June

Borrowed from English June at the end of the 19th century.


Yemen

Alternative spelling of Jemen: Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Jupiter

planet: Merkur · Venus · jorda · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun [edit]


Victoria

a female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Viktoria


Albert

a male given name, equivalent to English Albert


Michael

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


Christopher

English style spelling variant of the standard Norwegian Kristoffer.


Daniel

From Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דניּאל (daniyél, “God is my judge”). First recorded as a given name in Norway c. 1350.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel


Jan

From Dutch and West Frisian Jan in the 18th century. A contraction of Johannes (“John”). Newer variant of the more traditional Norwegian Jon.


Alexander

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander


Sarah

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


Marcus

From Latin Marcus. First recorded in Norway c. 1100.


Thomas

From Vulgate Medieval Latin Thōmās m, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), from Aramaic ܬܐܘܡܐ or תאומא (“Thomas”), from ܬܐܡܐ or תאמא (“twin”). Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 13th century.


Martha

a female given name, alternative spelling of Marta


Hannah

From English Hannah, used as a modern spelling variant of the biblical Norwegian 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 det sier jeg deg: Du er Peter; på denne klippe vil jeg bygge min kirke. Bibelen, Matteus 16:18 (1985 transl.)


Adam

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


Mary

From English Mary. A variant of the traditional Norwegian Maria or Marie.


Andreas

From Vulgate Latin Andreas. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 12th century.

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


Richard

a male given name, the usual modern form of Rikard


David

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David


Leah

From English Leah, in regular use since the 1990s. Used as a modern spelling variant of the Norwegian biblical name Lea.


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


Heidi

From German Heidi at the end of the 19th century.


Tony

a male given name borrowed from English Tony, from Anthony


Chris

a male given name from English borrowed from English


Anne

Norwegian variant of Anna, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century.


Johan

Medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).


Ivan

From Russian Ива́н (Iván). First recorded as a Norwegian name in 1824.

Ива́н Иван#Russian

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


Marit

Contraction of Margareta (“Margaret”) first recorded in the 15th century.


Gabriel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel


Oliver

From English Oliver. Has also been interpreted as a combination of Ole and Iver. In regular use since the 18th century.

a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver


Andrea

a female given name, masculine equivalent Andreas


Kent

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


Irene

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


Jane

a female given name derived from Johanne, or borrowed from English


Judith

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

a female given name, popular spelling variant of the biblical Judit


Arthur

Borrowed from English in the 19th century.


Kirsten

English: Kirsten, Kirstin

[²ˈçɪʂ.ʈⁿɳ̩]

Contraction of Kristine, from Christina.

a female given name, variant of Kristine


Marie

Norwegian and Danish variant of Maria, later reinforced by the French Marie.


Caroline

a female given name, variant of Karoline


Tommy

From English Tommy. First recorded as a given name in Norway around 1870.


Patrick

a male given name of popular usage, variant of Patrik


Ruud

From Old Norse ruð, rjóðr, ryðja (“clearing”); from Proto-Germanic *rudjaną, *reudaną (“to clear”) (in Old Norse rjóða), and Proto-Germanic *rudōną (“to clear”) (in German rotten); from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewdʰ-.


Alfred

Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd.


Karl

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“man”), from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (karilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man, little man”), a diminutive of *karaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to become old, to grow”).
Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Norwegian), from the same Proto-Germanic source.


Charlotte

a female given name of French origin. Diminutive: Lotte


Roy

Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.


Adrian

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

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian


Brit

a diminutive of the female given name Birgitte, variant of Britt


Marianne

From Latin Mariana, reinforced by the French Marianne. First recorded in Norway in the 16th century.


Ronald

a male given name borrowed from English Ronald in the 19th century


Marte

a female given name, variant of Marta or Margareta


Monica

From Latin Monica. Taken to regular use in the 20th century.


Rebecca

a female given name, an English style spelling of Rebekka


Ann

From English Ann. Variant of the Norwegian Anna and Anne.


Jonathan

a male given name, a modern spelling of Jonatan


Dennis

a male given name borrowed from English in the 20th century


Raymond

From English Raymond and French Raymond at the end of the 19th century.


Maria

From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). Recorded as a given name in Norway since the Middle Ages.


Ferdinand

a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand


FN

De forente nasjoner
De forente nasjoner#Norwegian

Abbreviation of De forente nasjoner (“United Nations”).


Aase

a female given name, an old spelling of Åse; name of the mother of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1867)


Alma

a female given name, equivalent to English Alma


Anna

First recorded in Norway in 1340. From Vulgate Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Ann.

a female given name, equivalent to English Ann


Axel

a male given name of Danish origin, more often spelled Aksel


Bent

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Carl

a male given name, a less common spelling of Karl


Edit

a female given name derived from English Edith


Ellen

Danish and Norwegian variant of Helene. Later also borrowed from English Ellen.


Ester

a female given name from Hebrew, also spelled Esther


Frank

From English or, rarely, English Frank, in the 19th century.


Fred

a male given name from the vocabulary word fred "peace", or borrowed from English


Gard

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Gerd


Gran

a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland


Grue

Grue (a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark)


Hans

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”), from Latin Jōhannēs, Iōhannēs (a variant of Jōannēs, Iōannēs), from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān) (Yohanan, Yokhanan), (perhaps) from a short form of Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן (yəhôḥānān), meaning "YHWH is gracious".
First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.

der

Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān)

Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן (yəhôḥānān)

Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.


Jarl

a male given name from the title of an earl (jarl). Variant: Jarle


John

Medieval contraction of Johannes later reinforced by the English John. Used as a spelling variant of the more traditional Jon.


Juni

From juni (“June”), partly as a translation of the English given name June.


Kai

a male given name derived from Danish Kaj


Ken

a male given name of English origin, the short form of Kenneth


Kine

a female given name, short form of Katrine and Kristine


Klara

a female given name, equivalent to English Clara


Lea

a female given name, today also spelled Leah


Leo

a male given name, equivalent to English Leo; variant form Leon


Linda

Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded in Norway in the 19th century.


Line

From Karoline and other female names ending in -line.


Lone

From Danish Lone. First recorded in Norway in 1848.


Magnus

A Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”). Royal name in Norway since the 11th century.


Mai

a female given name, short for Maja, Maria, or from the month


Mari

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary


Martin

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). First recorded in Norway ca. 1200.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin


Mia

Contraction of Maria and Emilia. Partly borrowed from Swedish Mia.


Mona

20th century short form of Monica or rarely Ramona, sometimes also borrowed from the English Mona.


Oda

a female given name borrowed from German


Odd

Japanese: オッド (Oddo)

From Old Norse Oddr. Used in Norway since the Middle Ages.


Ola

Medieval Norwegian vernacular form of Olav (as compared to the originally Danish Ole).


Petra

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


Roar

Old Norse Hróarr, from hroðr "fame" + geirr "spear".


Robin

a male given name, equivalent to English Robin


Roger

From English Roger and French Roger in the 19th century. Equated with Norwegian Roar.


Rut

a female given name, usually spelled Ruth


Ruth

From Vulgate Latin Ruth, from Hebrew רות, cognate with English Ruth. Used as a given name since the 18th century. Equivalent to the modern Norwegian biblical Rut.

a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth


Salve

From Salvi, Old Norse variant of Sǫlvi, from sól (“sun”) + vé (“temple”).


Sine

a female given name, a clipping of -sine in the ending of certain names


Sola

Appears as Sóla in Old Norse literature. This could indicate a nominative form Sóli m. May be related to the verb svelle (“to swell”), referring to the slight elevation in the landscape of the medieval church.

