Japan

→ Faroese: Japan

→ Icelandic: Japan

From Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).

der

Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)


New Zealand

New Zealand (a country and archipelago of Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Israel

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Andorra

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Bahrain

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Bahamas

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Bhutan

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Belize

Belize (an English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras)


Cuba

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Guatemala

From Spanish Guatemala, from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān.

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Iran

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Jamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Kiribati

Kiribati (a country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


Kuwait

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Luxembourg

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


Malta

Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)

Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)


Mozambique

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


Nigeria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Nicaragua

Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Nepal

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


Oman

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Portugal

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


Qatar

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Sudan

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


San Marino

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


El Salvador

El Salvador (a country in Central America)


Tonga

Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania)


Ukraine

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


Yemen

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Barbados

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Burkina Faso

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Benin

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Belarus

Borrowed from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ).

(official) Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)


Tuvalu

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania)


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Achilles

From Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Achilleus (alternative)
Akilleus (alternative)
Akilles (alternative)


Wales

Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Somalia

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


Sri Lanka

From Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā).

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Jupiter

planets of the Solar System: planeter i solsystemet: Merkur · Venus · Jorden~jorden · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun [edit]


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Fiji

Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise".

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Georgia

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Not to be confused with Georgien in Danish


Jordan

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Samoa

Samoa (a country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


Taiwan

Republikken Kina
Republikken Kina#Danish

Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: Republikken Kina)

Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)


England

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

(informal, somewhat dated) Great Britain (a large island of the United Kingdom in Northern Europe)

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

(informal, somewhat dated) United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


Victoria

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria


DF

Dansk Folkeparti
Dansk Folkeparti#Danish

abbreviation of Dansk Folkeparti (“Danish People's Party”)


RO

Den opgave påhviler nu om stunder Dansk Sprognævn. RO 86 er den første ...

These days, that task befalls Dansk Sprognævn. RO 86 is the first...

Retskrivningsordbogen (RO) anvender to former for orddeling ved linjeskift, ...

2001, Lærervejledning Til Abc-bøgerne, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 49:

Retskrivningsordbogen (RO) uses to forms of word division at linebreaks, ...

Men så liberal var RO (retskrivningsordbogen af 1955) ikke ...

But RO (retskrivningsordbogen of 1955) was not that liberal ...

Man kan konstatere at der i RO findes to konkurrerende principper for behandling af bøjning, ...

One may conclude that, in RO, there are two competing principles for treating inflection, ...


Ottawa

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)

St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence River#English

Ottawa (a river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River)

Ottawa (a city, the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois)


Christian

Kong Christian stod ved højen mast
i røg og damp;
hans værge hamrede så fast,
at gotens hjelm og hjerne brast.
Da sank hvert fjendtligt spejl og mast
i røg og damp.

1778, Johannes Ewald, Danish royal anthem:

King Christian stood by the lofty mast
In mist and smoke;
His sword was hammering so fast,
Through Gothic helm and brain it passed;
Then sank each hostile hulk and mast,
In mist and smoke.


Rom

Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)

(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)


Hawaii

(specifically) Hawaii, Hawaii Island (an island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States)

Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)


South Dakota

South Dakota
South Dakota#English:_Q1211

South Dakota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


Amsterdam

Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)


Paris

From Old French Paris, from Latin Lutetia Parīsiōrum.

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


Paris

(mythology) Paris (prince of Troy, abductor of Helen)


London

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England)


Stockholm

[ˈsd̥ʌˌkʰʌlˀm]


Madrid

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Madrid, Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)

Madrid (a province of the Community of Madrid, Spain)


Albert

a male given name, equivalent to English Albert


Michael

From Vulgar Latin Michael, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, “who is like God?”).


Christopher

English style spelling variant of the standard Danish Christoffer.


Daniel

[ˈd̥æːˀnjəl]

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel


Pennsylvania

Pennsylvanias (genitive)
Pennsylvanien (alternative)

Pennsylvania (a state of the United States)


Barcelona

Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)

Barcelona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)


Berlin

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)

Berlin (a state of Germany, containing the capital city)


Edinburgh

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)

Edinburgh, Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)


Florida

Florida Peninsula
Florida Peninsula#English

Florida, Florida Peninsula (the peninsula which makes up most of the state of Florida, United States)


Helsinki

Helsinki (the capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland)


Jerusalem

Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)


Kiev

Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast)


Louisiana

Louisiana (a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States)


Maine

Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)


New York

New Yorks (genitive)
Ny York (alternative rare)

New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey)


Oslo

Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)


Seoul

From Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).


Tokyo

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan)


Tunis

Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)


Virginia

Virginias (genitive)
Virginien (alternative rare)


Zagreb

Zagreb (the capital and largest city of Croatia)


Jan

a male given name, popular in the 20th century, equivalent to English John


Montana

Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)


Sofia

a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia


Alexander

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander


Tampere

Tampere (a municipality, the capital city of the region of Pirkanmaa, Finland)


Holland

Borrowed from Dutch Holland, probably = Old Dutch holt (“wood”) + lant (“land”).

Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

(common, sometimes proscribed) Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Zeus

(Greek mythology) Zeus (supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera)


Skopje

Romanization of Macedonian Скопје (Skopje).

Skopje (the capital city of North Macedonia)


Malte

Diminutive of the male given name Helmolt, from Old High German helm (“helmet”) + *waltan (“to rule”).


Sarah

From English Sarah. Used as a modern spelling variant of the traditional Danish Sara.


juli

→ Greenlandic: juuli

July (the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar)


Nordamerika

North America
North America#English:_Q49

North America (the continent forming the northern part of the Americas)


Leningrad

(historical) Leningrad (a major city in Russia), now Saint Petersburg


Napoli

Borrowed from Italian Napoli, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs), from νέᾱ (néā, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”).

Naples (a province and city in Campania, Italy)


Maya

a female given name of modern usage, variant of Maja


Åland

Åland, Åland Islands; An autonomous province in Finland. Swedish speaking group of islands between Finland and Sweden.


Bratislava

Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)


Thomas

→ Greenlandic: Tuumarsi


Bern

Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton)


Zürich

Zurich (the capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland)


Thor

a male given name, shortened from compound names beginning with Thor-/Tor-


Paul

a male given name, a variant of the much more popular Poul


Minnesota

Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


Genova

Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)

Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)


Texas

Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)


Babylon

(historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)


Hannah

From English Hannah, used as a modern spelling variant of the biblical Danish Hanna.


Peter

From Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra). Later reinforced by the German Peter.

Og jeg siger dig, at du er Peter, og på den klippe vil jeg bygge min kirke, --- Bibelen, Matthæus 16:18 (1992 transl.)


Adam

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).


Mary

From English Mary. A variant of the traditional Danish Marie.


North Carolina

head

North Carolina (genitive North Carolinas)

North Carolinas (genitive)
Nord-Carolina (alternative rare)
Nord Carolina (alternative rare)

North Carolina
North Carolina#English:_Q1454

North Carolina (a state of the United States, situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia)


Andreas

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew


Richard

a male given name, equivalent to English Richard


Brian

Borrowed from English Brian in the 20th century, ultimately from Irish.


Jacob

→ Greenlandic: Jaakupi, Jaakorpi

⇒ Greenlandic: Jaakku, Jaaku, Iaaku (diminutive)

⇒ Greenlandic: Jaakuaraq, Jakunguaq (diminutive)

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jacob or James


Robert

a male given name, equivalent to English Robert


Alexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra


Tim

a male given name borrowed from English and German


Milano

Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)

Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)


Torino

Turin (the capital city of Piedmont, Italy)

Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, Italy)


Indonesien

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Aphrodite

From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


Alex

a male given name, equivalent to English Alex


Europa

Via Latin Eurōpa from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


Estland

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


Norge

From Old Norse Noregr, Norvegr, derived from norðr (from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą) and vegr (from Proto-Germanic *wegaz).

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)


Charybdis

Karybdis (alternative)
Kharybdis (alternative)


Oregon

Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest#English

Oregon (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)


Nederlandene

Definite plural form, probably from Older Dutch Nederlanden.

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


New Jersey

New Jerseys (genitive)
Ny Jersey (alternative rare)

New Jersey (a state in the northeastern United States)


Mickey Mouse

1949, from English Mickey Mouse, notably being untranslated unlike this character in other Scandinavian languages.

(cartoon) Mickey Mouse (One of the Disney cartoon characters, an anthropomorphic mouse who usually wears red shorts and is known for circular ears.)


Chris

a male given name from English borrowed from English


Odin

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Icelandic Óðinn, Faroese Óðin, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish Oden, English Woden, German Wotan, and Dutch Woen.

(Norse mythology and paganism) Woden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon.


Oklahoma

Oklahoma (a state in the central United States, formerly a territory)


Johan

a male given name derived from Johannes (“John”)


Ivan

Ива́н Иван#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ива́н (Iván)


Sverige

[ˈsʋ̥aɐ̯ˀjə]

From Old Norse Svíaríki, from Svía (“of Swedes”) + ríki (“kingdom”). Cognate with Swedish Sverige, Old English Swēorīċe.

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Mexico City

Mexico City (the capital city of Mexico)


Bayern

Bavaria (a historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria)


Athena

From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


Gibraltar

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar#English

Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar)


Albanien

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Armenien

Armenien er et land i Kaukasus.

Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


Australien

Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Belgien

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Arvid

From Old Norse Arnviðr, arn / ǫrn (“eagle”) + viðr (“tree, wood”).


