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NAME DAY |
MEANING |
LINGUISTIC ROOT |
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August 13 |
Meaning unknown |
Danish |
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Kajsa |
August 2 |
Variation of Karin |
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Karin |
August 2 |
Swedish form of Katarina |
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Karl |
January 28 |
Free man |
Old Norse |
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Karla |
January 28 |
Feminine form of Karl |
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Karolina |
May 20 |
Feminine form of Carolus, a Latin form of Karl, meaning free man |
Old Norse, via Latin |
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Kasper |
January 6 |
Treasurer |
Babylonian |
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Katarina |
November 25 |
Pure |
Latin name derived from the Greek katharos |
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Katja |
November 25 |
Russian form of Katarina, meaning pure |
Russian form of the Latin Katharina |
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Kennet |
March 22 |
Beautiful |
Celtic |
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Kent |
March 22 |
Abbreviation of Kennet |
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Kerstin |
July 24 |
Swedish form of Kristina |
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Kim |
March 20 |
Abbreviation of Joakim (established by God) or Kimball (war chief). The name may be either male or female. |
Abbreviation of either the Hebrew Joakim or the English Kimball |
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Kjell |
July 8 |
A newer form of the Old Norse name Ketil, which means kettle, kettle hat or helmet ( |
Old Norse |
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Klara |
August 12 |
Clear, bright |
Latin |
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Klas |
July 7 |
Swedish form of Nicolaus, meaning victory of the people |
From the Greek Nikolaos |
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Klemens |
November 23 |
Mild |
Latin |
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Knut |
January 13 |
Uncertain. May be either 1) a Norse name derived from knut (knot) or 2) come from the old German Chnutz meaning bold |
Old Norse or Old German |
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Konrad |
November 12 |
Combination of kuon (bold) and rad (counsel) |
From the Old German Kounrat |
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Konstantin |
May 21 |
Steadfast, constant |
Latin |
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Krister |
November 13 |
Christian |
Latin |
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Kristian |
November 13 |
Christian |
Latin |
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Kristina |
July 24 |
Christian |
Latin |
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Kristoffer |
March 15 |
Bearing Christ, combination of Christos and pherein (to bear, carry). Christopher was a saint who carried Jesus across a river, and is the patron saint of travelers |
Greek |
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Kurt |
November 12 |
Short form of Konrad, meaning bold counsel |
From the Old German Kounrat |
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February 27 |
May mean team mate, derived from the word lag, meaning team |
Old Danish |
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Laila |
July 5 |
Probably a Lapp form of the Finnish name Aila, which may be derived from the Old Norse name Helga, meaning whole, blessed or holy. |
Lapp, from Finnish |
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Lars |
August 10 |
Swedish form of Laurentius, meaning crowned with a laurel wreath |
From the Latin Laurentius |
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Laura |
January 15 |
Swedish feminine form of Laurentius, meaning crowned with a laurel wreath |
From the Latin Laurentius |
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Lea |
June 26 |
May mean either 1) a lioness, being a feminine form of Leo or 2) be derived from the Hebrew name la'ah which means weary |
Latin or
Hebrew |
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Leif |
June 30 |
Heir, descendant |
Old Norse |
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Leila |
August 28 |
Night |
Persian |
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Lena |
August 18 |
Abbreviation of either Helena or Magdalena |
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Lennart |
September 28 |
Swedish form of the German Leonard |
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Leo |
June 28 |
Lion |
Latin |
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Leonard |
September 28 |
Combination of lewo (lion) and hard (strong)' |
Old German |
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Leopold |
November 15 |
Combination of words meaning lion and bold |
Old German |
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Lilian |
September 6 |
Lily |
From the Latin lilium |
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Lillemor |
November 18 |
Little mother |
Norwegian |
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Lilly |
September 6 |
Abbreviation of either Lilian or Elisabet |
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Linda |
June 20 |
From the word lind, meaning delicate, tiny |
German |
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Linn |
May 13 |
Abbreviation Linda, Linnea or Karolina |
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Linnea |
May 13 |
After the flower Linnea |
Swedish |
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Linus |
November 26 |
Flax |
Latin from the Greek Linos |
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Lisa |
September 20 |
Short form of Elisabet |
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Lisbet |
November 19 |
Short form of Elisabet |
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Liv |
April 12 |
Originally derived from the Old Norse hlif meaning protection, later influenced by the modern word liv which means life |
Old Norse |
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Lorentz |
January 15 |
German form of Laurentius, meaning crowned with a laurel wreath |
German |
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Lotta |
May 12 |
Short form of Charlotta, which is a feminine form of Charles (related to Karl, which means free man) |
From Charles, French and English form of the Old Norse Karl |
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Louise |
August 25 |
French feminine form of Louis, derived from the German Ludvig, meaning renown warrior |
French, from the German Ludvig |
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Love |
October 2 |
A variation of Ludvig |
German |
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Lovisa |
August 25 |
Swedish form of Louise |
Swedish, from French and German |
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Lucia |
December 13 |
Light, shining |
Latin |
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Ludvig |
October 2 |
Renown warrior |
German |
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Lukas |
October 18 |
Means man from Lucania (a region in Italy) |
Greek, from the Latin Lucanus |
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Lydia |
December 3 |
Woman from Lydia |
Latin |
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Madeleine |
July 22 |
French form of Magdalena |
French from Hebrew |
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Magdalena |
July 22 |
Woman from [the village] Magdala |
Hebrew |
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Magnhild |
September 17 |
Strength in battle, combination of megin (strength) and hild (battle) |
Old Norse |
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Magnus |
August 19 |
Great |
From the Latin magnum |
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Maj |
May 19 |
Abbreviation of Maja, a Swedish form of Maria, derived from Miriam, meaning rebellious. May also refer to the month May, named Maj in Swedish. |
From the Hebrew Maria, originally Miriam, meaning rebellious |
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Majken |
May 19 |
German form of Maja or Maria |
From the Hebrew Maria |
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Majvor |
June 8 |
Combination of the Swedish word for the month May and a Old Norse word meaning cautious |
Swedish |
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Malena |
December 10 |
Abbreviation of Magdalena |
From the Hebrew Magdalena |
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Malin |
December 10 |
Abbreviation of Magdalena |
From the Hebrew Magdalena |
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Malkolm |
March 28 |
Disciple of Saint Columba. Columba was a Scottish saint. |
From the Scottish Mael Coluim |
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Malte |
November 28 |
Origin unknown |
Danish |
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Manfred |
October 12 |
Peacemaker. Combination of magin (strength) and frid (peace). |
Old German |
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