Sola (a municipality of Rogaland, Norway)


Sten

Less common form of Stein, from Old Norse Steinn.


Tine

a diminutive of the female given names Kristine or Martine


Tom

From English Tom. Taken to regular use as a given name in Norway in the 20th century.


Tone

Medieval contraction of Torny, from Old Norse Þorný.


Willy

a male given name borrowed from English or German


Å

a village in Trøndelag, Norway, between Meldal and Rennebu

a village in Nordland, Norway, in Lofoten


Noah

a male given name, an English spelling of Noa, currently popular


Christine

a female given name, variant of Kristine


Frans

a male given name, equivalent to English Francis


SU

Initialism of Sosialistisk Ungdom (“Socialist Youth Party”).


Patricia

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


Helen

a female given name borrowed from English


Rita

From Italian Rita at the end of the 19th century.


Tina

a female given name, short for Christina


Julia

a female given name from Latin, a less common form of Julie


Isabella

From Latin Isabella. First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.

a female given name from Latin popular in the 2000s


Isabel

a female given name from Spanish, variant of Isabella


Katarina

a female given name, equivalent to English Catherine


Hugo

a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo


Fantomet

The character and comic The Phantom (Wikipedia article)


Bykle

a municipality of Agder, Norway, formerly part of the county of Aust-Agder


Froland

a municipality and village in Agder, Norway, formerly part of the county of Aust-Agder

an area in western part of Tokke municipality, Telemark, Norway (formerly in Mo municipality)


Karasjok

A municipality and its central village in Finnmark, Norway


Kautokeino

Kautokeino (a municipality of Finnmark, Norway)


Sør-Varanger

a municipality of Finnmark, Norway. The main town is Kirkenes.


Engerdal

a village and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark


Nord-Odal

a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark


Tynset

Tynset (a village and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark; located close to Trøndelag)


Giske

a municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Viktor

a male given name, equivalent to English Victor


Lisa

a female given name derived from Elisabeth


Etnedal

a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland


Lunner

Lunner (a municipality in Akershus, Norway)


Ringebu

Ringebu (a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland)


Askvoll

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#English

a municipality of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Seljord

Sillejord (alternative)
Silgjord (alternative)
Selagiorthi (alternative)
Syllegiord (alternative)


Hægebostad

a municipality of Agder, Norway, formerly part of the county of Vest-Agder


Olivia

a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia


Christina

a female given name, Latinate variant of Kristine


Sylvia

a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia


Julian

a male given name derived from Latin Julianus


Lydia

(historical) Lydia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey)


Johannes

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

1985 transl. Bibelen, Johannes 1:6

There was a man sent from God. His name was John.

En mann stod fram, utsendt av Gud. Johannes var hans navn.

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


Nina

From Russian Ни́на (Nína), and from given names ending in -nina/-nine.

a female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s


Esther

a female given name, a less common spelling of Ester


Marta

a female given name, equivalent to English Martha; variant forms Martha, Marte, Marthe


Susanna

a female given name, a less common form of Susanne


Paula

From Latin Paula. Used since the end of the 19th century.


Marius

From Latin Marius, can also be interpreted as a masculine equivalent of Maria. First recorded in Norway in the 18th century.


Renate

Borrowed from German Renate, from Latin Renata.

a female given name from Latin, popular in the 1970s and 1980s


Dina

a female given name of biblical origin, also short for names like Bernhardine


Emma

From German Emma. First recorded in Norway in the 1790s.


Glenn

a male given name from English, popular in the 1970s and the 1980s


Erle

Short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Erl- (German Erlinde, etc.), also seen as a modern feminine form of Erling and Jarl (“earl”).


Helena

Latinate variant of Norwegian Helene (“Helen”).


Kristin

English: Kristin

Contraction of Kristine. From Latin Christina. First recorded in Norway in the 12th century.


Lasse

Medieval diminutive of Lars and of other Norwegian cognates of the English Laurence.


Karina

a female given name derived from Katarina


Nisse

a diminutive of the male given name Nils


Julie

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


Mathilde

a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda


Herman

a male given name, equivalent to English Herman


Olaf

a male given name of less common usage, variant of Olav


Filip

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


Sara

a female given name, recently also spelled Sarah


Elise

a female given name derived from Elizabeth


Johanna

a female given name from Latin, variant of Johanne


Hanna

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


Felix

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix


Elisabeth

a female given name, equivalent to English Elizabeth


Vivian

a female given name, equivalent to English Vivian


Katrine

Cathrine (alternative)
Kathrine (alternative)


Gina

Short form of names ending in -gina, such as Georgina and Jørgina.


Åge

a male given name from Danish, equivalent to Swedish Åke


Aage

a male given name, a less common spelling of Åge


Haakon

a male given name, an older spelling of Håkon


Bernhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard


Sandra

Short form of Alexandra. First used as a given name in the end of the 19th century.

a female given name, equivalent to English Sandra


VG

Initialism of Verdens Gang, a Norwegian national newspaper


Jonas

From Latin Jonas, Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew, cognate with the English Jonas and Jonah.


Hilda

a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda


Inge

a male given name, short form of male names beginning with Old Norse Ing(i)- ("the god Ing/Yngvi")


Inga

From Old Norse Inga. First recorded in Norway around 1200.


Nathalie

a female given name, alternative spelling of Natalie


Rebekka

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


Aleksander

a male given name, alternative spelling of Alexander


Cato

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


Sebastian

From Latin Sebastianus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 17th century.


Lena

a female given name derived from Helena and Magdalena


Frida

a female given name of Old Norse and Germanic origin


Anton

From Latin Antonius. Cognate to English Anthony.


Olga

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha) around 1800.


Liam

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


Christer

a male given name derived from Christian, through a medieval form Christiern


Rocky Mountains

Vi var i Rocky Mountains denne sommeren. – We were in the Rocky Mountains this summer.


Ella

a female given name, similar to English Ella


Henrik

Of Germanic origin, cognate with German Heinrich and English Henry. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 13th century.


Elin

Medieval variant of Helene (“Helen”), comparable to English Ellen. First recorded in Norway ca. 1300.


Kristina

a female given name, variant of Christina


Djakarta

(since 1983) superseded spelling of Jakarta


Martine

a female given name, equivalent to English Martina


Selma

a female given name, equivalent to English Selma


Jeanette

a female given name derived from French Jeannette


Kari

Medieval contraction of Katrine (“Catherine”).


Ida

From German Ida. First recorded in Norway in 1660, but not in general use before the 19th century.


Kjartan

19th century, borrowed from Icelandic Kjartan.


Eli

a female given name, a popular short form of Elin (Helen)


Anita

From Spanish Anita. First recorded in Norway in 1880.


Ina

Short form of names ending in -ina, such as Karolina, Katarina, Nikolina.


Kristine

a female given name, variant of Christine


Josef

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph


Karin

Medieval variant of Katrine, today often considered Swedish.


Laila

Made popular by the Sami heroine in a short story "Fra Finmarken"(1881) by J.A.Friis. Explained as a possible variant of Aila. First recorded in Norway as a given name in the 1880s.


Lilly

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


Susanne

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Susan


Veronica

a female given name, equivalent to English Veronica


Raknes

The name originates in two different locations: Osterøy outside Bergen, and Otrøy outside Molde, both on the Norwegian western coast.


Janne

a diminutive of the female given name Johanne


Jonny

a male given name, an alternative spelling of Johnny


Mariann

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


Maja

a diminutive of the female given name Maria


Marita

Latinate form of Marit, from Margareta (“Margaret”). Recorded in Norway since the 15th century.