Steven

a male given name borrowed from English or Dutch


Gabriel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel


Alaska

Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)


Arizona

Arizona (a state in the southwestern United States, established 1912)


Oliver

a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver


Kina

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)


Irak

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Andrea

a female given name, masculine equivalent Andreas


Kansas

Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)


Big Bang

/ˌbiɡ ˈbæːŋ/


Arkansas

Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)


Colorado

Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)


Connecticut

Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)


Delaware

Delaware (the first state of the United States)


Iowa

Iowa (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


Idaho

Idaho (a state in the western United States)


Illinois

Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)


Massachusetts

Massachusetts (a state of the United States)


Maryland

Maryland (a state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland)


Missouri

Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


Mississippi

Mississippi (a state of the United States)


North Dakota

North Dakota
North Dakota#English:_Q1207

North Dakota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


Nebraska

Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


New Hampshire

New Hampshires (genitive)
Ny Hampshire (alternative rare)

New Hampshire
New Hampshire#English:_Q759

New Hampshire (a state of the United States)


New Mexico

New Mexicos (genitive)
Ny Mexico (alternative rare)

New Mexico (a state in the southwestern United States)


Nevada

From English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).

Nevada (a state in the western United States)


Rhode Island

Rhode Island
Rhode Island#English:_Q1387

Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States)


South Carolina

South Carolina (genitive South Carolinas)

South Carolinas (genitive)
Syd-Carolina (alternative rare)
Syd Carolina (alternative rare)

South Carolina
South Carolina#English:_Q1456

South Carolina (a state of the United States)


Tennessee

Tennessee (a state of the United States)


Utah

Utah (a state in the western United States)


Washington

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

Washington State
Washington State#English

Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)


Wisconsin

Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


West Virginia

West Virginia
West Virginia#English:_Q1371

West Virginia (a state of the United States)


Wyoming

Wyoming (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)


Kent

a male given name from English, interpreted as a short form of Kenneth


Rhin

Rhin (indefinite nominative singular)
Rhinen (definite nominative singular)
Rhins (genitive indefinite singular)
Rhinens (definite genitive singular)


Rhin

the river Rhin, a tributary to the river Havel in Brandenburg


Irene

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).


Barbara

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


Melanie

From Latin Melania, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”).


Phillip

An English style spelling variant of the Danish Filip.


Jane

a diminutive of the female given names Christiane, Juliane, or Mariane, equivalent to English Jane


Tyskland

From tysk (“German”) + land (“land”). Compare Norwegian, Swedish Tyskland, German Deutschland and Dutch Duitsland.

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Judith

From Hebrew יְהוּדִית (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Judith


Susan

a female given name borrowed from English


Spanien

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Algeriet

From French Algérie, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”).

اَلْجَزَائِر


Antarktis

Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)


Brasilien

Brasilia er hovedstaden i Brasilien.

Brazil (a large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Bulgarien

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Kroatien

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Bente

Contraction of Benedikte. The feminine equivalent of Bent.


Kirsten

English: Kirsten, Kirstin

Contraction of Kristine, from Christina. Recorded in Denmark since at least the 12th century.


Philip

a male given name of popular usage, variant of Filip


Marie

→ Greenlandic: Maaria, Maalia

Medieval vernacular form of the Latin Maria.

a female given name, equivalent to English Mary


Caroline

a female given name of French origin. Diminutive: Line


Samuel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel


Alfred

Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd.


Karl

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“free man”), originally a nickname. Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Danish), from the same Proto-Germanic source.


Istanbul

From Turkish İstanbul, from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “in the City”).

εἰς τὴν Πόλιν


Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)


Carla

a female given name, masculine equivalent Carl


Afrika

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)


Janus

From Latin Iānus. Has been used as a Latinization of the Danish given name Jens.


Adrian

From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian


Betelgeuse

[b̥etˢɛlˈɡ̊øːsə]


Marianne

From Latin Mariana, reinforced by the French Marianne.


Rusland

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Diana

a female given name, equivalent to English Diana


Rebecca

a female given name, an English style spelling of the Danish Rebekka


Sydkorea

South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)


Nordkorea

North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)


Harriet

a female given name borrowed from English


Ann

From English Ann. Variant of Danish Anna and Anne.


Köln

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


Adolf

a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph


Slovenien

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Jonathan

a male given name, the modern spelling of biblical Jonatan


Dennis

From English Dennis in the 20th century.


Maria

From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). A Latinate variant of the vernacular Danish Marie.


Ferdinand

a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand


Kenneth

From English Kenneth at the end of the 19th century.


Montenegro

Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Amerika

America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

United States of America
United States of America#English

America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)


FN

De Forenede Nationer
De Forenede Nationer#Danish

abbreviation of De Forenede Nationer (“United Nations”)


Aase

a female given name, the old spelling of Åse


Alf

From Old Norse Alfr, alfr (“elf”), with an identical meaning in modern Danish. Also a medieval contraction of Adolf, and later used as a pet form of Alfred.


Alma

a female given name, equivalent to English Alma


Anna

→ Greenlandic: Anna

a female given name, equivalent to English Ann


August

a male given name, feminine equivalent Augusta


Bach

From German Bach, also as a Germanisation/Germanization of the Danish surname Bak (“hill”).


Benny

a male given name borrowed from English; in Scandinavia often associated with Benedict which is traditionally more popular than Benjamin


Bent

Medieval contraction of Late Latin Benedictus. Cognate with Swedish Bengt.

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Betty

a female given name from English borrowed from English Betty


Bitten

Diminutive of Birgitte, Birgit, Birthe and related names.


Dan

a male given name derived from Old Norse Danr (“a Dane”)


Else

Contraction of Elisabeth. Cognate with German Elsa.


Ester

a female given name from Hebrew, usually spelled Esther


Euripides

From Ancient Greek Εὐριπίδης (Euripídēs).

Euripides (famous Ancient Greek tragic poet)


Frank

a male given name borrowed from English and German


Hans

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).


Hardy

Short form of Germanic compound names beginning or ending with Hart-, -hard "hard". Compare the adjective hård.


Island

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)


Joan

a female given name from English borrowed from English, popular in the 1950s and the 1960s


John

A contraction of Johannes, later reinforced by the English John.


Jon

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Jul

From Old Norse Gyrðr, a short form of Guðrøðr, equivalent to English Godfrey.


Kai

a male given name, a less common spelling of Kaj


Kaj

Used in Denmark since the 15th century and Latinised as Caius, possibly originating from the Roman name. Related to modern English and German Kai.

Kai (alternative)
Caj (alternative)
Cai (alternative)


Leo

a male given name, equivalent to English Leo


Line

From Caroline or, less often, from Nicoline, Pauline or similar names.


Lis

a female given name, short form of Lisa and Lise ( =Elizabeth)


Lone

Shortened from Abelone, a Danish form of Apollonia, name of an early martyr, derived from the Ancient Greek god Apollo.


Magnus

A Latinization of Old Norse Magnús, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Magnus


Marina

Derived from Latin Marīna in the Middle Ages.


Mark

a male given name borrowed from English, or short for Markvard


Martin

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin


Melissa

a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa


Meta

a female given name, a 19th century variant of Mette (=Margaret)


Moskva

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)


Nanny

Borrowed from English Nanny in the 19th century.


Nick

a diminutive of the male given names Niklas or Nicolai


Paw

From the name of a boy in a children's book by Torry Gredsted and the subsequent film Paw (1959).


Pelle

a diminutive of the male given name Per or Peter, sometimes also used as a formal given name


Per

From Latin Petrus. First recorded in Denmark ca. 1350.


Petra

a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra


Rabat

Rabat (the capital city of Morocco, and capital city of the region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco)


Robin

a male given name, equivalent to English Robin


Rosa

a female given name, equivalent to English Rose


Sine

a diminutive of the female given names Hansine, Jensine, or Nielsine


Steen

From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Norwegian Stein and Swedish Sten.


Sten

A less common form of Steen, from Old Norse Steinn.


Stig

From Old Norse Stígr, made famous by Stig Hvide, a legendary Danish chieftain.


Tilde

a female given name, short form of Mathilde


Tine

a female given name, diminutive of Katrine or of any name ending in -tine


Toke

a male given name, medieval diminutive of Thorkild


Tor

From Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, Icelandic Þór, and Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish Tor.

(Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.


Victor

a male given name, equivalent to English Victor


Viola

a female given name from Latin of Latin origin


Vita

From Latin vita (“life”), also a feminine form of Vitus.


Willy

a male given name borrowed from English or German


Emily

a female given name, an English type spelling of Emilie


Christine

a female given name, equivalent to English Christina


Hongkong

Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)


Frans

Frands (alternative)
Frants (alternative)

a male given name, equivalent to English Francis


ODS

(initialism) Ordbog over det danske Sprog, a dictionary


Patricia

a female given name, equivalent to English Patricia


Edith

Borrowed from English Edith in the 19th century.


Aristoteles

Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


glasnost

Borrowed from Russian гласность (glasnostʹ).


Helen

a female given name borrowed from English


Irland

Inherited from Old Norse Írland, from Írar m pl (“Irishmen”), see irer.

Irland er en ø og et land i Vesteuropa.

Ireland is an island and a country in Western Europe.

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


Warszawa

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa, from Old Polish. See there for more.

unadapted borrowing

Warszawa er hovedstaden i Polen.


Karen

→ English: Karen

→ German: Karen

→ Icelandic: Karen

→ Norwegian: Karen

A medieval variant of Katharina (“Catherine”).


