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Name |
Name Day |
Meaning |
Linguistic Root |
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Abel |
December 30 |
Breeze |
From the Hebrew Hebel |
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Abraham |
December 18 |
Father of many |
Hebrew |
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Ada |
March 10 |
Short form of Adela |
Old German |
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Adam |
December 23 |
Human (s) |
Hebrew |
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Adela |
September 5 |
Noble |
Old German |
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Adolf |
June 23 |
Noble wolf |
German |
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Adrian |
March 4 |
Man from [the town] Adria |
From Latin Adrianus |
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Adriana |
March 4 |
Feminine form of Adrian |
From Latin Adrianus |
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Agata |
February 5 |
The good one |
Greek |
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Agda |
February 5 |
The good one |
Swedish form of Agata |
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Agne |
February 13 |
Meaning uncertain, either sharp point (from agh) or fear (from agi) |
Old Norse, from Ahni found on rune stones |
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Agnes |
January 21 |
Pure |
Greek |
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Agneta |
January 21 |
Form of Agnes |
Greek |
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Aina |
June 13 |
The only one |
Finnish |
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Aino |
June 13 |
Male form of Aina |
Finnish |
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Albert |
August 30 |
Noble and light, shining |
From Old German Athalberht |
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Albertina |
August 30 |
Feminine form of Albert |
From Old German Athalberht |
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Albin |
March 1 |
White |
From the Latin Albinus |
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Alexander |
December 12 |
Helper, defender of people, from alexein (defend, help) and aner (people) |
Greek |
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Alexandra |
February 17 |
Feminine form of Alexander |
Greek |
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Alexis |
December 12 |
Defender, helper |
Latin form of the Greek Aléxeios |
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Alf |
June 21 |
1) Elf, sprite 2) Nordic form of Adolf |
Nordic |
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Alfhild |
September 3 |
Combination of alf (elf) and hild (battle) |
Old Norse, found on rune stones |
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Alfons |
August 6 |
The noble |
Old German |
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Alfred |
January 3 |
Wise, sage (having obtained advice from the elves); combination of elf and advice or decision |
Anglo-Saxon |
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Alfrida |
January 3 |
Feminine form of Alfred |
Old Swedish |
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Algot |
July 30 |
Combination of a alf (elf) and Goth |
Old Swedish name found on rune stones |
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Alice |
June 23 |
From noble lineage |
English-French form of the German Adelheid |
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Allan |
April 22 |
Peace, harmony |
Celtic |
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Alma |
September 8 |
1) Soul (Spanish), or 2) Mild (Latin) |
Spanish, possibly originating from Latin |
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Alrik |
August 5 |
Alarik means ruler over everything |
Nordic, possibly from the Germanic Alarik |
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Alva |
September 3 |
Feminine of Alf, or short form of Alfhild |
Old Norse |
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Alvar |
June 21 |
Probably combination of elf and warrior |
Nordic |
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Amalia |
April 20 |
From the Germanic amal which means work |
Latin, but of Germanic origin |
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Amanda |
October 26 |
Lovable |
Latin |
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Amelie |
April 20 |
Form of Amalia |
Latin, but of Germanic origin |
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Anders |
November 30 |
Man |
From the Greek Andreas |
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Andre |
July 10 |
Man |
From the Green Andreas |
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Andrea |
July 10 |
Feminine of Andreas |
From the Green Andreas |
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Andreas |
November 30 |
Man |
From the Green Andreas |
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Angela |
December 7 |
Angelic |
Italian |
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Angelika |
December 7 |
Angelic |
Italian |
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Anita |
September 9 |
Form of Anna |
Hebrew |
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Anna |
December 9 |
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a child's word for mama, or from the Hebrew Hanna, meaning favored or grace |
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Anneli |
April 21 |
Pet name for Anne-Louise or Anna |
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Annette |
September 9 |
Form of Anna |
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Annika |
April 21 |
Form of Anna |
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Anselm |
February 4 |
Protected by God, combination of ans (God) and helm (helmet, protection) |
Germanic |
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Ansgar |
February 4 |
Combination of ans (God) and gar (spear) |
Germanic |
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Anton |
January 17 |
Uncertain, possibly meaning invaluable |
From the Latin Antonius |
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Antonia |
October 27 |
Uncertain, possibly meaning invaluable |
From the Latin Antonius |
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Arne |
August 4 |
Eagle |
Old Norse |
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Arnold |
August 4 |