Sumer

Sumer (a historical region occupied by the earliest known ancient civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia in modern southern Iraq)


Birgitte

a female given name, equivalent to English Bridget or Birgitta


Birgit

a female given name, short for Birgitte or Birgitta


Berit

Maria Ressa, the chief executive and cofounder of Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, were named as this year’s laureates by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel committee.

2021 October 8, Jon Henley and Rebecca Ratcliffe, “Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel peace prize”, in The Guardian (in English):


Brita

a female given name derived from Birgitta


Britt

a female given name derived from Birgitta/Birgitte


Margareta

a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret, rare in this official form


Margrethe

a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret


Grete

a female given name derived from Margrete, variant spelling of Grethe

Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.


Grethe

Originally a German diminutive of Margarete, first recorded in Norway in the 18th century.


Greta

From German Greta, from Margareta. Recorded in Norway since the 15th century.


Marthe

a female given name, variant of Marta or Margareta


Elisabet

a female given name, usually spelled Elisabeth


Lise

a female given name derived from Elisabeth


Isabell

A modern spelling variant of Isabel and Isabelle.


Trine

a female given name from Danish of Danish origin


Kaja

a diminutive of the female given name Katarina, also explained as the feminine form of Kai


Karianne

a female given name, combination of Kari ( =Catherine) and Anne


Mie

Contraction of Marie, partly borrowed from Danish Mie.


Helene

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


Magdalena

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

der

a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene


Malene

a female given name derived from Magdalene


Svend

From Danish Svend, as a variant of Svein.


Hanne

Short form of Johanne (“Jane”), rarely also a variant of the biblical Hanna (“Hannah”).


Jannike

a female given name from Low German, equivalent to English Jane; a Low German diminutive of Janne (= Norwegian Johanne)


Johanne

a female given name, masculine equivalent Johannes, equivalent to English Jane


Anniken

a diminutive of the female given name Anna


Rasmus

a male given name of shortened from Erasmus


Randi

Contraction of Ragnfrid, from Old Norse Ragnfríðr, from ragn (“advice, judgment”) + fríðr (“beautiful”). First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.


Laurits

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


Fredrik

Of Germanic origin, cognate with the English Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Norway ca. 1060.


Rikke

Short form of Frederikke, Ulrikke and Henrikke.


Morten

From Danish Morten, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century.


Kristian

From Latin Chrīstiānus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 14th century.


Stine

A short form of Kristine. Recorded as a given name since the 17th century.


Christin

a female given name, a less common spelling of Kristin


Kirsti

a female given name derived from Kristine


Stina

a diminutive of the female given name Christina, variant of Stine


Kristoffer

Christopher (alternative)
Kristoffer (alternative)

a male given name, equivalent to English Christopher


Christoffer

a male given name, variant of Kristoffer


Georg

a male given name, equivalent to English George


Jørgen

From a Middle Low German, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). equivalent of the modern German Jürgen and English George. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 14th century.


Ørjan

Borrowed from Low German Jürgen, from Middle Low German Jurian, from Latin Geōrgius.

a male given name from Low German, equivalent to English George


Gøran

a male given name from Swedish Göran, equivalent to English George


Cecilie

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


Sissel

A 16th century diminutive form of Cecilie.


Sofie

a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia


Sonja

a female given name, equivalent to English Sonya


Henny

From Henriette and Henrikke, later also interpreted as a feminine form of Henning.


Henrikke

a female given name, masculine equivalent Henrik


Ulrikke

a female given name, masculine equivalent Ulrik, equivalent to English Ulrica or Swedish Ulrika


Anders

Medieval vernacular form of Andreas (“Andrew”). First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.


Tomas

a male given name of biblical origin, today usually spelled Thomas


Josefine

a female given name derived from French Joséphine


Benedikte

a female given name, equivalent to English Benedicta; diminutive form Bente


Benedicte

a female given name, variant of Benedikte


Bendik

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Bengt

Cognate with Swedish Bengt. Recorded in Norway since the 14th century.


Thore

a male given name, a less common spelling of Tore


Matteus

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


Mathias

a male given name, equivalent to English Matthias or Matthew


Mats

Short form of Mathias and related names. Cognate with Danish Mads.


Lotte

a diminutive of the female given name Charlotte


Karoline

a female given name derived from French Caroline. Diminutives: Lina, Line


Lina

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


Nils

Medieval vernacular form of the Latin saint's name Nīcolāus, Nīcholāus, ultimately from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos). Recorded in Norway since the 11th century. Cognate with English Nicholas.


Niklas

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas


Nicolai

a male given name derived from Nicolaus, variant of Nikolai


Nikolai

a male given name from Latin Nīcolāī (genitive), equivalent to English Nicholas


Veronika

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Veronica


Evy

a diminutive of the female given name Eva


Pål

From Old Norse Páll, from Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.


Ludvig

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 from edel (“noble”), equivalent to English Ethel


Thorbjørn

a male given name, a less common spelling of Torbjørn


Truls

A variant of Danish Troels, from Old Norse Þorgísl (“Thor" + "pledge”) or Þorgils (“Thor" + "arrow”).


Torfinn

Old Norse Þorfinnr (“Thor" + "Finn" or "Sami”).


Tormod

From the Old Norse adjective þormóðr (“brave”), or a compound name ("Thor" + "mood", "emotion").


Torhild

From Old Norse Þórhildr (“Thor" + "battle”).


Antikrist

Antichrist (one who works against the Christ's teaching)


Helge

From Old Norse Helgi. Recorded in Norway since the Middle Ages.


Tonje

a female given name, variant of Tone; also used as a pet form of Antonie ( =Antonie)


Tove

From Danish Tove. First recorded in Norway in 1320.


Turid

From Old Norse Þorriðr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + fríðr (“beautiful”).


Torbjørg

From Old Norse Þorbjǫrg, from Þórr (“Thor”) + bjǫrg (“salvation”).


Torunn

From Old Norse Þórunn, from Þórr (“Thor”) and unna (“to love”).


Andrine

a female given name derived from Andreas ( =Andrew)


Emilie

a female given name, equivalent to English Emily


Amalie

a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia


Gerd

From Old Norse Gerðr. Revived as a given name in the 19th century.


Gerda

Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.


Gjertrud

a female given name, equivalent to English Gertrude


Trude

a diminutive of the female given name Gjertrud [=Gertrude]


Stian

Contraction of Old Norse Stígandr (“wanderer”). First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.


Øyvind

From Old Norse Eyvindr by the 13th century. A variant of Eivind.


Oddmund

a male given name created in modern times from the Old Norse elements Odd "sharp point" and -mund "protector"


Oddlaug

From Old Norse oddr (“sharp point”) and laug (“consecrated, dedicated”).


Oddny

From Old Norse Oddný, from oddr (“sharp point”) and ný (“new”).


Oddrun

From Old Norse Oddrún, from oddr (“sharp point”) and rún (“rune, secret knowledge”).


Oddbjørn

Old Norse oddr (“sharp point”) and bjǫrn (“bear”).


Oddbjørg

From Old Norse oddr (“sharp point”) and bjǫrg (“salvation”).


Wenche

From Middle Low German, German Low German, Dutch Low Saxon Wenke, the diminutive of several female given names beginning with the Germanic element *win- (“friend”).
The spelling Wenche began to appear in Norway at the end of the 19th century.


Leif

From Old Norse Leifr. Used in Norway since the Middle Ages.


Olaug

a female given name probably derived from Olov, a Norwegian feminine equivalent of Olav / Olaf


Solveig

Latvian: Solveiga

From Old Norse salr (“house", "hall”) + víg (“strength”). Made popular by the heroine of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1867).