Grønland

[ˈɡ̊ʁɶnˌlænˀ]

From grøn (“green”) + land, from Old Norse Grǿnland (“Greenland”).

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


Danmark

[ˈd̥ænˌmɑːɡ̊]

[ˈtænˌmɑ̈ːk]

From Old Norse Danmǫrk, ᛏᛅᚾᛘᛅᚢᚱᚴ (tanmaurk), from danir (“Danes”) + mǫrk (“borderland, march”). The name may have originated as an exonym, designating the northern frontierland of the Frankish Empire.


Cypern

Via German Zypern and Latin Cyprus from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros)

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


Egypten

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Norden

the Nordic countries (the five states Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden and the two autonomous territories Faroe Islands and Åland Islands)


Georgien

Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)


Erik

From Old Norse Eiríkr. Borne by eight kings of Denmark.

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Erika, equivalent to English Eric


Tina

a female given name, short for Christina and Bettina


Elfenbenskysten

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Madagaskar

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Litauen

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


Republikken Irland

Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland#English:_Q27

Republic of Ireland (long form of Ireland: an island country in northwestern Europe)


Ungarn

Ungarn er et land i Centraleuropa.


Vatikanstaten

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Aserbajdsjan

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


Folkerepublikken Kina

People's Republic of China#English:_Q148

People's Republic of China (official name of China: a country in East Asia)


Kasakhstan

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Libanon

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Republikken Kina

Republic of China
Republic of China#English:_Q865

Republic of China (official name of Taiwan: a partly-recognized country in East Asia; the rump state left over from the Republic of China on the mainland after 1949)


Trinidad og Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English:_Q754

Republikken Trinidad og Tobago
Republikken Trinidad og Tobago#Danish

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands and several smaller islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela; official name: Republikken Trinidad og Tobago)


Bosnien-Hercegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Julia

a female given name from Latin of Latin origin, more popular in the form Julie


Isabella

a female given name from Latin popular in the 2000s


Isabel

a female given name from Spanish, variant of Isabella


Hugo

a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo


Bruno

a male given name, equivalent to English Bruno


Fantomet

The character and comic The Phantom (Wikipedia article)


Joel

a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin


Kap Verde

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Lisa

a female given name derived from Elisabeth


Tromsø

Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark#English

Tromsø (a city and municipality of Troms og Finnmark, Norway)


Homer

Via German Homer and Latin Homērus from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros)


Olivia

a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia


Bjarke

From bjare "bear". Its origin stems from Norse mythology and is found in Saxo Grammaticus verses. The famous verse Bjarkemål describes the exploits of Bjarke (Bödvar Bjarki) and the other warriors of Rolf Krake's court.

a male given name meaning bear or strong as a bear


Makedonien

Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)

(historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)

Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)

administrative region
administrative region

Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)

Bulgarian Macedonia
Bulgarian Macedonia#English

Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)

(historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)


Christina

a female given name, a Latinate and Swedish type variant of Christine


København

Norwegian Bokmål: Køpenhavn, Kjøpenhavn

→ Faroese: Keypmannahavn

desc

→ Icelandic: Kaupmannahöfn, Kaupinhafn, Köben

→ Low German: Kopenhagen

→ English: Copenhagen

→ French: Copenhague

→ German: Kopenhagen

→ Romanian: Copenhaga

→ Italian: Copenaghen

→ Russian: Копенгаген (Kopengagen)

→ Spanish: Copenhague

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: Kjøpenhamn, Kaupenhamn

→ Old Swedish: *Kø̄pmanhafn, *Kø̄pmanhamn

→ Swedish: Köpenhamn

→ Finnish: Kööpenhamina

From Old Danish Køpmannæhafn, equivalent to modern Danish købmænds havn (“chapmen's haven, merchants' harbor”). Compare Icelandic Kaupmannahöfn.

cog

KBH (alternative initialism)
Kjøbenhavn (alternative)

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Mongoliet

(chiefly historical) Mongolia (a Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia)


Sylvia

a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia


Julian

a male given name derived from Latin Julianus


Nordirland

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English:_Q26

Northern Ireland (a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland)


Johannes

From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān). Cognate with English John.

1992 transl. Bibelen, Johannes 1:6

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John (KJV)

Der kom et menneske, udsendt af Gud, hans navn var Johannes.

יוֹחָנָן יוחנן#Hebrew

a male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John


Stefan

a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen


Horus

From Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.


Isis

From Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis, “Isis”), from Egyptian st-t:H8-B1 (ꜣst).


Nina

a female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s


Danielle

a female given name borrowed from French


Letland

Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)


Antwerpen

Antwerp (a province of Flanders, Belgium, the most populous)

Antwerp (a large city and municipality, the capital of the province of Antwerp, Belgium; the second-largest city in Belgium)


Esther

a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester


Jylland

Equivalent to jyde (“Jute”) + land. From Old Danish Iutland, Old Norse Jótland, from Proto-Germanic *Eutalandą, cognate with Old English Ēotaland.

Jutland (a cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany)


Susanna

a female given name, a less common form of Susanne


Agnes

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes


Sonny

a male given name borrowed from English in the mid-twentieth century


Osiris

(Egyptian mythology) Osiris (the Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld)


Aalborg

Ålborg

Aalborg (the capital city of North Jutland, Denmark)


Aarhus

From Old Danish Arus, from Old Norse Áróss, a compound of á (“river”) + óss (“mouth”). The first part of the word is an old genitive of Danish å (“small river”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”), related to Latin aqua (“water”)). The latter part is a (now obsolete) word for "river mouth", os (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₃(o)s (“mouth”), related to Latin os (“mouth”)). The name has been assimilated to the word hus (“house”).


Emanuel

From Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (imanu'él), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל (imánu él, literally “God is with us”).

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Immanuel


Lars

From Latin Laurentius in the Middle Ages. Cognate with English Laurence.


Prag

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)


Dora

a female given name, equivalent to English Dora


Islamabad

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan)


solen

Sun (the star at the center of our solar system)


Natasha

a female given name, an English style spelling of Natasja


Harald

From Old Norse Haraldr, Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

a male given name, equivalent to English Harold


Helena

A Latinate variant of Danish Helene (“Helen”).


Lasse

Diminutive of Lars, taken to regular use as a formal given name in the 20th century.


obs

Oplysninger til Borgerne om Samfundet#Danish

acronym of Oplysninger til Borgerne om Samfundet


Lauge

From Old Danish (Old East Norse) Laghi, probably meaning "friend", as in the latter part of Old Norse félagi.


Karina

a female given name derived from Katharina ( =Catherine)


Doris

a female given name borrowed from English usage, popular in the 1920s and the 1930s


Elias

→ Greenlandic: Iliarsi, Illiarsi

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elias or Elijah


Kalifornien

alternative form of Californien: California (the most populous state of the United States)


Anker

Uncertain; appears as Ankarl in 14th century documents; possibly originally a nickname for a seasonal farm worker.


Ebbe

Shortened from Esbjørn (from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn) and Enbjørn (from Old Norse Arnbjørn).


Nisse

a diminutive of the male given name Niels, recorded since the Middle Ages


Julie

a female given name, equivalent to English Julia; variant form Julia

Juliet, the character in the play Romeo and Juliet.


Mathilde

a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda


Herman

a male given name, equivalent to English Herman


Olaf

From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *Anulaibaʀ.


Filip

Philip (alternative)
Phillip (alternative)

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip


Henriette

[ˌhɛnʁiˈɛd̥ə]

a female given name; diminutive form Jette


Sara

a female given name, often also spelled Sarah


Dortmund

Dortmund (a major city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)


Elise

a female given name derived from Elisabeth


Johanna

a female given name from Latin, biblical form of Johanne


Pauline

a female given name derived from Paulina


Krim

Crimea (a geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine :)


Schmidt

From German Schmidt, often as a Germanization of the Danish Smed.


Hanna

a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah (and sometimes spelled thus)


Immanuel

a male given name from Hebrew, more popular as Emanuel


Felix

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix


Athen

Via German Athen and Latin Athēnae from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι pl (Athênai).


Vivian

a female given name, equivalent to English Vivian


Absalon

a male given name, a variant of biblical Absalom best known for the bishop Absalon Hvide. Both names are very rare


Katrine

Cathrine (alternative)
Kathrine (alternative)

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Catherine


Elmer

Borrowed from the (American) English Elmer in the 19th century.


Aage

From Old Norse Áki. Cognate with Swedish Åke.


Elisa

a female given name, short for Elisabeth


Bernhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard


Sandra

a female given name, short for Alexandra


Skandinavien

Norden

includes, besides Scandinavia, also the Faroe Islands

Scandinavia (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of modern Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively (but in Danish, it normally excludes Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands))

Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula#English

Scandinavia (a peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula)


Sparta

Via German and Latin Sparta from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē)).

Sparta (a city in Southern Greece, a leading city state in Classical Greece)


Jonas

From Biblical Jonas (=Jonah), also used as a medieval Latinization of Danish Jon (“John”).


Hilda

a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda


Bertha

a female given name, equivalent to English Bertha


Inge

Short form of female given names beginning with Ing-, Inge-, Ingi- Old Norse ("the god Ing or Yngvi").


Nathalie

a female given name, alternative spelling of Natalie


Rebekka

a female given name, equivalent to English Rebecca, and today often spelled so


Sabina

a female given name derived from Latin Sabina


Jens

→ Norwegian: Jens

→ Swedish: Jens

Medieval vernacular form of Johannes (“John”). Recorded in Denmark since the 14th century.

