Fabian

(minced oath, colloquial) Euphemistic form of fan.


AD

Som ett led i våra försök att minimera effekterna för resenärerna har vi idag via Tågföretagen lämnat in en begäran till AD om att ålägga lokförarna att återgå i arbete, bekräftar Niklas Ekström, kommunikationsansvarig vid MTR.

2023 April 18, Mårten Martos Nilsson, “MTR stämmer strejkarna till Arbetsdomstolen [MTR is suing the strikes in Labor Court.]”, in Arbetet:

"As part of our efforts to minimize the impact on travelers, today we, via the Train Companies, have submitted a request to the Labor Court to instruct the train drivers to return to work," confirms Niklas Ekström, Communications Manager at MTR.

Abbreviation of Arbetsdomstolen (“Labour Court”). (the Swedish Labour Court)


Japan

From Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).

der

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)


EU

Europeiska unionen
Europeiska unionen#Swedish

EU; initialism of Europeiska unionen (“European Union”)


Israel

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Finland

Republiken Finland
Republiken Finland#Swedish

Finland (a country in Northern Europe; official name: Republiken Finland)

(historical) Finland (one of the four regions of Sweden, together with Götaland, Svealand and Norrland)


Andorra

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Afghanistan

Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Angola

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD.


Argentina

From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").


Bangladesh

From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), from বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengali”) + দেশ (deś, “country”).


Bahrain

Bahrains (genitive)
Bahrein (alternative)

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Bolivia

From Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan statesman; Bolívar's own name derives from the village of Bolibar in Spanish Biscay. Its name comes from the Basque bolu (“windmill”) and ibar (“valley”).

Simón Bolívar
Ziortza-Bolibar
sv:Bolivia


Bahamas

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Bhutan

Probably ultimately from Tibetan བོད (bod, “Tibet”), traditionally considered to be derived via Sanskrit भोट-अन्त (bhoṭa-anta, “end of Tibet”).

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Botswana

From Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana.


Belize

Borrowed from Spanish Belice (atttested since 1677) as the name of the Belize River, probably from Mayan/Mopan Maya beliz (“muddy water”).

Belize (an English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras)


Cuba

1899, John af Klercker, Cuba och dess frihetskamp: en kulturhistorisk studie: med 177 illustrationer och kartor [Cuba and its struggle for liberty: a cultural-historical study: with 177 illustrations and maps], C.& E. Gernandt:


Guatemala

/ɡʉːatɛ²mɑːla/

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Iran

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Jamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Kiribati

Kiribati (a country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


Kuwait

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein n (genitive Liechtensteins)

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Malta

Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)

Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)


Mauritius

Mauritius (a country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (the main island of the country of Mauritius)


Niger

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)


Nigeria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Nicaragua

Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Nepal

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


Nauru

Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)


Oman

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Portugal

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


Qatar

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Sudan

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Singapore

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


San Marino

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


El Salvador

El Salvador (a country in Central America)


Swaziland

(historical) Swaziland (former name of Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018)


Tonga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Uganda

From Swahili Uganda (“Buganda, subnational kingdom”), from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”).


Zimbabwe

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.


Anguilla

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original.

Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)


Aruba

Aruba (an island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea)


Barbados

From Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”), from barba (“beard”), due to the dense hanging moss or vines in the island.

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Burkina Faso

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Benin

From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Brunei

Probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).


Vanuatu

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)


Tuvalu

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Achilles

Achilles (genitive)
Akilles (alternative)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).


Wales

Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Somalia

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Palau

Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).

Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)


Niue

Niue (an island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)


Martinique

administrative region
administrative region

Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, in the Caribbean)


Jupiter

planets of the Solar System: planeter i solsystemet: Merkurius · Venus · jorden · Mars · Jupiter · Saturnus · Uranus · Neptunus [edit]


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Dominica

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Fiji

Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise".

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Georgia

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Guinea-Bissau

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Guinea-Bissau n (genitive Guinea-Bissaus)

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Jordan

From Old Swedish Iordan. Cognate with Old Danish Jordanus (partially latinized).

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)


Burma

From Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma).


Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen (an island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean)


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Samoa

Samoa (a country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


Bermuda

Named after Juan de Bermúdez (1450–c. 1520), Spanish navigator. See Bermúdez.

named-after

Bermuda (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean)


Mayotte

territorial collectivity
territorial collectivity

Mayotte (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, formerly an overseas territorial collectivity, located between Africa's mainland and Madagascar)


Grenada

Grenada (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Taiwan

Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; official name: Republiken Kina)

Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)


England

→ Finnish: Englanti

From Old Swedish England, Engeland, Engelandh.

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Korea

Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)

Korean Peninsula
Korean Peninsula#English

Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)


NT

Initialism of Nya testamentet (“the New Testament”).


South Australia

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South Australia n (genitive South Australias)

South Australia
South Australia#English:_Q3206

South Australia (a state of Australia, located in the central southern part of the continent; a former British colony until 1901)


Victoria

a female given name from Latin, variant of Viktoria


Victoria

Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)

Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)

Victoria (the capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta)


Western Australia

Western Australia n (genitive Western Australias)

Western Australia
Western Australia#English:_Q3206

Western Australia (a state of Australia, occupying the western third of the continent; a former British colony until 1901)


GT

Gamla testamentet
Gamla testamentet#Swedish

Initialism of Gamla testamentet (“the Old Testament”).


SL

Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik#Swedish

Abbreviation of Storstockholms Lokaltrafik.


SD

SD:s internationelle sekreterare Kent Ekeroth deltar i samtal om samarbete med bland andra Front National, FPÖ[...]

2013 November 24, “SD varnas för Le Pen [The SD is warned about Le Pen]”, in Metro, archived from the original on 2014-11-01:

The SD's international secretary Kent Ekeroth participates in discussions regarding cooperation with Front National, FPÖ…, among others.

På valkvällen sade Socialdemokraternas partiledare, den blivande regeringsbildaren Stefan Löfven, att det inte kommer att bli något samarbete med SD trots att partiet blivit mycket större.

2014 September 15, Örjan Magnusson, “Ideologiska skillnader stoppar SD-samarbete [Ideological differences prevent cooperation with the SD]”, in SVT Nyheter [SVT News], SVT, retrieved 2020-05-05:

On the dawn of the election, the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and prospective head of government Stefan Löfven stated that there was not to be any cooperation with the SD despite the party having grown considerably.

(politics) Initialism of Sverigedemokraterna (“Sweden Democrats”).


Ottawa

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)


USA

United States of America
United States of America#English

initialism of the United States of America, a country in North America: USA


Rom

Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)

(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)


c

Abbreviation of Centerpartiet (“Centre Party”).


m

Moderate Party; Abbreviation of Moderaterna.


Laura

From Latin Laura. First recorded in Sweden in 1737.


Amsterdam

Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)


Ursula

From Latin Ursula. First recorded in Sweden in 1477.


MP

Miljöpartiet de Gröna
w:sv:Miljöpartiet de Gröna

Initialism of Miljöpartiet de Gröna; a Swedish political (environmental) party


EEG

European Economic Community
European Economic Community

EEC, the European Economic Community (1958-1993); initialism of Europeiska ekonomiska gemenskapen.


Paris

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


London

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England)


Madrid

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Madrid, Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)

Madrid (a province of the Community of Madrid, Spain)


Albert

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Albert


Michael

Michaels (genitive)
Mikael (alternative)

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

der

a male given name, a less common spelling of Mikael


SVT

Sveriges Television
w:Sveriges Television


Charles

a male given name borrowed from English and French


Christopher

English style spelling variant of the standard Swedish Kristoffer.


Daniel

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

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel


Aachen

From German Aachen, from Latin aquae (“waters, i.e. sources”), referring to the scared springs associated with the Celtic god Granus.

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Aachen (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Barcelona

Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)


Berlin

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)

Berlin (a state of Germany, containing the capital city)


Edinburgh

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)

Edinburgh, Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)


Jerusalem

Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)


Kiev

Kievs (genitive)
Kijef (alternative obsolete)
Kijeff (alternative obsolete)
Kijev (alternative obsolete)

Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast)


Los Angeles

Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)


New York

New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey)


Oslo

Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)


Hamburg

Hamburg (the second-largest city in Germany)

Hamburg (a state of Germany containing the city of the same name)


Frankfurt

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-am-Main (the largest city in Hesse, in central Germany)

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-an-der-Oder (a sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany)


Tokyo

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan)


Tunis

Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)


Turin

Turin (the capital city of Piedmont, Italy)

Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, Italy)


Jan

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


Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Sarajevo (the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Sarajevo (a canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Sofia

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia


Alexander

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


Moses

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


Holland

Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Zeus

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

(Greek mythology) Zeus (supreme among Greek gods)


Reykjavik

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”), equivalent to rökars + vik.


Bretagne

Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)

Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)


Malte

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


Longyearbyen

Den största ön [i Svalbard] heter Spitsbergen och huvudort är Longyearbyen.

2020, “23. Runt Polcirkeln [23. Around the Polar Circle]”, in Nybörjarkryss [Beginners' Crosswords], number 3, →ISSN, page 23:

The largest island [in Svalbard] is named Spitsbergen, and the capital is Longyearbyen.

Longyearbyen (a port town, the capital of Svalbard, Norway; the largest settlement in Svalbard)


Jesus

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Jesus c (genitive Jesus, sometimes Jesu)

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

På tredje dagen hölls ett bröllop i Kana i Galileen, och Jesu mor var där.

1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Johannesevangeliet 2:1”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 2025-04-29:

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.

Jesu ömhet mot barnen [...] låter oss hoppas på att det finns en frälsningsväg för barn som dött utan att bli döpta.

2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes, Catholica, archived from the original on 2025-01-20, §1261:

Jesus' tenderness toward children allows us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without being baptized.


Sarah

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


Boden

The dative plural Bodom is attested 1543, a definite form of the plural of boden, from bod (“shed, shack”), possibly referring to shacks in the village.

a town and municipality of Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden


Marcus

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


Kampuchea

(historical) Kampuchea (former name of Cambodia, a country in Southeast Asia, used from 1975 to 1989)


Nordamerika

North America
North America#English:_Q49

North America (the continent forming the northern part of the Americas)


Gotland

Gotlands (genitive)
Gottland (alternative obsolete)

From Old Norse goti + land, "Gute-land." The first element is from Proto-Germanic *gutô, whence Goth.


Öland

By surface analysis, ö + land.
Debated origin.
* Either inherited from Old Swedish øland (“island”), then cognate with English island.
* Or compound of ø (“island”) + land (“land; province”), in the sense "the land of the island". Compare with Södermanland.
Earliest known form attested since 1283 as Medieval Latin Ølandia.

ref

SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 387, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Kongo

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)


Ryssland

Rysslands (genitive)
Ryßland (alternative archaic)

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Åland

→ Finnish: Oolanti


Bratislava

Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)


George

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


Thomas

a male given name of popular usage, variant of Tomas


Bern

Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton)


Zürich

Zurich (the capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland)


Paul

Clipping of Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.


Texas

Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)


Babylon

From Latin Babylon, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

(historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)


Hannah

desc

→ Chinese: 漢娜 /汉娜 (Hànnà) (transliteration)

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


Peter

From Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra). Later reinforced by the German Peter.


Adam

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


Svartån

svart (“black”) + å (“river”) + -n (“the”)

af

the name of several streams or smaller rivers in different places in Sweden and Finland


Avesta

Originally known as Åvsta. Compound of ave (“widening of a river”) + stad (“town”).

a town and municipality of Dalecarlia County, in central Sweden


Mary

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

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

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


Andreas

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

Det där är Andreas hund.

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

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

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


Richard

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


David

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

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David


Alice

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


Kurdistan

Kurdistan (a cultural region in Western Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria)

(by extension) Kurdistan (an autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)

(by extension) Kurdistan (a province in northwestern Iran, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)


Linköping

/ˈlɪnːˌɕøːpɪŋ/

From ljung (“heather”) + köping (“market town”).

com

Linköping, a city in Sweden, in the province Östergötland.


Robert

First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219.

a male given name, equivalent to English Robert


Alexandra

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

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


Milano

Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)

Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)


Burman

From bur from place names such as Burträsk and Bureälven + man (“man”).


Hera

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).


Indonesien

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Jimmy

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

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


Demeter

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).


Gandalf

Af gamle Nores blod var Gandalf en Konung i Alfhem.

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

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

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

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

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

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


Alex

a male given name, equivalent to English Alex


Europa

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


Europa

(Greek mythology) Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)

(astronomy) Europa (52 Europa, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon)


Estland

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


Norge

Norges (genitive)
Norrige (alternative obsolete)

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)


Torah

(Judaism) Alternative spelling of Tora (“Torah”)


Zaire

(historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)


Kurt

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


Wallin

a surname, associated with hymn writer and arch bishop Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1839)


BNP

David Cameron kallade BNP:s framgång för ”avskyvärd”.

2009 June 8, “Katastrof för Labour [Disaster for Labour]”, in SVT Nyheter:

David Cameron called the BNP's success "abhorrent".

British National Party
w:British National Party

(UK politics) Initialism of British National Party.


Ares

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).


Anne

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


Anne

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

af

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


Jason

From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

(Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.


Johan

→ Finnish: Juhana, Juhani

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

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

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


Ivan

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

Ива́н Иван#Russian

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


Sverige

Sveriges (genitive)
Swerige (alternative obsolete)
Swerje (alternative obsolete)

From svea (“of the Swedes”) + rike (“realm”). From Old Swedish Sverghe, Sverighe, Sverike, Sværike. Cognate with Old English Swēorīċe. Doublet of Svea rike.

Sverige är ett land som ligger på Skandinaviska halvön i Nordeuropa

Sweden is a country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe

Sverige gränsar till Norge i väster, Finland i öster och Danmark i söder

Sweden borders Norway to the west, Finland to the east, and Denmark to the south

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Mexico City

Mexico City (the capital city of Mexico)


Jessica

Jessicas (genitive)
Jessika (alternative)

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


Bayern

Bavaria (a historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria)


Henrietta

From French Henriette, or borrowed from English.


Artemis

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis).


Athena

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


Marit

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


Gibraltar

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar#English

Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar)


Albanien

From Middle French Albanien, from Old French Albanie (“Albania”), from Medieval Latin Albania, from Vulgar Latin Albanus (“Albanian”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί (Albanoí, “a southern Illyrian tribe”).

der

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Armenien

From Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/) (late 6th century BC); see it for more. The Old Persian name is an exonym: see հայ (hay) for the native name.

Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


Australien

Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Belgien

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Arvid

Old Swedish Arnvidh, Arvidh, from Old Norse Arnviðr.


Gabriel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel


Alaska

Borrowed from English Alaska. From Aleut alaxsxaq (“that toward which the action of the sea is directed”).

Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)


Oliver

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

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

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver


Jerry

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


Kina

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)


Irak

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Andrea

a female given name, masculine equivalent Andreas


Iowa

Iowa (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


Illinois

Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)


Washington

Washington State
Washington State#English

Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)


Kent

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


Maximilian

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


Charlie

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


Oscar

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


vismut

vismut (indefinite nominative singular)
vismuts (genitive indefinite singular)
vismuten (definite nominative singular)
vismutens (definite genitive singular)

bismuth (chemical element with atomic number 83)


Vincent

Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius.

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


William

Williams (genitive)
Villiam (alternative)

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


Irene

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


Sophia

a female given name, a less common spelling of Sofia


Sophie

a female given name, a less common spelling of Sofie


Barbara

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


Jane

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


Himalaya

Himalayas (genitive)
Himalaja (alternative rare)


Saturnus

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun in our solar system.


Merkurius

(astronomy) Mercury; the planet closest to the Sun in our solar system.


Tyskland

Compound of tysk (“German”) + land (“land”), where tysk share the same origin as English Teuton.
Compare Danish, Norwegian Tyskland, German Deutschland and Dutch Duitsland.

com+

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Noel

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


Judith

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


Spanien

Många svenskar åker på semester till Spanien

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Katalonien

Catalonia (an autonomous community in northeast Spain)


Europeiska unionen

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Europeiska unionen c (genitive Europeiska unionens)


Algeriet

From French Algérie, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”).

der

اَلْجَزَائِر


Antarktis

From New Latin Antarctica, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντ- (ant-, “ant-, against, opposed”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”), from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)


Österrike

Calque of German Österreich, equivalent to öster (“east”) + rike (“realm, kingdom, country”).


Vitryssland

From vit (“white”) + Ryssland (“Russia”), a calque of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ). Cognate with Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, German Weißrussland, Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, English White Russia, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, among others.


Brasilien

From Portuguese Brasil, from brasil (“brazilwood”), originally ