Victoria

a female given name from Latin, variant of Viktoria


Laura

From Latin Laura. First recorded in Sweden in 1737.


Ursula

From Latin Ursula. First recorded in Sweden in 1477.


Albert

First recorded in Sweden in 1283. Cognate with German and English Albert.

a male given name, equivalent to English Albert


Michael

From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, “who is like God?”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 13th century.

der

a male given name, a less common spelling of Mikael


Charles

a male given name borrowed from English and French


Christopher

English style spelling variant of the standard Swedish Kristoffer.


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


Jan

Contraction of Johan (“John”). Recorded in Sweden since the 17th century.


Alexander

Equivalent to English Alexander. First recorded in Sweden (Scania) in 1201.


Sofia

Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1380 as Sophia.

a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia


Malte

From Danish Malte. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1672.


Moses

Biblical, cognate with English Moses, from earlier versions of the Swedish Bible.


Sarah

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


Marcus

From Latin Marcus. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 13th century.


George

From English George. Variant of the standard Swedish Georg. Both names ultimately derive from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), name of a legendary dragon-slaying saint.


Thomas

a male given name of popular usage, variant of Tomas


Paul

Clipping of Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.


Hannah

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


Andreas

From Latin Andreas, of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 12th century.

Det där är Andreas hund.

Andreas och Andrea har varsin hund men Andreas' är störst.

Andreas and Andrea each have a dog, but Andreas's is the biggest.

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


Mary

From English Mary as a variant of the traditional Swedish Maria. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1808.

Hon visste att hon hade vuxit upp i ett vitt hus, att hennes mor hade döpt henne till Mary och att hennes far hade kallat henne Marie och att hon långt upp i tonåren hade lekt att hon levde två liv, att hon hade ett andra jag som vaknade när hon somnade och somnade nät hon vaknade.

2004, Majgull Axelsson, Den jag aldrig var, Prisma, →ISBN, page 17:


Richard

a male given name, an English and French type variant of Rikard


Alice

From English Alice. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1841.


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.


David

From Vulgate Latin David, ultimately of Hebrew origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in runes around 1200.

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

First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219.

a male given name, equivalent to English Robert


Jimmy

Samipojkar skulle bli jobbare, det var ett bra yrke för sådana som hette Conny och Sonny också. [ - - - ] Och på hjälputbildningar runt om i landet skojlärde vi oss Y-barnsregeln. Varning för alla namn som slutar på Y!: Ronny, Tommy, Billy, Tony, Eddy, Lenny, Jimmy, Benny, Jerry, Freddy.
Så skojades det. Menades det, kanske.

2010, Susanna Alakoski, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset, Bonniers, →ISBN, page 117:


Gandalf

Af gamle Nores blod var Gandalf en Konung i Alfhem.

1830, Christoffer Fritz Jacobsson, Tider och Minnen B, page 14:

Of Old Nore's blood, Gandalf was a King of Alfheim.

Därefter öfverlämnades till honom en hedersgåfva, bestående at en större silfverbägare med inskriften: »Från lifförsäkringssällskapet Gandalf till dess kassaman Georg Holmström 1893-1901». Hr Holmström tackade i rörda ordalag för gåfvan.

1901 March 28, “Lifförsäkringssällskapet Gandalf [Gandalf Life Insurance Company]”, in Norrlands-Posten, page 2:

He was then presented with an honorary gift, consisting of a large silver cup with the inscription: »From the life insurance company Gandalf to its cashier Georg Holmström 1893-1901». Mr. Holmström thanked in moving terms for the gift.

(rare) a male given name from Old Norse, in occasional modern use


Alex

a male given name, equivalent to English Alex


Kurt

From Middle Low German Kurt, a contraction of Konrad. First recorded in Sweden as Curt in 1639.


Johan

→ Finnish: Juhana, Juhani

From Old Swedish Iohan or short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 11th century.

Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an.

1975, Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 113:


Anne

From French Anne. First recorded as a given name of Swedes in 1773.


Anne

From Anders, Anton, Arne. Affix of the two first letters An- + n (“gemination”) + -e (“hypocoristic suffix”).
Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

af

(rare) a diminutive of the male given name Anders, Anton or Arne


Jessica

Borrowed from English Jessica, popular at the end of the 20th century.


Henrietta

From French Henriette, or borrowed from English.


Ivan

From Russian Ива́н (Iván). First recorded in Sweden in 1797.

Ива́н Иван#Russian

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


Marit

A northern Swedish medieval contraction of Margit, from Margareta (“Margaret”).


Arvid

Old Swedish Arnvidh, Arvidh, from Old Norse Arnviðr.


Jerry

From English Jerry. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1906.


Oliver

Jag har tänkt resa ditöver i oktober då barnet ska komma till världen, och kan ni tänka att det ska heta Oliver om det blir en pojke, men är det inte något man äter?

2010, Pirkko Lindberg, Hotell Hemlängtan, Schildts, →ISBN, page 268:

I'm planning to go there in October when the baby is supposed to come, and can you imagine that it will be called Oliver if it's a boy, but isn't that something you eat?

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


Maximilian

From German Maximilian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1695.


Kent

Borrowed from English Kent at the same time as Kenneth. Generally interpreted as a short form of Kenneth in Scandinavia. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1923.


Charlie

From English Charlie. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1872.


Oscar

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1803.


Vincent

From French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius.

a male given name, Vincent, from Latin, equivalent to English Vincent


Sophie

a female given name, a less common spelling of Sofie


Barbara

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


Sophia

a female given name, a less common spelling of Sofia


Irene

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


William

Borrowed from English William. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1675. Cognate with Swedish Vilhelm.


Jane

a female given name borrowed from English, less often from Danish or Norwegian


Noel

From English Noel and French Noël. In general use among Swedish-speakers since about 2000.


Judith

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


Carolina

a female given name, variant of Karolina


Seth

a male given name of common usage, variant of Set


Viking

Originally a nickname, appearing in runestones, from Old Norse víkingr (“a Viking”). Revived as a given name since 1829.


Marie

From French Marie, less often from Danish or German. First recorded in Sweden in 1695.


Tommy

From English Tommy. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1886.

Pojken hette Tommy och flickan Annika. Det var två mycket snälla och väluppfostrade och lydiga barn.

1945, Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Långstrump, Rabén&Sjögren, published 1997, →ISBN, page 8:

The boy was named Tommy and the girl Annika. They were two very nice and well-raised and obedient children.


Caroline

a female given name borrowed from French


Patrick

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


Samuel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel


Angela

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela


Karl

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

Sinikka föreslog då Karl efter Marx och Karl Liebknecht. Eller Karl den tolfte, invände jag. Också Karl kändes för banalt, för använt och utslitet, för oambitiöst och komprometterat, trots vissa stora och förpliktande föregångare.

1975, Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 79:


Alfred

Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1751.

a male given name, fashionable in the 19th century


Roy

Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.


Louise

From French Louise. First recorded in Sweden in 1698.


Donald

From English Donald. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1880.

Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an. Bara inte Donald. Det avslöjade obönhörligt härkomsten, fick jag snart nog klart för mig. Just i de kretsarna. I likhet med Clark och Gladys och Salome. Det lät vulgärt låtsasfint, uppkomlingsaktigt, eller på det hela taget pinsamt adekvat när allt kommer omkring.


Adrian

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

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian


Herbert

a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert


Amanda

Derived from Latin Amanda. First recorded in Sweden in 1735.


Wilhelm

a male given name, the spelling origin of Vilhelm


Marianne

From French Marianne. First recorded in Sweden in 1675.


Erika

Feminine form of Erik. First recorded in Sweden in 1686 in the Latinate spelling Erica.


Eddie

From English Eddie. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1900.


Ronald

a male given name originally of Old Norse origin, borrowed back from English in the 19th century


Monica

a female given name, a less common spelling of Monika


Harriet

a female given name borrowed from English


Rebecca

a female given name, an English style spelling of Rebecka


Adolf

a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph


Ann

From English Ann, first recorded as a Swedish given name in 1860.


Diana

a female given name, equivalent to English Diana


Kenneth

From English Kenneth. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1898.


Ferdinand

a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand


Raymond

From English and French Raymond. First recorded in Sweden in 1884.

"Jag kan inte förlika mig med det där fåniga Raymond". Hon uttalade det med överdrivna läpprörelser i två delar Ray-Mond. "När nu gossen är döpt till Börje, vilket är ett ordentlig svenskt namn. - - - Men moster Loja använde alltid sin pojkes artistnamn, och till och med uttalade det Rejmond på det amerikanska sättet, som han ville.

2010, Pirkko Lindberg, Hotell Hemlängtan, Schildts, →ISBN, page 220:

"I cannot adjust myself to that stupid Raymond." She pronounced it with exaggarated lip movements in two parts Ray-Mond. "When the boy was christened Börje, which is a proper Swedish name. - - - But Aunt Loja always used her boy's stage name, and even pronounced it Raymond the American way, like he wanted.


Dennis

Borrowed from English Dennis in the 20th century, from Old French Denis, from Latin Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Δῐονῡ́σῐος (Dionū́sios), from Δῐόνῡσος (Diónūsos) + -ῐος (-ios, “belonging to”), hence meaning follower of Dionysus.