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Vanessa

a female given name from English, of recent usage


Wolfgang

Borrowed from German Wolfgang, from Middle High German Wolfgang, from Old High German Wolfgang, from wolf (“wolf”) + gang (“path, course”).


Silas

a male given name, currently popular in Denmark


Bertram

a male given name, equivalent to English Bertram


Lena

a female given name derived from Helena and Magdalena


Korsika

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


Joachim

a male given name, German style spelling of Joakim


Platon

[ˈpʰl̥æːtˢʌn]


Dorothea

a female given name, a Latinate variant of Dorthea


Orla

From Irish Órfhlaith. A male character in James Macpherson's Ossianic poems; established as a male name due to a 19th century Danish politician, Orla Lehmann.


Monika

a female given name, alternative spelling of Monica


Krista

Variant spelling of Christa, from German Christa.


Frida

a female given name of Old Norse and Germanic origin


Bornholm

From Old Norse Burgundaholmr, a name meaning something like "high or mountainous hill/island," ultimately from or related to Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“mountain, hill”) and *hulmaz (“hill, island”). Some believe the tribe name *bergundijô is derived from this place. More at Bornholm.

der

Bornholm (an island and municipality of Denmark, in the Baltic Sea)


Anton

From Latin Antonius. Cognate to English Anthony.


Theodora

a female given name, equivalent to English Theodora


Olga

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha).


Blåtand

From Old Norse Blátǫnn, equivalent to blå (“blue”) + tand (“tooth”). Compare English Bluetooth.


Lilian

a female given name borrowed from English


Bukarest

Bukarest er hovedstaden i Rumænien.

Bucharest is the capital of Romania.


Anubis

From Latin Anūbis, from Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις (Ánoubis), from Egyptian jnpw, i-n:p-w-E16


Haag

The Hague (a city, the administrative capital of the Netherlands)


Liam

From English Liam in the 20th century, from Irish Liam.


Mette

Contraction of Merete, from Margrethe (“Margaret”).


Hamborg

Hamburg (the second-largest city in Germany)

Hamburg (a state of Germany containing the city of the same name)


Nørrebro

[ˈnœ̞ɐ̯ɐˌb̥ʁoːˀ]

From an archaic adjective nørre (“northern”) + bro (“bridge”).


Jugoslavien

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

(historical) Yugoslavia (a former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 7 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Slovenia)


Ella

a female given name, similar to English Ella


Fyn

Funen (the third largest island of Denmark)

Sjælland

Zealand or Sealand; the largest island of Denmark

Jutland north of the Limfjord

Jylland nord for Limfjorden; the second largest island of Denmark


Henrik

a male given name, equivalent to English Henry


Gunnar

From Old Norse Gunnarr, cognate with German Günther and medieval English Gunter.


Skotland

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Elin

Medieval variant of Helene (Helen), comparable to English Ellen.


Kristina

a female given name, variant of Christina


Martine

a female given name, equivalent to English Martina


Selma

a female given name, equivalent to English Selma


Mykines

Mykines (the westernmost of the 18 main islands of the Faroe Islands)

Mykines (the only village on Mykines island, Faroe Islands)


Jeanette

Jeanett (alternative)
Jeannette (alternative)

a female given name derived from French Jeannette, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s


Winnie

a female given name, borrowed from English in the 20th century


Ida

"Mine stakkels blomster er ganske døde!" sagte den lille Ida.

1835, Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Little Ida's Flowers, Den lille Idas blomster:

"My poor flowers, you are wither'd!" said little Ida.


Kristen

A variant of Christian, with the literal meaning kristen (“Christian”).


Asien

Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)


Klaus

a male given name, a less common spelling of Claus


Jeannette

a female given name of French origin; more often spelled Jeanette


fokus

head

fokus n or c (singular definite fokusset or fokussen, plural indefinite fokusser or fokus, plural indefinite fokusserne or fokussene)

fokusset (definite singular)
fokussen (definite singular)
fokusser (indefinite plural)
fokus (indefinite plural)
fokusserne (indefinite plural)
fokussene (indefinite plural)

(optics) focus, adjustable setting enabling a sharp image to be captured


Emil

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Emil


Gøteborg

/ˌɡøːtəˈbɔrɡ/

[ˌɡ̊øːd̥əˈb̥ɒwˀ]


Ina

Short form of Wilhelmina and similar names.


Afrodite

From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


Kristine

a female given name, variant of Christine


Jasmin

a female given name of modern usage, equivalent to English Jasmine


Josef

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph


Amerikansk Samoa

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


München

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


Sachsen

Borrowed from German Sachsen and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *sahsō.

Saxony (a state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands)

Saxony (a historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany)


Karin

Medieval variant of Katrine, today often considered Swedish. Cognate with Danish Karen.


Sjælland

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Norse Selund, a compound from selr (“seal”) + the suffix -und (“suffix for placenames”), thus meaning place with seals. The later name was Sjóland, which changed the meaning to "sea-land;" see sær (“sea”). More at Zealand.


Laila

From Norwegian or Finnish Laila, often interpreted as a Sami name, or from Arabic لَيْلَة (layla, “night”). Used in Denmark since early 20th century.


Færøerne

→ Dutch: Faeröer

→ Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer

desctree

→ Italian: Fær Øer
Sardinian: Fær Øer
Sicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer
Venetan: Ixołe Fær Øer

[ˈfɛɐ̯ˌøːˀɐnə]

Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands#English:_Q4628

Faroe Islands (an archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland)


Lilly

a female given name from a pet form of Elisabeth or Lillian


Nadia

Nadia rømmer sig.

2011, Line Kyed Knudsen, Stella 4 - Kæresten:

Nadia, der er sket noget forfærdeligt.

2014, Annie Mai Nielsen, Det fjerde skud:

Nadia beder om grøn te og beklager forsinkelsen.

2015, Jeppe Krogsgaard Christensen, Indre by:

Nadia requests green tea and apologizes for the delay.

a female given name from Russian of Russian origin


Sabrina

a female given name recently borrowed from English


Susanne

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Susan


Kreta

[ˈkʰʁ̥ɛːtˢa]

[ˈkʰʁ̥æːtˢa]

Via German Kreta and Latin Crēta from Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krḗtē).


Helgoland

Used in various phrases as a bowdlerization of helvede.


Donau

Danube (a river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania)


Janne

a diminutive of the female given names Johanne or Marianne


Anja

a female given name from Russian А́ня (Ánja, “Annie”, pet form), equivalent to English Anya


Anni

a female given name, variant of Annie or Anna


Annemarie

a female given name, combination of Anne and Marie, also spelled Anne-Marie


Katharina

a female given name, equivalent to English Catherine


Schweiz

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Katja

a female given name, equivalent to English Katya


Maja

a diminutive of the female given name Maria


Maren

Danish short form of Marina, as well as a form of Maria and its variants.

a female given name, a diminutive of Maria


Birgitte

a female given name, equivalent to English Bridget or Swedish Birgitta


Berit

a female given name, variant of Birgitta or Birgitte


Britt

a female given name of Swedish and Norwegian origin


Margrethe

[mɑˈɡ̊ʁæːˀd̥ə]

a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret, a royal name in Denmark


Grete

a female given name shortened from Margrete, Margrethe


Grethe

a female given name derived from Margrethe


Merete

a female given name, medieval form of Margrethe (= Margaret)


Annelise

a female given name, combination of Anne and Lise, also spelled Anne-Lise


Bettina

a female given name of Italian origin, via German


Elly

a female given name, short for Elisabeth


Lise

a female given name derived from Elisabeth


Lisbet

a female given name, a less common spelling of Lisbeth


Liselotte

Lise + Lotte, an adaptation of German Lieselotte.


Lilli

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth


Ilse

a female given name borrowed from German


Trine

a female given name, short form of Katrine ( =Catherine)


Kathrine

a female given name, variant of Katrine, equivalent to English Catherine


Rie

a diminutive of the female given name Marie


Helene

From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Cognate with the English Helen.

(astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.


Elna

a female given name derived from Elin, Helena


Lene

From Helene and Magdalene. Cognate with English Lena.


Malene

a female given name derived from Magdalene


Iben

Uncertain. The name first appears as a male name, possibly shortened from some Germanic compound name. The modern female name is associated with ibenholt (“ebony wood”).


Knud

From Old Norse Knútr. Borne by four kings of Denmark, two of them canonized. Cognate with English Canute. Doublet of knude (“knot”) (from the common noun knútr).


Svend

Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Icelandic Sveinn, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini.


Hanne

a female given name shortened from Johanne (“Jane”)


Hansine

Icelandic: Hansína

a female given name, masculine equivalent Hans


Jensine

a female given name, masculine equivalent Jens


Johanne

Variant of Johanna, feminine form of Johannes. Cognate with English Jane and Joan.


Jes

a male given name, diminutive of Jens (“John”)


Rasmus

[ˈʁɑ̈s̺mus̺]

From the Latin saints' name Erasmus, from Ancient Greek Erasmos "beloved". Used in Denmark since the fifteenth century.


Randi

a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Randi


Laurits

Laurids (alternative)
Lauritz (alternative)

a male given name, an old form of Lars ( =Laurence)


Frederik

a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick


Frederikke

a female given name, masculine equivalent Frederik, equivalent to English Frederica; diminutive form Rikke


Rikke

Short form of Frederikke, the feminine form of Frederik, and less often of other female names ending in -rikke.