Sylvi

a female given name derived from Sylvia and Solveig


Sunniva

Old English sunne "sun" + gifu "gift". Name of a legendary ninth century saint, an Irish princess who sailed to Norway.


Synnøve

a female given name, a variant of Sunniva made popular by the short story Synnøve Solbakken (1859) by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson


Synne

a female given name, shortened from Sunniva


Eirin

a female given name, a twentieth century variant of Irene or Eirik


Gry

a female given name from the vocabulary word gry


Gro

Old Norse Gróa from the verb gróa ("to grow").

a female given name, popular in the mid-twentieth century


Jorun

a female given name, a less common spelling of Jorunn


Unn

From Old Norse unna (“to love”), a popular element in female given names. Possibly also from Unnr (“wave”), a daughter of the Norse sea god.


Unni

Short form of compound names with the Old Norse element unna (“to love”).


Vigdis

Old Norse Vígdís, from víg (“war”) + dís (“minor goddess”).


Tiril

a female given name, a twentieth century coinage based on Toril


Rannveig

Either a variant of Old Norse Ragnveig, Old Norse "counsel" + "war", or from rann (“house”) + víg (“war”).


Ranveig

a female given name, variant of Rannveig


Kjellaug

Old Norse Ketillaug (“cauldron" and "consecrated”).


Magnhild

Old High German magan, magin (“strength”) + hild (“battle”). The first element is from Proto-West Germanic *magan.


Målfrid

Old Norse Malmfríðr, from malm (“ore”) and fríðr (“beautiful”).


Solfrid

Created at the end of the nineteenth century, from the elements Sol- as in Solveig, from Old Norse salr (“hall”) (by folk etymology interpreted as modern Norwegian sol (“sun”) ) and -frid as in Målfrid, Ingrid, etc, meaning "beautiful".


Solbjørg

Old Norse Salbjǫrg, from salr (“house", "hall”) + bjǫrg (“salvation”).


Reidun

From Old Norse Hreiðunn. First recorded in Norway ca. 1330.


Jostein

Old Norse Jósteinn, from jór (“horse”) and steinn (“stone”).


Jorid

Old Norse Jóríðr, from jór (“horse”) and fríðr (“beautiful”).


Iselin

a female given name of uncertain origin, used since the eighteenth century


Beate

a female given name derived from Latin Beata


Dagmar

a female given name borrowed from Danish in the 18th century


Oskar

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.


Asta

a female given name from Old Norse of Old Norse origin


Ingeborg

Ingebjørg (alternative)
Ymbjørg (alternative)
Yngbjørg (alternative)
Yngjebjør (alternative)


Ingebjørg

a female given name, variant of Ingeborg


Ingunn

Old Norse Ingunnr, from Ing (“the god Ing/Yngvi”) and unna (“to love”).


Ingvild

Old Norse Yngvildr, from Yngvi ("the god Ing/Yngvi") and hildr ("battle").

Yngvil (alternative)
Yngvild (alternative)


Iver

a male given name, a less common form of Ivar


Ingvar

From Old Norse Yngvarr. Akin to English Ivor.


Yngvar

a male given name of Old Norse origin, akin to Ivor


Ingvald

Old Norse Ingivaldr, from Ingi ("the god Ing/Yngvi") and valdr ("ruler").

Ingevald (alternative)
Yngvald (alternative)


Ingar

A new coinage from the Old Norse elements Ing- "god Ing or Yngvi" + -ar, either herr "army" or geirr "spear".


Tanja

a female given name of mostly 1970s usage, equivalent to English Tania


Ernst

a male given name, feminine equivalent Erna, equivalent to English Ernest


Erna

From German Erna. Recorded in Norway since the 18th century.


Linnea

a female given name borrowed from Sweden in the nineteenth century


Eleonora

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Barbro

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


Pia

a female given name used in the twentieth century


Rikard

From Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”).

compound

Rikard Løvehjerte

a male given name, equivalent to English Richard (the traditional Norwegian cognate)


Kjell

Variant of Kjetil and Ketil; also a short form of given names with the Old Norse element ketill (“cauldron", "helmet”). Cognate with Danish Keld and Kjeld.


Kjetil

From Old Norse Ketill, from ketill (“(sacrificial) cauldron", "helmet”).


Kasper

a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar


Asbjørn

a male given name derived from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn


Espen

From Danish Esben, from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn. First recorded in Norway in early 19th century. Cognate with English Osborne.


Bernt

Borrowed in the Middle Ages from a Low German variant of Bernhard, equivalent to modern German Bernd.


Didrik

a male given name, equivalent to English Derek


Ronny

a male given name borrowed from English Ronny, from Ronald


Ragnvald

From Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.


Aina

Borrowed from Finnish Aina, recorded in the 19th century.


Aslak

From Old Norse Áslákr, from áss (“god”) + leikr (“play, sport”). Cognate with Old English Ōslāc.


Hilma

a female given name popular in the 19th century


Aksel

a male given name from Danish, equivalent to English Axel


Eskil

a male given name derived from Old Norse Áskell


Henning

a male given name, equivalent to Danish Henning


Simen

a male given name, variant of Simon, used since Middle Ages


Transilvania

Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania)


Timoteus

Timothy. Given name form: Tim. (biblical character)


Theodor

a male given name, equivalent to English Theodore


Vilde

a female given name shortened from Alvhilde, a variant of Alfhild


Patrik

a male given name, equivalent to English Patrick


Preben

a male given name borrowed from Danish Preben


Edvard

a male given name, equivalent to English Edward


Thea

From a pet form of Dorothea,Theodora, Mathea and Therese.


Mathea

a female given name, a feminine form of Matteus. Short form: Thea


Hildur

Borrowed from Icelandic Hildur in the 19th century.


Sakarja

(biblical) Zacharias; Zachariah; Zechariah.


Mirjam

a female given name, more often spelled Miriam


Bodil

a female given name borrowed from Danish


Kåre

From Old Norse Kári, originally a byname from kárr (“curly-haired”). (Possibly akin to English Cory.)


Ragnhild

From Old Norse Ragnhildr, from Ragn- (“counsel”) + hildr (“battle”). Recorded in Norway since the 9th century.


Viktoria

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria


Therese

a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa


Siw

a female given name, a less common spelling of Siv


Antonie

a female given name, masculine equivalent Anton


Valdemar

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ; see Danish Valdemar for more.

a male given name, equivalent to Danish Valdemar


Linn

A 1940s creation, possibly a variant of Line and Lina, short for names ending in -lin (Ingelin,Elin, Malin, etc).

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


Arild

A Norwegian 15th century variant of Harald. Also a Danish variant of the German Arnold.


Dagfinn

Old Norse Dagfinnr, from dagr "day" + Finnr "Finn, Sami".


Vikernes

A combination of the two oldest surnames in Norway: from the two Old Norse proper nouns ("víkar") whence is the genitive singular of vík ("bay; creek") + nes is akin to the English proper noun ness or naze


Arnt

Low German variant of Arnold, borrowed into Norwegian in the 15th century.


Sjur

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «jour».ogg


Sivert

From a German variant of Sigvard, cognate to Sigurd.


Trygve

From Old Norse Tryggvi, a byname from the adjective tryggr "reliable". Revived in the 19th century.


Hedvig

a female given name derived from German Hedwig


Hedda

Diminutive of Hedvig, made famous by Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler ( 1890).


Håvard

Borrowed from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hǫð (“battle”) or hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). Cognate with English Howard.


Egil

From Old Norse Egill, from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz. From given names beginning with the element age "awe" or egg "edge, point (of a weapon)".


Elia

a male given name, much more common in the form Elias


Jeremia

(biblical) Jeremiah. Given name form: Jeremias.


Kamilla

a female given name, a less common spelling of Camilla


Valentin

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine


Vivi

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Vivi


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).


Jonatan

a male given name, today often spelled Jonathan


Ågot

a female given name, equivalent to English Agatha


Aagot

a female given name, a spelling variant of Ågot (Agatha)


Anne-Marie

a female given name, combination of Anne and Marie


Celina

Variant of Celine, from French Céline, ultimately from Latin.


Agmund

Inherited from Old Norse Agmundr and Ǫgmundr. Cognate with Faroese Øgmundur, Icelandic Ögmundur, and Swedish Amund.

Amund (alternative)
Åmund (alternative)
Ogmund (alternative)


Enga

Nickname of Vålerengens Idrettsforening, a Norwegian sports club and Norwegian Premier League football team.


Margareth

a female given name, variant of Margaret


Madelen

a female given name, variant of Madeleine


Valborg

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Valborg


Judit

a female given name; today usually spelled Judith


Hypnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Hulda

a female given name popular in the 19th century


Petrine

a female given name, a feminine form of Peter


Svanhild

Old Norse Svanhildr, from svan (“swan”) + hildr (“battle”).

a female given name; the daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun in the Poetic Edda


Rigmor

a female given name borrowed from Danish Rigmor in the 19th century


Petersen

Originally a patronymic from Peter + -sen.


Johnsen

Originally a patronymic from John + -sen. A variant of the rare Jonsen.

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Vebjørn

From Old Norse Vébjǫrn, from vé (“home”) + bjǫrn (“bear”).


UIB

Universitetet i Bergen
w:no:Universitetet i Bergen

Initialism of Universitetet i Bergen (“The University of Bergen”)


Sigbjørn

Old Norse Sigbjǫrn, from sigr (“victory”) + bjǫrn (“bear”).


Sigrun

Old Norse Sigrún, from sigrún, from sigr (“victory”) + rún (“secret”).


Asbjørg

From Old Norse Ásbjǫrg, "god" + "salvation".


Haldis

Old Norse Halldís, from hallr (“flat stone”) + dís (“minor goddess”)


Arnhild

From Old Norse Arnhildr, from ǫrn (“eagle”) + hildr (“battle”).


Hildegunn

Old Norse Hildigunnr, from hildr (“battle”) + gunnr (“battle”)


Alfild

(rare) a female given name, variant of Alfhild


Anelise

(rare) a female given name, variant of Anne-Lise


Anneline

a female given name, a combination of Anne and Line


Annemor

A 20th century coinage from Anne + the ending -mor, as in Rigmor.


Anngerd

Variant of Arngjerd, from Old Norse Arngerðr, from ǫrn (“eagle”) + garðr (“protection”).


Annita

(rare) a female given name, variant of Anita


Annmarie

a female given name, a rare spelling of Anne-Marie


Babben

a diminutive of the female given name Barbro


Chatrin

(rare) a female given name, a fanciful spelling of Katrin


Chatrine

(rare) a female given name, a fanciful spelling of Katrine


Edrikke

(rare) a female given name, possibly a variant of Erikke (“Erika”)


Erikke

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Erika


Ingelinn

(rare) a female given name, variant of Ingelin


Inggerd

(rare) a female given name, variant of Ingjerd


Ingine

19th century coinage from names beginning with Ing-, Inge-, such as Inger + the ending -ine, as in Kristine, Karoline, etc.


Irun

(rare) a female given name, variant of Irunn


Irunn

20th century coinage from Ir- as in Irene + -unn as in Torunn, Jorunn, etc.


Iseline

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Iselin


Jacobine

(rare) a female given name, equivalent to Danish Jacobine


Janfrid

A 20th century coinage from Jan + the ending -(f)rid, as in Ingrid and Sigrid.


Janhild

Modern coinage from Jan + the ending -hild, as in Gunhild.


Jentine

A 19th century feminine form of Jentoft or Jens.


Jesenia

Variant of Gjesenia, first recorded in the 19th century, possibly cognate with German Gesine.


Joakime

a female given name, a rare feminine form of Joakim


Karethe

(rare) a female given name, variant of Karete, from Karen


Kariane

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Karianne


Kariann

a female given name, a less common form of Karianne


Karita

a female given name, a rare spelling of (the mainly Swedish name) Carita


Kjerstin

A variant of Kristine (“Christina”), cognate to Swedish Kerstin.


Krestine

(rare) a female given name, variant of Kristine


Kristiana

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Kristiane


Kristiane

a female given name, equivalent to English Christiana


Kristianne

a female given name, a less common form of Kristiane


Larsine

a female given name, a feminine form of Lars


Leny

(rare) a female given name, variant of Lene


Liliann

(rare) a female given name, variant of Lillian


Lill

Short form of Lillian, Lilly, and other names containing the syllable -li-. Also associated with lille (“little”).


Lisabet

(rare) a female given name, variant of Lisbeth


Lisen

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth and Lovise


Lisken

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth or Lovise


Lita

A Dutch short form of names beginning with the element Liut-, from Old High German liut (“people”). Also associated with liten (“little”).


Liten

Originally a nickname from liten (“little”).


Livny

A 20th century coinage from Liv + the ending -ny, as in Dagny.


Ludvikke

(rare) a female given name, masculine equivalent Ludvig


Ludvine

A 19th century feminine form of Ludvig (“Louis”), or borrowed from a German feminine form of Ludwin, cognate with French Ludivine.


Lusie

(rare) a female given name, variant of Lucie


Magga

Diminutive form of Margareta and sometimes also of Magnhild. Cognate with Northern Sami Mággá.


Magna

A feminine form of Magnus and a short form of Magnhild.


Magrit

Dialectal form of Margrethe (“Margaret”).


Maibrit

(rare) a female given name, variant of May-Britt


Maibritt

a female given name, a rare form of the name that usually appears in Norway as May-Britt


Maigunn

A 20th century coinage from Mai + the ending -gunn, as in Hildegunn.


Mailis

(rare) a female given name, equivalent to Swedish Maj-Lis


Mainy

A 20th century coinage from Mai + the ending -ny, as in Dagny.


Maivor

(rare) a female given name, equivalent to Swedish Majvor


Margith

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Margit


Marlaug

A 20th century coinage from Mar-, as found in various names like Hjalmar, Marie, Margrethe, etc + the ending -laug, as in Kjellaug.


Mayliz

(rare) a female given name, a fanciful spelling of Mailis


Melborg

A 20th century coinage from Mel-, without clear etymological content + the ending -borg, as in Ingeborg.


Metta

(rare) a female given name, variant of Mette


Mikaline

(rare) a female given name, variant of Mikkeline


Mikkeline

An 18th century feminine form of Mikkel (“Michael”).


Milda

Contraction of Mathilde and Mildrid, also a variant of Mille.


Milred

(rare) a female given name, variant of Mildrid


Minde

Uncertain, also recorded as Minda since 19th century.


Monsine

18th century feminine form of Mons (“Magnus”).


Mossa

a diminutive of the female given names Marie, Margrethe, or or of their variant forms


Myrthild

A 20th century coinage inspired by the English given name Myrtle + the ending -hild, as in Ragnhild.


Nanne

a diminutive of the female given name Johanne


Nelborg

A 20th century coinage from Nel-, without clear etymological content + the ending -borg, as in Ingeborg.


Nelfrid

A 20th century coinage from Nel-, without clear etymological content + the ending -(f)rid, as in Målfrid and Ingrid.


