thus traces its origins to the Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning "stone" — a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas bestowed upon...
Per is a Scandinavian given name, primarily masculine, and is the Scandinavian form of Peter. In Breton usage, it also appears as a variant of the same biblical name, derived from Greek Petros (Πέτρος), meaning "stone" o...
Pernilla is a Swedish female given name, primarily used in Sweden. It is a short form of Petronilla, a Latin name that developed as a diminutive of Petronia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Petronius. The ulti...
Peter is a common masculine given name derived from Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning “stone.” It serves as a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas (meaning “stone”), which was given by Jesus to the apostle Simon bar Jonah...
Etymology and Origins Petra is the feminine form of Peter, which itself derives from the Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning "stone". In the New Testament, Jesus gave the apostle Simon the name Cephas, Aramaic for "stone," tr...
Petronella is the Dutch, Swedish, and Hungarian form of Petronilla, itself derived from the Latin name Petronilla, which is a diminutive of the feminine name Petronia. Petronia represents the female version of the Roman...
Petter is a Scandinavian given name, predominantly used in Norway and Sweden, and is a cognate of Peter. It derives from the Greek name Πέτρος (Petros), meaning "stone," which in the New Testament translates the Aramaic...
Philip is a male given name derived from the Greek name Φίλιππος (Philippos), meaning "friend of horses," from φίλος (philos) "friend, lover" and ἵππος (hippos) "horse." This etymological composition reflects the cultura...
Pia is a feminine given name used in several European languages, including Danish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Slovene, Swedish, and Medieval Latin. It is the feminine form of Pius, a Late Latin name meaning "pious, duti...
Pierre is a masculine given name that serves as the French form of Peter. Derived from the Greek word petros meaning "stone" or "rock," Pierre ultimately traces back to the Aramaic nickname Kefa (“rock”), which Jesus bes...
Etymology and Historical BackgroundPontus 1 is a Swedish masculine given name, possibly a form of Pontius. The name was introduced to Sweden by the French general Pontus De la Gardie, who served under King John III in th...
Ragna is a feminine given name of Old Norse origin, derived as a short form of names beginning with the element regin, meaning "advice, counsel." It is used in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and historically in Old No...
Ragnar is a masculine given name used in Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. It is a modern Scandinavian form of the Old Norse name Ragnarr.EtymologyThe name derives from the Old Norse elements ragin...
Ragnhild is a feminine given name used in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. It derives from the Old Norse name Ragnhildr, composed of the elements regin meaning “advice, counsel” and hildr meaning “battle,” making it a cog...
Ragnvald is a Norwegian and Swedish given name, the modern Scandinavian form of Ragnvaldr. This Old Norse name is composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "ruler", making it a cognate of Reynold. Ultima...
Rakel is a Scandinavian feminine given name, used in Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish. It is the local form of Rachel, which itself derives from the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Raḥel), meaning "ewe" or "female sheep".Ori...
Ralf is a variant of Ralph, used mainly in Danish, English, German, and Swedish. While Ralph is the common English spelling, Ralf is traditional in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish. Both names derive from the Old Norse...
Etymology and OriginsRalph is a contracted form of the Old Norse name Ráðúlfr (or its Norman form Radulf). The name is cognate with Old English Rædwulf and Old High German Radulf, all combining elements meaning "counsel"...
Rasmus is a shortened form of the name Erasmus, which is derived from the Greek word erasmios meaning "beloved" or "desired." Common in Scandinavia, Finland, and Estonia, Rasmus has been widely used in Denmark, Norway, S...
Rebecca is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivqa), which likely originates from the Semitic root meaning "to tie," "join," or "snare." Some etymologists suggest it connotes "captivating beauty" or,...
Rebecka is the Swedish variant of Rebecca, a name with deep biblical roots. The original Hebrew form is Rivqa, spelled רִבְקָה, likely derived from a Semitic root meaning "join, tie, snare". In the Old Testament, Rebecca...
EtymologyRegina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen," directly derived from the Latin word rēgīna (also the Italian and Romanian word for queen). It has been used as a Christian name since early times, with part...
Richard is a masculine given name that means "brave ruler", derived from the Old German elements rih "ruler, king" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". It was introduced to England by the Normans after the 11th-century i...
Etymology and Background Rickard is a Swedish masculine given name and also an English surname, with roots in the Germanic name Richard. The name Richard derives from Old German elements rih "ruler, king" and hart "hard,...
Rigmor is a feminine given name used in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. It is a Scandinavian form of Ricmod, via the Old Danish form Rigmár. Etymology and History The name originates from the Old High German Ricmuda, com...
Rika is a shortened form common in both Dutch and Swedish, derived from feminine names like Fredrika and Henrika that end in the element rika. The name is essentially a diminutive or affectionate abbreviation of longer S...
Rikard is a Swedish and Norwegian variant of the name Richard. Richard derives from the Old German elements rih 'ruler, king' and hart 'hard, firm, brave, hardy', meaning 'brave ruler'. The name was introduced to England...