Mikael

a male given name, often also spelled Michael


Bjørn

a male given name from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), equivalent to Swedish Björn or Icelandic Björn


Morten

Medieval vernacular form of Martin, first recorded in Denmark in the 14th century. Cognate with Swedish Mårten.


Carsten

From a Middle Low German variant of Christian.


Christiane

a female given name, variant of Kristiane, equivalent to English Christiana


Stine

a diminutive of the female given names Christine or Kristine


Christa

a female given name borrowed from German Christa


Kirstine

a female given name, variant of Christine


Kristoffer

a male given name, variant of Christoffer


Christoffer

Christopher (alternative)
Kristoffer (alternative)

a male given name, equivalent to English Christopher


Georg

a male given name, equivalent to English George


Jørgen

→ Icelandic: Jörgen

→ Swedish: Jörgen

Chinese: 約恩 /约恩 (Yuē'ēn)

Borrowed from Low German Jürgen, from Middle Low German Jurian, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). Cognate with German Jürgen, Swedish Göran, and English George.

Sankt Jørgen


Jørn

→ German: Jörn

a male given name, short form of Jørgen (“George”)


Cecilie

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


Sidsel

a diminutive of the female given name Cecilie


Sanne

a diminutive of the female given name Susanne


Sofie

a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia


Sonja

Со́ня Соня#Russian

a female given name from Russian Со́ня (Sónja), a pet form of Sophia, cognate to English Sonya


Venedig

Venice (the capital city of Veneto, Italy)

Venice (a metropolitan city of Veneto, Italy)


Henny

From a diminutive of Henriette in imitation of the English Henny.


Syrien

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Damaskus

Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)


Henrikke

a female given name of currently rare usage, masculine equivalent Henrik.


Ulrikke

a female given name, masculine equivalent Ulrik, equivalent to English Ulrica or Swedish Ulrika (a royal name in Sweden)


Ulrik

a male given name from German Ulrich, equivalent to English Ulric


Ulla

From Swedish Ulla. Diminutive form of Ulrikke.


Pernille

From Latin Petronella. Recorded in Denmark since 1375. Cognate with Swedish Pernilla.


Anders

Medieval vernacular form of Andreas. Cognate with English Andrew.


Stephan

a male given name, an alternative spelling is Stefan


Ib

a male given name, a medieval variant of Jacob


Jeppe

a diminutive of the male given name Jacob


Jimmi

a male given name derived from English Jimmy


Josefine

a female given name, variant of Josephine


Bendt

a male given name, a less common spelling of Bent


Benedikte

a female given name, equivalent to English Benedicta, as a royal name traditionally popular in Denmark


Benedicte

a female given name, variant of Benedikte


Arktis

Arctic (a continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole)


Matthæus

a male given name, rare in this form. Normal given name forms: Mathias, Mads


Mathias

a male given name, equivalent to English Matthias or Matthew


Mads

Medieval contraction of Mathias and Matthæus. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish Mats and with English Matthew.


Bastian

a diminutive of the male given name Sebastian; cognate to the English name Bastian


Lotte

a diminutive of the female given name Charlotte


Karoline

a female given name, variant of Caroline


Lina

a female given name of less common usage, variant of Line


Niels

Medieval contraction of Latin Nicolaus, Nicholaus, from the Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos). Cognate with English Nicholas.


Nils

Borrowed from Swedish Nils. A variant of the more common Danish Niels.


Niklas

Nicklas (alternative)
Niclas (alternative)

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas


Nicki

a male given name derived from Niklas, Nicolai and related names


Nicolai

Nicolaj (alternative)
Nikolai (alternative)
Nikolaj (alternative)

Никола́й Николай#Russian

a male given name from Latin Nīcolāī (genitive) or Russian Никола́й (Nikoláj), of traditionally popular usage, equivalent to English Nicholas; the use of the genitive in Latin is common in church names


Nikoline

a female given name, variant of Nicoline


Arne

Old Norse Arni, Árni, short forms of names beginning with Old Norse ǫrn (“eagle”).


Michala

a female given name, masculine equivalent Michael


acquis communautaire

Borrowed from French acquis communautaire.

acquis communautaire
acquis communautaire#English


Poul

a male given name, equivalent to English Paul


Poula

a female given name, masculine equivalent Poul, equivalent to English Paula


Pouline

a female given name, equivalent to English Pauline


Povl

a male given name, variant of Poul (= Paul)


Ludvig

→ Greenlandic: Luutivik, Looqi, Ludwig

a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or German Ludwig


Vilhelm

a male given name, equivalent to English William


Edel

a female given name, equivalent to English Ethel or Adela, short form of compound names beginning with the Germanic element adal, edel "noble"


Tage

From Old Danish Taki "a guarantor", used as a given name since the 17th century.


Torsten

Old Norse Þorsteinn, the root of English Thurstan, from Þórr (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”).


Torben

a male given name, a popular variant of Thorbjørn


Thorkild

Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) and ketill (“cauldron”), akin to English Torquil.


Troels

From Old Norse Þorgísl or Þorgils (“Thor" + "pledge”).


Tue

a male given name, short for compound names beginning with the Old Norse element Þur-, a variant of Þórr (“Thor”)


Thora

From Old Norse, female given names beginning with Þórr (“Thor”).


Tove

Medieval short form of Old Norse female names composed of Þórr- "Thor" and a second element beginning with b-, f- or v-, such as Torbjørg, or Þórr "Thor" + fríðr "beautiful" ( =Turid).


Thyra

A Latinized form of Old Danish Thyrvi, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) and a second element of debated meaning, probably vé (“temple, sanctuary”).

a female given name, a less common spelling of Tyra


Emmy

a diminutive of the female given names Emilie or Emma


Emilie

From Latin Aemilia. Cognate with English Emily.


Amalie

a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia; a royal name in Denmark


Gerda

Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.


Gerhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard; diminutive form Gert


Gertrud

a female given name, equivalent to English Gertrude


Lennart

a male given name, equivalent to English Leonard


Ejvind

a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to Norwegian Eivind


Leif

From Old Norse Leifr (“relic", "inheritor”). Revived in the 19th century.


Solvej

a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Solveig


Gry

a female given name of modern usage from the vocabulary word gry "dawn"


Frode

From Old Norse Fróði, a byname from fróðr (“wise”). Cognate with English Frodo.


Beate

a female given name derived from Latin Beata


Holger

From Old Danish Holmger, from Old Norse Hólmgeirr, from hólmr (“island”) (see holm) + geirr (“spear”).


Dagmar

Name of a queen of Denmark (1185–1212), a Czech by descent, originally Dragomíra (cf. contemporary Czech Drahomíra), from Old Church Slavonic dorgъ "dear" + mirъ "peace", rendered in medieval Danish under the camouflage of dag "day" + már "maid".


Oskar

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.


Astrid

From Old Norse Ástríðr, from áss (“god”) + fríðr (“beautiful, originally beloved”).


Asta

Old Norse Ásta, a medieval diminutive of Ástríðr (hence Astrid).


Ivar

a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Ivor


Iver

a male given name, a less common form of Ivar


Tanja

a female given name from Russian, popular in the 1970s and the 1980s, equivalent to English Tania


Ingolf

Old Norse Ingólfr, from the god Ing or Yngvi, and ulfr ("wolf").


Ernst

a male given name, equivalent to English Ernest


Erna

a female given name, a feminine form of Ernst


Yrsa

Old Norse Yrsa, of obscure origin, possibly from Latin ursa (“she-bear”). Latinized as Ursula.


Ulf

From Old Norse Úlfr, from úlfr (“wolf”).


Eleonora

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Joakim

a male given name, equivalent to English Joachim


Pia

From Latin Pia, feminine form of the papal name Pius, Latin pius "pious". By folk etymology associated with Scandinavian type nicknames like Mia, Moa, Thea, etc. Taken up as a given name in the 20th century. Cognate with Finnish Piia.


Achilleus

From Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Achilles (alternative)
Akilleus (alternative)
Akilles (alternative)


Verner

a male given name from German, equivalent to English Warner


Sascha

Russian Саша, a pet form of Александра ( =Alexandra), cognate to Sasha.


Keld

From Old Norse ketill (“kettle”), cognate to Norwegian and Swedish Kjell.

a male given name, borne by a twelfth century Danish saint, Sankt Keld


Kasper

a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar


Jesper

Medieval Danish variant of Kasper (same as Caspar), with possible confusion with Esbern, Espen, from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn.


Esben

a male given name derived from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn


Bernt

a male given name borrowed from a Low German variant of Bernhard


Ove

From Old Danish Aghi, possibly a short form of compound names beginning with Germanic agh "blade" or Old Norse agi "awe". Related to German (Frisian) Uwe. Sometimes explained as a form of Scandinavian Åge/Åke.


Ronni

a male given name derived from English Ronnie


Conny

a female given name, an English style diminutive of Constance, also spelled Connie


Hilma

a female given name popular in the 19th century


Søren

Medieval vernacular form of the Latin Severinus.

a male given name traditionally popular in Denmark


Severin

a male given name derived from Latin Severinus


Liv

From Old Norse hlíf (“protection”), today associated with the vocabulary word liv (“life”).


Aksel

a male given name, equivalent to English Axel


Eskild

a male given name derived from Old Norse Áskell


Henning

From a Middle Low German pet form of Johannes ( =John) and Heinrich ( =Henry) borrowed into Scandinavia in the Middle Ages; partly confused with Hemming, a saint's name of Old Norse origin.


