Daniel

From Vulgate Latin Daniel, ultimately of Hebrew origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1246.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel


Jesus

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Jesus c (genitive Jesus, sometimes Jesu)

Inherited from Old Swedish Iēsus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ), a contracted form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhōšúaʿ, “Joshua”). The form יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ) is attested in some of the later books of the Hebrew Bible (Ezra–Nehemiah). The Greek texts make no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).


Thomas

a male given name of popular usage, variant of Tomas


Adam

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


Gabriel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel


Abraham

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham


Ada

First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1762. Short form of names like Adela, and of biblical Hebrew origin.


Maria

From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). First recorded in Sweden in 1344.


Marta

a female given name, equivalent to English Martha


Eva

Latin Eva, from Hebrew. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1472.

Eva Andersson. Namnet stämde, det var lika anonymt som den färglösa kvinnan på andra sidan skrivbordet, hon som bläddrade i min journal med trubbiga fingrar och sedan såg på mig med rynkad panna.

2004, Majgull Axelsson, Den jag aldrig var, Prisma, →ISBN, page 258:


Rebecka

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


Blåtand

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


Elisabet

a female given name, also spelled Elisabeth


Tomas

a male given name, often also spelled Thomas


Petrus

a male given name, a latinate variant of the more common Peter and Per


Rafael

Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl)

a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin; sometimes used as a Christianized form of Ragnvald


Elia

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


Maria Magdalena

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Maria Magdalena c (genitive Maria Magdalenas)


Naemi

(now rare) a female given name of biblical origin


Eliah

a male given name, more common in the form Elias


homp

Derived from English hobbit, coined by Swedish translator and author Tore Zetterholm in 1947.


Sjtjedrin

Щедрин Щедрин#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Щедрин (Ščedrin)


Kalle Dussin

Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII of Sweden