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.

af

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.

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


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.

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?

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


algeriska

algeriska (indefinite nominative singular)
algeriskas (genitive indefinite singular)
algeriskan (definite nominative singular)
algeriskans (definite genitive singular)
algeriskor (indefinite nominative plural)
algeriskors (genitive indefinite plural)
algeriskorna (definite nominative plural)
algeriskornas (definite genitive plural)


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.

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:


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


holländska

holl. (abbreviation)
holländska (indefinite nominative singular)
holländskas (genitive indefinite singular)
holländskan (definite nominative singular)
holländskans (definite genitive singular)
holländskor (indefinite nominative plural)
holländskors (genitive indefinite plural)
holländskorna (definite nominative plural)
holländskornas (definite genitive plural)


afghanska

afghanska (indefinite nominative singular)
afghanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
afghanskan (definite nominative singular)
afghanskans (definite genitive singular)
afghanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
afghanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
afghanskorna (definite nominative plural)
afghanskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Afghan (Language of Afghanistan)


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


arabiska

arabiska (indefinite nominative singular)
arabiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
arabiskan (definite nominative singular)
arabiskans (definite genitive singular)
arabiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
arabiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
arabiskorna (definite nominative plural)
arabiskornas (definite genitive plural)


Gunilla

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


baskiska

baskiska (indefinite nominative singular)
baskiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
baskiskan (definite nominative singular)
baskiskans (definite genitive singular)
baskiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
baskiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
baskiskorna (definite nominative plural)
baskiskornas (definite genitive plural)


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.

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


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


urgermanska

urgermanska (indefinite nominative singular)

(uncountable) Proto-Germanic; Common Germanic; Ur-Germanic (hypothetical ancestor language of the Germanic languages)


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.


engelsman

engelsman (indefinite nominative singular)

Jag är engelsman

I'm an Englishman / English [see vara for why there is no article]

två engelsmän

Jag är en engelsman i New York
I'm an Englishman in New York [sounds more natural with an article/count here – skipping the article brings the tone closer to "I'm English in New York"]


turkisk

head

turkisk (comparative mer turkisk, superlative mest turkisk)

mer turkisk (comparative)
mest turkisk (superlative)
turkisk (indefinite positive)
mer turkisk (comparative indefinite)
mest turkisk (indefinite superlative)
turkiskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer turkiskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest turkiskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
turkiska (indefinite plural positive)
mer turkiska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest turkiska (indefinite plural superlative)
turkiske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer turkiska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest turkiska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
turkiske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer turkiske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest turkiske (definite masculine singular superlative)
turkiska (definite positive)
mer turkiska (comparative definite)
mest turkiska (definite superlative)

Turkish (of, from or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language)


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.


isländska

isländska (indefinite nominative singular)
isländskas (genitive indefinite singular)
isländskan (definite nominative singular)
isländskans (definite genitive singular)
isländskor (indefinite nominative plural)
isländskors (genitive indefinite plural)
isländskorna (definite nominative plural)
isländskornas (definite genitive plural)


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


kroatiska

kroatiska (indefinite nominative singular)
kroatiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
kroatiskan (definite nominative singular)
kroatiskans (definite genitive singular)
kroatiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
kroatiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
kroatiskorna (definite nominative plural)
kroatiskornas (definite genitive plural)


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


kirgiz

kirgiz (indefinite nominative singular)
kirgiz (genitive indefinite singular)
kirgizen (definite nominative singular)
kirgizens (definite genitive singular)
kirgizer (indefinite nominative plural)
kirgizers (genitive indefinite plural)
kirgizerna (definite nominative plural)
kirgizernas (definite genitive plural)

Kyrgyz (an individual from that ethnic group)


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


brasilianare

brasilianare (indefinite nominative singular)
brasilianares (genitive indefinite singular)
brasilianaren (definite nominative singular)
brasilianarens (definite genitive singular)
brasilianare (indefinite nominative plural)
brasilianares (genitive indefinite plural)
brasilianarna (definite nominative plural)
brasilianarnas (definite genitive plural)


brasilianska

brasilianska (indefinite nominative singular)
brasilianskas (genitive indefinite singular)
brasilianskan (definite nominative singular)
brasilianskans (definite genitive singular)
brasilianskor (indefinite nominative plural)
brasilianskors (genitive indefinite plural)
brasilianskorna (definite nominative plural)
brasilianskornas (definite genitive plural)


Valdemar

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


azeriska

azeriska (indefinite nominative singular)


azerbajdzjanska

azerbajdzjanska (indefinite nominative singular)
azerbajdzjanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
azerbajdzjanskan (definite nominative singular)
azerbajdzjanskans (definite genitive singular)
azerbajdzjanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
azerbajdzjanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
azerbajdzjanskorna (definite nominative plural)
azerbajdzjanskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Azeri, a language spoken in Azerbaijan


Bror

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

a male given name used since the 16th century


belgare

belgare (indefinite nominative singular)
belgares (genitive indefinite singular)
belgaren (definite nominative singular)
belgarens (definite genitive singular)
belgare (indefinite nominative plural)
belgares (genitive indefinite plural)
belgarna (definite nominative plural)
belgarnas (definite genitive plural)


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


chilenska

chilenska (indefinite nominative singular)
chilenskas (genitive indefinite singular)
chilenskan (definite nominative singular)
chilenskans (definite genitive singular)
chilenskor (indefinite nominative plural)
chilenskors (genitive indefinite plural)
chilenskorna (definite nominative plural)
chilenskornas (definite genitive plural)


chilenare

chilenare (indefinite nominative singular)
chilenares (genitive indefinite singular)
chilenaren (definite nominative singular)
chilenarens (definite genitive singular)
chilenare (indefinite nominative plural)
chilenares (genitive indefinite plural)
chilenarna (definite nominative plural)
chilenarnas (definite genitive plural)


Waldemar

a male given name, a less common spelling of Valdemar


cypriotiska

cypriotiska (indefinite nominative singular)
cypriotiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
cypriotiskan (definite nominative singular)
cypriotiskans (definite genitive singular)
cypriotiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
cypriotiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
cypriotiskorna (definite nominative plural)
cypriotiskornas (definite genitive plural)


Hjalmar

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

a male given name, revived in the 19th century


cypriot

cypriot (indefinite nominative singular)
cypriots (genitive indefinite singular)
cyprioten (definite nominative singular)
cypriotens (definite genitive singular)
cyprioter (indefinite nominative plural)
cyprioters (genitive indefinite plural)
cyprioterna (definite nominative plural)
cyprioternas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Greek Κυπριώτης (Kypriótis), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).