Abbe

a diminutive of the male given names Abraham, Albin, or Albert


Alf

From Old Norse Alfr. Also a contraction of Adolf.


Annie

From English Annie. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1843.

I oktober föddes Annie. Enligt familjelegenden gick Henny på grund av grossessen miste om huvudrollen i Annie get your gun. Hon döpte i stället sin lilla flicka till Annie. Annie var inte gammal när hon förstod att Henny aldrig skulle ha fått huvudrollen.

1993, Kerstin Ekman, Händelser vid vatten, Bonniers, published 1995, →ISBN, page 214:


Ask

From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”).

Men den, som genom sitt uppförande i handel och vandel gjorde sig förtjänt av aktning och förtroende, kunde med tiden — även om han var "utlänning" — bli aktad som en av socknens egna barn. Det var t. ex. fallet med Ask Olof Andersson i Tunvågen, bördig från Dalarna [...]

1916, Jämten; Heimbygdas Arsbok, page 45:

But, by his conduct in trade and business, he deserves respect and trust, and could with time, even though he was a foreigner, be regarded as one of the parish's own children. It was, for example, the case with Ask Olof Andersson in Tunvågen, by birth from Dalarna …


Björn

From Old Norse Bjǫrn, from bjǫrn (“bear”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. Runic name revived since 1816. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian Bjørn.


Bo

From Old Norse Búi (“dweller, long-time resident”), originally a medieval byname.


Axel

From Danish Aksel, Axel. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1371.


Bill

From English Bill. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1895.

—Vem är Bill, mamma?
Jag väntade mig inget svar, men mamma skrattade:
—Vet du inte det? Jo, det kommer från farmor. När pappa var liten brukade hon på skoj kalla honom för Bill...Lille Bill...Vilde Bill...Det tog han efter sen och kallade sig ofta Bill. Fast för min del sa jag alltid Birger.

1994, Maria Gripe, Egna världar, →ISBN, page 272:


Alma

a female given name, equivalent to English Alma


Curt

a male given name, a less common spelling of Kurt


Camilla

From Latin Camilla through literature. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1817.

a female given name popular from the 1960s to the 1990s


Edit

a female given name derived from English Edith


Abraham

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham


Evert

From a Low German variant of German Eberhard, cognate to English Everett.

a male given name used since the 14th century


Dag

From Old Norse dagr (“day”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. A runic name revived since 1863.


Eric

a male given name, a less common spelling of Erik


Ellen

Borrowed from English Ellen and Danish Ellen.


Fred

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


Ada

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Ada


Jerker

a male given name, a dialectal form of Erik


Jarl

From the title of jarl (earl), used as a given name since the 19th century.


Gun

From Old Norse Gunnr, short form of female compound names with the element gunnr (“battle”). Name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1891.


Jon

a male given name, a medieval form of Johannes ( =John)


Klara

a female given name, equivalent to English Clara


Merit

A rare spelling variant of Märit, variant of Märta, from Margareta.


Jenny

From English Jenny, diminutive of Jane. First recorded in Sweden in 1767. Later also used as a Swedish diminutive of Eugenia.


Dan

a male given name derived from Old Norse Danr (“a Dane”), Daniel, and biblical Dan


Moa

Originally a pet name from the word mor (“mother”).

Barnen bar änglanamn: Mikaela och Angelica, men mest kallades de för ungdjävlarna. Vad bar namnen för drömmar? Inte så långt därifrån satt en familj på fyra personer. Föräldrarna, som säkert hade någon form av intellektuella yrken, resonerade med barnen om yrkesvägar och utbildning, om fördelar och nackdelar med att vara läkare, lärare, jurist, journalist. Barnen hette Moa och Tore, namn som antydde att de hade fötts fram direkt ur leran vid ett sörmlandskt torp. Vilka drömmar bar namnen? Varför söker motsatserna varandra?

1989, Lennart Hagerfors, Sarekmannen, Norstedts, →ISBN, page 205:


Madeleine

From French Madeleine. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1788.


Malin

Vernacular form of Magdalena. First recorded in Sweden in 1524.

- Hon ska heta Malin.
- Varför det, sade Karin som tyckte att det var ett fult gammalt namn som luktade fattigsverige.
- Det hette min mamma, sade Mona och då fanns det inget att tillägga.

1985, Marianne Fredriksson, Simon och ekarna, Wahlström & Widstrand, published 2001, →ISBN, page 236:

"I'll name her Malin."
"Why?" said Karin, who thought it was an ugly and old name that reminded her of a peasant.
"That was my mom's name," said Mona. Then there was nothing left to say.


Magnus

→ Estonian: Magnus

A Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 12th century.


Hans

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in 1356.


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.


Maj

a female given name shortened from Maja ( =Maria), also associated with the month May (maj). A common part of hyphenated given names such as Maj-Britt, Maj-Lis


Nelly

From English Nelly. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1803.


Max

From German Max. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1825.

Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an. Bara inte Donald.


Nanny

Borrowed from English Nanny in the 19th century.


Molly

From English Molly. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1806.


Mia

Contraction of Maria and pet form of other female names with the syllable -mi-. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1854.

Göransons kvinna hette Mia. Till och med namnet tycktes dem skrattretande och inbjöd till hån. De uttalade det med en katts långdragna jamande: M-i-i-a-a-a... I mars jublade de det nätter och dagar.

1933, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Godnatt, jord, Albert Bonniers förlag, published 1950, page 41:


My

Coined by Finnish author Tove Jansson in 1950, via the character Little My in the Moomin books, named for my (“mu, the Greek letter μ”), because she was the smallest thing that there is.

coinage

a female given name popular in Sweden since the 1980s


Linda

Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1833.


Ola

a male given name derived from Olaf or Olof


Nova

From Latin nova (“new”) in the 20th century.


Pelle

a diminutive of the male given names Per, Pär, or Peter


Melissa

a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa


Per

From Latin Petrus. First recorded in Sweden in 1428.


Reine

a male given name derived from Reinhard and Reinhold


Eve

Short form of Evert and Evald, also a masculine form of Eva. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1904.


Eve

Variant of Eva and short form of Evelina.


Frank

a male given name borrowed from English or, rarely, from German


Marina

Derived from Latin Marīna (a saint's name). First recorded in Sweden in 1304.


Rune

Masculine form of Runa, also from Old Norse Rúni. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1865.


Kim

a male given name from Hebrew, shortened from Joakim

a female given name from English, of recent usage


Sally

From English Sally. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1784.


Anna

First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291. Inherited from Old Swedish Anna, from Vulgar 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.

Då mindes jag Anna, den ljusa människan. Och så sa jag utan att ha tänkt att jag ville kalla flickan Anna. Mor blev glad, det såg jag nog, men hon sa att jag måste tala med Arne först.
Han tyckte namnet var gammaldags och rejält. Så var han glad att det inte fanns i släkten.

1994, Marianne Fredriksson, Anna, Hanna och Johanna, Wahlström & Widstrand, published 2001, →ISBN, page 259:

a female given name, equivalent to English Ann


Stig

From Old Norse Stígr. A Danish name revived in Sweden since 1867.


Mari

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary, a less common spelling of Marie


Tilde

a female given name, a Danish type variant of Tilda ( = Matilda)


Saga

a female given name derived from the Swedish noun saga, used since the 19th century


Sten

From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn (“stone”).


Petra

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


Martin

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

der

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin


Ville

a diminutive of the male given names Vilhelm or Villiam

(rare) a male given name, used since in the 2000s, based on the diminutive above


Willy

a male given name borrowed from English or German


Uno

Latinized form of Une, from Old Norse Uni, related to una "to be satisfied,happy". By folk etymology associated with Latin unus (“one”).


Jack

From English Jack. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1883.


Set

a male given name of biblical origin; also spelled Seth


Robin

From English Robin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1880.

a male given name, equivalent to English Robin


Roger

From English and French Roger. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1789.


Tora

a female given name, equivalent to English Thora, short for names beginning with Tor-


Rosa

a female given name, equivalent to English Rose


Stella

From Latin stella. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1857.


Tor

a male given name from Old Norse, short for names beginning with the Old Norse element Tor-


Urban

a male given name, which peaked in popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. Cognate to Urban


Viola

From Latin viola (“violet”). First recorded in Sweden in 1844.


Ruth

From Vulgate Latin Ruth, from Hebrew רות. First recorded as a given name in 1621.

a female given name, an alternative spelling of Rut


August

a male given name. Feminine form: Augusta


Noah

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


Vera

Borrowed from Russian Ве́ра (Véra) in the 19th century.

Med denna tysta bön smög hon sig sakta bort och inneslöt sig uti sitt rum, för att där ännu »rådgöra med sin Herre och Gud», som hon fordom lärde af sin längesedan hädangångna fromma syster Veronica, efter hvilken Vera hade fått sitt namn, fastän något förkortadt.

1867, Zachris Topelius, Fältskärns berättelser, volume 5, Bonnier, page 162:


Leo

a male given name, equivalent to English Leo


John

From English John. First recorded in Sweden in 1729. Used as a spelling variant of the traditional Swedish Jon.