Nellfrid

(rare) a female given name, variant of Nelfrid


Nilfrid

(rare) a female given name, a coinage similar to Nelfrid


Nilsine

(rare) a female given name, a feminine form of Nils


Norid

A 20th century coinage from the new element Nor-, associated with Norge (“Norway”) and nord (“north”) + the Old Norse ending -(f)rid, as in Turid, Ingrid, etc.


Noril

(rare) a female given name, variant of Norill


Norill

A 19th century coinage from the new element Nor-, associated with Norge (“Norway”) and nord (“north”) + the Old Norse ending -hild, as in Toril, Torhild, etc.


Oleane

(rare) a female given name, variant of Oleanna


Oleanna

A combination of the male given name Ole and Anna, recorded since the 18th century.


Olefine

(rare) a female given name, variant of Olevine


Oleif

(rare) a female or male given name, variant of Olav


Olette

An 18th century feminine form of Ole (“Olaf”).


Olgine

A 19th century feminine form of Olger, variant of Holger, or an elaborate form of Olga.


Olgunn

20th century coinage from names beginning with Ol-, often derived from Ole, and - gunn, as in Hildegunn.


Olin

(rare) a female given name, variant of Oline


Oline

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Oline


Olise

An 18th century blend of names beginning with Ol-, often derived from Ole, and Elise.


Ollaug

(rare) a female given name, variant of Olaug


Olly

a diminutive of the female given name Olivia

a diminutive of the male given name Oliver


Olufine

A 19th century feminine form of Danish Oluf.


Ovarda

A 19th century feminine form of Ovard, a coinage from O- as in Ove or Ola and -vard as in Håvard.


Ovedia

This can be explained as a variant of Ovidia, a Latinate/Italian feminine form of Ovid/Ovidio, but used in Norway since the 18th century as a feminine form of Ove.


Ovedie

(rare) a female given name, variant of Ovedia


Paulfrid

A 20th century coinage from the male given name Paul + the ending -frid, as in Målfrid, Sigrid, etc.


Pedrikke

An 18th century feminine form of Peder / Peter, inspired by names like Henrikke.


Perda

A 20th century coinage from the male given name Per.


Perdis

A 20th century coinage from the male given name Per + the ending -dis, as in Tordis or Vigdis.


Perdy

A 19th century coinage from the male given name Per.


Pergot

A 20th century coinage from the male given name Per + the ending -got, as in Margot or Ågot.


Pergunn

A 20th century coinage from the male given name Per + the ending -gunn, as in Hildegunn.


Pernhild

A 19th century variant of Pernille, confused with names of Old Norse origin ending in -hild, like Torhild / Toril.


Perny

A 20th century coinage from the male given name Per + the ending -ny, as in Dagny.


Peroline

An 18th century combination of Per + Oline.


Peternella

(rare) a female given name, variant of Pernille or Petronella


Petrikke

An 18th century feminine form of Peter / Peder, inspired by names like Henrikke.


Petrina

(rare) a female given name, variant of Petrine


Petronelle

(rare) a female given name, variant of Pernille / Petronella


Petronille

(rare) a female given name from Latin, variant of Pernille / Petronella


Randine

An 18th century elaborated form of Randi.


Rangdi

(rare) a female given name, variant of Randi


Ranghild

(rare) a female given name, variant of Ragnhild


Ranni

(rare) a female given name, variant of Randi and Rannveig


Rasmine

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Rasmine


Renhild

From the Old High German equivalent of Norwegian Ragnhild, cognate with modern German Reinhild.


Sedsel

(rare) a female given name, variant of Sidsel


Sella

(rare) a female given name, short form of Cecilie


Serianna

(rare) a female given name, variant of Sirianna


Sigga

a diminutive of the female given name Sigrid, Signe, or of other female names beginning with Sig-


Sirianna

A combination of Siri and Anna, recorded since the 18th century.


Siril

A 20th century coinage from the given name Siri + the Old Norse ending -hild, as in Toril, Torhild, etc.


Sirild

(rare) a female given name, variant of Siril


Siss

a diminutive of the female given name Cecilie


Sissil

(rare) a female given name, variant of Sissel


Snefryd

Variant of Snefrid, from Old Norse Snæfríðr, from snær (“snow”) + fríðr (“beautiful”).


Solbritt

(rare) a female given name, equivalent to Swedish Solbritt


Solfryd

Variant of Solfrid, by folk etymology shaped to mean sol (“sun”) + fryd (“joy”).


Solgull

20th century coinage from Sol- as in Solveig and -gull as in Gulle, with the modern meaning sol (“sun”) + gull (“gold”).


Stin

(rare) a female given name, similar to Stine


Svanhvit

From an Old Norse epithet of a Valkyrie, "swan white" .Cognate with Icelandic Svanhvít.


Sylvei

(rare) a female given name, variant of Solveig


Syrene

(rare) a female given name, variant of Syverine


Taran

A newer variant of the old Scandinavian name Torunn, Tor being the Old Norse god of thunder, Unn was the word for love.


Teodine

A 19th century feminine form of Teodor (“Theodore”).


Thina

(rare) a female given name, a fanciful spelling of Tina


Thiril

(rare) a female given name, a fanciful spelling of Tiril


Thomine

a female given name of less common usage, variant of Tomine, equivalent to Danish Thomine


Thone

(rare) a female given name, a fanciful spelling of Tone


Thonje

(rare) a female given name, a fanciful spelling of Tonje


Thrine

(rare) a female given name, a fanciful spelling of Trine


Thuva

(rare) a female given name, a fanciful spelling of Tuva


Toline

(rare) a female given name, variant of Tolline


Tolline

An 18th century feminine form of Torleif.


Tomasine

a female given name, a rare feminine form of Tomas


Tomine

a female given name, a feminine form of Tomas


Tonelise

(rare) a female given name, a combination of Tone and Lise


Tonetta

(rare) a female given name, variant of Tonette


Tonette

Short form of Antonette, feminine form of Anton, also an elaborate form of Tone.


Tordine

An 18th century coinage from compound names beginning with the element Tor-, after the Old Norse thunder god Þórr.


Veline

An 18th century feminine form of several names, such as Vetle and Vilhelm.


Vesla

Originally a nickname from vesle (“little”).


Vildis

A 20th century coinage from Vil-, as in Vilhelm + the ending -dis, as in Vigdis.


Vildrid

A 19th century coinage from Vil-, as in Vilhelm + the ending -(f)rid, as in Ingrid or Mildrid.


Viviann

(rare) a female given name, variant of Vivian


Wigdis

a female given name, a less common spelling of Vigdis


Andersen

Originally a patronymic from Anders + -sen.

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Andreassen

Originally a patronymic from Andreas + -sen.


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.


Aslaksen

Originally a patronymic from Aslak + -sen.


Akselsen

Originally a patronymic from Aksel + -sen.


Adolfsen

Originally a patronymic from Adolf + -sen.


Anderssen

Originally a patronymic from Anders + -sen. A less common form of Andersen.


Albertsen

Originally a patronymic from Albert + -sen.


Adamsen

Originally a patronymic from Adam + -sen.


Albrigtsen

Originally a patronymic from Albrigt + -sen.


Abelsen

Originally a patronymic from Abel + -sen.


Aanonsen

Originally a patronymic from Aanon + -sen.


Alexandersen

Originally a patronymic from Alexander + -sen.


Arvesen

Originally a patronymic from Arve + -sen.


Aleksandersen

Originally a patronymic from Aleksander + -sen. Variant of Alexandersen.


Aanensen

Originally a patronymic from Aanen + -sen.


Alfsen

Originally a patronymic from Alf + -sen.


Angelsen

Originally a patronymic from Angel + -sen.


Alfredsen

Originally a patronymic from Alfred + -sen.


Axelsen

Originally a patronymic from Axel + -sen.


Anfinsen

Originally a patronymic from Anfin + -sen.


Anthonsen

Originally a patronymic from Anthon + -sen.


Aagesen

Originally a patronymic from Aage + -sen.


Askildsen

Originally a patronymic from Askild + -sen.


Andorsen

Originally a patronymic from Andor + -sen.


Ine

a female given name, short for Katrine, Karoline, Kristine, etc; a variant of Ina


Agnar

Old Norse Agnarr, from age (“awe”) or egg (“sharp point”) + herr (“army”) or geirr (“spear”).


Bjarte

Old Norse Bjartr, short form of names containing the element bjartr (“bright”). Comparable to English Bert.


Idar

19th century invention based on the female name Ida and the -ar ending of Old Norse names, from herr (“army”) or geirr (“spear”).


Magnar

19th century invention from the Old Norse elements magn (“power”) + the ending -ar, representing herr (“army”) or geirr (“spear”).


Sigve

Old Norse Sigviðr, from sigr (“victory”) + viðr (“wood”).


Amund

From Old Norse Ǫgmundr and from Ámundi "great" + " protection". Cognate with Faroese Øgmundur, Icelandic Ögmundur, and Swedish Amund.

Agmund (alternative)
Åmund (alternative)
Ogmund (alternative)


Ragna

a female given name, short for names beginning with Ragn-


Oddveig

A 19th-century invention from Old Norse elements that would mean "sharp point" (Old Norse oddr) and "strength, war" (Old Norse víg).


Randolf

a male given name, equivalent to English Randolph


Jensen

Originally a patronymic from Jens + -sen.


Johansen

Originally a patronymic from Johan + -sen.


Herstad

The oldest form of the noun is Hegrastadir. In Rødeboken the name Hægrastodom is mentioned, in 1575 Herrestadt, in 1655 Heyerstad, in 1708 Heirestad, and in modern times Hærstad or Herstad.


Micro$oft

Grunnen er enkel, Micro$oft synes stort sett at MFC stinker... Og det er Micro$oft som har LAGET MFC!!

2003 April 22, Thomas Hansen, “mer C++?”, in no.it.programmering.c++ (Usenet), archived from the original on 2025-05-14:

Kvifor har aldri Micro$oft klart å lage eit fungerande score-system til oss som har relative kriterier for kva me vil prioritere å lese?

2004 September 19, Morten Øen, “En forklaring”, in no.alt.frustrasjoner (Usenet), archived from the original on 2025-05-14:

Det er mulig jeg har ei uvilje overfor Micro$oft, men jeg synes det er mye lettere å finne ut av ting i Linux!

2007 August 17, Salve Håkedal, “Internett-tilgang gjennom XP home”, in no.it.os.ms-windows.nettverk (Usenet), archived from the original on 2025-05-14:


AKP

Initialism of Arbeidernes Kommunistparti(also AKP(ml)), a defunct Norwegian communist party


Pedersen

Originally a patronymic from Peder + -sen.


Hansen

English: Hansen

Originally a patronymic from Hans + -sen.

Hansen: The most common surname originating as a patronymic in Norway


Nielsen

Originally a patronymic from Niels + -sen.


Nilsen

Originally a patronymic from Nils + -sen. Cognate with Danish Nielsen and Swedish Nilsson.


Davidsen

Originally a patronymic from David + -sen.


Blakken

Definite singular of blakk (“pale brown”).

Common name given horses that are pale brown or dun.


Begeret

Definite singular form of beger (cup, goblet) per the Latin Crater. Being a proper noun, The initial is upper-case.


Bordet

Definite singular form of bord (table, board, plank) per the Latin Mensa. Being a proper noun, The initial is upper-case.


Larsen

Originally a patronymic from Lars + -sen.


Olsen

Originally a patronymic from Ole, Ola or Olav + -sen.


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.


Carlsen

Originally a patronymic from Carl + -sen.


Bysants

(historical) Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)


Maiken

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Maiken


Maj-Britt

a female given name, variant of May-Britt


Konfutse

Confucius (alternative)
Kung Fu-Tse (alternative)


Margrete

a female given name, variant of Margrethe


Eili

Rare dialectal variant of Eli, from Helene (“Helen”).


Gunda

Borrowed from German Gunda. Cognate with Norwegian Gunn.


Olger

(rare) a male given name, variant of Holger


Ingelin

18th century coinage from names beginning with Ing-, Inge-, such as Inger + the ending -lin(e), as in Malin, Elin, Karoline, etc.


Mildrid

Apparently from Old English Mildþrȳð, cognate to modern English Mildred. Recorded in Norway since about 1300.


Alette

a female given name, equivalent to English Aletta


Vanja

From Russian Ваня (Vanja), diminutive of the male name Ива́н (Iván, “John”) and the female name Иванна (Ivanna, “Jane”).

a female given name, occasionally also given to men


Gisle

From Old Norse Gísli, short form of compound names containing the word gísl (“hostage”).


Mathis

Variant spelling of Mattis, a medieval contraction of Mathias.


Aud

From Old Norse Auðr, from auðr (“riches”). Cognate with German Oda and Ute, and with English Eda.


Holm

From holm, archaic form of holme (“small island”).


Christiansen

Originally a patronymic from Christian + -sen.


Kristensen

Originally a patronymic from Kristen + -sen.


Paulsen

Originally a patronymic from Paul + -sen.


Danielsen

Originally a patronymic from Daniel + -sen.


Kristoffersen

Originally a patronymic from Kristoffer + -sen.


Thorsen

Originally a patronymic from Thor + -sen.


Mikkelsen

Originally a patronymic from Mikkel + -sen.


Eriksen

Originally a patronymic from Erik + -sen.


Simonsen

Originally a patronymic from Simon + -sen.


Svendsen

Originally a patronymic from Svend + -sen.


Iversen

Originally a patronymic from Iver + -sen.


Jakobsen

Originally a patronymic from Jakob + -sen.


Jacobsen

Originally a patronymic from Jacob + -sen.


Madsen

Originally a patronymic from Mads + -sen.


Thomsen

Originally a patronymic from Thom or Thomas + -sen.


Poulsen

Originally a patronymic from Poul + -sen.


Mortensen

Originally a patronymic from Morten + -sen.


Fredriksen

Originally a patronymic from Fredrik + -sen. Cognate with Swedish Fredriksson and Danish Frederiksen.


Henriksen

Originally a patronymic from Henrik + -sen.


Clausen

Originally a patronymic from Claus + -sen.


Pettersen

Originally a patronymic from Petter + -sen.


Johannessen

Originally a patronymic from Johannes + -sen.


Halvorsen

Originally a patronymic from Halvor + -sen.


Martinsen

Originally a patronymic from Martin + -sen.


Hanssen

Originally a patronymic from Hans + -sen. Variant of the more common Hansen.


Evensen

Originally a patronymic from Even + -sen.


Christoffersen

Originally a patronymic from Christoffer + -sen.


Bertelsen

Originally a patronymic from Bertel + -sen.


Berthelsen

Originally a patronymic from Berthel + -sen.


Gregersen

Originally a patronymic from Gregers + -sen.


Steffensen

Originally a patronymic from Steffen + -sen.


Kjeldsen

Originally a patronymic from Kjeld + -sen.


Lauritsen

Originally a patronymic from Laurits + -sen.


Hermansen

Originally a patronymic from Herman + -sen.


Klausen

Originally a patronymic from Klaus + -sen.


