June

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


f

The sixth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


y

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The twenty-fifth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Yemen

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


X

the 24th letter of the Norwegian alphabet


wiki

wiki (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
wikien (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
wikier (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
wikiene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
wiki (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
wikien (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
wikiar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
wikiane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)

Borrowed from English wiki, from Hawaiian wikiwiki (“quick”).


o

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The fifteenth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Victoria

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


ISP

ISP (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
ISP-en (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
ISP-er (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
ISP-ene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
ISP (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
ISP-en (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
ISP-ar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
ISP-ane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)


q

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The seventeenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


v

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The 22nd letter of the Norwegian alphabet.


j

Antepenultimate letter of the Norwegian alphabet, coming after i and before k.


l

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The 12th letter of the Norwegian alphabet.


r

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The eighteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


p

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The sixteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


k

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The eleventh letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


g

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The seventh letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


w

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The 23rd letter of the Norwegian alphabet.


m

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The thirteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


h

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The eighth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


n

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The fourteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


d

The fourth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


s

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The nineteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


z

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The twenty-sixth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


u

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The twenty-first letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


e

e (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
e-en (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
e-er (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
e-ene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
e (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
e-en (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
e-ar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
e-ane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)

The fifth letter of the Norwegian alphabet


ABM

Initialism of arkiv, bibliotek, museum (“archives, libraries and museums defined as a coherent sector”).


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 Latin Thomas, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (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


-or

A plural marker, used on feminine gender nouns ending with an unstressed -e [-a].


Hannah

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


æ

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Antepenultimate letter of the Norwegian alphabet, coming after Z and before Ø.


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


Mary

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


Adam

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


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.)


Leah

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


David

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David


Alexandra

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

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


Robert

a male given name, equivalent to English Robert


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


Johan

Medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).


Anne

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


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.


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


Gabriel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel


Andrea

a female given name, feminine form of 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


Kirsten

English: Kirsten, Kirstin

[²ˈçɪʂ.ʈⁿɳ̩]

Contraction of Kristine, from Christina.

a female given name, variant of Kristine


Arthur

Borrowed from English in the 19th century.


Marie

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


Tommy

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


Caroline

a female given name, variant of Karoline


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-.


Patrick

a male given name of popular usage, variant of Patrik


laiv

From the direct Norwegian phonemic (phonemical) transcription of the English word live, as in live action role-playing ("LARP").

(colloquial) The Norwegian equivalent of LARP. Signifies the particular Norwegian LARP-tradition.


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.


Alfred

Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd.


Roy

Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.


Charlotte

a female given name of French origin. Diminutive: Lotte


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


jaja

An exclamation of disappointed or reluctant agreement.


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.


Ferdinand

a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand


Raymond

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


Dennis

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


Jonathan

a male given name, a modern spelling of Jonatan


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)


Bent

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Axel

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


Alma

a female given name, equivalent to English Alma


Edit

a female given name derived from English Edith


Carl

a male given name, a less common spelling of Karl


Gard

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Gerd


Fred

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


Ellen

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


Jarl

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


Kine

a female given name, short form of Katrine and Kristine


Ken

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


Juni

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


Lone

From Danish Lone. First recorded in Norway in 1848.


Line

From Karoline and other female names ending in -line.


Klara

a female given name, equivalent to English Clara


Kai

a male given name derived from Danish Kaj


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


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.


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.


Odd

Japanese: オッド (Oddo)

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


Mona

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


Mia

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


Ola

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


Oda

a female given name borrowed from German


Linda

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


Roar

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


Ester

a female given name from Hebrew, also spelled Esther


Frank

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


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


Lea

a female given name, today also spelled Leah


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


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)


Tine

a female given name, diminutive of Kristine and Martine


Mari

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary


Sten

Less common form of Stein, from Old Norse Steinn.


Petra

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


Tone

Medieval contraction of Torny, from Old Norse Þorný.


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


Willy

a male given name borrowed from English or German


Tom

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


Roger

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


Robin

a male given name, equivalent to English Robin


Å

the last letter of the Norwegian alphabet


Å

A village in Trøndelag, Norway, between Meldal and Rennebu

A village in Nordland, Norway, in Lofoten


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


Noah

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


Leo

a male given name, equivalent to English Leo. Variant: Leon


J

the tenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet


J

Borrowed from English J, a short form of joint


John

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


P

the sixteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet


Christine

a female given name, variant of Kristine


V

the 22th letter of the Norwegian alphabet


Z

the 29th letter of the Norwegian alphabet


H

The eighth letter of the Norwegian alphabet.


W

the 23th letter of the Norwegian alphabet


Q

the 17th letter of the Norwegian alphabet


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


hæ

huh; Word expressing doubt or confusion.

Word used to express amusement or subtle surprise.

(informal) used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.


Rita

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


Tina

a female given name, short for Christina


dunkel

From Low German (compare Middle Low German dunker, also dunkel). Cognate to Dutch donker (“dark”).