Emily

a female given name from from English [in turn from French Amélie, in turn from Latin Aemilia], variant of Emelie


Christine

a female given name, variant of Kristina


Frans

a male given name, equivalent to English Francis


Edith

a female given name, a less common spelling of Edit


Patricia

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


Helen

a female given name borrowed from English


Lucia

a female given name, equivalent to English Lucy


Caesar

a male given name from Latin Caesar, of rare usage


Hasse

a diminutive of the male given name Hans


Erica

a female given name, a less common spelling of Erika


Rita

From Italian Rita, later also used as a short form of Marita and Carita. First recorded as a name of Swedes in 1880.


Erik

E. Blom. Vad stod e:et för? Erik? Det var egentligen det enda mansnamn för en så pass ung människa som hon kunde komma på. Ingen hette sådant som Evald, Einar eller Evert nuförtiden. Eller gjorde de?

2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag, →ISBN:

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric, feminine equivalent Erika or Erica, equivalent to English Eric


Tina

a female given name, short for Kristina, Martina, Albertina and similar names


Percy

From English Percy. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1845. By folk etymology associated with Per (“Peter”).

Samipojkar skulle bli jobbare, det var ett bra yrke för sådana som hette Conny och Sonny också. […] Och på hjälputbildningar runt om i landet skojlärde vi oss Y-barnsregeln. Varning för alla namn som slutar på Y!: Ronny, Tommy, Billy, Tony, Eddy, Lenny, Jimmy, Benny, Jerry, Freddy.
Så skojades det. Menades det, kanske.
Men Percypojkarna blev ju sällan raggare och bråkstakar...
Undantaget som bekräftade regeln, skojade vi på

2010, Susanna Alakoski, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset, Bonniers, →ISBN, page 117:


Isabelle

From French Isabelle. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1895.


Margot

From French Margot. First recorded in Sweden in 1804.


Julia

a female given name from Latin of Latin origin


Jessika

a female given name, a less common spelling of Jessica


Isabella

From Latin Isabella. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1564.

a female given name from Latin popular in the 2000s


Katarina

From the Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē), name of a saint. First recorded in Sweden around 1200 as Katerina.

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


Isabel

a female given name from Spanish. Variant of Isabella


Hugo

a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo


Bruno

a male given name, equivalent to English Bruno


Cecilia

From Latin saint's name Caecilia. First recorded in Sweden in the 12th century.

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


Joel

a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin


Wilma

a female given name derived from Wilhelmina


Jennifer

From English Jennifer in the 20th century.


Göran

→ Norwegian: Gøran

From Late Old Swedish Iø̄rian, from Early Old Swedish Iø̄ran or from Middle Low German Jurian. Related to modern German Jürgen and English George. First recorded in Sweden as Jöran in 1509.


Lisa

Short form of Elisabet. First recorded in Sweden in 1558.


Viktor

From Latin Victor. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1640 as Victor.

a male given name, equivalent to English Victor


Olivia

a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia


Christina

Derived from Latin Chrīstiāna, Christina. First recorded in runes as kristin in the 12th century. Name of a 17th century queen of Sweden.

"Birgitta, Margareta och Christina", sa barnavårdstanten och skrattade ett kacklande litet besökarskratt. "Nu fattas det bara en liten Desirée för att det ska bli precis som på Haga slott..."

1997, Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan, published 2006, →ISBN, page 160:


Theo

Short form of Theodor and other names beginning with Theo-, Teo-. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1860.

a diminutive of the male given name Theodor


Sylvia

a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia


Amalia

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Amelia


Jasmine

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


Jöran

a male given name of rare usage, variant of Göran


Martina

a female given name, equivalent to English Martina


Natalie

a female given name of modern usage, variant of Natalia


Stefan

From Vulgate Latin Stephanus, which was first recorded as a Swedish given name in the 12th century. Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin.

a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen


Nina

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


Johannes

From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 1160s. Cognate with English John.

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


Susanna

a female given name, equivalent to English Susan


Marta

a female given name, equivalent to English Martha


Agnes

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


Sonny

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


Paula

From Latin Paula via German. First recorded in Sweden in 1842.


Lars

From Latin Laurentius. First recorded in Sweden in 1524. Cognate with English Laurence.


Emanuel

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

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Immanuel


Carina

Latinate form of Karin. Can also be associated with Latin Carina. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1877.


Emma

From German Emma. First recorded in Sweden in 1766.


Roland

Cognate with English and French Roland. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1397, but not in common use before the 20th century.

a male given name, equivalent to English Roland


Wilhelmina

a female given name, a German type spelling of Vilhelmina


Glenn

a male given name from English; popular in the 1960s


Daniela

A feminine form of Daniel. First recorded in Sweden in 1819.


Nora

a female given name, short form of Eleonora


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:


Harald

From Old Norse Haraldr, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz.

a male given name, equivalent to English Harold


Lukas

a male given name, sometimes also spelled Lucas


Helena

From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē), cognate with English Helen. First recorded in Sweden in the 12th century.


Kristin

a female given name, variant of Christina


Beatrice

a female given name of Latin origin, used since the 19th century


Lasse

a diminutive of the male given name Lars, less often recorded as an official name


Karina

→ Belarusian: Карына (Karyna)

→ Czech: Karina

→ Danish: Karina

→ English: Karina

→ German: Karina

→ Latvian: Karina, Karīna

→ Norwegian: Karina

→ Polish: Karina

→ Slovak: Karina

→ Russian: Карина (Karina)

→ Ukrainian: Карина (Karyna)

a diminutive of the female given name Katarina and elaboration of Karin


Doris

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


Sven

From Old Norse Sveinn; borne by three medieval kings of Denmark. Cognate with Norwegian Svein and Danish Svend. Doublet of Soini.


Ebbe

Danish, shortened from Esbjørn (from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn) and Enbjørn (from Old Norse Arnbjørn).


Jacke

a diminutive of the male given names Jakob or Jacob


Wille

a diminutive of the male given names William or Wilhelm


Elsie

a female given name borrowed from English


Nisse

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


Rebecka

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


Bert

a male given name, equivalent to English Bert


Jennie

Borrowed from English in the eighteenth century.


Herman

a male given name, equivalent to English Herman


Filip

Ancient Greek origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1581 as Philip.

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


Elise

a female given name derived from Elisabeth via German or French


Angelica

Förra sommaren satt jag i Rålambshovsparken i Stockholm och lyssnade till några tonårsmödrar som låg och solade och passade sina barn. De skällde och skrek åt dem. Barnen bar änglanamn: Mikaela och Angelica, men mest kallades de för ungdjävlarna. Vad bar namnen för drömmar? Inte så långt därifrån satt en familj på fyra personer. Föräldrarna, som säkert hade någon form av intellektuella yrken, resonerade med barnen om yrkesvägar och utbildning, om fördelar och nackdelar med att vara läkare, lärare, jurist, journalist. Barnen hette Moa och Tore, namn som antydde att de hade fötts fram direkt ur leran vid ett sörmlandskt torp. Vilka drömmar bar namnen? Varför söker motsatserna varandra?


Johanna

Latin Johanna, Iohanna. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1312. Cognate with English Jane and Joan.


Sara

Vulgate Latin Sara, from Hebrew. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1464.

a female given name, recently also spelled Sarah


Immanuel

—Du fick heta Mikael du, sade hon en gång, då hon gick förbi med grädden i en båtformad snäcka. Det var jag som föreslog det. Jag hade alltid tyckt om det namnet.
Mikael hörde hjärtat dunka under blusen och förblev stum.
—Pappa heter Immanuel, sade han äntligen stammande. Det har väl farmor också gett honom?
—Ja, Immanuel, det är också ett vackert namn... Då tycktes hon bli litet tankspridd.

1933, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Godnatt, jord, Albert Bonniers förlag, published 1950, pages 127–128:


Hanna

As a given name, often shortened from Johanna, also derived from the biblical character(s). First recorded in Sweden in 1583.


Felix

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix


Elisabeth

a female given name of popular usage, variant of Elisabet


Vivian

a female given name, equivalent to English Vivian


Matilda

a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda


Absalon

a male given name, the biblical character Absalom


Acke

a male given name, hypocoristic form of Axel


Aleksej

Алексе́й Алексей#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Алексе́й (Alekséj), equivalent to Alexius.


Elmer

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


Åke

From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”), from Proto-Germanic *anô (as in the first part of the name Olaf).
By folk etymology sometimes associated with Swedish åka (“ride”), as in Åke-Tor, an epithet of the thunder god Thor. Formerly an eastern Danish name (in what is now southern Sweden) restricted to the gentry. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian Aage, Åge.

Han hette Åke Ekengren. Det var ett stiligt namn och han var mycket snygg.

1979, Kerstin Ekman, Änglahuset, Bonniers, published 1994, →ISBN, page 26:

a male given name popular in the twentieth century


Alfons

a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso


Albin

From Latin Albīnus, partly merged with Germanic Albwin, the German equivalent of English Alvin.