Combination of words meaning eagle and ruler |
German |
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Aron |
July 1 |
Uncertain, interpretations include high mountain, messenger and famed |
Hebrew, possibly originating from Egytian |
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Artur |
April 13 |
Possibly meaning strong as a bear |
Celtic, possible combination of bear and man |
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Arvid |
August 31 |
Combination of words meaning eagle and forest |
Old Norse |
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Assar |
December 16 |
He who knows the answers |
Old Norse related to the English word answer |
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Asta |
November 27 |
Form of Astrid |
Old Norse |
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Astrid |
November 27 |
Combination of words meaning God and beautiful |
Old Norse |
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August |
January 7 |
Venerable |
From the Latin Augustus |
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Augusta |
January 7 |
Feminine form of August |
From the Latin Augustus |
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Aurora |
July 3 |
Dawn |
Latin |
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Axel |
June 16 |
Father of peace |
From the Hebrew Absalon |
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Axelina |
June 16 |
Feminine form of Axel |
From the Hebrew Absalon |
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January 6 |
May God protect his life |
Babylonian |
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Barbara |
December 4 |
Foreign |
From the the Greek Barbara (Barbaros) |
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Barbro |
December 4 |
Foreign |
Swedish form of the Greek Barbara |
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Bartolomeus |
August 24 |
Meaning Tolmais son |
Hebrew |
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Beata |
December 2 |
Blessed |
From the Latin beatus |
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Beatrice |
December 2 |
Blessed |
French from the Latin beatus |
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Beda |
May 27 |
Possibly meaning one who prays |
Old English |
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Bengt |
March 21 |
The blessed |
Swedish form of the Latin Benedictus |
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Benjamin |
December 28 |
Son of luck |
Hebrew |
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Berit |
October 13 |
See Birgitta |
See Birgitta |
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Bernhard |
August 20 |
From two words meaning bear and strong |
German |
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Bernt |
August 20 |
Abbreviation of Berhard |
German |
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Bert |
February 8 |
See Bertil |
German |
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Berta |
February 8 |
Bright, shining |
German |
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Berthold |
June 11 |
Bright ruler |
German |
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Bertil |
June 11 |
Bright, shining |
German |
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Birger |
June 9 |
Help, related to the word bärga (save, rescue) |
Old Swedish name found on rune stones |
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Birgit |
October 13 |
See Birgitta |
See Birgitta |
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Birgitta |
October 7 |
High goddess |
From the Latin Brigida, meaning high, also related to the Celtic Brigit, high goddess |
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Bjarne |
June 18 |
See Björn |
See Björn |
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Björn |
June 18 |
Bear |
Old Norse |
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Blenda |
May 27 |
Possibly associated with the verb blända (dazzle) |
Old Norse |
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Bo |
June 5 |
Settled |
Old Norse, the variation Boe found on rune stones |
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Bodil |
January 26 |
Short form of Botilda, a combination of the words bot (remedy, setting right) and hild (battle) |
Old Norse |
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Boel |
January 26 |
See Bodil |
See Bodil |
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Borghild |
May 28 |
From borg (stronghold) and hild (battle) |
Norwegian |
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Boris |
June 10 |
Combination of words meaning battle and praise |
Russian |
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Botvid |
July 28 |
From bot (improvement, setting right) and vidh (forest) |
Old Swedish |
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Britta |
October 7 |
Form of Birgitta |
See Birgitta |
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Bror |
October 5 |
Brother, in old times only given to younger son |
Nordic |
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Bruno |
July 17 |
The brown |
German |
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Brynolf |
August 16 |
Combination of brynja (metal garment worn as armor) and ulv (wolf) |
Nordic name for warrior |
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Börje |
June 9 |
A newer form of Birger |
See Birger |
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Camilla |
March 7 |
Religious attendant |
Latin |
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Carina |
May 7 |
Loved |
Latin |
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Carita |
May 7 |
Merciful, charitable |
Italian |
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Carola |
May 20 |
Free woman |
From the Latin Carolus |
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Cecilia |
November 22 |
Blind |
From the Latin caecus |
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Charlotta |
May 12 |
Feminine form of Charles (related to the Scandinavian Karl, which means free man) |
From Charles, French and English form of the Old Norse Karl |
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Christel |
March 15 |
Christian |
German form of Christina |
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Conny |
May 21 |
Abbreviation of Konstantin |
From the Latin Konstantin, meaning steadfast |
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