Elis

→ Finnish: Eelis

→ Icelandic: Elís

→ Northern Sami: Eles


Elia

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


costaricanska

costaricanska (indefinite nominative singular)
costaricanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
costaricanskan (definite nominative singular)
costaricanskans (definite genitive singular)
costaricanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
costaricanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
costaricanskorna (definite nominative plural)
costaricanskornas (definite genitive plural)

a female Costa Rican; a female person from Costa Rica


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


centralafrikan

centralafrikan (indefinite nominative singular)
centralafrikans (genitive indefinite singular)
centralafrikanen (definite nominative singular)
centralafrikanens (definite genitive singular)
centralafrikaner (indefinite nominative plural)
centralafrikaners (genitive indefinite plural)
centralafrikanerna (definite nominative plural)
centralafrikanernas (definite genitive plural)

a Central African; a person from Central Africa


kymriska

kymriska (indefinite nominative singular)


Gillis

a male given name, equivalent to English Giles


annamit

annamit (indefinite nominative singular)
annamits (genitive indefinite singular)
annamiten (definite nominative singular)
annamitens (definite genitive singular)
annamiter (indefinite nominative plural)
annamiters (genitive indefinite plural)
annamiterna (definite nominative plural)
annamiternas (definite genitive plural)


armeniska

armeniska (indefinite nominative singular)
armeniskas (genitive indefinite singular)
armeniskan (definite nominative singular)
armeniskans (definite genitive singular)
armeniskor (indefinite nominative plural)
armeniskors (genitive indefinite plural)
armeniskorna (definite nominative plural)
armeniskornas (definite genitive plural)


mongoliska

mongoliska (indefinite nominative singular)
mongoliskas (genitive indefinite singular)
mongoliskan (definite nominative singular)
mongoliskans (definite genitive singular)
mongoliskor (indefinite nominative plural)
mongoliskors (genitive indefinite plural)
mongoliskorna (definite nominative plural)
mongoliskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Mongolian (group of languages, specifically Khalkha)


dominikiska

dominikiska (indefinite nominative singular)
dominikiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
dominikiskan (definite nominative singular)
dominikiskans (definite genitive singular)
dominikiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
dominikiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
dominikiskorna (definite nominative plural)
dominikiskornas (definite genitive plural)

Dominican; a female person from the Dominica


dominikanska

dominikanska (indefinite nominative singular)
dominikanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
dominikanskan (definite nominative singular)
dominikanskans (definite genitive singular)
dominikanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
dominikanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
dominikanskorna (definite nominative plural)
dominikanskornas (definite genitive plural)

Dominican; a female person from the Dominican Republic


dominikan

dominikan (indefinite nominative singular)
dominikans (genitive indefinite singular)
dominikanen (definite nominative singular)
dominikanens (definite genitive singular)
dominikaner (indefinite nominative plural)
dominikaners (genitive indefinite plural)
dominikanerna (definite nominative plural)
dominikanernas (definite genitive plural)

Dominican; a member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic


tempel

tempel (indefinite nominative singular)
tempels (genitive indefinite singular)
templet (definite nominative singular)
templets (definite genitive singular)
tempel (indefinite nominative plural)
tempels (genitive indefinite plural)
templen (definite nominative plural)
templens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish tæmpel, from Latin templum.


dominiker

dominiker (indefinite nominative singular)
dominikers (genitive indefinite singular)
dominikern (definite nominative singular)
dominikerns (definite genitive singular)
dominiker (indefinite nominative plural)
dominikers (genitive indefinite plural)
dominikerna (definite nominative plural)
dominikernas (definite genitive plural)


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


laotier

laotier (indefinite nominative singular)
laotiers (genitive indefinite singular)
laotiern (definite nominative singular)
laotierns (definite genitive singular)
laotier (indefinite nominative plural)
laotiers (genitive indefinite plural)
laotierna (definite nominative plural)
laotiernas (definite genitive plural)


laotiska

laotiska (indefinite nominative singular)


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


indier

indier (indefinite nominative singular)
indiers (genitive indefinite singular)
indiern (definite nominative singular)
indierns (definite genitive singular)
indier (indefinite nominative plural)
indiers (genitive indefinite plural)
indierna (definite nominative plural)
indiernas (definite genitive plural)

Indian; (male or female) person from India


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


efternamn

efternamn (indefinite nominative singular)
efternamns (genitive indefinite singular)
efternamnet (definite nominative singular)
efternamnets (definite genitive singular)
efternamn (indefinite nominative plural)
efternamns (genitive indefinite plural)
efternamnen (definite nominative plural)
efternamnens (definite genitive plural)


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


pagod

pagod (indefinite nominative singular)
pagods (genitive indefinite singular)
pagoden (definite nominative singular)
pagodens (definite genitive singular)
pagoder (indefinite nominative plural)
pagoders (genitive indefinite plural)
pagoderna (definite nominative plural)
pagodernas (definite genitive plural)


egyptier

egyptier (indefinite nominative singular)
egyptiers (genitive indefinite singular)
egyptiern (definite nominative singular)
egyptierns (definite genitive singular)
egyptier (indefinite nominative plural)
egyptiers (genitive indefinite plural)
egyptierna (definite nominative plural)
egyptiernas (definite genitive plural)

an Egyptian; a person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent


egyptiska

egyptiska (indefinite nominative singular)
egyptiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
egyptiskan (definite nominative singular)
egyptiskans (definite genitive singular)
egyptiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
egyptiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
egyptiskorna (definite nominative plural)
egyptiskornas (definite genitive plural)

Egyptian; a female person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.


etiopiska

etiopiska (indefinite nominative singular)
etiopiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
etiopiskan (definite nominative singular)
etiopiskans (definite genitive singular)
etiopiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
etiopiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
etiopiskorna (definite nominative plural)
etiopiskornas (definite genitive plural)


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”).


ecuadorianska

ecuadorianska (indefinite nominative singular)
ecuadorianskas (genitive indefinite singular)
ecuadorianskan (definite nominative singular)
ecuadorianskans (definite genitive singular)
ecuadorianskor (indefinite nominative plural)
ecuadorianskors (genitive indefinite plural)
ecuadorianskorna (definite nominative plural)
ecuadorianskornas (definite genitive plural)

Ecuadorian; a female person from Ecuador


ecuadorian

ecuadorian (indefinite nominative singular)
ecuadorians (genitive indefinite singular)
ecuadorianen (definite nominative singular)
ecuadorianens (definite genitive singular)
ecuadorianer (indefinite nominative plural)
ecuadorianers (genitive indefinite plural)
ecuadorianerna (definite nominative plural)
ecuadorianernas (definite genitive plural)


Ragna

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


estländare

estländare (indefinite nominative singular)
estländares (genitive indefinite singular)
estländaren (definite nominative singular)
estländarens (definite genitive singular)
estländare (indefinite nominative plural)
estländares (genitive indefinite plural)
estländarna (definite nominative plural)
estländarnas (definite genitive plural)


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


grek

grek (indefinite nominative singular)
greks (genitive indefinite singular)
greken (definite nominative singular)
grekens (definite genitive singular)
greker (indefinite nominative plural)
grekers (genitive indefinite plural)
grekerna (definite nominative plural)
grekernas (definite genitive plural)

(nationalities) Greek; person from Greece


ty.

(lexicography) Abbreviation of tyska (“German language”).


italienare

italienare (indefinite nominative singular)
italienares (genitive indefinite singular)
italienaren (definite nominative singular)
italienarens (definite genitive singular)
italienare (indefinite nominative plural)
italienares (genitive indefinite plural)
italienarna (definite nominative plural)
italienarnas (definite genitive plural)


amerikansk engelska

amerikansk engelska (indefinite nominative singular)


fornengelska

forneng. (abbreviation)
fornengelska (indefinite nominative singular)


förnamn

förnamn (indefinite nominative singular)
förnamns (genitive indefinite singular)
förnamnet (definite nominative singular)
förnamnets (definite genitive singular)
förnamn (indefinite nominative plural)
förnamns (genitive indefinite plural)
förnamnen (definite nominative plural)
förnamnens (definite genitive plural)

Affix of för- (“fore-; pre-”) + namn (“name”). First attested in 1641.


fransman

fransman (indefinite nominative singular)

Han är fransman

He is French / a Frenchman [see vara for why there is no article]

fransmännen

a Frenchman ((male) person of French birth or nationality)


pers.