Alban

a male given name, equivalent to English Alban


Bernhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard


Gustav

English: Gustav

French: Gustave

Latin: Gustavus

From Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautr (“Geats”) + stafr (“staff”), or maybe from Slavic (compare Old Polish Gościsław, Goscław, Czech Hostislav), from Proto-Slavic *Gostislavъ, from *gostь (“guest”) + *slava (“glory”). First recorded as Swedish given name in 1521.


Sandra

A short form of Alexandra. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1871.

a female given name, equivalent to English Sandra


Maud

a female given name borrowed from English


Jonas

From the Ancient Greek equivalent of English Jonah, ultimately from Hebrew, also a short form of Johannes. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1303.


Hilda

a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda


Inge

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


Inga

From Old Norse Inga. Also recorded as a modern diminutive of Ingeborg and Ingrid.


Nathalie

a female given name, alternative spelling of Natalie


Sabina

a female given name derived from Latin Sabina


Berta

a female given name, equivalent to English Bertha


Cornelia

From Latin Cornelia. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1651.


Emilia

a female given name, equivalent to English Emily


Nellie

From English Nellie. First recorded as a Swedish name (as Nelli) in 1793.


Lena

Short form of Magdalena and Helena. First recorded in Sweden in 1481.


Joachim

a male given name, a less common spelling of Joakim


Ines

a female given name, an alternative spelling of Inez


André

André. Så kallade hon honom, trots att det egentligen var hans efternamn. Men hon kunde inte förmå sig att kalla honom Bertil, det var ett namn som gick an på plugghästar och bankkamrerare, men som var fullkomligt orimligt på en älskare.

1997, Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan, published 2006, →ISBN, page 245:


Monika

From Latin Monica. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1785 as Monica.


Frida

a female given name of mainly Old Norse origin. The oldest known use in Sweden is from 1388. It can also be a short form of the Germanic names Frideborg, Alfrida, Elfrida and Valfrida


Konrad

Borrowed from Middle Low German Kônrât, from Old Saxon *Cōnrād, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād. Imported to Sweden from Germany, first recorded in the Latinate form Conradus in 1293.


Anton

From Latin Antonius. First recorded in Sweden in 1623. Cognate with English Anthony.


Olga

Derived from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga). First recorded in Sweden in 1843.


Liam

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


Christer

Variant of Christian through a medieval form Christiern. First recorded in Sweden in 1484.


Marja

A vernacular form of Maria first recorded in the 17th century.


Ella

a female given name, similar to English Ella. Contraction of Edla.


Markus

a male given name. Spelling variant: Marcus


Henrik

From Old Swedish Henrik, of Germanic origin, cognate with German Heinrich and English Henry. First recorded in Sweden in 1208.

Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an.

1975, Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 113:


Elin

Medieval vernacular form of Helena (originally pronounced without the h in Swedish). First recorded in Sweden in the 14th century. Comparable to English Ellen.


Kristina

a female given name, variant of Christina; royal name in Sweden, popular since Middle Ages


Artur

a male given name, equivalent to English Arthur


Selma

a female given name, equivalent to English Selma


Jeanette

a female given name, a popular Swedish spelling of the French Jeannette


Ida

From German Ida. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1351, but not in general use before the 19th century.


Ragnar

From Old Swedish Ragnar, from Old Norse Ragnarr. Out of use in Sweden by 16th century, revived since 1811.

- Ragnar lelle, sa hon.
Hon var glad för namnet, för att hon haft kraft att driva igenom det. I båda gårdarna hade det varit invändningar, i ingen av släkterna hade namnet funnits. Sen hade de tigit och tänkt, att dä ä som dä ska, oäkting ska ente bäre släktnamne. Men Hanna mindes en pojke i skolan.

1994, Marianne Fredriksson, Anna, Hanna och Johanna, Wahlström & Widstrand, published 2001, →ISBN, page 48:

- Ragnar lelle, she said.
She was happy with the name, because she had the strength to push it through. In both farms there had been objections, in neither family had the name existed. Then they had remained silent and thought that it is as it should be, a bastard should not bear a family name. But Hanna remembered a boy at school.


Sanna

a female given name, diminutive of Susanna


Michaela

Less common spelling of Mikaela. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1843.


Antonia

a female given name, feminine form of Anton


Annika

→ English: Annika

→ Estonian: Annika

→ Faroese: Annika

→ Finnish: Annika

→ German: Annika

diminutive of Anna. First recorded in Sweden in 1521.

Annika: a diminutive of the female given name Anna, from Hebrew


Anita

From Spanish Anita. First recorded in Sweden in 1864.


Irma

From German Irma. First recorded in Sweden in 1868.


Inez

Borrowed from English Inez, from Spanish Inés. First recorded as a given name of Swedes in 1842.


Ina

Short form of names ending in -ina, such as Sabina, Severina, and of Inez. First recorded in Sweden in 1836.


Emil

From French Émile, from Latin Aemilius. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1741.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Emil


Tilda

a female given name, short form of Matilda


Lola

From Spanish Lola, first recorded as a Swedish given name in 1893. Has also been used as a pet form of Carola and Viola.


Elliot

a male given name from English, equivalent to English Elliott


Josef

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph


Desirée

Introduced to Sweden by the early 19th century French-born queen Désirée Bernadotte. Desirée is the most popular spelling in Sweden.


Felicia

a female given name, feminine form of Felix


Gabriella

a female given name, feminine form of Gabriel


Lilly

a female given name, from a pet form of Elisabeth or any name with the syllable -li- such as Cecilia, Julia or Karolina


Karin

→ Danish: Karin

→ Dutch: Karin

→ English: Karin

→ Estonian: Karin

→ Faroese: Karin

→ Finnish: Kaarina

→ French: Karine, Carine

→ German: Karin

→ Norwegian: Karin

A contraction of Katarina. First recorded in Sweden in 1460.


Laila

First recorded in Sweden in 1884. Borrowed from Norwegian and Finnish Laila. Interpreted as a Sami name.


Lotta

a diminutive of the female given name Charlotta

a diminutive of the female given name Liselotte

a female given name, based on the diminutive above


Natalia

a female given name, equivalent to English Natalia


Susanne

Variant of the biblical Susanna. First recorded in Sweden in 1878.

Hon hade delat rum med två kvinnliga kusiner. De hette Susanne och Vivianne. De var lika larviga som sina larviga namn. Hon hade haft dåligt samvete för att hon tyckte så.

1993, Kerstin Ekman, Händelser vid vatten, Bonniers, published 1995, →ISBN, page 215:

She had shared a room with two female cousins. They were called Susanne and Vivianne. They were as silly as their silly names. She had had a bad conscience for thinking so.


Ulrica

a female given name, a less common spelling of Ulrika


Verna

A 19th century feminine form of Verner, in analogy with the rare German name Werna. Also associated with Latin vernus (“springlike”).


Hampus

a male given name, a pet form of Johannes and related names


Jöns

a male given name, a contraction of Johannes


Jonny

a male given name, an alternative spelling of Johnny


Janne

a diminutive of the male given names Jan or Johan

(rare) a male given name based on the diminutive above


Hannes

a male given name, short form of Johannes


Catharina

a female given name, a less common spelling of Katarina


Katharina

a female given name, variant of Katarina


Anneli

a female given name borrowed from German


Kajsa

a diminutive of the female given name Karin


Mariann

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


Carin

a female given name, a less common spelling of Karin


Katrin

a female given name, a short form of Katarina


Majken

Middle Low German diminutive of Maja or Maria. The suffix is probably related with the German diminutive suffix -chen. Cognate also with Norwegian and Danish Maiken and German Meike.


Katja

a female given name, equivalent to English Katya


Maja

a female given name, a medieval diminutive of Maria


Jonna

From Danish Jonna, contraction of Johanna.


Marita

First recorded in Sweden in 1880. From Norwegian Marita, by folk etymology confused with Maria and Marta.


Britta

a female given name, variant of Birgitta, equivalent to English Bridget


Margaretha

a female given name, a less common spelling of Margareta


Berit

a female given name, a dialectal variant of Birgitta


Märta

A contraction through Old Danish Merete of Margareta (“Margaret”). First recorded in Sweden in 1342 as Märeta.


Birgit

Short form of Birgitta. First recorded in Sweden in 1879.


Brita

a female given name, a medieval form of Birgitta


Margret

a female given name, a short form of Margareta, =Margaret


Britt

Short form of Britta, a contraction of Birgitta. First recorded in Sweden in 1883.


Margareta

From Latin Margarita, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”). First recorded in Sweden around 1100. Cognate with English Margaret.


Birgitta

From Old Irish Brigit. First recorded in Sweden in 1293. Cognate with English Bridget.


Margit

A vernacular form of Margareta. First recorded in Sweden around 1400.


Greta

From German Greta, from Margareta. First recorded in Sweden in 1309.


Elly

a female given name, short for Elisabeth or Eleanor


Lisbet

a female given name, a less common spelling of Lisbeth


Lisbeth

a female given name derived from Elisabet


Elisabet

a female given name, also spelled Elisabeth


Elsa

Rare medieval contraction of Elisabet, also a variant Danish Else. First recorded in Sweden in 1422. Taken to general use in the 19th century through the influence of the identical German name.


Liselott

a female given name, variant of Liselotte, also spelled Lise-Lott


Isabell

A modern spelling variant of Isabel and Isabelle.


Liselotte

German Lieselotte, partly via Danish Liselotte.


Helén

a female given name, a French type variant of Helena


Hélène

From French Hélène. First recorded in Sweden in 1810.

Hur han visste att hon hette detta Hélène med de lustiga strecken över bokstaven e? Nå, Hangö var en mycket liten stad.

2010, Pirkko Lindberg, Hotell Hemlängtan, Schildts, →ISBN, page 387:

How he knew that her name was this Hélène with the funny dashes over the letter e? Well, Hanko was a very little town.


Madelene

a female given name, variant of Madeleine


Elna

a female given name derived from Elin, Helena


Knut

From Old Norse Knútr, cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute.


Magdalena

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene


Helene

From French Hélène. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1810. Variant of Helena (“Helen”).


Ronja

English: Ronja, Ronya, Ronia

Danish: Ronja

Faroese: Ronja

Finnish: Ronja

German: Ronja

Norwegian: Ronja

Coined by Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of the children's book Ronja rövardotter (1981) by taking the middle letters of Juronjaure, the Sami name of a lake in north Sweden, said to mean "lake by a hill".
* Lindgren was obviously looking for something that sounded familiar, like Sonja, a well established name in Sweden by 1981. Роня is a Russian pet form of several male and female given names, but the name Ronja was very rare in Scandinavia and Germany until 1981.

a female given name used in Sweden since 1981


Rasmus

Short form of Erasmus. First recorded in Sweden in 1481.


Fredrika

a female given name, masculine equivalent Fredrik, equivalent to English Frederica


Mickael

a male given name, uncommon spelling of Mikael.


Fredrik

From Old Swedish Fredherik, of Germanic origin, cognate with English Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1311.


Olle

Affix of the first two letters in Olof and Olov, Ol + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e.
Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

af

a diminutive of the male given names Olof or Olov

a male given name, based on the diminutive above


Olof

From Old Swedish Olāver, Olēf, from Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1400. Cognate with Norwegian Olav and English Olaf.


Micael

a male given name, rare spelling of Mikael.


Mikael

—Du fick heta Mikael du, sade hon en gång, då hon gick förbi med grädden i en båtformad snäcka. Det var jag som föreslog det. Jag hade alltid tyckt om det namnet.
Mikael hörde hjärtat dunka under blusen och förblev stum.
—Pappa heter Immanuel, sade han äntligen stammande. Det har väl farmor också gett honom?


Mårten

a male given name, variant of Martin, in analogy with Danish Morten


Kristian

From Latin Christianus, which was first recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291.


Kerstin

Vernacular form of Kristina. First recorded in Sweden as Kierstin in 1535.


Stina

a diminutive of the female given name Kristina


Kristofer

a male given name, a less common form of Kristoffer


Christin

a female given name, a less common spelling of Kristin


Christoffer

a male given name, variant of Kristoffer


Kristoffer

Saint's name of Ancient Greek origin, cognate with English Christopher. First recorded in Sweden as Christopher in 1277.


Örjan

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

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


Jörgen

a male given name from Danish, equivalent to English George


Georg

→ Finnish: Jori

a male given name, equivalent to English George


Pär

a male given name, a less common spelling of Per


Sonja

a female given name, equivalent to English Sonya


Henny

From a diminutive of Henrietta and Henrika in imitation of the English Henny. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1826.

a female given name, diminutive of Henrika and Henrietta


Pernilla

a female given name derived from Petronella


Henrika

a female given name, feminine form of Henrik


Ulrika

Latinate feminine form of Ulrik. First recorded in Sweden in 1679. Cognate with Danish Ulrikke and German Ulrike.


Ulrik

Dessutom Yrjö och Yrjö, det var som Ulrik, ett namn med otrevliga associationer.

1975, Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 79:

Moreover, Yrjö and Yrjö, it was like Ulrik, a name with unpleasant associations.

a male given name, equivalent to English Ulrich or Ulric


Petronella

a female given name of Latin origin. Variant: Pernilla


Sofi

a female given name, short for Sofia or Sofie; also popular in the conjoined name Ann-Sofi or Ann-Sofie


Anders

Vernacular form of Andreas. First recorded in Sweden in 1396.


Ulla

Short form of Ulrika. First recorded in Sweden in 1771. Later also used as a pet form of Ursula and Hulda.

Ulla, min Ulla, säj, får jag dig bjuda
rödaste smultron i mjölk och vin

1790, Carl Michael Bellman, Fredmans epistel n:o 71:

Ulla, my Ulla, say may I offer you
reddest strawberries in milk and wine


Tomas

a male given name, often also spelled Thomas


Gustava

a female given name, feminine form of Gustav


Josefin

a female given name, equivalent to English Josephine


Bengta

a female given name of rather rare usage, masculine equivalent Bengt, equivalent to English Benedicta


Bengt

Contraction of Late Latin Benedictus. First recorded in Sweden as Benkt in 1364. Cognate with Danish Bent and English Bennett.

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Thore

a male given name, a less common spelling of Tore


Gustaf

a male given name, an earlier variant of Gustav


Josefine

a female given name derived from French Joséphine


Kalle

Affix of the first letters in Karl, based on the non-rhotic pronunciation, Kal + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e.
Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

a diminutive of the male given name Karl

a male given name based on the diminutive above


Mats

Vernacular form of Mattias and Matteus. First recorded in Sweden in 1494 as Matz.


Carola

a female given name from Latin, feminine form of Karl via Latin


Mattias

From Latin Matthias. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1247.


Matteus

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


Clas

a male given name, a less common spelling of Klas


Carolin

a female given name, variant of Caroline or Karolina


Karolin

a female given name, variant of Karolina or Caroline


Claes

Variant of Claus, German short form of Nikolaus (“Nicholas”).


Klas

a male given name derived from Niklas ( =Nicholas)


Charlotta

a female given name derived from Charlotte. Diminutive: Lotta


Karolina

a female given name, feminine form of Karl via Latin Carolina or French Caroline


Nils

Medieval vernacular form of the Latin Nīcolāus, ultimately from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1455.


Lina

a female given name derived from Karolina, Evelina, Paulina, or from Linus


Niklas

From German Niklas. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1593.

Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an. Bara inte Donald.


Veronika

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Veronica


Nikolaus

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas; more popular in the form Nils and Niklas


Evy

a diminutive of the female given name Eva


Evelina

From English Evelyn, first recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1795. By folk etymology interpreted as a diminutive of Eva.


Mikaela

Feminine form of Mikael. First recorded as a Swedish given name (as Michaela) in 1843.

1989, Lennart Hagerfors, Sarekmannen, Norstedts, →ISBN, page 205:


Arne

Old Norse Arni. A runic name revived in 1862.


Rudolf

a male given name, equivalent to English Rudolph


Lovisa

→ Estonian: Loviise

→ Finnish: Loviisa

Phonetic rendering of French Louisa. Popularized by 18th- and 19th-century Swedish royalty.

a female given name, equivalent to English Louise


Pål

From Old Swedish Paval, Paell, cognate with Norwegian Pål, Danish Povl and English Paul, from Latin Paulus.

Pär och Pål
St. Peter and St. Paul


Ludvig

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


Vilhelmina

a female given name, feminine form of Vilhelm via German Wilhelmina


Edla

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


Mimmi

Pet form of Maria, Emilia and Vilhelmina.


Vilhelm

→ Finnish: Vilhelmi

Of Germanic origin, cognate with German Wilhelm and English William. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 12th century.


Thorbjörn

a male given name, a less common spelling of Torbjörn


Torbjörn

Old Norse Þórbjǫrn (“Thor" + "bear”), with an identical meaning in modern Swedish.


Thord

a male given name, a less common spelling of Tord


Torsten

Old Norse Þorsteinn, the root of English Thurstan, from Þórr (“Thor”) + steinn (“stone”), the elements having transitioned to the modern Swedish forms, Tor and sten.


Torkel

From Old Norse Þorkell, akin to English Torquil.


Thure

a male given name, a less common spelling of Ture, variant of Tore, short for names beginning with Tor-


Ture

From Old Swedish Thūre, Thūrir, from Old Norse Þórir.


Torild

Apparently a dialectal form of Torvald. First recorded in Sweden in 1722 as Thorild.


Torvald

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


Truls

From Torgils, compound of Tor (“Thor”) + gisle (“arrow, ray”).


Tyra

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


Thyra

a female given name, a less common spelling of Tyra


Tove

From Danish Tove. First recorded in Sweden in 1886.


Tuva

From Norwegian Tuva. Sometimes interpreted as a plant name from tuva.


Helga

From Old Swedish Hiælgha, Hælgha, from Old Norse Helga.


Emelie

a female given name from French Amélie [in turn from Latin Aemilia], variant of Emilia or Emily


Gärd

a female given name, a less common spelling of Gerd


Gertrud

a female given name, equivalent to English Gertrude


Gerhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard. Short form: Gert


Emmy

a female given name, diminutive of Emilia and Emma


Gerda

Latinate variant of Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.


Lennart

From a Middle Low German equivalent of modern German Leonhard and English Leonard. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1549.