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


Katarina

a female given name, equivalent to English Catherine


Isabel

a female given name from Spanish. Variant of Isabella


éi

Feminine stressed form of en (Bokmål), ein (Nynorsk)


Fantomet

The character and comic The Phantom (Wikipedia article)


Hugo

a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo


Froland

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


Sør-Varanger

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


Giske

A municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Tynset

A municipality of Hedmark, Norway. Now is part of Innlandet (Hedmark exists no more as a fylke). Tynset is located close to Trøndelag, and, although it never was a part of Trøndelag, before 1838 Tynset church was part of Nidaros diocese.


Kautokeino

Kautokeino (a municipality of Finnmark, Norway)


Karasjok

A municipality and its central village in Finnmark, Norway


ø

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The twenty-eighth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Aurvoll

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#English

A municipality of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Hyllestad

[ˈhʏlːəstɑː]


Vinje

Named after the old Vinje farm, from Old Norse Vinjar, plural form of vin (“pasture, meadow”).

a village in this municipality (herad), which is the reason for its name, while the administrative center of the municipality is located in Åmot, because of its larger size.


Tokke

Inherited from Old Norse Þotka. The name of the municipality is derived from the river name. This river was also called Totkeåi [ˈtuːtkə.ˈɔːi], because it comes from the lake Totak.

a river running through this municipality from lake Totak down south into lake Bandak. The administrative center of the municipality (called Dalen) is located on the mouth of this river.


Lisa

a female given name derived from Elisabeth


bomba

(figuratively, slang, of a location) As if a bombshell had gone off; extremely untidy.


Viktor

a male given name, equivalent to English Victor


nabb

nabb (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
nabben (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
nabber (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
nabbene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
nabb (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
nabben (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
nabbar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
nabbane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)


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


x

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The 24th letter of the Norwegian alphabet.


Used to form the genitive of nouns that already end in -s, -x or -z. For other nouns, -s is used.


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


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


logion

logion (Bokmål indefinite neuter singular)
logionet (Bokmål definite neuter singular)
logia (Bokmål indefinite neuter plural)
logier (Bokmål indefinite neuter plural)
logiene (Bokmål definite neuter plural)
logion (Nynorsk indefinite neuter singular)
logionet (Nynorsk definite neuter singular)
logia (Nynorsk indefinite neuter plural)
logier (Nynorsk indefinite neuter plural)
logiene (Nynorsk definite neuter plural)


Susanna

a female given name, a less common form of Susanne


Marta

a female given name, equivalent to English Martha. Variants: Martha, Marte, Marthe


Esther

a female given name, a less common spelling of Ester


Marius

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


Paula

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


huff

uff huff, så mye mas!

huff a meg!

Expression of minor revulsion; minor horror.


huff

huff (Bokmål indefinite neuter singular)
huffet (Bokmål definite neuter singular)
huff (Bokmål indefinite neuter plural)
huffa (Bokmål definite neuter plural)
huffene (Bokmål definite neuter plural)
huff (Nynorsk indefinite neuter singular)
huffet (Nynorsk definite neuter singular)
huff (Nynorsk indefinite neuter plural)
huffa (Nynorsk definite neuter plural)


Emma

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


sek

Used in the singular: "Kan du bare vente et sek så jeg får tatt deg igjen?" ("Can you please wait a second so that I can catch up to you?")

Used in the plural: "Kommer om tjue sek." ("Coming in twenty seconds.")

Abbreviation, shorthand and colloquial version of sekund; more frequently used non-literally than its full-length counterpart.


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


Mathilde

a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda


Julie

a female given name, equivalent to English Julia. Less popular form: Julia


Olaf

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


Herman

a male given name, equivalent to English Herman


raps

Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea#Translingual

colza, a variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea)


Filip

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


Elise

a female given name derived from Elizabeth


Sara

a female given name, recently also spelled Sarah


Johanna

a female given name from Latin, variant of Johanne


Felix

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix


Hanna

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


Elisabeth

a female given name, equivalent to English Elizabeth


Vivian

a female given name, equivalent to English Vivian


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


skarn

Borrowed from Swedish skarn (“skarn, filth”), from Old Norse skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną.


Haakon

a male given name, an older spelling of Håkon


Bernhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard


Gustav

From Swedish Gustav, also maybe from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”).


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


pode

to graft ( 1. To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock.)


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


har du sett på maken

Golly, well, I never (literally, "have you ever seen the like!")


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 О́льга (Ólʹga) 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


karboksyl

ISV: Latin carbo(nis) = carbon + -oks = -oxy + -yl


Kari

Medieval contraction of Katrine (“Catherine”).


o.s.fr.

Abbreviation of og så frametter (may be spelled og so frametter in nynorsk) (and so on, et cetera)


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)


dekliv

Same as English declivial (low), declivous (descending), declivity (descent). See Samuel Johnson, A dictionary of the English language (1828), page 185.

deklive ødemer

En vanlig feilkilde er dekliv ortostase.

lettflytende pleuravæske i dekliv thoraxhalvdel

(medicine) declivial, low, towards the bottom


Æ

The antepenultimate letter of the Norwegian alphabet.