Flemming

Old Norse Flæmingr, "a Fleming", originally a medieval byname, used as a given name since the 19th century.


Theodor

→ Greenlandic: Tiutooq

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Theodore


Boje

From Old Frisian Bōjo, shortened from compound given names with an obscure first element, variously interpreted as "ruler", "dweller", or "boy"; possibly the same as in Old English Beowulf.


Filippa

a female given name, equivalent to English Philippa; borne by a 15th century queen


Jytte

Medieval Danish form of Low German Jutta ( =Judith).


Preben

Contraction of Pridbjørn, a medieval Danish rendering of the Wend name Pritbor, from Slavic elements meaning "first" and "battle".


Sydamerika

South America
South America#English:_Q18

South America (the continent forming the southern part of the Americas)


Ditte

From Edith and Dorothea. Made popular by the novel Ditte Menneskebarn (1917-1921) by Martin Andersen Nexø.


Edvard

a male given name, equivalent to English Edward


Thea

From a pet form of Dorothea and Theodora.


Dorthea

a female given name, equivalent to English Dorothy


Dorrit

a female given name, variant of Dorthea (= Dorothy)


Dorthe

a female given name, a variant of Dorthea ( =Dorothy) popular in the 1960s and the 1970s


Ejnar

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Einarr, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk Einar, and Swedish Enar. Doublet of Ejner and Ener.

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Ejner (alternative)
Ener (alternative)
Jenner (alternative)


Ejner

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Einarr, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk Einar, and Swedish Enar. Doublet of Ejnar and Ener.

Ejnar (alternative)
Ener (alternative)
Jenner (alternative)


Børge

Variant of Birger. Cognate with Swedish Börje.


Zakarias

Zacharias; Zechariah (biblical character)

a male given name, sometimes spelled Zacharias. Cognate to Zachary


Mirjam

a female given name, also spelled Miriam


Agnete

a female given name, variant of Agnes, equivalent to Swedish Agneta


Bodil

From Old Norse Bóthildr (> Icelandic Bóthildur), from bót ("remedy") and hildr ("battle"). Name of an 11th century queen of Denmark.


Bolette

a diminutive of the female given name Bodil


Bothilde

a female given name, an old form of Bodil


Ragnhild

From Old Norse Ragnhildr, from Ragn- (“counsel”) + hildr (“battle”).


Viktoria

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria


Tasmanien

Tasmania (an island group and state of Australia; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901)


Therese

a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa


Matilde

a female given name, a less common spelling of Mathilde ( =Matilda)


Natasja

Natascha (alternative)
Natasha (alternative)

a female given name, equivalent to English Natasha


Natascha

a female given name, a German style spelling of Natasja


Nadja

a female given name from Russian, a less common spelling of Nadia


Tonny

a diminutive of the male given name Anton


Antonie

a female given name, masculine equivalent Anton


Valdemar

Estonian: Voldemar

Danish rendering of Russian Владимир (Vladimir), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ, which see for more. First used for king Valdemar of Denmark (1131-1182), a grandson of Vladimir of Kiev; reshaped like the semantically and formally similar German Waldemar, Old Norse Valdimarr, as if a compound of the native Germanic elements valdr (“power, rule”) and mærr (“famous”).


Oceanien

Oceania (a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)


Konstantinopel

Via German Konstantinopel and Latin Cōnstantīnopolis from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis), a compound of Κωνσταντῖνος (Kōnstantînos, “Constantin”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)

der

Κωνσταντινούπολις

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Κωνσταντῖνος

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

(historical) Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)


Serbien

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Baltikum

Baltic, the Baltics, the Baltic states (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states)


Østersøen

[ˈøsd̥ɐˌsøːˀən]

Baltic Sea (a sea in Northern Europe, an arm of the Atlantic enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden)


Regine

a female given name, equivalent to English Regina


Signe

Old Norse Signý. Name of heroines in Norse mythology.


Konstantin

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Constantine


Gregers

a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory


Sigfred

a male given name, equivalent to Swedish Sigfrid or German Siegfried


Erling

Old Norse Erlingr, related to jarl, "son or descendant of an earl".


Vidar

From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”).


Viggo

A medieval Latinized short form of names beginning with the Germanic element wig-, vig- (“battle”) (compare Old High German wīg, Old Norse víg), from Proto-Germanic *wīgą.


Vibeke

Borrowed from Middle Low German Wiebke and Frisian; made famous by a mistress of king Christian IV.


Hedvig

a female given name derived from German Hedwig


Helvig

Hillevi

Helvi, Hellevi ( Finnish )

a female given name, borne by a 14th century queen of Denmark


Erland

Old Norse Erlendr, erlendr "foreigner"; cognate to Norwegian Erlend.


Eigil

From Old Danish Eghil, from Old Norse Egill, from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz. Cognate to Norwegian Egil, related to German Egon.


Hjalmar

From Old Norse Hjalmarr, from hjalmr (“helmet”) + herr (“army”).


Helmer

German equivalent of Hjalmar or from Germanic heil "hale" + mar "famous".


Kamilla

a female given name, a less common spelling of Camilla


Jeanett

a female given name, a less common spelling of Jeanette


Valentin

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine


Vivi

Pet name for female given names containing the syllable -vi-, such as Lovise, Olivia, Viola; later also used as a pet name for Vivian.


Alberte

a female given name, masculine equivalent Albert


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).


Athene

From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


Rene

a male given name from French, alternative spelling of René


Jonatan

a male given name, today often spelled Jonathan


Agathe

a female given name, equivalent to English Agatha


Anne-Sofie

a female given name, combination of Anne and Sofie


Anne-Marie

a female given name, combination of Anne and Marie


Celina

From French Céline, ultimately from Latin.


Lise-Lotte

a female given name, variant of Liselotte


Sardinien

Sardinia (an island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea)


Marinus

a male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Marina


Mourits

a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice


Lissi

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth


Elsebeth

a female given name, variant of Elisabeth


Lizzi

a female given name, an English style diminutive of Elisabeth


Persefone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


Aron

→ Greenlandic: Aalut


Freja

From Old Norse Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

a female given name from Old Norse, currently popular


Magda

a female given name, short for Magdalene


Wisła

Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship#English

Wisła (a town in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, near the source of the Vistula)


Storbritannien

From stor (“great”) + Britannien. Calque of English Great Britain.

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q23666

Great Britain (a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales)

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q145

(loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)


Filippinerne

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


Valborg

From the name of an eighth century German saint, Walburg, with a feast day on May 1st; from Old High German waltan (“to rule”) + burg (“fortress”).


Evald

a male given name, equivalent to German Ewald


Hypnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Morfeus

(Greek mythology) Morpheus, god of dreams


Hulda

The name occurs in the Bible, but in Scandinavia it became popular through a 19th century ballad, and is usually associated with the adjective huld (“gentle, graceful”), cognate to German hold.

a female given name popular in the 19th century


Elvira

a female given name, equivalent to English Elvira


Petrea

a female given name, a feminine form of Peter


Vilhelmine

a female given name, masculine equivalent Vilhelm, equivalent to English Wilhelmina


Ketty

a female given name derived from Kitty, the English pet form of Katherine


Kamma

a female given name, a blend of Karen and Margrethe


Saudi-Arabien

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Frede

Short form of Frederik or of any name beginning with the Germanic element Frith- "peace".


Ebba

From a German diminutive of female given names beginning with the Germanic element Eber- "boar". Also interpreted as a feminine form of Ebbe.


Thyge

Short form of names beginning with Old Norse Þur, a variant of the thunder god's name Thor.


Nanna

a female given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s


Sune

Old Norse Suni, from sun (“son”). Compare English Sonny.


Thorvald

Old Norse Þorvaldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + valdr (“rule”).


Rigmor

Medieval Danish variation of Old High German Ricmuda, from rihhi (“rule”) + muot (“mood”) (from Proto-West Germanic *mōd).


Petersen

Originally a patronymic from Peter + -sen. Compare Pedersen, Pettersen.

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Gurli

From a character in a German play Die Indianer in England (1788) by Augustus von Kotzebue. Of uncertain origin. Explained as a mistake for Gauri, from Sanskrit "white", or as Persian for "rose".


Johnsen

Originally a patronymic from John + -sen.


Hjørdis

From Old Norse Hjǫrdís. Cognate to Norwegian Hjørdis and Swedish Hjördis.


Herdis

Old Norse Herdís, from herr (“army”) + dís (“minor goddess”).


Vagn

From the name of a famous Viking, Old Norse Vagn, probably from vagn (“cart”).


Palle

Old Norse Pálni, of unknown meaning, famous in the history of Denmark.


Lykke

From medieval Danish Lydik, Lydike, from Middle Low German Ludeke, diminutive of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Liut' ("folk"), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“folk, people”). By folk etymology associated with Danish lykke (“happiness”).

(dated) a male given name, today mostly appearing as a second given name


Lærke

A 20th century invention from the word lærke (“lark”).


Asger

Old Norse Ásgeirr, from áss (“god”) + geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir, Norwegian Nynorsk Åsgeir, Swedish Asger, German Ansgar, and English Oscar.


Annemette

a female given name, variant of Anne-Mette


Jacobine

a female given name, a feminine form of Jacob


Krestine

a female given name, variant of Christine


Kristiane

a female given name, equivalent to English Christiana


Larsine

a female given name, a feminine form of Lars


Linette

20th century loan from English and French Linette, associated with the popular Danish given name Line.