Torgny

Old Norse Þorgnýr, Þórr (“Thor”) + gnýr (“rumble", "roar", possibly referring to "thunder”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish.


Leif

From Norwegian Leif, from Old Norse Leifr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1852.


Synnöve

a female given name, Swedish spelling of Norwegian Synnøve


Solvig

a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Solveig


Holger

From Danish Holger. Revived in the 19th century.


Ralf

Borrowed from English Ralph in the nineteenth century.


Astrid

Inherited from Old Swedish Astrīþ, from Runic Swedish Asfriþ, from Old Norse Ástríðr. Occurs in Norse mythology, revived in Sweden in 1820.

Och vem är din charmanta väninna? Ah, Astrid, ett gammalt vackert nordiskt namn...

2014, Ingrid Hedström, Bortfall, Alfabeta, →ISBN, page 274:

And who is your charming friend? Ah, Astrid, an old and beautiful Nordic name...


Dagmar

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


Oskar

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.


Ingegärd

a female given name, variant of Ingegerd


Ingegerd

Old Norse Ingigerðr, from Ing-, ("the god Ing/Yngvi") and gerðr, garðr ("protection"). Historical name revived in 1837. Cognate with Norwegian Ingjerd.


Ingemar

→ Estonian: Ingemar, Ingomar

Old Norse Ingimarr, from Ingi- ("the god Ing/Yngvi") and mærr ("famous").


Inger

Contraction of Ingegerd and also a dialectal form of Ingrid. First recorded in Sweden in 1561.

'Kom igen Inger – 1-2, 1-2, 1-2...'

2020, Neil Hourihan, “18. Kryss-skolan i skogen”, in Lätta Kryss [Easy Crosswords], number 7, →ISSN, page 18:


Ingeborg

English: Ingabo

From Old Norse Ingibjǫrg. In continuous use in Sweden since the early Middle Ages.


Ingvar

From Old Norse Yngvarr. Akin to English Ivor.


Asta

a female given name of Old Norse origin, also used as a pet form of Augusta


Ivar

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


Ingrid

From Old Norse Ingiríðr. Name of Swedish royalty and saints, in continuous use since early Middle Ages.


Ingela

Originally a German diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element Ingel-, Engel-, in Sweden also used for Ing- names, such as Inga and Ingegerd.


Ingalill

From Inga + Lill, a pet form of Inga, "little Inga", that came to regular use in early twentieth century.


Ingvor

Old Norse Yngvǫr, from the god Ing/Yngvi and varr ("careful").


Ing

Shortened from Inga, feminine form of Inge.

a female given name shortened from Inga, rare by itself but a popular first part of twentieth century hyphenated names like Ing-Britt and Ing-Marie


Ylva

From Old Norse ylfa, a feminine equivalent of Old Norse Ulfr and Swedish Ulf.


Uffe

From Proto-Germanic *Uffô. Cognate with Danish Uffe, Icelandic Uffi, Old English Offa (with a-umlaut).


Linnéa

a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Linnea


Erna

From German Erna. First recorded in Sweden in 1697.


Ulf

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

a male given name, revived in the twentieth century


Ernst

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


Yrsa

Inherited from Old Swedish Yrsa, derived from Old Norse Yrsa, ultimate meaning and origin unknown. Possibly from Latin ursa (“she-bear”).

ref

Svenska Akademin – Namnens ursprung och betydelse


Tanja

a female given name of mostly 1970s and 1980s usage, equivalent to English Tania


Eleonora

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Linnea

A flower name coined in the eighteenth century, from Linnaea borealis, twinflower, named after the Swedish botanist Carl von Linné( 1707-1778). His original family name Linnaeus was a Latinization of Swedish Lind (“linden tree”). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1842 as Linnaea.


Barbro

Medieval vernacular form of the saint's name Barbara. First recorded in Sweden in 1484.

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


Mona-Lisa

Combination of Mona and Lisa, both popular names in Sweden, inspired by the title of da Vinci's painting Mona ( =madonna) Lisa.


Måns

Originally South Swedish form of Magnus.


Rickard

Cognate with English Richard. First recorded in Sweden as Rikard in the 1160s.


Bertil

Medieval equivalent of modern German Berthold, from Germanic berht "bright" + wald "rule". First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1396.


Rikard

From Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”). First recorded in Sweden in the 1160s.

compound

Rikard Lejonhjärta

a male given name, equivalent to English Richard


Joakim

Cognate with English Joachim. First recorded in Sweden as Joachim in 1425.

Joakim von Anka
Scrooge McDuck


Pia

a female given name popular in the twentieth century


Werner

a male given name, German style spelling of Verner


Valter

- Heter han Valle efter din far? frågade hon.
Carina fnyste.
- Knappast, sade hon, farsen hette Valentin men den här lilla heter Valter. Jävla namn, va, låter som en snusgubbe som spelar dragspel, men Tina tycker att det är "så sött".

2014, Ingrid Hedström, Bortfall, Alfabeta, →ISBN, pages 262–263:

a male given name, equivalent to English Walter


Verner

a male given name from German, equivalent to English Warner


Kjell

From Old Norse Ketill, from ketill (“(sacrificial) cauldron", "helmet”) and short for names containing this element. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1548.

a male given name popular in the mid-twentieth century


Gunilla

Latinized form of Gunhild, borne by Swedish royalty. First recorded in Sweden as Gunnilda in 1473.


Gunhild

From Old Swedish Gunhild, from Old Norse Gunnhildr.

a female given name, a medieval royal name revived in the nineteenth century


Esbjörn

From Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from áss, óss (“god”) + bjǫrn (“bear”).


Kasper

a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar


Irène

a female given name, French style spelling of Irene.( Iréne also occurs)


Berndt

a male given name, a less common spelling of Bernt


Bernt

a male given name derived from a Low German form of Bernhard


Ragnvald

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


Reinhold

From German Reinhold, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz; see there for further cognates.


Conny

Used since the end of the nineteenth century. Explained in Sweden as an English pet form of Constantine and Conrad.

Samipojkar skulle bli jobbare, det var ett bra yrke för sådana som hette Conny och Sonny också. [ - - - ] Och på hjälputbildningar runt om i landet skojlärde vi oss Y-barnsregeln. Varning för alla namn som slutar på Y!: Ronny, Tommy, Billy, Tony, Eddy, Lenny, Jimmy, Benny, Jerry, Freddy.
Så skojades det. Menades det, kanske.


Ronny

From English Ronny. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1932.


Ove

a male given name borrowed from Denmark in the Middle Ages


Aina

Borrowed from Finnish Aina, first recorded as a name of Swedish speaking Finns in 1839, in Sweden in 1845.

Sjungit dem för Ellis glädje / Och för Ainas aftontankar

Sung them for Elli's joy / And for Aina's evening thoughts


Hilma

a female given name popular in the 19th century


Sören

a male given name derived from Latin Severinus


Håkan

From Old Norse Hákon. Cognate with Norwegian Håkon.


Eskil

Name of an 11th century Swedish saint, from Old Norse Áskell, ("god") + ("helmet", "cauldron").


Henning

a male given name, equivalent to Danish Henning


Kenth

a male given name, a less common spelling of Kent


Kennet

a male given name, a less common spelling of Kenneth


Alfrida

a female given name, equivalent to English Elfreda or German Elfriede


Alfhild

a female given name from Old Norse, equivalent to Norwegian Alfhild


Alva

A 19th century feminine form of Alf, or a short form of female compound names beginning with Alf-, such as Alfhild and Alfrida.


Patrik

From English Patrick. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1622 as Patrick.

a male given name, equivalent to English Patrick


Pontus

Brought to Sweden by the French soldier Pontus De La Gardie (~1520-1585), originally Ponce, from the saint's name Pontius.


Dorotea

a female given name, equivalent to English Dorothy


Teodor

From the Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “gift of god”). Cognate with English Theodore. First recorded in Sweden as Theodorus in 1428. It was used as a learned (Christian) form of Tord and Tore.

der

a male given name, equivalent to English Theodore


Alvar

Old Norse Alfarr, from alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”).
* Revived in the 19th century, partly because it was mistaken for a translation of German Ernst from Swedish allvar (“seriousness”).


Thea

From a pet form of Dorotea ,Theodora and Teresia. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1843.


Edvard

a male given name, equivalent to English Edward


Petrus

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


Börje

a male given name from Birger, equivalent to Danish Børge


Ejnar

a male given name, a less common spelling of Einar


Birger

a male given name from Old Norse famous in the history of Sweden, e.g. Birger Jarl, a 13th century statesman


Hildur

Borrowed from Icelandic Hildur in the 19th century.


Åsa

From Old Norse Ása, short form of female compound names beginning with the element áss, óss (“god”). First recorded as a (revived) given name in Sweden in 1888. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian Aase, Åse and Norwegian Åsa.


Sakarias

a male given name, also spelled Zakarias; both forms are rather rare


Rafael

Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl)

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


Mirjam

a female given name, also spelled Miriam


Göta

a female given name formed from the male name Göte


Agneta

Borrowed from Latin Agneta, diminutive form of Agnes. First recorded in Sweden in 1397. Cognate with Danish Agnete.