Majestet

Majestet (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
Majesteten (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
Majesteter (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
Majestetene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
Majestet (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
Majesteten (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
Majestetar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
Majestetane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)

Majesty (a term of address for royalty and imperiality)


på skøy

1841, Asbjørnsen & Moe, Norske Folkeeventyr, Høyfjellsbilleder: 1. En søndagskveld til seters
"Enn hæin da? æ 'n kar, hæin au? E tykjy 'n æ likar te eit kvinnfolk i kar-klæé," sa hun på skøy.

"And that one? is it a man, that too? I think it is more like a woman in man's clothing", she said jokingly.


Anita

From Spanish Anita. First recorded in Norway in 1880.


artritisk

artritisk (masculine)
artritisk (feminine)
artritisk (neuter)
artritiske (plural)


Ina

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


Kristine

a female given name, variant of Christine


det golla meg rått

(slang) Idiomatic saying expressing gloating in someone else's misfortune. Slang phrase among adolescents from Oslo and nearby districts in the 1970s. Now obsoleted.


gakk-gakk

Onomatopoeia mimicking the sound a goose makes.


gakk-gakk

gakk-gakk (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
gakk-gakken (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
gakk-gakker (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
gakk-gakkene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
gakk-gakk (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
gakk-gakken (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
gakk-gakkar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
gakk-gakkane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)

Name for goose applied by young children. Also indiscriminately applied to other similar looking birds.

(derogatory) A Norwegian navy conscript.


Josef

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph


Lilly

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


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.


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.


Jonny

a male given name, an alternative spelling of Johnny


Janne

a diminutive of the female given name Johanne


Mariann

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


Maja

a female given name, diminutive of Maria


Marita

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


ptrooo

Command given by a rider or coachman for the horse to stop.


Margrethe

a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret


Birgitte

a female given name, equivalent to English Bridget or Birgitta


Brita

a female given name derived from Birgitta


Grete

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

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


Birgit

a female given name, short for Birgitte or Birgitta


Britt

a female given name derived from Birgitta/Birgitte


Grethe

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


Margareta

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


Greta

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


Marthe

a female given name, variant of Marta or Margareta


Lisbeth

a female given name derived from Elisabeth


Elisabet

a female given name, usually spelled Elisabeth


Isabell

A modern spelling variant of Isabel and Isabelle.


Karianne

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


Trine

a female given name from Danish of Danish origin


Kaja

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


Mie

Contraction of Marie, partly borrowed from Danish Mie.


purring

purring (Bokmål feminine indefinite singular)
purringa (Bokmål definite feminine singular)
purringer (Bokmål feminine indefinite plural)
purringene (Bokmål definite feminine plural)
purring (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
purringen (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
purringer (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
purringene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
purring (Nynorsk feminine indefinite singular)
purringa (Nynorsk definite feminine singular)
purringar (Nynorsk feminine indefinite plural)
purringane (Nynorsk definite feminine plural)

Jeg fikk en purring fra biblioteket. (Bokmål)

I got a reminder from the library.

Eg fekk ei purring frå biblioteket. (Nynorsk)


Malene

a female given name derived from Magdalene


Svend

From Danish Svend, as a variant of Svein.


Helene

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


Magdalena

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene


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


Randi

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


Hanne

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


Rasmus

a male given name of shortened from Erasmus


Laurits

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


Rikke

Short form of Frederikke, Ulrikke and Henrikke.


Fredrik

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


Stine

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


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.


Christin

a female given name, a less common spelling of Kristin


Stina

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


Kjersti

a female given name derived from Kristine


Gøran

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


Christoffer

a male given name, variant of Kristoffer


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


Kristoffer

a male given name, equivalent to English Christopher


Sissel

A 16th century diminutive form of Cecilie.


Cecilie

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


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.


Sofie

a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia


Georg

a male given name, equivalent to English George


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, feminine form of 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


Bendik

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Benedicte

a female given name, variant of Benedikte


Josefine

a female given name derived from French Joséphine


Benedikte

a female given name, equivalent to English Benedicta. Diminutive: Bente


Bengt

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


Thore

a male given name, a less common spelling of Tore


Lotte

a diminutive of the female given name Charlotte


Mats

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


Mathias

a male given name, equivalent to English Matthias or Matthew


Matteus

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


Karoline

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


Nicolai

a male given name derived from Nicolaus, variant of Nikolai


Lina

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


Nikolai

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


Veronika

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Veronica


Niklas

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas


Evy

a diminutive of the female given name Eva


mudra

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mudra n (definite singular mudraet, indefinite plural mudraer, definite plural mudraene)

mudraet (definite singular)
mudraer (indefinite plural)
mudraene (definite plural)


Pål

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


Ludvig

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


Edel

a female given name from edel (“noble”), equivalent to English Ethel


Vilhelm

a male given name, equivalent to English William


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”).


Torhild

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


Torfinn

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


Tormod

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


Antikrist

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


Tonje

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


Andrine

a female given name derived from Andreas ( =Andrew)


Torunn

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


Turid

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


Torbjørg

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


Tove

From Danish Tove. First recorded in Norway in 1320.


Helge

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


almen

From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein).

almen stemmerett

almen verneplikt

involuntary military service (conscription) for all

Saken har almen interesse.