Magna

a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Magna


Maibrit

a female given name, a less common spelling of Maj-Britt


Maibritt

a female given name, variant of Maj-Britt


Oline

A feminine form of Ole; possible also shortened from Caroline.


Rasmine

a female given name, a feminine form of Rasmus


Thomine

a female given name, a feminine form of Thomas


Andersen

Originally a patronymic from Anders + -sen. Cognate with Swedish Andersson and English / Scots Anderson.


Amundsen

Originally a patronymic from Amund + -sen.


Andresen

Originally a patronymic from Andre + -sen.


Arnesen

Originally a patronymic from Arne + -sen.


Antonsen

Originally a patronymic from Anton + -sen.


Abrahamsen

Originally a patronymic from Abraham + -sen.


Aronsen

Originally a patronymic from Aron + -sen.


Akselsen

Originally a patronymic from Aksel + -sen. Variant of Axelsen.


Adolfsen

Originally a patronymic from Adolf + -sen.


Albertsen

Originally a patronymic from Albert + -sen.


Adamsen

Originally a patronymic from Adam + -sen.


Abelsen

Originally a patronymic from Abel + -sen.


Aske

Variant of Ask, from Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”).


Alexandersen

Originally a patronymic from Alexander + -sen.


Arvesen

Originally a patronymic from Arve + -sen.


Axelsen

Originally a patronymic from Axel + -sen. Cognate with Swedish Axelsson.


Anthonsen

Originally a patronymic from Anthon + -sen. Less common form of Antonsen.


Aagaard

English: Aagaard


Aagesen

Originally a patronymic from Aage + -sen.


Ragna

Short form of female compound names beginning with the element Ragn-, from Old Norse rǫgn (“counsel”), such as Ragnhild.


Gotfred

a male given name, equivalent to English Godfrey


Troja

(historical) Troy (an ancient city in far northwestern Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)


Aristophanes

From Ancient Greek Ἀριστοφάνης (Aristophánēs).


Grækenland

[ˈɡ̊ʁɛˀɡ̊ŋ̩ˌlanˀ]

A compound of græker + land, but the form with -en- is influenced by German, cf. German Griechenland, Low German Grekenland, Dutch Griekenland.

(historical) an ancient region of Southeast Europe, home of the Greeks


Frankrig

[ˈfʁɑŋkʰʁ̥i]

From Middle Low German Frankrīke, from Old Saxon *Frankrīki. The name is a compound of Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“a Frank”) and *rīkī (“kingdom”).
See also German Frankreich, Dutch Frankrijk, and Yiddish פֿראַנקרײַך (frankraykh). The Low German word has been borrowed into Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish Frankrike. The Old Norse and Icelandic name is Frakkland.

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Sovjetunionen

Soviet Union
Soviet Union#English:_Q15180

(historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)


Washington D.C.

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)


Østrig

Calque of German Österreich, equivalent to øst (“east”) + rige (“realm, kingdom, country”).


Jensen

Originally a patronymic from Jens + -sen.

The most common surname originating as a patronymic in Denmark


Johansen

Originally a patronymic from Johan + -sen. Cognate with English Johnson.

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Ægypten

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


månen

Moon (the Earth's moon, the sole natural satellite of the Earth)


Micro$oft

Jeg ved godt at du spørger om AVI, men da Micro$oft har droppet denne software-teknologi og QuickTime ALTID har og vil være den overlegen, så brug QuickTime.

1996 January 15, Brian Sandholdt, “.AVI editor til WIN95”, in dk.edb (Usenet), archived from the original on 2025-05-14:

Enten er det de samme der har lavet cdon.dk's webshop, eller også har Micro$oft (igen) bare stjålet med arme og ben...

2004 November 22, Lestat, “Re: Microsoft´s online music shop?”, in dk.kultur.musik (Usenet), archived from the original on 2025-05-14:

Jeg er heller ikke imponeret over Windows og bruger selv den eneste version af Windows, der virker nogenlunde (XP). Jeg har fravalgt de fleste andre Micro$oft programmer, da de generelt er noget lort, som er fyldt med fejl.

2011 January 24, S.A.Thomsen, “Dræbt af S-tog på Albertslund station”, in dk.politik (Usenet), archived from the original on 2025-05-14:


Pedersen

Originally a patronymic from Peder + -sen.


Hansen

English: Hansen

Originally a patronymic from Hans + søn (“son”).

Hansen: a common surname originating as a patronymic


Nielsen

Originally a patronymic from Niels + -sen. Cognate with Norwegian Nilsen and Swedish Nilsson.


Davidsen

Originally a patronymic from David + -sen.


Kristiania

Former name of Oslo, the capital of Norway.


Tyrkiet

[tˢyɐ̯ˈkʰiˀəð]

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Forenede Kongerige

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


færøsk

[ˈfɛɐ̯ˌøːˀsɡ̊]


Weichsel

Vistula (The longest river in Poland and erewhile a river of Prussia, which flows into the Baltic Sea)


Skytten

(astronomy) Sagittarius (an astrological sign).


Karelen

Karelia (a historical region of Northern Europe, located to the north of Saint Petersburg and politically split between Russia and Finland)


Tjetjenien

Chechnya (a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus)


Ækvatorialguinea

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Loke

(rare) a male given name of modern usage


Kongeriget Danmark

Kingdom of Denmark
Kingdom of Denmark#English:_Q756617

Kingdom of Denmark (official name of Denmark or the Danish Realm: a country consisting of metropolitan Denmark ("Denmark proper") in Western Europe as well as the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland off the coast of North America)


Odense

Originally Odins vi ("shrine of Odin"), whence also Vojens (a town in Southern Jutland). Compare Old Norse Óðinn and vé (“temple, sanctuary”). The surrounding area was known as a sanctuary for worshippers of Odin. (See Odense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)

Odense (third-largest city in Denmark) and largest city in Region Syddanmark.

The capital of the eponymous municipality in which it is located.


Esbjerg

[ˈɛsb̥jæɐ̯ˀ]

Southern Denmark
Southern Denmark#English

Esbjerg (a port city, the seat of Esbjerg municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, on the North Sea)

Esbjerg (a municipality of the Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark)


Randers

Randers, a port on the River Guden. The second-largest city in Region Midtjylland and sixth-largest city in Denmark

Jeg vil gå til Randers i aften.


Kolding

First attested 1231, perhaps meaning "cold stream," from kold.

Kolding (a port town and municipality of the Southern Denmark region, Denmark)


Horsens

Horsens (a city and municipality in eastern Jutland, Denmark)


Vejle

Vejle, a port on Vejle Fjord. The fourth-largest city in Region Syddanmark and ninth-largest city in Denmark.

The municipality in which it is located.


Roskilde

Equivalent to Ro (“male name”) + -s- + kilde (“spring”).
From Old Danish Róiskelda, from Old Norse Hróiskelda, from Hrói (“male name”) + kelda (“spring”).
Compare Medieval Latin Roskildia (attested c. 1200 in Gesta Danorum) and the Old Icelandic Hróarskelda (in which Hrói has been interpreted as the more common name Hróarr).
The name is traditionally associated with the semi-legendary King Roar, but Roar (Hróarr) is not the same name as Ro (Hrói).

compound

Roskilde (a city and municipality in central Zealand, Denmark). The largest city in Region Sjælland, tenth-largest city in Denmark, and the country's former capital.


Hviderusland

From hvid (“white”) + -e- + Rusland (“Russia”), a calque of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ). Cognate with Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, German Weißrussland, Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, English White Russia, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, among others.


Tjekkiet

[tɕɛˈkʰiˀəð]

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Dominikanske Republik

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English:_Q786

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


Fransk Guyana

French Guiana
French Guiana#English:_Q3769

administrative region
administrative region

French Guiana (an overseas department and administrative region of France in South America)


Centralafrikanske Republik

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


Malmø

From Middle Danish Malmoghe or Malmhauge (literally “Ore Hill”), a compound equivalent to present-day malm (“ore”) + høj (“hill”); both elements are of Old Norse, earlier Proto-Germanic, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin.


Nilen

Nilen (definite nominative singular)
Nils (genitive indefinite singular)
Nilens (definite genitive singular)

Via Latin Nīlus from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).


Californien

Californiens (genitive)
Kalifornien (alternative)
California (alternative)

California (the most populous state of the United States)


Skorpionen

(astronomy) Scorpio (an astrological sign).


Sicilien

Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)


Skåne

From Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō.

Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula

Scania (a former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula)

Skåne, Scania (a county in southern Sweden)


Vægten

Libra (constellation; astrological sign)


Fiskene

Pisces (constellation; astrological sign)


Tyren

(astronomy) Taurus (constellation; astrological sign)


Krebsen

Cancer (constellation; astrological sign)


Jomfruen

(astronomy) Virgo (an astrological sign).


Rumænien

Rumænien er et land i Østeuropa.

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Larsen

Originally a patronymic from Lars + -sen.

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Olsen

Originally a patronymic from Ole or Olav + -sen. Cognate with Swedish Olsson.


Christensen

Originally a patronymic from Christen + -sen.


Sørensen

Originally a patronymic from Søren + -sen.


Rasmussen

Originally a patronymic from Rasmus + -sen.


Jørgensen

Originally a patronymic from Jørgen + -sen.


Kristiansen

Originally a patronymic from Kristian + -sen.


Karlsen

Originally a patronymic from Karl + -sen. A less common variant of Carlsen.