(lexicography) Persian language, Farsi; Abbreviation of persiska.


sydsamiska

sydsamiska (indefinite nominative singular)


Carita

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


fornsvenska

fornsvenska (indefinite nominative singular)

Old Swedish (language), the Swedish language from 1225 to 1525 AD


runsvenska

runsvenska (indefinite nominative singular)

The Old East Norse language, known as Runic Swedish in Sweden.


turkiska

turkiska (indefinite nominative singular)
turkiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
turkiskan (definite nominative singular)
turkiskans (definite genitive singular)
turkiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
turkiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
turkiskorna (definite nominative plural)
turkiskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Turkish (official language of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)


kurdiska

kurdiska (indefinite nominative singular)
kurdiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
kurdiskan (definite nominative singular)
kurdiskans (definite genitive singular)
kurdiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
kurdiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
kurdiskorna (definite nominative plural)
kurdiskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Kurdish (language of Kurdistan)


tadzjikiska

tadzjikiska (indefinite nominative singular)


malajiska

malajiska (indefinite nominative singular)


bosniska

bosniska (indefinite nominative singular)
bosniska (indefinite nominative singular)
bosniskas (genitive indefinite singular)
bosniskan (definite nominative singular)
bosniskans (definite genitive singular)
bosniskor (indefinite nominative plural)
bosniskors (genitive indefinite plural)
bosniskorna (definite nominative plural)
bosniskornas (definite genitive plural)


tjetjenska

tjetjenska (indefinite nominative singular)


Öda

(very rare) a female given name from Old Norse


Ossian

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


tibetanska

tibetanska (indefinite nominative singular)


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.


kå

The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.


smeknamn

smeknamn (indefinite nominative singular)
smeknamns (genitive indefinite singular)
smeknamnet (definite nominative singular)
smeknamnets (definite genitive singular)
smeknamn (indefinite nominative plural)
smeknamns (genitive indefinite plural)
smeknamnen (definite nominative plural)
smeknamnens (definite genitive plural)

an endearing nickname (e.g., a pet name)


tilltalsnamn

tilltalsnamn (indefinite nominative singular)
tilltalsnamns (genitive indefinite singular)
tilltalsnamnet (definite nominative singular)
tilltalsnamnets (definite genitive singular)
tilltalsnamn (indefinite nominative plural)
tilltalsnamns (genitive indefinite plural)
tilltalsnamnen (definite nominative plural)
tilltalsnamnens (definite genitive plural)


mellannamn

mellannamn (indefinite nominative singular)
mellannamns (genitive indefinite singular)
mellannamnet (definite nominative singular)
mellannamnets (definite genitive singular)
mellannamn (indefinite nominative plural)
mellannamns (genitive indefinite plural)
mellannamnen (definite nominative plural)
mellannamnens (definite genitive plural)

surname carried between the given names and one's own family name


korniska

korniska (indefinite nominative singular)


georgiska

georgiska (indefinite nominative singular)
georgiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
georgiskan (definite nominative singular)
georgiskans (definite genitive singular)
georgiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
georgiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
georgiskorna (definite nominative plural)
georgiskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Georgian (language of the country Georgia)


fornnordiska

fornnordiska (indefinite nominative singular)

From forn (“belonging to the (ancient) past”) + nordisk (“Nordic”) + -a.

af

Old Norse (language of Scandinavia before ~1400 C.E.)


Adde

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


persiska

persiska (indefinite nominative singular)


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


maltes

maltes (indefinite nominative singular)
maltes (genitive indefinite singular)
maltesen (definite nominative singular)
maltesens (definite genitive singular)
malteser (indefinite nominative plural)
maltesers (genitive indefinite plural)
malteserna (definite nominative plural)
maltesernas (definite genitive plural)


Maj-Britt

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


kalmarit

kalmarit (indefinite nominative singular)
kalmarits (genitive indefinite singular)
kalmariten (definite nominative singular)
kalmaritens (definite genitive singular)
kalmariter (indefinite nominative plural)
kalmariters (genitive indefinite plural)
kalmariterna (definite nominative plural)
kalmariternas (definite genitive plural)

a person from the Swedish city of Kalmar


rätoromanska

rätoromanska (indefinite nominative singular)


Märit

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


Gunda

Borrowed from German Gunda. Cognate with Swedish Gun.


tuareg

tuareg (indefinite nominative singular)
tuaregs (genitive indefinite singular)
tuaregen (definite nominative singular)
tuaregens (definite genitive singular)
tuareger (indefinite nominative plural)
tuaregers (genitive indefinite plural)
tuaregerna (definite nominative plural)
tuaregernas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Hassaniya Arabic طوارق (ṭwāreg).

der+

Tuareg (individual member of the Tuareg people)


Fredde

a diminutive of the male given name Fredrik


Serafina

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


nynorska

nynorska (indefinite nominative singular)

Nynorsk (one of the two major Norwegian languages (dialects))


hettitiska

hettitiska (indefinite nominative singular)


Maj-Lis

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


gagauz

gagauz (indefinite nominative singular)
gagauz (genitive indefinite singular)
gagauzen (definite nominative singular)
gagauzens (definite genitive singular)
gagauzer (indefinite nominative plural)
gagauzers (genitive indefinite plural)
gagauzerna (definite nominative plural)
gagauzernas (definite genitive plural)

a Gagauz (person of Gagauzian descent, chiefly male)


Inga-Lill

a female given name, variant of Ingalill


moské

moské (indefinite nominative singular)
moskés (genitive indefinite singular)
moskén (definite nominative singular)
moskéns (definite genitive singular)
moskéer (indefinite nominative plural)
moskéers (genitive indefinite plural)
moskéerna (definite nominative plural)
moskéernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


hebreiska

hebreiska (indefinite nominative singular)


Vivi-Anne

a female given name, variant of Vivianne


Vivianne

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

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:


thailändska

thailändska (indefinite nominative singular)
thailändskas (genitive indefinite singular)
thailändskan (definite nominative singular)
thailändskans (definite genitive singular)
thailändskor (indefinite nominative plural)
thailändskors (genitive indefinite plural)
thailändskorna (definite nominative plural)
thailändskornas (definite genitive plural)


assamesiska

assamesiska (indefinite nominative singular)


marsian

marsian (indefinite nominative singular)
marsians (genitive indefinite singular)
marsianen (definite nominative singular)
marsianens (definite genitive singular)
marsianer (indefinite nominative plural)
marsianers (genitive indefinite plural)
marsianerna (definite nominative plural)
marsianernas (definite genitive plural)

Martian (imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars)


krimtatariska

krimtatariska (indefinite nominative singular)


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.

af

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.


fransyska

fransyska (indefinite nominative singular)
fransyskas (genitive indefinite singular)
fransyskan (definite nominative singular)
fransyskans (definite genitive singular)
fransyskor (indefinite nominative plural)
fransyskors (genitive indefinite plural)
fransyskorna (definite nominative plural)
fransyskornas (definite genitive plural)

(archaic, uncountable) the French language


arameiska

arameiska (indefinite nominative singular)


gotiska

gotiska (indefinite nominative singular)