The general public is interested in the matter.

et alment gode

a benefit that is available to the public

Det er en vanlig oppfatning.

Han kom med noen almene betraktninger

almene sannheter

en hellig, almen kirke


almen

Det er alment kjent.


Amalie

a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia


Gjertrud

a female given name, equivalent to English Gertrude


Trude

a female given name, diminutive of Gjertrud ( =Gertrude)


Emilie

a female given name, equivalent to English Emily


Gerd

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


Gerda

Latinate variant Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.


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”).


Olaug

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


Øyvind

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


Oddrun

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


Stian

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


Oddny

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


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.


Oddbjørn

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


Oddbjørg

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


Leif

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


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


Rønnaug

a female given name, variant of Rannveig


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


Unni

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


Sunniva

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


Vigdis

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


Kjellaug

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


Målfrid

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


Magnhild

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


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


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.


Tiril

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


Sylvi

a female given name derived from Sylvia and Solveig


Solveig

Latvian: Solveiga

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


Rannveig

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


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.


Ingebjørg

a female given name, variant of Ingeborg


Ingar

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


Ingvild

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


Ingvald

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


Yngvar

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


Iver

a male given name, a less common form of Ivar


Ingvar

From Old Norse Yngvarr. Akin to English Ivor.


Ingunn

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


Asta

a female given name from Old Norse of Old Norse origin


Erna

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


Eleonora

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Ernst

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


Linnea

a female given name borrowed from Sweden in the nineteenth century


Tanja

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


Barbro

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


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)


Pia

a female given name used in the twentieth century


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”).


Espen

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


Asbjørn

a male given name derived from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn


Kasper

a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar


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


Ragnvald

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


Ronny

a male given name borrowed from English Ronny, from Ronald


Aslak

Old Norse Áslákr, from elements meaning "god" and "battle".


Hilma

a female given name popular in the 19th century


Aina

Borrowed from Finnish Aina, recorded 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


A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called akutt aksent (“acute accent”) in Norwegian, and found on É/é and Ó/ó.


Henning

a male given name, equivalent to Danish Henning


Simen

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


Timoteus

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


ordekvilibrist

ordekvilibrist (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
ordekvilibristen (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
ordekvilibrister (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
ordekvilibristene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
ordekvilibrist (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
ordekvilibristen (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
ordekvilibristar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
ordekvilibristane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)

From ord (“word”) + ekvilibrist (“equilibrist”).


Theodor

a male given name, equivalent to English Theodore


sambo

From sam- (“together”) + bo (“live, reside”).

roommate, typically with a romantic connotation


Vilde

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


Preben

a male given name borrowed from Danish Preben


Patrik

a male given name, equivalent to English Patrick


Mathea

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


Thea

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


Edvard

a male given name, equivalent to English Edward


Hildur

Borrowed from Icelandic Hildur in the 19th century.


Sakarja

(biblical) Zacharias; Zachariah; Zechariah.


Mirjam

a female given name, more often spelled Miriam


Kåre

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


Bodil

a female given name borrowed from Danish


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, feminine form of Anton


Valdemar

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

a male given name, equivalent to Danish Valdemar


-ende

equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participles and adjectives

equivalent of English -th, -eth; suffix for ordinal numbers


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


Dagfinn

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


Arild

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


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


svartfot

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svartfot m (definite singular svartfoten, indefinite plural svartføtter, definite plural svartføttene)

svartfoten (definite singular)
svartføtter (indefinite plural)
svartføttene (definite plural)


Sjur

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «jour».ogg


Arnt

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


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)".


Jeremia

(biblical) Jeremiah. Given name form: Jeremias.


Elia

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


Vivi

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Vivi


Valentin

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine


Kamilla

a female given name, a less common spelling of Camilla


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).


ANS

ansvarlig selskap
ansvarlig selskap#Norwegian

Abbreviation of ansvarlig selskap, a personal responsibility company similar to a limited partnership.


Aagot

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


Ågot

a female given name, equivalent to English Agatha


Jonatan

a male given name, today often spelled Jonathan


Anne-Marie

a female given name, combination of Anne and Marie


Celina

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


faen i helvete

(vulgar) god dammit (interjection) (literally Satan in Hell)


Enga

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


Margareth

a female given name, variant of Margaret


tonelag

tonelag (Bokmål indefinite neuter singular)
tonelaget (Bokmål definite neuter singular)
tonelag (Bokmål indefinite neuter plural)
tonelaga (Bokmål definite neuter plural)
tonelagene (Bokmål definite neuter plural)
tonelag (Nynorsk indefinite neuter singular)
tonelaget (Nynorsk definite neuter singular)
tonelag (Nynorsk indefinite neuter plural)
tonelaga (Nynorsk definite neuter plural)


tonem

tonem (Bokmål indefinite neuter singular)
tonemet (Bokmål definite neuter singular)
tonem (Bokmål indefinite neuter plural)
tonemer (Bokmål indefinite neuter plural)
tonema (Bokmål definite neuter plural)
tonemene (Bokmål definite neuter plural)
tonem (Nynorsk indefinite neuter singular)
tonemet (Nynorsk definite neuter singular)
tonem (Nynorsk indefinite neuter plural)
tonema (Nynorsk definite neuter plural)