Carlsen

Originally a patronymic from Carl + -sen.


hebraisk

[heˈb̥ʁɑːˀisɡ̊]


manden med leen

Literally "the man with the scythe". Usage predates the painting by Henry Herbert La Thangue by the same name (1896).


Komintern

Initialism of Kommunistisk (“communist”) + Internationale (“international”).


Maiken

Nickname for Maria, cognate with Swedish Majken and German Meike.


Maj-Britt

From Maj + Britt, comparable to English Mary + Bridget.

Maibrit (alternative)
Mai-Britt (alternative)
Maibritt (alternative)
Majbrit (alternative)
Majbritt (alternative)
Maj-Britt (alternative)
Maybrit (alternative)
Maybritt (alternative)
May-Britt (alternative)

a female given name, best used in the 1960s


Mai-Britt

a female given name, variant of Maj-Britt


Ditlev

a male given name, equivalent to German Detlef


Sophus

A less common spelling of Sofus, from the Latin cognomen Sophus, from Ancient Greek meaning "wisdom"; a masculine equivalent of Sophia.


Sofus

Latin cognomen Sophus, from Ancient Greek meaning "wisdom"; a masculine equivalent of Sophia.


Torkild

a male given name, a less common spelling of Thorkild


Cæcilie

a female given name, a less common spelling of Cecilie


Hansigne

A variant of Hansine, through confusion between Sine and Signe.


Jensigne

A variant of Jensine, through confusion between Sine and Signe.


Jørgine

a female given name, a feminine form of Jørgen


Severine

a female given name, masculine equivalent Severin


Sørine

a female given name, a feminine form of Søren


Margrete

[mɑˈɡ̊ʁæːˀd̥ə]

a female given name, variant of Margrethe


Mariane

a female given name, variant of Marianne


Herodot

Derived from German Herodot, borrowed from Latin Hērodotus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos), from Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā) + δοτός (dotós).

etymon

Herodotus (famous Ancient Greek Historian)


Middelhavet

head

Middelhavet n (singular indefinite Middelhav)

[ˈmiðəlˌhæːˀvəð]

From middel + havet (definite singular of hav).

af

definite singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="da">hav</i>

the Mediterranean Sea (the sea between Europe and Africa)


Pommern

Pomerania (a former duchy, historical province of Prussia, and now a geographic region of Central Europe split between Germany and Poland on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea)


Juliane

a female given name derived from Latin Iuliana (“Juliana”)


Rensdyret Rudolf

Rensdyret Rudolf ledede julemandens slædefart juleaften.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer led Santa's sleigh ride on Christmas Eve.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer


Nissen

Originally a patronymic from Nis + -sen. Variant of Nielsen.


Gunda

Borrowed from German Gunda. Cognate with Danish Gunna.


Gunna

Short form of compound given names containing the Old Norse element gunnr (“battle”).


Xenia

a female given name, equivalent to English Xenia


Hartmann

a surname from German, equivalent to English Hartmann


Jakobine

a female given name, variant of Jacobine


Frithjof

From Old Norse Friðþjófr. Appears in Old Norse saga and was revived through 19th century literature. Cognate with Norwegian Fridtjof and Swedish Fritiof.


Gorm

Medieval contraction of Old Norse Guðþormr, from guð (“god”) + þyrma (“to spare, respect”).


Hjalte

From Old Norse Hjalti, possibly meaning "a Shetlander", from Hjaltland (“Shetland”). Cognate with Icelandic Hjalti.


Frits

From German Fritz, diminutive of Friedrich (“Frederick”).


Conni

a female given name, a less common spelling of Connie


Regitze

From Old High German Richiza, short form of compound names beginning with the element rīhhi (“riches”).


Sisse

From a diminutive form of Cecilie (“Cecilia”).


Tenna

A 19th century diminutive form of Hortensia.


alverden

[…] i sin bog om alverdens krydderier, […]

2009, Claus Ib Olsen, Alverdens krydderier og krydderurter, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 46:

[…] in his book about the spices of the entire world, ...


Alvilda

From Old Norse Alfhildr, from alfr ("elf") and hildr ("battle"). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian Alfhild.


Asmus

From Latin Erasmus, ultimately from Ancient Greek.


Nis

A medieval contraction of Niels (“Nicholas”).


Møller

From møller (“miller”). Cognate with Norwegian Møller, English Miller, German Müller, Mueller, Muller, Meller, Miller, and Low German Möller, Moeller, Moller.


Smilla

From the name of a character in Peter Høeg's book (1992) translated as Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow. Explained in the book as short form of Smillaaraq, coined by adding initial S to a Greenlandic name Millaaraq.


Naja

From Greenlandic Naja, first used in Danish fiction in 1852.


Liva

Variant of Liv, also recorded as a diminutive of Olivia. Compare Latvian Līva.


svensken

I, junker Rud! frygter ikke nogen, det gør jeg heller ikke, og I skal se, at svensken lader sig tale tilrette.

2015, Carit Etlar, Dronningens vagtmester, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

You, junker Rud! fear none, nor do I, and you shall see that the Swedish may be spoken some sense into.

Denne vej er opkaldt efter præsten Henrik Thomesen Gerner, som engang i 1600-tallet blev taget til fange af svensken. Jeg husker det, som om min mor sagde „svensken", ikke „svenskerne". Måske tager jeg fejl. Men fjender har en tendens til at fortætte sig i intetkønsenheder, forvandle sig fra grupper af individer til en klump, det vil jeg sikkert komme ind på senere.

2008, En alt andet end proper tilstand, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 35:

This road is named after priest Henrik Thomesen Gerner, who, at some point in the 17th century was detained by the Swedish. I remember it, as if my mother said “the Swedish” rather than “the Swedes”. I may be wrong. But enemies have a tendency to condense into neuter entities, turn from groups of individuals into a clump, I will probably focus on that later.

Endnu vare ingen Tidender indløbne fra de tvende til Svensken Søndag Aften udsendte Rigsraader, hvilket vistnok ikke var det bedste Tegn; imidlertid svævede man imellem Frygt og Haab.

1817, Efterretninger om Kong Friderik de Tredie og de mærkværdigste i Danmark og Norge under hans Regjering indtrufne Begivenheder, page 84:

As yet, no news had come from the two rigsråder that had been sent to the Swedish Sunday evening, which was probably not the best sign; in that time, one hovered between fear and hope.

(archaic) The Swedish people, or, particularly, the Swedish military, taken as a unit.


Just

a male given name, equivalent to English Justus


Benthe

a female given name, a less common spelling of Bente


Birgith

a female given name, a less common spelling of Birgit


Naia

a female given name, a less common spelling of Naja


Nana

Baby talk form of several names containing the letters a and n (Anne, Johanne, etc). In some cases from Émile Zola's novel Nana (1880). Compare also Nanna.


mælkevej

[ˈmɛlɡəˌvɑjˀ]

From mælk (“milk”) + vej (“road, way”), a calque of Latin Via Lactea. Cognate with English Milky Way, German Milchstraße and Old Norse mjolkhringr.

Den uendelige Mælkevej over mit hoved får mine tanker til at løfte sig.

2014, Annedorte Ries, Pilgrim: En Caminovandring, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

The infinite Milky Way abve my head make my thoughts rise.

På en strand som aldrig ender under himlens mælkevej ser du to par visdomstænder fra en selvdød sildehaj.

2012, Bjarne Reuter, Kaptajn Bimse og den forstenede skat, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

On a beach that never ends below the milky way of the sky, you see two pairs of wisdom teeth from a porbeagle that has died of its own.


Catalonien

autonomous community
autonomous community

Catalonia (an autonomous community in northeast Spain)


Forenede Arabiske Emirater

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Anders And

Donald Duck (one of the Disney characters)


tysken

... og om vandringerne syd på^([sic]) for at slås med fjenden, med tysken, som de sagde. Thi fjenden var altid tysken.

2016, Thomas Olesen Løkken, Povl Dam: Ungdom, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

... and of the marches down south to fight the enemy, Fritz, as they said. For the enemy was always Fritz.

Ja, det er netop derfor, vi alle må af sted, / for ellers kommer tysken og hjælper os dermed; / og derfor vil jeg slås som tapper landsoldat.

2014, Jesper Asmussen, Gendarmstien, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Yes, it is precisely for that reason that we must all go, / for otherwise, Fritz shall come and help us to do so; / and therefore, I intend to fight as a brave rural soldier.

(archaic or humorous) Fritz; the Germans, or especially the German army, taken as a unit

Tysken har endnu gaaet videre og bortkastet dette e, saa at den i Navneordene slet ingen Endelse har til Ejeformen af Hunkjönnet.

1818, Rasmus Christian Nielsen RASK, Undersögelse om det gamle nordiske eller islandske Sprogs Oprindelse, etc, page 204:

German has gone even further and discarded this e, such that it has no ending whatsoever for feminine nouns in the genitive case.

Og så er der det sydlige Slesvig, hvor man engang talte Dansk, men hvor nu Tysken som en Kræft æder sig mer og mer ind i Landet.

And then there is Southern Schleswig, where Danish was one spoken, but where German, like a tumour, eats its way further and further into the country.


Hemming

From Old Norse Hemingr, of debated meaning, likely the skin of the shanks of a hide; see hamr (“skin”). Cognate with Old English hemming (“a rawhide boot”).


Magellanstrædet

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Magellanstrædet n (indefinite form Magellanstræde)


Lolland

Lolland (the fourth-largest island of Denmark)