Names Categorized "rare Swedish"

Agda is a Swedish feminine given name, a variant form of Agatha. The name Agatha is Latinized from the Greek Agathe, which derives from Greek agathos meaning "good." Saint Agatha was a 3rd-century Christian martyr from S...

Asbjörn is the Swedish form of the Old Norse name Ásbjǫrn, composed of the elements áss 'god' and bjǫrn 'bear'. The name thus means 'god-bear', reflecting a theophoric compound common in Germanic naming traditions. A cog...

Bengta is a Swedish feminine given name, a relatively rare female form of Bengt, itself a Scandinavian variant of Benedict. As such, Bengta shares the ultimate meaning of Benedict, derived from the Late Latin name Benedi...

Cai is a Danish and Swedish variant of the name Kai. The origin of Kai is uncertain; it may trace back to a Frisian diminutive of names such as Gerhard, Nicolaas, Cornelis, or Gaius. The name Kai gained wide recognition...

Dorotea is a feminine given name used in Croatian, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish. It is a form of Dorothea, which originates from the Greek name Dorotheos, meaning "gift of god" from the elements δωρον (doron) "gift" and...

Elov is a masculine given name of Swedish origin, functioning as a variant form of Elof. Both names ultimately derive from the Old Norse name Eileifr, which is composed of the elements ei (ever, always) and leif (inherit...

EtymologyFritiof is a variant of Fritjof, which itself derives from the Old Norse name Friðþjófr, composed of the elements friðr meaning "peace" and þjófr meaning "thief" — thus giving the intriguing meaning of "thief of...

Fritjof is a Scandinavian masculine given name of Old Norse origin, equivalent to the modern Swedish form of Fridtjof. It derives from the Old Norse name Friðþjófr, composed of the elements friðr meaning "peace" and þjóf...

Gillis is a masculine given name used predominantly in Dutch-speaking and Swedish-speaking regions. It is the Swedish and Dutch form of the name Gilles, which itself originated as the French rendition of Giles.EtymologyT...

Gunhilda is a variant of the name Gunhild. The name Gunhild is derived from the Old Norse name Gunnhildr, which is composed of the elements gunnr meaning "war" and hildr meaning "battle." Thus, Gunhilda carries the meani...

Gunne is a masculine given name used in Norwegian and Swedish, deriving as a short form of Old Norse names that begin with the element gunnr meaning "war". While the full forms are rare today, the nickname-type name Gunn...

Gustava is a feminine form of Gustav. The name Gustav is believed to derive from Old Norse elements meaning "staff of the Geats" (gautr "Geat" + stafr "staff"), though this root, Gautstafr, is not well-attested in the Ol...

Halvar is the Swedish form of Halvard, deriving from the Old Norse name Hallvarðr. This ancient name combines two elements: hallr meaning "rock" and vǫrðr meaning "guard" or "guardian", giving it the overall meaning "roc...

EtymologyHemming is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin, derived from the Old Norse name Hemingr. Ultimately of uncertain etymology, it is thought to come from Old Norse hamr meaning "shape" or "skin," presumab...

Henrika is a feminine given name used in Lithuanian and Swedish, derived as the female form of Henrik, which itself is a Scandinavian and Germanic variant of Henry. The ultimate root of the name, Henry, comes from the Ge...

Madicken is a Swedish name created by the author Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of her series of children's books of the same name, first published in 1960. The name is a diminutive of Margareta, but its actual inspirat...

Merit is a feminine given name used primarily in Estonia and Sweden, where it functions as a variant of Maret in Estonian and Marit in Swedish. Both Maret and Marit are ultimately derived from Margaret.EtymologyThe root...