Madelen

a female given name, variant of Madeleine


finfint

swell; ironic exclamation that something is fine, good


bondsk

bondsk (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
bondske (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
mer bondsk (comparative definite)
mest bondsk (indefinite superlative)
bondsk (Bokmål feminine indefinite singular)
bondske (Bokmål definite feminine singular)
bondsk (Bokmål indefinite neuter singular)
bondske (Bokmål definite neuter singular)
bondske (Bokmål indefinite plural)
bondske (Bokmål definite plural)
bondsk (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
bondske (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
meir bondsk (comparative definite)
bondsk (Nynorsk feminine indefinite singular)
bondske (Nynorsk definite feminine singular)
bondsk (Nynorsk indefinite neuter singular)
bondske (Nynorsk definite neuter singular)
bondske (Nynorsk indefinite plural)
bondske (Nynorsk definite plural)


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.


d.d.

Initialism of dags dato (“this day/date; today's date”).


eg.

Abbreviation of egentlig (“really; in reality; actually; originally; frankly”).


hjelpe til

(intransitive) to help (provide assistance), to lend a hand


Johnsen

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

a common surname originating as a patronymic


-sen

From sønn; the spelling change ø to e is likely a vowel reduction for ease of pronunciation. See Scandinavian family name etymology.


Vebjørn

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


UIB

Universitetet i Bergen - The University of Bergen


få på

få på (infinitive få på, present tense får på, past tense fikk på, past participle fått på, imperative få på)

få på (infinitive)
får på (present)
fikk på (past)
fått på (participle past)
få på (imperative)

(idiomatic, slang) smoke a cannabis joint


ompa

Used to reproduce the prominent bass rhythm of wind instrument music; oom-pah


Sigrun

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


Sigbjørn

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


Asbjørg

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


Haldis

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


Hildegunn

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


Arnhild

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


Alfild

(rare) a female given name, variant of Alfhild


Babben

a diminutive of the female given name Barbro


Chatrin

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


Anneline

a female given name, a combination of Anne and Line


Ingelinn

(rare) a female given name, variant of Ingelin


Annita

(rare) a female given name, variant of Anita


Inggjerd

(rare) a female given name, variant of Ingjerd


Annmarie

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


Edrikke

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


Iselinn

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Iselin


Annemor

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


Kariane

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Karianne


Janfrid

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


Irunn

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


Joakime

a female given name, a rare feminine form of Joakim


Karethe

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


Kristiana

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Kristiane


Ingine

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


Chatrine

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


Anngerd

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


Leny

(rare) a female given name, variant of Lene


Kristianne

a female given name, a less common form of Kristiane


Liliann

(rare) a female given name, variant of Lillian


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.


Kjerstin

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


Larsine

a female given name, a feminine form of Lars


Lisebeth

(rare) a female given name, variant of Lisbeth


Janhild

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


Lisken

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth or Lovise


Kristiane

a female given name, equivalent to English Christiana


Margith

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Margit


Lussie

(rare) a female given name, variant of Lucie


Ludvikke

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


Mailiss

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


Jacobine

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


Liten

Originally a nickname from liten (“little”).


Mossa

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


Maigunn

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


Mikaline

(rare) a female given name, variant of Mikkeline


Irun

(rare) a female given name, variant of Irunn


Mikkeline

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


Noril

(rare) a female given name, variant of Norill


Melborg

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


Nellfrid

(rare) a female given name, variant of Nelfrid


Mayliz

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


Mainy

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


Nilfrid

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


Milrid

(rare) a female given name, variant of Mildrid


Oleane

(rare) a female given name, variant of Oleanna


Monsine

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


Majbrit

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


Erikke

a female given name of rare usage, variant of Erika


Oleif

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


Olette

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


Marlaug

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


Lisen

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth and Lovise


Olinn

(rare) a female given name, variant of Oline


Nelborg

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


Nilsine

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


Oleanna

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


Olgunn

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


Ovedie

(rare) a female given name, variant of Ovedia


Perdy

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


Nelfrid

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


Olgine

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


Livny

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


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.


Maybritt

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


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.


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.


Ludvine

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


Myrthild

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


Paulfrid

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


Rangdi

(rare) a female given name, variant of Randi


Peternelle

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


Pedrikke

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


Ranghild

(rare) a female given name, variant of Ragnhild


Perdis

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


Maivor

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


Randine

An 18th century elaborated form of Randi.


Olufine

A 19th century feminine form of Danish Oluf.


Peternella

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


Olefine

(rare) a female given name, variant of Olevine


Nanne

a diminutive of the female given name Johanne


Olise

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


Ranni

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


Anelise

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


Oline

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Oline


Petrikke

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


Pergunn

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


Sedsel

(rare) a female given name, variant of Sidsel


Pernhild

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


Peroline

An 18th century combination of Per + Oline


Pergot

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


Kariann

a female given name, a less common form of Karianne


Renhild

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


Majlis

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


Olly

a diminutive of the female given name Olivia

a diminutive of the male given name Oliver


Minde

Uncertain, also recorded as Minda since 19th century.


Petrina

(rare) a female given name, variant of Petrine


Ovarda

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


Rasmine

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Rasmine


Magrit

Dialectal form of Margrethe (“Margaret”).


Magna

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


Krestine

(rare) a female given name, variant of Kristine


Lill

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


Ollaug

(rare) a female given name, variant of Olaug


Siss

a diminutive of the female given name Cecilie


Sirianne

(rare) a female given name, variant of Sirianna


Sirill

(rare) a female given name, variant of Siril


Sissil

(rare) a female given name, variant of Sissel


Karette

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


Sylvei

(rare) a female given name, variant of Solveig


Thiril

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


Stin

(rare) a female given name, similar to Stine


Sirianna

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


Solfryd

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


Thina

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


Siril

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


Perny

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


Thonje

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


Perda

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


Tonelise

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


Thuva

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


Thrine

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


Tomasine

a female given name, a rare feminine form of Tomas


Thone

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


Tonetta

(rare) a female given name, variant of Tonette


Toline

(rare) a female given name, variant of Tolline


Tomine

a female given name, a feminine form of Tomas


Svanhvit

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


Wigdis

a female given name, a less common spelling of Vigdis


Teodine

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


Snefryd

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


Tolline

An 18th century feminine form of Torleif.


Vesla

Originally a nickname from vesle (“little”).


Metta

(rare) a female given name, variant of Mette


Vildis

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


Tonette

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


Maibrit

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


Thomine

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


Andreassen

Originally a patronymic from Andreas + -sen.


Solbritt

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


Tordine

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


Lita

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


Aslaksen

Originally a patronymic from Aslak + -sen.


Vildrid

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


Petronille

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


Albrigtsen

Originally a patronymic from Albrigt + -sen.


Aanonsen

Originally a patronymic from Aanon + -sen.


Viviann

(rare) a female given name, variant of Vivian


Serianne

(rare) a female given name, variant of Sirianna


Aanensen

Originally a patronymic from Aanen + -sen.


Anderssen

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


Angelsen

Originally a patronymic from Angel + -sen.


Solgull

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


Alfredsen

Originally a patronymic from Alfred + -sen.


Alfsen

Originally a patronymic from Alf + -sen.


Antonsen

Originally a patronymic from Anton + -sen.


Arnesen

Originally a patronymic from Arne + -sen.


Aleksandersen

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


Aronsen

Originally a patronymic from Aron + -sen.


Andresen

Originally a patronymic from Andre + -sen.


Abrahamsen

Originally a patronymic from Abraham + -sen.


Andorsen

Originally a patronymic from Andor + -sen.


Albertsen

Originally a patronymic from Albert + -sen.


Adamsen

Originally a patronymic from Adam + -sen.


Askildsen

Originally a patronymic from Askild + -sen.


Adolfsen

Originally a patronymic from Adolf + -sen.


Taran

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


Alexandersen

Originally a patronymic from Alexander + -sen.


Abelsen

Originally a patronymic from Abel + -sen.


Anfinsen

Originally a patronymic from Anfin + -sen.


Arvesen

Originally a patronymic from Arve + -sen.


Akselsen

Originally a patronymic from Aksel + -sen.


Anthonsen

Originally a patronymic from Anthon + -sen.


Axelsen

Originally a patronymic from Axel + -sen.


Syrene

(rare) a female given name, variant of Syverine


Amundsen

Originally a patronymic from Amund + -sen.


Veline

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


Aagesen

Originally a patronymic from Aage + -sen.


Sigga

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


Sella

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


Milda

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


Mailis

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


Andersen

Originally a patronymic from Anders + -sen.

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Karita

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


Magga

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


Ine

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


Idar

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


Bjarte

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


Magnar

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


Agnar

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


Sigve

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


Amund

From Old Norse Ǫgmundr and from Ámundi "great" + " protection".


Oddveig

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


Ragna

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


Randulf

a male given name, equivalent to English Randolph


svikk

svikk (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
svikken (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
svikker (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
svikkene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
svikk (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
svikken (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
svikkar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
svikkane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)

Apparently from Middle Low German [Term?].

spigot; a tap from the venting hole of a cask.


har du røyka sokka dine

(slang, rhetorical) Idiomatic saying expressing disapproval and scorn at someone else's apparent pipe dream or overly vivid imagination. Slang phrase among adolescents from Oslo and nearby districts in the 1970s. Now less common. Literally translates to: "Have you been smoking your socks?"


Johansen

Originally a patronymic from Johan + -sen.


Jensen

Originally a patronymic from Jens + -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.


tralala

used to vocalize a melody or a cry to express joy


AKP

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


AKP

Initialism of Ambulanse Kontroll Punkt; ambulance control point. A designated location in disaster response protocol from where ambulances are guided into and out of the accident area.


Nilsen

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


Pedersen

Originally a patronymic from Peder + -sen.


Nielsen

Originally a patronymic from Niels + -sen.


Hansen

English: Hansen

Originally a patronymic from Hans + -sen.

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


f.eks.