Gothic (an extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths)


javanesiska

javanesiska (indefinite nominative singular)


ukrainska

ukrainska (indefinite nominative singular)
ukrainskas (genitive indefinite singular)
ukrainskan (definite nominative singular)
ukrainskans (definite genitive singular)
ukrainskor (indefinite nominative plural)
ukrainskors (genitive indefinite plural)
ukrainskorna (definite nominative plural)
ukrainskornas (definite genitive plural)


serbiska

serbiska (indefinite nominative singular)
serbiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
serbiskan (definite nominative singular)
serbiskans (definite genitive singular)
serbiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
serbiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
serbiskorna (definite nominative plural)
serbiskornas (definite genitive plural)


vietnamesiska

vietnamesiska (indefinite nominative singular)
vietnamesiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
vietnamesiskan (definite nominative singular)
vietnamesiskans (definite genitive singular)
vietnamesiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
vietnamesiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
vietnamesiskorna (definite nominative plural)
vietnamesiskornas (definite genitive plural)


makedonska

makedonska (indefinite nominative singular)
makedonskas (genitive indefinite singular)
makedonskan (definite nominative singular)
makedonskans (definite genitive singular)
makedonskor (indefinite nominative plural)
makedonskors (genitive indefinite plural)
makedonskorna (definite nominative plural)
makedonskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Macedonian; Slav language spoken in North Macedonia


östtyska

östtyska (indefinite nominative singular)
östtyskas (genitive indefinite singular)
östtyskan (definite nominative singular)
östtyskans (definite genitive singular)
östtyskor (indefinite nominative plural)
östtyskors (genitive indefinite plural)
östtyskorna (definite nominative plural)
östtyskornas (definite genitive plural)

a woman from East Germany, the German Democratic Republic


australiska

australiska (indefinite nominative singular)
australiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
australiskan (definite nominative singular)
australiskans (definite genitive singular)
australiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
australiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
australiskorna (definite nominative plural)
australiskornas (definite genitive plural)


baltiska

baltiska (indefinite nominative singular)
baltiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
baltiskan (definite nominative singular)
baltiskans (definite genitive singular)
baltiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
baltiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
baltiskorna (definite nominative plural)
baltiskornas (definite genitive plural)

a female Balt, a woman from the Baltic states


argentinska

argentinska (indefinite nominative singular)
argentinskas (genitive indefinite singular)
argentinskan (definite nominative singular)
argentinskans (definite genitive singular)
argentinskor (indefinite nominative plural)
argentinskors (genitive indefinite plural)
argentinskorna (definite nominative plural)
argentinskornas (definite genitive plural)


germanska

germ. (abbreviation)
germanska (indefinite nominative singular)


utomjording

utomjording (indefinite nominative singular)


grönländska

grönländska (indefinite nominative singular)
grönländskas (genitive indefinite singular)
grönländskan (definite nominative singular)
grönländskans (definite genitive singular)
grönländskor (indefinite nominative plural)
grönländskors (genitive indefinite plural)
grönländskorna (definite nominative plural)
grönländskornas (definite genitive plural)


tornedalsfinska

tornedalsfinska (indefinite nominative singular)

Tornedals- (“of Torne Valley”) + finska (“Finnish”); compare Finnish tornionlaaksonsuomi and English Torne Valley Finnish.

affix

Meänkieli (Finnic language spoken in northern Sweden)


Olaus

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


Frigg

(rare) a female given name from Old Norse


levit

levit (indefinite nominative singular)
levits (genitive indefinite singular)
leviten (definite nominative singular)
levitens (definite genitive singular)
leviter (indefinite nominative plural)
leviters (genitive indefinite plural)
leviterna (definite nominative plural)
leviternas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin Levītēs, from Ancient Greek Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs).

(historical) Levite (member of the Hebrew tribe of clergymen)


stockholmare

stockholmare (indefinite nominative singular)
stockholmares (genitive indefinite singular)
stockholmaren (definite nominative singular)
stockholmarens (definite genitive singular)
stockholmare (indefinite nominative plural)
stockholmares (genitive indefinite plural)
stockholmarna (definite nominative plural)
stockholmarnas (definite genitive plural)

a Stockholmer, a native or resident of Stockholm


aram.

(lexicography) Aramaic language; Abbreviation of arameiska.


arab.

(lexicography) Arabic language; Abbreviation of arabiska.


fornfra.

(lexicography) Old French language; Abbreviation of fornfranska.


forneng.

(lexicography) Old English, Anglo-Saxon language; Abbreviation of fornengelska.


fornhögty.

(lexicography) Old High German language; Abbreviation of fornhögtyska.


grek.

(lexicography) Greek language; Abbreviation of grekiska.


jap.

(lexicography) Japanese language; Abbreviation of japanska.


fornfranska

fornfra. (abbreviation)
fornfranska (indefinite nominative singular)


fornhögtyska

fornhögty. (abbreviation)
fornhögtyska (indefinite nominative singular)


got.

(lexicography) Gothic language; Abbreviation of gotiska.


fra.

(lexicography) French language; Abbreviation of franska.


högtyska

högtyska (indefinite nominative singular)


hebr.

(lexicography) Hebrew language; Abbreviation of hebreiska.


holl.

(lexicography) Dutch language; Abbreviation of holländska.


vulgärlat.

(lexicography) Vulgar Latin language; Abbreviation of vulgärlatin.


senlat.

(lexicography) Late Latin language; Abbreviation of senlatin.


spa.

(lexicography) Spanish language; Abbreviation of spanska.


medeltidslat.

(lexicography) Medieval Latin language; Abbreviation of medeltidslatin.


ry.

(lexicography) Russian language; Abbreviation of ryska.


medellågty.

(lexicography) Middle Low German language; Abbreviation of medellågtyska.


medelholl.

(lexicography) Middle Dutch language; Abbreviation of medelholländska.


medelhögty.

(lexicography) Middle High German language; Abbreviation of medelhögtyska.


medelengelska

medeleng. (abbreviation)
medelengelska (indefinite nominative singular)


senlatin

senlat. (abbreviation)
senlatin (indefinite nominative singular)


germ.

(lexicography) Abbreviation of germanska (“Germanic”).


port.

(lexicography) Portuguese language; Abbreviation of portugisiska.


medeltidslatin

head

medeltidslatin n (abbreviated medeltidslat.)

medeltidslat. (abbreviation)
medeltidslatin (indefinite nominative singular)

medeltid (“Middle Ages”) + -s- + latin (“Latin”)


lågtyska

lågtyska (indefinite nominative singular)


vulgärlatin

vulgärlat. (abbreviation)
vulgärlatin (indefinite nominative singular)


medelholländska

head

medelholländska c (abbreviated medelholl.)

medelholl. (abbreviation)
medelholländska (indefinite nominative singular)


medelhögtyska

medelhögtyska c (abbreviated medelhögty.)

medelhögty. (abbreviation)
medelhögtyska (indefinite nominative singular)


medellågtyska

medellågtyska c (abbreviated medellågty.)

medellågty. (abbreviation)
medellågtyska (indefinite nominative singular)


medeleng.

(lexicography) Middle English language; Abbreviation of medelengelska.


da.

(lexicography) Danish language; Abbreviation of danska.


lat.

