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NAME DAY |
MEANING |
LINGUISTIC ROOT |
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June 14 |
Combination of há (high) and konr (son) |
Old Norse |
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Halvar |
May 14 |
Form of Halvard |
From the Old Norse Hallvarðr |
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Halvard |
May 14 |
Rock guardian, combination of hallr (rock) and varðr (guardian) |
From the Old Norse Hallvarðr |
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Hampus |
August 29 |
Form of Hans |
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Hanna |
January 5 |
Grace or favor |
From the Hebrew Channah |
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Hannele |
January 5 |
Form of Hanna |
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Hans |
August 29 |
Abbreviation of Johannes |
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Harald |
April 1 |
Leader, chief |
Old Norse |
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Harriet |
October 10 |
English feminine form of Henrik, meaning home ruler |
From the Old German Henrik |
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Harry |
October 10 |
English form of Henrik, meaning ruler of the home |
From the Old German Henrik |
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Hedvig |
October 15 |
Combination of hadu (battle) and wig (war) |
German |
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Heidi |
September 5 |
Abbreviation Adelheid |
German |
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Helena |
July 31 |
Shining or torch |
Greek |
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Helga |
November 21 |
Holy, whole or blessed |
From the Old Norse heilagr |
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Helge |
September 30 |
Holy, whole or blessed |
From the Old Norse heilagr |
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Helmer |
January 16 |
One who wears a helmet |
Old German |
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Helmi |
April 6 |
Has two possible origins: 1) The Finnish Helmi, which means pearl, or 2) an abbreviation of the Germanic Vilhelmina |
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Helny |
September 11 |
Short form of Helena |
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Hemming |
May 22 |
From hamr (shape), possibly originally a name for a shape changer |
Icelandic |
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Henning |
May 22 |
Uncertain. Might be a form of either Henrik or Johannes. |
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Henrietta |
August 22 |
French form of Henrika |
From the French Henriette |
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Henrik |
January 19 |
Ruler of the home, combination of heim (home) and rich (ruler, power) |
From the German Heimerich |
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Henrika |
August 22 |
Feminine form of Henrik |
German |
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Herbert |
March 16 |
Combination of heri (army) and beraht (bright) |
German |
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Herman |
July 12 |
Combination of heri (army) and man |
German |
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Hermine |
July 12 |
Feminine form of Herman |
German |
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Hervor |
April 1 |
A combination of words meaning army and cautious, it may mean the guard of the army |
Icelandic |
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Hilda |
January 18 |
Battle. In Norse mythology, Hilda took wounded heroes to Valhalla |
From the Icelandic Hildr |
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Hildegard |
September 17 |
Combination of words meaning battle and protection |
Old Germanic or Norse |
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Hilding |
February 21 |
Chief, leader |
Icelandic |
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Hildur |
January 18 |
Battle |
Old Norse |
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Hillevi |
October 15 |
Combination of heil (luck) and wig (battle( |
Danish form of the old German Heilwig |
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Hjalmar |
January 16 |
Warrior with helmet, combination of hjalmr (helmet) and herr (army or warrior) |
Old Norse |
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Hjördis |
February 3 |
Combination of hjorr (sword) and dís (goddess) |
Icelandic |
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Holger |
March 30 |
Holm means island and geir means spear |
From the Old Norse Holmgeir |
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Holmfrid |
March 30 |
Combination of holme (island) and frid (beautiful, beloved) It was originally a woman's name but is now used as a man's name |
Old Norse |
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Hubert |
November 3 |
Combination of words meaning heart or mind and shining |
Old German |
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Hugo |
November 3 |
Possibly an abbreviation of Hubert |
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Hulda |
September 8 |
Sweet, lovable |
Old Swedish |
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Håkan |
June 14 |
Combination of há (high)and konr (son) |
From the Old Norse Hákon |
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September 14 |
Eager, energetic |
Old German |
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Inez |
August 6 |
Spanish form of Agnes |
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Inga |
October 25 |
From Ing, the name of a Norse fertility god, also known as Frö |
Old Norse |
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Ingalill |
October 25 |
Diminutive form of Inga |
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Inge |
February 11 |
From Ing, the name of a Norse fertility god, also known as Frö |
Old Norse |
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Ingeborg |
May 28 |
Protected by [the Norse god] Ing |
Old Norse |
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Ingegerd |
November 7 |
Protected by [the Norse god] Ing |
Old Norse |
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Ingela |
November 7 |
Variation of Ingegerd |
Old Norse |
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Ingemar |
June 3 |
Combination of the name of the Norse god Ing and mar (famed) |
Old Norse |
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Ingemund |
April 2 |
Protected by [the Norse god] Ing |
Old Norse |
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Inger |
October 9 |
Variation of Ingrid |
Old Norse |
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Ingrid |
October 9 |
Combination of the name of the Norse god Ing and fríðr (beautiful, loved) |
Old Norse |
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Ingvar |
April 10 |
Ing's warrior. Ing was a Norse god, also called Frö. |
Old Norse |
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Ingvor |
April 10 |
This female name is a combination of Ing (a Norse god, also called Frö) and vor (cautious) |
Old Norse |
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Irene |
April 5 |
Peace |
Greek |
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Iris |
February 10 |
Rainbow |
Greek |
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Irja |
April 5 |
Finnish form of Irene |
Finnish, from Greek |
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Irma |
April 7 |
From the word irmen (whole, universal) |
Old German |
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Irmelin |
April 7 |
Diminutive form of Irma |
Old German |
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Isabella |
October 30 |
God is perfection . French form of Elisabeth, that comes from the Hebrew Elisheba |
French, Hebrew |
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Isak |
December 19 |
He laughs |
From the Hebrew Yitschaq |
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Israel |
December 20 |
God's warrior |
Hebrew |
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Ivan |
May 24 |
God is merciful |
Russian form of Johannes |
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Ivar |
January 31 |
Archer, combination of yr (bow made of yew wood) and vari (warrior) |
Old Norse |
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Jacob |
July 25 |
Ya'aqob meant holder of the heel. Jacob in the Old Testament was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel. |
From the Hebrew Ya'aqob |
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Jan |
January 11 |
This is a boy's name in Sweden, an abbreviation of Johan or Johannes, meaning God is merciful |
From the old German Jahan, derived from the Hebrew Johannes |
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Jane |
May 3 |
English abbreviation of Johanna, meaning God is merciful |
Hebrew, via English |
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Jannike |
January 11 |
Derived from Johannes, meaning God is merciful |
From the Hebrew Johannes |
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Jarl |
October 11 |
Earl, nobleman |
Old Norse |
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Jeanette |
May 29 |
Feminine form of the French Jean, derived from Johannes, meaning God is merciful |
Hebrew, via French |
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Jennifer |
October 6 |
May mean vit våg |
English version of the Welsh Guinevere |