Abbreviation of for eksempel (for example).


paulinsk

paulinsk (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
paulinske (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
mer paulinsk (comparative definite)
mest paulinsk (indefinite superlative)
paulinsk (Bokmål feminine indefinite singular)
paulinske (Bokmål definite feminine singular)
paulinsk (Bokmål indefinite neuter singular)
paulinske (Bokmål definite neuter singular)
paulinske (Bokmål indefinite plural)
paulinske (Bokmål definite plural)
paulinsk (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
paulinske (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
meir paulinsk (comparative definite)
paulinsk (Nynorsk feminine indefinite singular)
paulinske (Nynorsk definite feminine singular)
paulinsk (Nynorsk indefinite neuter singular)
paulinske (Nynorsk definite neuter singular)
paulinske (Nynorsk indefinite plural)
paulinske (Nynorsk definite plural)

Pauline (pertaining to the apostle Paul)


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.


mvh

med vennlig hilsen
med vennlig hilsen#Norwegian


skolediscipel

From skole + discipel, presumably from older Danish.


Sørensen

Originally a patronymic from Søren + -sen.


Jørgensen

Originally a patronymic from Jørgen + -sen.


Christensen

Originally a patronymic from Christen + -sen.


Karlsen

Originally a patronymic from Karl + -sen.


Larsen

Originally a patronymic from Lars + -sen.


Rasmussen

Originally a patronymic from Rasmus + -sen.


Kristiansen

Originally a patronymic from Kristian + -sen.


Olsen

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


Carlsen

Originally a patronymic from Carl + -sen.


Bysants

From Latin Byzantium, itself from Greek Byzantion, said to be named after its founder, Byzas of Megara.


Maiken

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Maiken


Maj-Britt

a female given name, variant of May-Britt


Margrete

a female given name, variant of Margrethe


LHBT

From lesbiske, homofile, bifile og transpersoner.

LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender)


gå så det griner

From a confusion of the dialectal word gvine (standard Norwegian hvine/kvine (“whine, make a high-pitched sound”)) with grine (“cry, shed tears”).

Motoren går så det griner.

run well (literally “go in such a way that there's crying”)


Eili

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


KNM

(nautical, military) Kongelig Norsk Marine — HNoMS (HNMS) – ship prefix of the Royal Norwegian Navy (Sjøforsvaret)


i like måte

"God jul!"
"Takk og i like måte!"
"Merry Christmas!"
"Thank you, and you too!"


RLE

Initialism of religion, livssyn og etikk, a Norwegian school subject.


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.


hysj

Quiet! I can't hear a word they say.

Hysj! Eg kan ikkje høyra eit ord av kva dei seier. (Nynorsk)


pokker

pokker (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
pokken (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
pokker (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
pokkene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
pokker (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
pokken (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
pokkar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
pokkane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)

Pokker altså, jeg glemte lommeboka hjemme.

a mild oath or profanity; based on the disease smallpox ("kopper")


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”).


Kristoffersen

Originally a patronymic from Kristoffer + -sen.


Paulsen

Originally a patronymic from Paul + -sen.


Eriksen

Originally a patronymic from Erik + -sen.


Simonsen

Originally a patronymic from Simon + -sen.


Mikkelsen

Originally a patronymic from Mikkel + -sen.


Danielsen

Originally a patronymic from Daniel + -sen.


Jacobsen

Originally a patronymic from Jacob + -sen.


Christiansen

Originally a patronymic from Christian + -sen.


Jakobsen

Originally a patronymic from Jakob + -sen.


Thorsen

Originally a patronymic from Thor + -sen.


Svendsen

Originally a patronymic from Svend + -sen.


Iversen

Originally a patronymic from Iver + -sen.


Kristensen

Originally a patronymic from Kristen + -sen.


Pettersen

Originally a patronymic from Petter + -sen.


Evensen

Originally a patronymic from Even + -sen.


Hanssen

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


Halvorsen

Originally a patronymic from Halvor + -sen.


Fredriksen

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


Johannessen

Originally a patronymic from Johannes + -sen.


Poulsen

Originally a patronymic from Poul + -sen.


Martinsen

Originally a patronymic from Martin + -sen.


Mortensen

Originally a patronymic from Morten + -sen.


Henriksen

Originally a patronymic from Henrik + -sen.


Thomsen

Originally a patronymic from Thom or Thomas + -sen.


Clausen

Originally a patronymic from Claus + -sen.


Madsen

Originally a patronymic from Mads + -sen.


Bertelsen

Originally a patronymic from Bertel + -sen.


Thomassen

Originally a patronymic from Thomas + -sen.


Hermansen

Originally a patronymic from Herman + -sen.


Eliassen

Originally a patronymic from Elias + -sen.


Kjeldsen

Originally a patronymic from Kjeld + -sen.


Edvardsen

Originally a patronymic from Edvard + -sen.


Jenssen

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


Berthelsen

Originally a patronymic from Berthel + -sen.


Steffensen

Originally a patronymic from Steffen + -sen.


Berntsen

Originally a patronymic from Bernt + -sen.


Lauritsen

Originally a patronymic from Laurits + -sen.


Sivertsen

Originally a patronymic from Sivert + -sen.


Gundersen

Originally a patronymic from Gunder + -sen.