(lexicography) Latin language; Abbreviation of latin.


urnordiska

urnordiska (indefinite nominative singular)


brasilian

brasilian (indefinite nominative singular)
brasilians (genitive indefinite singular)
brasilianen (definite nominative singular)
brasilianens (definite genitive singular)
brasilianer (indefinite nominative plural)
brasilianers (genitive indefinite plural)
brasilianerna (definite nominative plural)
brasilianernas (definite genitive plural)


fransos

fransos (indefinite nominative singular)
fransos (genitive indefinite singular)
fransosen (definite nominative singular)
fransosens (definite genitive singular)
fransoser (indefinite nominative plural)
fransosers (genitive indefinite plural)
fransoserna (definite nominative plural)
fransosernas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish franzoos, from Middle Low German frantzoser, from Old French françois. Cognate of German Franzose.

(colloquial) Frenchman, (male) person from France


domkyrka

domkyrka (indefinite nominative singular)
domkyrkas (genitive indefinite singular)
domkyrkan (definite nominative singular)
domkyrkans (definite genitive singular)
domkyrkor (indefinite nominative plural)
domkyrkors (genitive indefinite plural)
domkyrkorna (definite nominative plural)
domkyrkornas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: tuomiokirkko (calque)


irländare

irländare (indefinite nominative singular)
irländares (genitive indefinite singular)
irländaren (definite nominative singular)
irländarens (definite genitive singular)
irländare (indefinite nominative plural)
irländares (genitive indefinite plural)
irländarna (definite nominative plural)
irländarnas (definite genitive plural)

an Irelander, an Irishman, an Irishwoman


Ann-Kristin

Phonetic rendering of the French pronunciation of Anne-Christine.


skåning

skåning (indefinite nominative singular)


eritrean

eritrean (indefinite nominative singular)
eritreans (genitive indefinite singular)
eritreanen (definite nominative singular)
eritreanens (definite genitive singular)
eritreaner (indefinite nominative plural)
eritreaners (genitive indefinite plural)
eritreanerna (definite nominative plural)
eritreanernas (definite genitive plural)

An Eritrean, a person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent.


Leia

From English Leia of the Star Wars films.


malaj

malaj (indefinite nominative singular)
malajs (genitive indefinite singular)
malajen (definite nominative singular)
malajens (definite genitive singular)
malajer (indefinite nominative plural)
malajers (genitive indefinite plural)
malajerna (definite nominative plural)
malajernas (definite genitive plural)


provensal

provensal (indefinite nominative singular)
provensals (genitive indefinite singular)
provensalen (definite nominative singular)
provensalens (definite genitive singular)
provensaler (indefinite nominative plural)
provensalers (genitive indefinite plural)
provensalerna (definite nominative plural)
provensalernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French provençal. Doublet of provins.


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


älvdalska

(uncountable) Elfdalian; language spoken in the Dalecarlian province of Sweden


sardinier

sardinier (indefinite nominative singular)
sardiniers (genitive indefinite singular)
sardiniern (definite nominative singular)
sardinierns (definite genitive singular)
sardinier (indefinite nominative plural)
sardiniers (genitive indefinite plural)
sardinierna (definite nominative plural)
sardiniernas (definite genitive plural)


österrikare

österrikare (indefinite nominative singular)
österrikares (genitive indefinite singular)
österrikaren (definite nominative singular)
österrikarens (definite genitive singular)
österrikare (indefinite nominative plural)
österrikares (genitive indefinite plural)
österrikarna (definite nominative plural)
österrikarnas (definite genitive plural)


uzbekiska

uzbekiska (indefinite nominative singular)
uzbekiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
uzbekiskan (definite nominative singular)
uzbekiskans (definite genitive singular)
uzbekiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
uzbekiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
uzbekiskorna (definite nominative plural)
uzbekiskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Uzbek (language spoken in Uzbekistan)


pol.

(lexicography) Polish language; Abbreviation of polska.


uigur

uigur (indefinite nominative singular)
uigurs (genitive indefinite singular)
uiguren (definite nominative singular)
uigurens (definite genitive singular)
uigurer (indefinite nominative plural)
uigurers (genitive indefinite plural)
uigurerna (definite nominative plural)
uigurernas (definite genitive plural)

Uyghur (individual member of that ethnic group)


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.


novgorodsk

novgorodsk (indefinite positive)
novgorodskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
novgorodska (indefinite plural positive)
novgorodske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
novgorodske (definite masculine positive singular)
novgorodska (definite positive)

Novgorodian, pertaining to (Velkiye) Novgorod


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


babylonier

babylonier (indefinite nominative singular)
babyloniers (genitive indefinite singular)
babyloniern (definite nominative singular)
babylonierns (definite genitive singular)
babylonier (indefinite nominative plural)
babyloniers (genitive indefinite plural)
babylonierna (definite nominative plural)
babyloniernas (definite genitive plural)


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.


nigerian

nigerian (indefinite nominative singular)
nigerians (genitive indefinite singular)
nigerianen (definite nominative singular)
nigerianens (definite genitive singular)
nigerianer (indefinite nominative plural)
nigerianers (genitive indefinite plural)
nigerianerna (definite nominative plural)
nigerianernas (definite genitive plural)

/nɪɡɛrɪˈɑːn/


bengal

bengal (indefinite nominative singular)
bengals (genitive indefinite singular)
bengalen (definite nominative singular)
bengalens (definite genitive singular)
bengaler (indefinite nominative plural)
bengalers (genitive indefinite plural)
bengalerna (definite nominative plural)
bengalernas (definite genitive plural)


kapell

kapell (indefinite nominative singular)
kapells (genitive indefinite singular)
kapellet (definite nominative singular)
kapellets (definite genitive singular)
kapell (indefinite nominative plural)
kapells (genitive indefinite plural)
kapellen (definite nominative plural)
kapellens (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: kappeli

From Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella.


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


okinawianska

okinawianska (indefinite nominative singular)


venetiansk

venetiansk (comparative mer venetiansk, superlative mest venetiansk)

mer venetiansk (comparative)
mest venetiansk (superlative)
venetiansk (indefinite positive)
mer venetiansk (comparative indefinite)
mest venetiansk (indefinite superlative)
venetianskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer venetianskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest venetianskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
venetianska (indefinite plural positive)
mer venetianska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest venetianska (indefinite plural superlative)
venetianske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer venetianska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest venetianska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
venetianske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer venetianske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest venetianske (definite masculine singular superlative)
venetianska (definite positive)
mer venetianska (comparative definite)
mest venetianska (definite superlative)