Gundersen

Originally a patronymic from Gunder + -sen.


Thomassen

Originally a patronymic from Thomas + -sen.


Berntsen

Originally a patronymic from Bernt + -sen.


Sivertsen

Originally a patronymic from Sivert + -sen.


Edvardsen

Originally a patronymic from Edvard + -sen.


Ellingsen

Originally a patronymic from Elling + -sen.


Isaksen

Originally a patronymic from Isak + -sen.


Jenssen

Originally a patronymic from Jens + -sen. Variant of the more common (Danish type) Jensen.


Eliassen

Originally a patronymic from Elias + -sen.


Ibsen

English: Ibsenesque, Ibsenian

a surname originating as a patronymic, notably of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen


Mathiesen

Originally a patronymic from Mathies + -sen.


Mathisen

Originally a patronymic from Mathis + -sen.


Torun

a female given name, a less common spelling of Torunn


Snorre

From Old Norse Snorri, from snerra (“attack, onslaught”).


Teigen

English: Teigen


Matheo

From an archaic spelling of the Spanish Mateo and Italian Matteo in the 2000s, partly through the equally fashionable French Mathéo. Reinforced by the existence of the old Norwegian female name Mathea.


Helvete

a gorge located in the valley of Espedalen in Sør-Fron and Gausdal municipalities

nn:Helvete i Espedalen
no:Helvete (Oppland)


Yngvild

Old Norse Yngvildr, from Yngvi ("the god Ing/Yngvi") and hildr ("battle").

Ingvild (alternative)
Yngvil (alternative)


Nygaard

English: Nygaard


Haugen

→ English: Haugen


Moen

English: Moen

nn:Moen i Målselv
no:Moen
no:Moen (Målselv)

a populated place, the administrative centre of Målselv kommune, Troms


Bakken

Topographic surname, from bakke (“hill, slope”).


AMK

Initialism of Akuttmedisinsk kommunikasjonssentral.


Nygard

English: Nygard


Eliah

a male given name, more common in the form Elias


Tungenes

A deanery in the central part of Rogaland county, Norway


Oidipus

form removed by a 2001 spelling decision; superseded by Ødipus


Vest-Asia

West Asia (the westernmost geographic region of Asia, which includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Sinai Peninsula, and Transcaucasia)


Høidal

English: Hoidal


Tallak

From Old Norse Þórlákr, Þórleikr. Made from þórr (“Thor, thunder”) + leikr (“battle, play”).


Nygård

English: Nygard


Sæther

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «Sæther».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «seter».ogg

A common name for a farm in Norway, from Old Norse setr (“seat, mountain pastures”), related to sitja (“to sit”), from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti (“to be sitting”), from *sed- (“to sit”) + *-yeti (“creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.”). Doublet of Sæther and seter.

inh

Kaare Sæther var en kjent norsk fiolinist fra Bærum
Kaare Sæther was a famous Norwegian violinist from Bærum


Brøgger

NO - Pronunciation of Norwegian «Brøgger».ogg

Probably originally a nickname (at the time when "ordinary people" did not have a permanent family name that was inherited from generation to generation, but often got a nickname according to their profession) from Danish ølbrygger (“beer brewer”), although it is not found someone with this profession in the pedigree.

Det dansknorske slektsnavnet Brøgger stammer fra Johan Samuel Brøgger, født i 1747.
The Dano-Norwegian family name Brøgger stem from Johan Samuel Brøgger, born in 1747.


Nordkalotten

the parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and sometimes Russia, that lie within the Arctic Circle


Sverdrup

English: Sverdrup

English: sverdrup

Translingual: Sv


ABB

Det såkalte manifestet til ABB (drapsmannen) er et oppgulp av de mange hatske meningsytringene som finnes i de nevnte kommentarfeltene.

2011 August 11, Erlend Gjelsvik, “Eurabia”, in Fjell-Ljom, page 3:

The so-called manifesto of ABB (the killer) is a regurgitation of the many hateful opinions found in the mentioned comment sections.

Jeg må også si at det er jo spesielt at Frp^([sic]), som uansett hvordan man vrir og vender på det hadde ABB som medlem og er det partiet som er mest negativt til innvandring, kommer i regjering for første gang to år etter 22. juli.

2013 November 19, Kristiane Mauno Krystad, “Norge er et solidarisk land”, in Dagsavisen, page 4:

I also have to say that it sure is a little special that the Progress Party, who no matter how you look at it had ABB as a member and is the party most negative to immigration, get into government for the first time two years after 22 July [the date of the Utøya massacre].

Under tiårsmarkeringen for massakrene på Utøya og i Regjeringsskvartalet ble det sagt at denne markeringen var et oppgjør med tankegodset til ABB og hans like.

2021 July 28, Jan Skogheim, “Vi tok feil. Det ble ikke bedre å bo her. Ondskapen tok ikke slutt”, in iTromsø, page 21:

During the ten year memorial of the massacres on Utøya and the Government Quarter, it was said that this commemoration was a confrontation with the ideology of ABB and his ilk.

Anders Behring Breivik
w:Anders Behring Breivik

Initialism of Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks


Solås

English: Solas


Hardangervidda

From a definitive singular form of Hardanger + vidde.


Orkland

Related to Norwegian Orkla and Norwegian land

a municipality of Trøndelag, Norway created January 1. 2020

a municipality of Trøndelag, Norway which existed until 1963 in the middle part of modern Orkland municipality. The administrative center of it was the village of Vormstad


Rauland

(village in Vinje): Probably from Old Norse rauðr (“red”) (the area has many iron extraction sites from the Migration Period and the Viking Age). Attested in 1595 by Jens Nilssøn as Rolland.

a municipality of Telemark, Norway, which existed until 1964. Now part of Vinje herad.

a village around the main church in this municipality, located on lake Totak

(informal) a populated area stretching 4 miles (6-7 kilometers) from the church-area down to the south and south-east. The house of the administration of the former municipality was located there.

Alternative form of Raudland (“village in Uvdal”)


Innset

a town in Rennebu municipality, Trøndelag, Norway. Before 1966 was part of Kvikne. The town's church is a part of Nidaros diocese, but between 1838 and 1966 was a part of Hedmarken diocese. The church was burned down in 1995 due to arsoning, but now is restored.


Folkmar

From Old Norse Folkmarr, from the compounds folk (“people”) + mærr (“famous, glorious”).


Andøya

→ English: Andøya

Descended from Old Norse Omd (whence also Andenes, Andfjorden, Andøy) + øya (definite singular of øy) = “the island of Omd”.

Andøya (an island in Andøy, Vesterålen district, Nordland, Norway, the largest island of the Vesterålen archipelago)

Andøya (an island and neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway)

Oldham Island (an island in Stanton Group, Antarctica, near Mac. Robertson Land)


Debes

Jens Peter Gløersen Debes (1776–1832), Norwegian judge and politician

Peter Olaf Debes (né Nielsen; 1845–1914), Norwegian teacher, customs officer, and politician

Inge Thomas Dahl Debes (1882–1945), Norwegian jurist, editor, and politician; husband of Gunvor Debes and father of Jan Ingessøn Debes

Gunvor Debes (née Schneider; 1893–1961), Norwegian writer, translator, and teacher; wife of Inge Thomas Dahl Debes and mother of Jan Ingessøn Debes

Jan Ingessøn Debes (1925–1999), Norwegian jurist; son of Inge Thomas Dahl Debes and Gunvor Debes


Otniel

der

Hebrew עתניאל


Leirvik

Probably from leire (“clay”) and vik (“bay”).


Solskjær

From sol (“sun”) + skjær (“skerry, reef”).