Christoffersen

Originally a patronymic from Christoffer + -sen.


Isaksen

Originally a patronymic from Isak + -sen.


Gregersen

Originally a patronymic from Gregers + -sen.


Ellingsen

Originally a patronymic from Elling + -sen.


Klausen

Originally a patronymic from Klaus + -sen.


Mathisen

Originally a patronymic from Mathis + -sen.


Mathiesen

Originally a patronymic from Mathies + -sen.


Ibsen

English: Ibsenesque, Ibsenian

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


Torun

a female given name, a less common spelling of Torunn


Snorre

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


slu

slu (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
slue (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
sluere (comparative definite)
sluest (indefinite superlative)
slueste (definite superlative)
slu (Bokmål feminine indefinite singular)
slue (Bokmål definite feminine singular)
slu (Bokmål indefinite neuter singular)
slue (Bokmål definite neuter singular)
slue (Bokmål indefinite plural)
slue (Bokmål definite plural)
slu (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
slue (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
sluare (comparative definite)
sluast (indefinite superlative)
sluaste (definite superlative)
slu (Nynorsk feminine indefinite singular)
slue (Nynorsk definite feminine singular)
slu (Nynorsk indefinite neuter singular)
slue (Nynorsk definite neuter singular)
slue (Nynorsk indefinite plural)
slue (Nynorsk definite plural)


få ut fingeren av ræva

få + ut + fingeren + av + ræva (literally "get the finger out of the ass")


osv

Initialism of og så videre (“and so on”).


hanndue

hannsvane

svane, Cygnini, Anserinae, Anatidae, Anseriformes, Aves

he-dove (literally), (male) dove, cock (cock dove), cock bird

he-pigeon (literally), (male) pigeon, cock (cock pigeon), cock bird


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)


hvorved

Vi gikk ned mot en lufthavn og en kaj, hvorved det lå en liten båt.

We walked down towards an airport and a wharf, whereby a small boat rested.


lasaron

lasaron (Bokmål indefinite masculine singular)
lasaronen (Bokmål definite masculine singular)
lasaroner (Bokmål indefinite masculine plural)
lasaronene (Bokmål definite masculine plural)
lasaron (Nynorsk indefinite masculine singular)
lasaronen (Nynorsk definite masculine singular)
lasaronar (Nynorsk indefinite masculine plural)
lasaronane (Nynorsk definite masculine plural)


i mørket er alle katter grå

all cats are grey in the dark
all cats are grey in the dark


Bakken

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


Nygaard

English: Nygaard


Moen

English: Moen

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

A locality, the administrative centre of Målselv kommune, Troms


Haugen

English: Haugen


AMK

Initialism of Akuttmedisinsk kommunikasjonssentral.


Nygard

English: Nygard


neida

emphatic of nei: No, no way , of course not


jada

emphatic of ja: Yes, yes indeed, of course


Eliah

a male given name, more common in the form Elias


Tungenes

A deanery in the central part of Rogaland county, Norway


kømmi

(dialectal) past participle of komma, come

similar form previously standardized in nynorsk


fønni

(dialectal) past participle of finne, found


Oidipus

form removed by a 2001 spelling decision; superseded by Ødipus


trir

From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ (þrijoʀ) (feminine plural), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Compare Danish and Swedish tre, Icelandic þrír, Faroese tríggir, English three.


nedvurdere

From Norwegian Bokmål vurdere ned (“undervalue”).


diskreditere

From Latin [Term?], see Norwegian Bokmål kreditere (“credit”).


enkel maskin

From enkel (“simple”) + maskin (“machine”).


Høidal

English: Hoidal


Tallak

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


salikatt

Named after police chief Fredrik Theokar Salicath (1847–1911), who was much maligned by the inhabitants of Bergen, Stavanger and Larvik. It could simultaneously be a minced oath of Satan, and has certainly been in use as such.

named-after

(dialectal, colloquial, euphemistic, chiefly in Stavanger) a lighter curse word used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc., but also pleasant surprise


jemini

Corruption of Jesu domine (“Lord Jesus”). It is uncertain whether or not it is deliberate.

(colloquial) good lord, for Christ's sake


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.


Rauland

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.


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


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)


elle melle deg fortelle

Related to Danish ælle bælle mig fortælle, Dutch iene miene mutte and Russian эни бени (eni beni)

eeny, meeny, miny, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe


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”).


det årnær sæ

Droppa ut av barneskolen, men det årnær sæ

2020, Hagle (lyrics and music), “Det årnær sæ”:

I left elementary school early, but things will work out.

[...] «det årnær sæ» faktisk er et gammelt dialektuttrykk, som på en treffende måte formidler det joviale, gemyttlige, optimistiske og inkluderende lynnet hos Fredrikstads befolkning.

2017 December 13, Bengt Børresen, “Foreslår «Kjepper i jula» hvis «Det årnær sæ» refuseres”, in Fredriksstad Blad:

‘det årnær sæ’ is actually an old dialect expression that aptly conveys the jovial, cheerful, optimistic and inclusive nature of the people of Fredrikstad.

it’ll work out; expression of a happy, optimistic state of mind