Venetian (relating to Venice and Venetians)


sydkorean

sydkorean (indefinite nominative singular)
sydkoreans (genitive indefinite singular)
sydkoreanen (definite nominative singular)
sydkoreanens (definite genitive singular)
sydkoreaner (indefinite nominative plural)
sydkoreaners (genitive indefinite plural)
sydkoreanerna (definite nominative plural)
sydkoreanernas (definite genitive plural)


argentinare

argentinare (indefinite nominative singular)
argentinares (genitive indefinite singular)
argentinaren (definite nominative singular)
argentinarens (definite genitive singular)
argentinare (indefinite nominative plural)
argentinares (genitive indefinite plural)
argentinarna (definite nominative plural)
argentinarnas (definite genitive plural)


vietnames

vietnames (indefinite nominative singular)
vietnames (genitive indefinite singular)
vietnamesen (definite nominative singular)
vietnamesens (definite genitive singular)
vietnameser (indefinite nominative plural)
vietnamesers (genitive indefinite plural)
vietnameserna (definite nominative plural)
vietnamesernas (definite genitive plural)


indones

indones (indefinite nominative singular)
indones (genitive indefinite singular)
indonesen (definite nominative singular)
indonesens (definite genitive singular)
indoneser (indefinite nominative plural)
indonesers (genitive indefinite plural)
indoneserna (definite nominative plural)
indonesernas (definite genitive plural)


nepales

nepales (indefinite nominative singular)
nepales (genitive indefinite singular)
nepalesen (definite nominative singular)
nepalesens (definite genitive singular)
nepaleser (indefinite nominative plural)
nepalesers (genitive indefinite plural)
nepaleserna (definite nominative plural)
nepalesernas (definite genitive plural)


kongoles

kongoles (indefinite nominative singular)
kongoles (genitive indefinite singular)
kongolesen (definite nominative singular)
kongolesens (definite genitive singular)
kongoleser (indefinite nominative plural)
kongolesers (genitive indefinite plural)
kongoleserna (definite nominative plural)
kongolesernas (definite genitive plural)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

a Congolese; a person from either DR Congo or the Republic of the Congo


malmöit

malmöit (indefinite nominative singular)
malmöits (genitive indefinite singular)
malmöiten (definite nominative singular)
malmöitens (definite genitive singular)
malmöiter (indefinite nominative plural)
malmöiters (genitive indefinite plural)
malmöiterna (definite nominative plural)
malmöiternas (definite genitive plural)

a person from the Swedish city of Malmö.


togoles

togoles (indefinite nominative singular)
togoles (genitive indefinite singular)
togolesen (definite nominative singular)
togolesens (definite genitive singular)
togoleser (indefinite nominative plural)
togolesers (genitive indefinite plural)
togoleserna (definite nominative plural)
togolesernas (definite genitive plural)


kvänska

kvänska (indefinite nominative singular)


Cesar

a male given name from Latin Caesar, of rare usage


klingonska

klingonska (indefinite nominative singular)


alaskisk

alaskisk (indefinite positive)
alaskiskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
alaskiska (indefinite plural positive)
alaskiske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
alaskiske (definite masculine positive singular)
alaskiska (definite positive)


nysvenska

nysvenska (indefinite nominative singular)

Förr i tiden pratade man nysvenka.

Modern Swedish (language), the Swedish language from 1520 to 1850 AD


Henke

a diminutive of the male given name Henrik


andalusier

andalusier (indefinite nominative singular)
andalusiers (genitive indefinite singular)
andalusiern (definite nominative singular)
andalusierns (definite genitive singular)
andalusier (indefinite nominative plural)
andalusiers (genitive indefinite plural)
andalusierna (definite nominative plural)
andalusiernas (definite genitive plural)


australiensare

australiensare (indefinite nominative singular)
australiensares (genitive indefinite singular)
australiensaren (definite nominative singular)
australiensarens (definite genitive singular)
australiensare (indefinite nominative plural)
australiensares (genitive indefinite plural)
australiensarna (definite nominative plural)
australiensarnas (definite genitive plural)

Australian; person, chiefly male, from Australia.


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.


kaukasier

kaukasier (indefinite nominative singular)
kaukasiers (genitive indefinite singular)
kaukasiern (definite nominative singular)
kaukasierns (definite genitive singular)
kaukasier (indefinite nominative plural)
kaukasiers (genitive indefinite plural)
kaukasierna (definite nominative plural)
kaukasiernas (definite genitive plural)


vanuatuer

vanuatuer (indefinite nominative singular)
vanuatuers (genitive indefinite singular)
vanuatuern (definite nominative singular)
vanuatuerns (definite genitive singular)
vanuatuer (indefinite nominative plural)
vanuatuers (genitive indefinite plural)
vanuatuerna (definite nominative plural)
vanuatuernas (definite genitive plural)


polynesier

polynesier (indefinite nominative singular)
polynesiers (genitive indefinite singular)
polynesiern (definite nominative singular)
polynesierns (definite genitive singular)
polynesier (indefinite nominative plural)
polynesiers (genitive indefinite plural)
polynesierna (definite nominative plural)
polynesiernas (definite genitive plural)


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


vitryska

vitryska (indefinite nominative singular)
vitryskas (genitive indefinite singular)
vitryskan (definite nominative singular)
vitryskans (definite genitive singular)
vitryskor (indefinite nominative plural)
vitryskors (genitive indefinite plural)
vitryskorna (definite nominative plural)
vitryskornas (definite genitive plural)


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.

af

a diminutive of the male given name Rolf


malagassiska

malagassiska (indefinite nominative singular)


valack

valack (indefinite nominative singular)
valacks (genitive indefinite singular)
valacken (definite nominative singular)
valackens (definite genitive singular)
valacker (indefinite nominative plural)
valackers (genitive indefinite plural)
valackerna (definite nominative plural)
valackernas (definite genitive plural)

Used since 1582
< German Wallach (“gelding”) < Walachei (“Wallachia”); probably because the practice of castrating horses spread to Europe from the East


schweizare

schweizare (indefinite nominative singular)
schweizares (genitive indefinite singular)
schweizaren (definite nominative singular)
schweizarens (definite genitive singular)
schweizare (indefinite nominative plural)
schweizares (genitive indefinite plural)
schweizarna (definite nominative plural)
schweizarnas (definite genitive plural)

A Swiss, a person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.


skoltsamiska

skoltsamiska (indefinite nominative singular)


nordsamiska

nordsamiska (indefinite nominative singular)


enaresamiska

enaresamiska (indefinite nominative singular)


kretensisk

kretensisk (indefinite positive)
kretensiskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
kretensiska (indefinite plural positive)
kretensiske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
kretensiske (definite masculine positive singular)
kretensiska (definite positive)

Cretian; pertaining to the island of Crete in Greece


landskronit

landskronit (indefinite nominative singular)
landskronits (genitive indefinite singular)
landskroniten (definite nominative singular)
landskronitens (definite genitive singular)
landskroniter (indefinite nominative plural)
landskroniters (genitive indefinite plural)
landskroniterna (definite nominative plural)
landskroniternas (definite genitive plural)

a person from the Swedish city of Landskrona


judetyska

judetyska (indefinite nominative singular)

From jude (“Jew”) + tyska (“German”). Compare German Judendeutsch.


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


alaskier

alaskier (indefinite nominative singular)
alaskiers (genitive indefinite singular)
alaskiern (definite nominative singular)
alaskierns (definite genitive singular)
alaskier (indefinite nominative plural)
alaskiers (genitive indefinite plural)
alaskierna (definite nominative plural)
alaskiernas (definite genitive plural)


andorranska

andorranska (indefinite nominative singular)
andorranskas (genitive indefinite singular)
andorranskan (definite nominative singular)
andorranskans (definite genitive singular)
andorranskor (indefinite nominative plural)
andorranskors (genitive indefinite plural)
andorranskorna (definite nominative plural)
andorranskornas (definite genitive plural)


angolanska

angolanska (indefinite nominative singular)
angolanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
angolanskan (definite nominative singular)
angolanskans (definite genitive singular)
angolanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
angolanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
angolanskorna (definite nominative plural)
angolanskornas (definite genitive plural)


anguillan

anguillan (indefinite nominative singular)
anguillans (genitive indefinite singular)
anguillanen (definite nominative singular)
anguillanens (definite genitive singular)
anguillaner (indefinite nominative plural)
anguillaners (genitive indefinite plural)
anguillanerna (definite nominative plural)
anguillanernas (definite genitive plural)


antiguanska

antiguanska (indefinite nominative singular)
antiguanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
antiguanskan (definite nominative singular)
antiguanskans (definite genitive singular)
antiguanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
antiguanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
antiguanskorna (definite nominative plural)
antiguanskornas (definite genitive plural)


aruban

aruban (indefinite nominative singular)
arubans (genitive indefinite singular)
arubanen (definite nominative singular)
arubanens (definite genitive singular)
arubaner (indefinite nominative plural)
arubaners (genitive indefinite plural)
arubanerna (definite nominative plural)
arubanernas (definite genitive plural)

Aruban; person, chiefly male, from Aruba


arubanska

arubanska (indefinite nominative singular)
arubanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
arubanskan (definite nominative singular)
arubanskans (definite genitive singular)
arubanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
arubanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
arubanskorna (definite nominative plural)
arubanskornas (definite genitive plural)


australienska

australienska (indefinite nominative singular)
australienskas (genitive indefinite singular)
australienskan (definite nominative singular)
australienskans (definite genitive singular)
australienskor (indefinite nominative plural)
australienskors (genitive indefinite plural)
australienskorna (definite nominative plural)
australienskornas (definite genitive plural)


australienare

australienare (indefinite nominative singular)
australienares (genitive indefinite singular)
australienaren (definite nominative singular)
australienarens (definite genitive singular)
australienare (indefinite nominative plural)
australienares (genitive indefinite plural)
australienarna (definite nominative plural)
australienarnas (definite genitive plural)

an Australian (person from Australia), generally male


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


flygande tefat

flygande tefat (indefinite nominative singular)
flygande tefats (genitive indefinite singular)
flygande tefatet (definite nominative singular)
flygande tefatets (definite genitive singular)
flygande tefat (indefinite nominative plural)
flygande tefats (genitive indefinite plural)
flygande tefaten (definite nominative plural)
flygande tefatens (definite genitive plural)

flying saucer (unidentified flying object)


brittisk engelska

brittisk engelska (indefinite nominative singular)


nordafrikan

nordafrikan (indefinite nominative singular)
nordafrikans (genitive indefinite singular)
nordafrikanen (definite nominative singular)
nordafrikanens (definite genitive singular)
nordafrikaner (indefinite nominative plural)
nordafrikaners (genitive indefinite plural)
nordafrikanerna (definite nominative plural)
nordafrikanernas (definite genitive plural)


salvadoran

salvadoran (indefinite nominative singular)
salvadorans (genitive indefinite singular)
salvadoranen (definite nominative singular)
salvadoranens (definite genitive singular)
salvadoraner (indefinite nominative plural)
salvadoraners (genitive indefinite plural)
salvadoranerna (definite nominative plural)
salvadoranernas (definite genitive plural)


liberian

liberian (indefinite nominative singular)
liberians (genitive indefinite singular)
liberianen (definite nominative singular)
liberianens (definite genitive singular)
liberianer (indefinite nominative plural)
liberianers (genitive indefinite plural)
liberianerna (definite nominative plural)
liberianernas (definite genitive plural)


Mange

a diminutive of the male given name Magnus


Ann-Charlotte

head

Ann-Charlotte c (genitive Ann-Charlottes)

a female given name, combination of Anne and Charlotte


Sebbe

a diminutive of the male given name Sebastian


oidentifierat flygande föremål

oidentifierat flygande föremål (indefinite nominative singular)

Calque of English unidentified flying object.

calque

unidentified flying object
unidentified flying object


ukrainare

ukrainare (indefinite nominative singular)
ukrainares (genitive indefinite singular)
ukrainaren (definite nominative singular)
ukrainarens (definite genitive singular)
ukrainare (indefinite nominative plural)
ukrainares (genitive indefinite plural)
ukrainarna (definite nominative plural)
ukrainarnas (definite genitive plural)


walesiska

walesiska (indefinite nominative singular)
walesiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
walesiskan (definite nominative singular)
walesiskans (definite genitive singular)
walesiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
walesiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
walesiskorna (definite nominative plural)
walesiskornas (definite genitive plural)


talspråk

talspråk (indefinite nominative singular)
talspråks (genitive indefinite singular)
talspråket (definite nominative singular)
talspråkets (definite genitive singular)
talspråk (indefinite nominative plural)
talspråks (genitive indefinite plural)
talspråken (definite nominative plural)
talspråkens (definite genitive plural)

From tal (“speech”) + språk (“language”).


jordanier

jordanier (indefinite nominative singular)
jordaniers (genitive indefinite singular)
jordaniern (definite nominative singular)
jordanierns (definite genitive singular)
jordanier (indefinite nominative plural)
jordaniers (genitive indefinite plural)
jordanierna (definite nominative plural)
jordaniernas (definite genitive plural)


marockan

marockan (indefinite nominative singular)
marockans (genitive indefinite singular)
marockanen (definite nominative singular)
marockanens (definite genitive singular)
marockaner (indefinite nominative plural)
marockaners (genitive indefinite plural)
marockanerna (definite nominative plural)
marockanernas (definite genitive plural)


Moskvabo

Moskvabo (indefinite nominative singular)
Moskvabos (genitive indefinite singular)
Moskvabon (definite nominative singular)
Moskvabons (definite genitive singular)
Moskvabor (indefinite nominative plural)
Moskvabors (genitive indefinite plural)
Moskvaborna (definite nominative plural)
Moskvabornas (definite genitive plural)

an inhabitant of Moscow, Russia; a Muscovite (modern sense)


Pippi

a diminutive of the female given name Filippa

Pippi Longstocking, a fictional character by Astrid Lindgren.


gammalgrekiska

gammalgrekiska (indefinite nominative singular)

gammal (“old”) + grekiska (“Greek language”)


skytiska

skytiska (indefinite nominative singular)
skytiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
skytiskan (definite nominative singular)
skytiskans (definite genitive singular)
skytiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
skytiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
skytiskorna (definite nominative plural)
skytiskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Scythian (the language of that population group)


walesare

walesare (indefinite nominative singular)
walesares (genitive indefinite singular)
walesaren (definite nominative singular)
walesarens (definite genitive singular)
walesare (indefinite nominative plural)
walesares (genitive indefinite plural)
walesarna (definite nominative plural)
walesarnas (definite genitive plural)


moldavier

moldavier (indefinite nominative singular)
moldaviers (genitive indefinite singular)
moldaviern (definite nominative singular)
moldavierns (definite genitive singular)
moldavier (indefinite nominative plural)
moldaviers (genitive indefinite plural)
moldavierna (definite nominative plural)
moldaviernas (definite genitive plural)

Moldavian; person (chiefly male) from Moldova


sicilianare

sicilianare (indefinite nominative singular)
sicilianares (genitive indefinite singular)
sicilianaren (definite nominative singular)
sicilianarens (definite genitive singular)
sicilianare (indefinite nominative plural)
sicilianares (genitive indefinite plural)
sicilianarna (definite nominative plural)
sicilianarnas (definite genitive plural)


venetianare

venetianare (indefinite nominative singular)
venetianares (genitive indefinite singular)
venetianaren (definite nominative singular)
venetianarens (definite genitive singular)
venetianare (indefinite nominative plural)
venetianares (genitive indefinite plural)
venetianarna (definite nominative plural)
venetianarnas (definite genitive plural)


venetian

venetian (indefinite nominative singular)
venetians (genitive indefinite singular)
venetianen (definite nominative singular)
venetianens (definite genitive singular)
venetianer (indefinite nominative plural)
venetianers (genitive indefinite plural)
venetianerna (definite nominative plural)
venetianernas (definite genitive plural)


maltesare

maltesare (indefinite nominative singular)
maltesares (genitive indefinite singular)
maltesaren (definite nominative singular)
maltesarens (definite genitive singular)
maltesare (indefinite nominative plural)
maltesares (genitive indefinite plural)
maltesarna (definite nominative plural)
maltesarnas (definite genitive plural)

Maltese; (male) inhabitant or resident from Malta


belarusier

belarusier (indefinite nominative singular)
belarusiers (genitive indefinite singular)
belarusiern (definite nominative singular)
belarusierns (definite genitive singular)
belarusier (indefinite nominative plural)
belarusiers (genitive indefinite plural)
belarusierna (definite nominative plural)
belarusiernas (definite genitive plural)


belarusiska

belarusiska (indefinite nominative singular)
belarusiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
belarusiskan (definite nominative singular)
belarusiskans (definite genitive singular)
belarusiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
belarusiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
belarusiskorna (definite nominative plural)
belarusiskornas (definite genitive plural)

belarusisk + -a. In the sense "language" attested since 2008. In the sense "female person" attested since 2016.

(uncountable) Belarusian (language spoken in Belarus)


sicilianska

sicilianska (indefinite nominative singular)
sicilianskas (genitive indefinite singular)
sicilianskan (definite nominative singular)
sicilianskans (definite genitive singular)
sicilianskor (indefinite nominative plural)
sicilianskors (genitive indefinite plural)
sicilianskorna (definite nominative plural)
sicilianskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Sicilian (language or dialect)


florentinare

florentinare (indefinite nominative singular)
florentinares (genitive indefinite singular)
florentinaren (definite nominative singular)
florentinarens (definite genitive singular)
florentinare (indefinite nominative plural)
florentinares (genitive indefinite plural)
florentinarna (definite nominative plural)
florentinarnas (definite genitive plural)

Florentine (native or inhabitant of the Italian city of Florence)


galicier

galicier (indefinite nominative singular)
galiciers (genitive indefinite singular)
galiciern (definite nominative singular)
galicierns (definite genitive singular)
galicier (indefinite nominative plural)
galiciers (genitive indefinite plural)
galicierna (definite nominative plural)
galiciernas (definite genitive plural)

Galician (native or inhabitant in the region on the Iberian peninsula)


uiguriska

uiguriska (indefinite nominative singular)
uiguriskas (genitive indefinite singular)
uiguriskan (definite nominative singular)
uiguriskans (definite genitive singular)
uiguriskor (indefinite nominative plural)
uiguriskors (genitive indefinite plural)
uiguriskorna (definite nominative plural)
uiguriskornas (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) Uyghur; the language of the Uyghur people


tunisiska

tunisiska (indefinite nominative singular)
tunisiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
tunisiskan (definite nominative singular)
tunisiskans (definite genitive singular)
tunisiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
tunisiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
tunisiskorna (definite nominative plural)
tunisiskornas (definite genitive plural)


gabones

gabones (indefinite nominative singular)
gabones (genitive indefinite singular)
gabonesen (definite nominative singular)
gabonesens (definite genitive singular)
gaboneser (indefinite nominative plural)
gabonesers (genitive indefinite plural)
gaboneserna (definite nominative plural)
gabonesernas (definite genitive plural)

Gabonese (person living in or descendant from Gabon)


zimbabwier

zimbabwier (indefinite nominative singular)
zimbabwiers (genitive indefinite singular)
zimbabwiern (definite nominative singular)
zimbabwierns (definite genitive singular)
zimbabwier (indefinite nominative plural)
zimbabwiers (genitive indefinite plural)
zimbabwierna (definite nominative plural)
zimbabwiernas (definite genitive plural)


burkinier

burkinier (indefinite nominative singular)
burkiniers (genitive indefinite singular)
burkiniern (definite nominative singular)
burkinierns (definite genitive singular)
burkinier (indefinite nominative plural)
burkiniers (genitive indefinite plural)
burkinierna (definite nominative plural)
burkiniernas (definite genitive plural)


kamerunare

kamerunare (indefinite nominative singular)
kamerunares (genitive indefinite singular)
kamerunaren (definite nominative singular)
kamerunarens (definite genitive singular)
kamerunare (indefinite nominative plural)
kamerunares (genitive indefinite plural)
kamerunarna (definite nominative plural)
kamerunarnas (definite genitive plural)

Cameroonian (person from Cameroon or of Cameroonian descent)


kamerunier

kamerunier (indefinite nominative singular)
kameruniers (genitive indefinite singular)
kameruniern (definite nominative singular)
kamerunierns (definite genitive singular)
kamerunier (indefinite nominative plural)
kameruniers (genitive indefinite plural)
kamerunierna (definite nominative plural)
kameruniernas (definite genitive plural)


gabonesiska

gabonesiska (indefinite nominative singular)
gabonesiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
gabonesiskan (definite nominative singular)
gabonesiskans (definite genitive singular)
gabonesiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
gabonesiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
gabonesiskorna (definite nominative plural)
gabonesiskornas (definite genitive plural)


ugandier

ugandier (indefinite nominative singular)
ugandiers (genitive indefinite singular)
ugandiern (definite nominative singular)
ugandierns (definite genitive singular)
ugandier (indefinite nominative plural)
ugandiers (genitive indefinite plural)
ugandierna (definite nominative plural)
ugandiernas (definite genitive plural)

Ugandan (person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent)


togolesiska

togolesiska (indefinite nominative singular)
togolesiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
togolesiskan (definite nominative singular)
togolesiskans (definite genitive singular)
togolesiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
togolesiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
togolesiskorna (definite nominative plural)
togolesiskornas (definite genitive plural)


namibiska

namibiska (indefinite nominative singular)
namibiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
namibiskan (definite nominative singular)
namibiskans (definite genitive singular)
namibiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
namibiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
namibiskorna (definite nominative plural)
namibiskornas (definite genitive plural)


zambiska

zambiska (indefinite nominative singular)
zambiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
zambiskan (definite nominative singular)
zambiskans (definite genitive singular)
zambiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
zambiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
zambiskorna (definite nominative plural)
zambiskornas (definite genitive plural)


kongolesiska

kongolesiska (indefinite nominative singular)
kongolesiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
kongolesiskan (definite nominative singular)
kongolesiskans (definite genitive singular)
kongolesiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
kongolesiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
kongolesiskorna (definite nominative plural)
kongolesiskornas (definite genitive plural)


djiboutiska

djiboutiska (indefinite nominative singular)
djiboutiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
djiboutiskan (definite nominative singular)
djiboutiskans (definite genitive singular)
djiboutiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
djiboutiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
djiboutiskorna (definite nominative plural)
djiboutiskornas (definite genitive plural)