Göte

Old Norse Gauti, Gautr ("a Geat", "a resident of Götaland"), from Proto-Germanic *gautaz.


Bodil

a female given name borrowed from Danish


Östen

From Old Norse Eysteinn (compare Norwegian Øystein), from ey (“luck”) + steinn (“stone”).


Ragnhild

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


Viktoria

Latin Victoria. First recorded in Sweden as Victoria in 1669.

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria


Teresia

a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa, via the German form Theresia


Therese

a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa


Mathilda

a female given name, a less common spelling of Matilda


Siw

a female given name, a less common spelling of Siv


Siv

From Old Norse Sif. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1871 as Sif.


Nadja

a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Nadia


Valdemar

Inherited from Old Swedish Valdemar. Cognate to Danish Valdemar, which see for more. Compare German Waldemar (whence the alternative Swedish spelling Waldemar).


Bror

From bror (“brother”), a suitable name for a younger son.

a male given name used since the 16th century


Svea

From old singular feminine form of svear (“Swedes”). Popularized as a name by Esaias Tegnér's poem Svea, published in 1817.

a female given name used since the 19th century


Gunborg

Old Norse Gunnbjǫrg, from gunnr "battle" + bjǫrg "salvation".


Gun-Britt

a female given name, a combination of Gun and Britt


Linn

a female given name borrowed from Norway and currently popular


Ros-Marie

a female given name, variant of Rose-Marie


Rose-Marie

a female given name, equivalent to English Rosemary


Signe

First recorded in Sweden in 1382. From Old Norse Signý. In Norse mythology the name of a princess who killed herself after her lover's death.


Sture

A medieval byname, famous in the history of Sweden, possibly from the verb stura "to sulk", for a stubborn person. Used as a given name since the 18th century.


Greger

a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory


Dagny

Latvian: Dagnija


Arild

Name sense: Ultimately genitive form of Arvid, later transformed.
Locality sense: Ultimately named after Saint Arild. First known as Danish Hellij Aruitz leije (“Holy Arild's Fishing Village”) in 1524, and Danish hellige Arrildz leye in 1556.
Up to late 19th century locally known as Arildsläge; by surface analysis, Arilds (“Arild's”) + läge (“fishing village”), or shortned to Läget (“the fishing village”). During late 19th century officially named Arild.

ref

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), pages 24–25, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Konstantin

From Latin Constantinus. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1643 (1345 in Scania).

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Constantine


Sigvard

a male given name, cognate to Sigurd via Danish and German


Sigfrid

→ Finnish: Sigfrid

Germanic "victory" + "peace", a variant of German Siegfried and Danish Sigfred.

a male given name, borne by an 11th century Swedish saint


Sivert

a male given name, variant of Sigurd borrowed from German


Viveca

a female given name, a less common spelling of Viveka ( = Danish Vibeke)


Viveka

a female given name, a variant of Danish Vibeke


Tryggve

From Old Norse Tryggvi, cognate to Norwegian Trygve.


Folke

Old Norse Folki, short form of names beginning with the element Folk- "people"; cognate to a medieval English given name surviving in the surnames Fulk, Fulke, Fawkes etc.


Hedvig

a female given name, derived from German Hedwig


Viggo

From Danish Viggo. First recorded in Sweden in 1851.


Vidar

From Old Norse Víðarr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1827.


Hillevi

From Danish Helvig. First recorded in Sweden in 1482.

Lilla Moster hade flyttat till stan vid den här tiden. Hon hette ju Hillevi egentligen och det var det vackraste namn Tora visste. Hon önskade att de hade sagt det i stället, men hon vågade inte själv börja.

1979, Kerstin Ekman, Änglahuset, Bonniers, published 1994, →ISBN, page 136:


Erland

a male given name derived from Old Norse Erlendr "foreigner".


Herta

a female given name, equivalent to English Hertha


Waldemar

a male given name, a less common spelling of Valdemar


Hjalmar

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

a male given name, revived in the 19th century


Elis

→ Finnish: Eelis

→ Icelandic: Elís

→ Northern Sami: Eles


Elia

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


Esaias

a male given name, equivalent to English Isaiah (Jesaja in the modern Swedish Bible)


Vivi

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Vivi


Albertina

A feminine form of Albert popularized by 17th- and 18th-century royalty. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1691.


Valentin

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine


Desiré

a female given name, one of the many spelling variants of Desirée


Gillis

a male given name, equivalent to English Giles


Agda

a female given name, equivalent to English Agatha


Eugen

a male given name, equivalent to English Eugene


Jonatan

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jonathan


Eugenia

a female given name, equivalent to English Eugenia


Ann-Sofi

a female given name, variant of Ann-Sofie


Ann-Mari

a female given name, alternative spelling of Anne-Marie


Ann-Sofie

a female given name, combination of Ann and Sofie


Anne-Marie

a female given name, combination of Anne and Marie


Lise-Lott

a female given name, variant of Liselotte


Justina

a female given name, equivalent to English Justine


Ottilia

a female given name, equivalent to French Odile


Mauritz

a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice


Freja

From Icelandic Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, Fröja or Fröa would be the expected form. Doublet of the second element in hustru.

a female given name from Icelandic, currently popular


Josua

(rare) a male given name of biblical origin


Mio

From the children's book Mio, min Mio by Astrid Lindgren. The book title is word play on Italian mio (“my”). The name can also be interpreted as a short form of names ending in -mio, such as Artemio, Eutimio, or as a masculine equivalent of the Swedish Mia.

När allt kommer omkring heter jag inte alls Bosse.
—Jag har sökt dig i nio långa år, säger min fader konungen. Jag har legat vaken om natten och tänkt: "Mio, min Mio". Då måtte jag väl veta, att du heter så.

1954, Astrid Lindgren, Mio, min Mio, Rabén&Sjögren, published 2000, →ISBN, page 20:


Thobias

a male given name, a rather rare nonstandard spelling of Tobias


Tobbe

a diminutive of the male given names Tobias, Thobias, or Torbjörn


Valborg

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Valborg


Linus

a male given name, equivalent to English Linus


Evald

a male given name, equivalent to German Ewald


Judit

a female given name; also spelled Judith


Hulda

a female given name popular in the 19th century


Elvira

From Italian and Spanish Elvira. First recorded in Sweden in 1808.


Lillemor

From a 19th century folk song, originally a pet name, lille (“little”) + mor (“mother”).


Sixten

From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) + steinn (“stone”).


Ebba

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Ebba


Nanna

From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).


Vendela

From German Wendela, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel- " a Wend".


Rigmor

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


Sune

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


Gurli

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Gurli


Sibylla

a female given name, equivalent to English Sibyl


Hjördis

Name of the mother of Sigurd in the Edda; from Old Norse Hjǫrdís.


Tindra

A modern creation from the verb tindra (“to shine, twinkle”), reinforced by names like Tina and Sandra.

a female given name popular in the 2000s


Lisen

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth or Louise


Maivor

a female given name, a less common spelling of Majvor


Majvor

An early 20th century coinage from Maj + the Old Norse element -vor as in Eivor.


Majbritt

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


Lill

a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Lill


Solbritt

An early 20th century coinage from Sol- as in Solveig, by folk etymology interpreted as sol (“sun”) + Britt (“Bridget”).


Viviann

a female given name, variant of Vivianne


Magna

a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Magna


Milda

Contraction of Matilda and later of Mildred, also interpreted as mild (“mild”).


Hilding

Old Norse Hildingr, from hildingr (“ruler,war chief”). Made popular by a character in Tegnér's Fritiof's Saga.


Algot

From Old Norse Algautr, from alfr (“elf”) + gautr (“Geat”).


Ragna

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


Leander

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1780.

Vi hänger du i tågen,
där skeppet far på vågen,
så dyster som i galgen, o
Leander Liljekvist?

1898, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Selinda och Leander:


Eivor

From Old Norse Eyvǫr, from a first part probably meaning "luck" ( same as in Eivind) + vǫr (“careful”).


Agne

Old Norse Agni, short form of compound names beginning with Agn-, from age (“awe”) or egg (“point of a weapon”). Cognate to German Egon.

a male given name, revived in the 19th century, borne by a mythical king of Sweden


Gottfrid

a male given name, equivalent to English Godfrey


Carita

Latin caritas (“love”). First appeared in the end of the 19th century; possibly inspired by the older names Carina and Marita.


Öda

(very rare) a female given name from Old Norse


Ossian

From English Ossian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1804.


Jurij

Ю́рий Юрий#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George.


Loke

From Old Norse Loki. Taken into general use as a given name in the 2000s.


Adde

a diminutive of the male given names Adrian, Adam, or Adolf


Valfrid

From German Walfried, from Old High German waltan (“rule”) + fridu (“peace”).


Villiam

a male given name; a less common spelling of William


Naima

a female given name, variant of Naimi/Naemi


Naemi

(now rare) a female given name of biblical origin


Tekla

a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla


Maj-Britt

a female given name popular in the 1920s and the 1930s


Märit

Variant of Märta, a contraction of Margareta (“Margaret”).


Gunda

Borrowed from German Gunda. Cognate with Swedish Gun.


Fredde

a diminutive of the male given name Fredrik


Serafina

(rare) a female given name, equivalent to English Seraphina


Maj-Lis

From Maj + Lis; short form of Maria Elisabeth, comparable to English Mary Beth.


Inga-Lill

a female given name, variant of Ingalill


Vivianne

From Latin Viviana, Bibiana, cognate to English Vivian. By folk etymology also interpreted as a combination of Vivi + Anne.


Bibbi

a diminutive of the female given name Birgitta


Kicki

a diminutive of the female given name Kristina


Fritjof

a male given name, less common spelling of Fritiof


Nicke

a diminutive of the male given names Niklas, Nicklas, Niclas, or Nichlas


Jocke

a diminutive of the male given names Joakim, Joacim, Joachim, Johan, or Jovan


Micke

a diminutive of the male given names Mikael, Michael, or Micael


Danne

a diminutive of the male given name Daniel


Frasse

a diminutive of the male given name Frans


Fritiof

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


Calle

a diminutive of the male given name Carl

a male given name based on the diminutive above


Bosse

Affix of Bo + -s (“genitive”) + s (“gemination”) + -e (“hypocoristic suffix”).
Compare with Swedish male hypocoristic forming.

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Bakom dem flockades deras familjer: var sin hustru - Bitte för Stig, Anita för Gunnar - och sammanlagt fem vattenkammade söner i olika storlekar. Alla bar de den nya tidens sladdriga namn: Bosse, Kjelle, Lasse, Olle och Ante.

1997, Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan, published 2006, →ISBN, page 126:

Behind them, their families gathered: each with a wife - Bitte for Stig, Anita for Gunnar - and a total of five well-groomed sons of various sizes. They all carried the casual names of the new era: Bosse, Kjelle, Lasse, Olle, and Ante.


Terese

a female given name, a less common spelling of Therese


Stellan

Unknown; first recorded in 1597 for a German immigrant to Sweden.


Sverker

From Old Norse Sverkir, Sǫrkvir, probably contraction of svartr (“black”) + geirr (“spear”).

a male given name, borne by medieval Swedish kings


Lotten

a diminutive of the female given name Charlotta or Charlotte


Vivan

A diminutive of Viveka and Vivianne, also associated with the flower name gullviva (“cowslip”).


Annica

a female given name, a less common spelling of Annika


Natanael

a male given name of biblical origin, fairly common at the turn of the 20th century


Frideborg

From Old High German fridu (“peace”) + burg (“fortress”).


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


Kia

a diminutive of the female given name Kristina, recently also used as a formal given name


Ninni

Originally a diminutive of various female names containing the letters i and n, such as Elin, Ingrid, Linnea, Signe.


Elof

From Old Norse Eilífr, from elements meaning "always" / "alone" + "heir".


Charlott

A short form of Charlotta and a phonetic spelling of French Charlotte.


Clary

A 19th century variant of Klara, possibly also inspired by the French surname, connected with 19th century Swedish royalty.


Smilla

From Danish Smilla, or directly from the Swedish translation of Peter Høeg's book.


Brynolf

From Old Norse Brynjulfr, from brynja (“mail, armour”) + ulfr (“wolf”).


Signhild

From Signelill (“little Signe”), by folk etymology shaped to resemble names ending in -hild, like Gunhild.


Melker

a male given name, equivalent to English Melchior


Margita

Contraction of Margareta (“Margaret”), in modern times also associated with Italian Margherita.


Svantepolk

Medieval form of a Slavic name, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Svętopъlkъ. Cognate with modern Polish Świętopełk and Czech Svatopluk.

a male given name of historical use only


Svante

15th century short form of Svantepolk, of Slavic derivation, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Svętopъlkъ.


Olaus

a male given name, a Latinized form of Olof, Olov, Ola


Frigg

(rare) a female given name from Old Norse


Ann-Kristin

Phonetic rendering of the French pronunciation of Anne-Christine.


Leia

From English Leia of the Star Wars films.


Kenta

Kenneth "Kenta" Gustafsson, b. 1948

Kent "Kenta" Nilsson, b. 1956

a diminutive of the male given names Kenneth or Kent


Heléne

a female given name, one of the many spelling variants of Helene


Isa

From a pet form of Isabella, Lovisa and Louise. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1866.


Zemfira

Земфи́ра Земфира#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Земфи́ра (Zemfíra).


Disa

From Old Norse Dísa, short form of names containing the element dís (“minor goddess”). Name of a legendary Swedish queen, revived as a given name since 1788. Later also used as a diminutive of Desirée.


Engelbrekt

From German Engelbrecht. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1305.


Ros

a female given name, mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie


Fridolf

From German Fridolf, Friedolf, from Old High German fridu (“peace”) + wolf (“wolf”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1725.

"Förresten...", sa Gerlof. "Fridolf...har du hört någon bekant till Martin Malm som heter det?"
John skakade på huvudet.
"Fridolf?" sa han. "Som lilla Fridolf?"
"Ja. Eller kanske Fritiof", sa Gerlof. "Fridolf eller Fritiof."

2007, Johan Theorin, Skumtimmen, Wahström & Widstrand, →ISBN, pages 317–318:


Tova

An old Swedish equivalent of Tove. Recorded in runes and revived as a modern Swedish name since 1912.


Engla

From German Engla, short form of Old High German female compound names beginning with Engel-, originally meaning an "Angle" but traditionally interpreted as "angel". First recorded as a Swedish given name as Engela in 1642.


Lova

Short form of Lovisa. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1860.


Neo

Modern coinage from English Neo of the film The Matrix. Compare also Nea.


Jojje

Och Georg då! Jojje kallades han ju. Det passade honom bättre, för det lät fjantigt. Och en fjant, det var just vad han var.

1992, Maria Gripe, Eget rum, Bonniers, →ISBN, page 241:

a diminutive of the male given name Georg


Alrik

From Old Norse Alfrekr (“elf-ruler”), the name of a mythical king. The name has also absorbed Old High German Adalric (“noble ruler”), and Alarik (“all-ruler”), the name of the Visigoth king.


Zlatan

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Zlatan, popularized by Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.


Frej

Learned borrowing from Icelandic Freyr. Frö is the etymologically correct form of the name.

a male given name with Norse origin, related to the god with the same name


Cesar

a male given name from Latin Caesar, of rare usage


Henke

a diminutive of the male given name Henrik


Fia

a diminutive of the female given name Sofia

a female given name derived from the diminutive above


Eliah

a male given name, more common in the form Elias


Anund

From Old Norse ᛅᚾᚢᚾᛏᚱ (anuntr) (ᚬᚾᚢᚾᛏᚱ (ąnuntr) also attested). Cognate with Norwegian Ånund and Icelandic Önundur.


Jonte

a diminutive of the male given names Jonatan, Jonathan, or Jonas


Joacim

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


Nilla

a diminutive of the female given names Pernilla or Gunilla


Nettan

a diminutive of the female given names Jeanette, Agneta, Annette, or Anette


Steffe

a diminutive of the male given name Stefan


Gabbe

a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel


Julle

a diminutive of the male given name Julius

a diminutive of the male given name Joel


Ogge

a diminutive of the male given names Oskar or Oscar


Ragge

a diminutive of the male given name Ragnar


Roffe

Affix of Ro(l)f + f (gemination) + -e (hypocoristic suffix).
Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

a diminutive of the male given name Rolf


Gurra

Derived from Gustav by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare syster > syrra and smaskig > smarrig (“yummy, tasty”).

a diminutive of the male given name Gustav


Fille

Affix of the first letters in Filip, Fil + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e.
Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

a diminutive of the male given name Filip


Mange

a diminutive of the male given name Magnus


Ann-Charlotte

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a female given name, combination of Anne and Charlotte


Sebbe

a diminutive of the male given name Sebastian


Pippi

a diminutive of the female given name Filippa

Pippi Longstocking, a fictional character by Astrid Lindgren.


Knutte

a diminutive of the male given name Knut


Kurre

Affix of Kur(t) + r (“gemination”) + -e (“hypocoristic suffix”).
Compare with Swedish male hypocoristic forming.

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Kurt Eber "Kurre" Österberg, b. 1929

Kurt Roland "Kurre" Hamrin, b. 1934

a diminutive of the male given name Kurt

Kurre Lansburgh, b. 1977

a male given name, based on the diminutive above


Krille

Affix of Kris(toffer) + ll (gemination) + -e (hypocoristic suffix).
For some reason the gemination of s has been replaced with l, mimicking the form of diminutives such as Kalle, Lelle, Pelle and Ville. The expected form, Krisse, can be used but is less common.
Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

a diminutive of the male given names Christoffer or Kristoffer


Agnetha

a female given name, spelling variant of Agneta


Solgerd

Probably from Sol + Gerd, Old Norse Gerðr. ("sun garden").


Ludde

Affix of the first letters in Ludvig or Ludwig, Lud + (gemination) d + (hypocoristic suffix) -e.
Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

a diminutive of the male given names Ludvig or Ludwig


Torgils

Inherited from Old Norse Þorgísl, compound of Þor (“Thor”) + gísl (“pledge”); or inherited from Old Norse Þorgils, compound of Þor (“Thor”) + gils (“arrow, ray”).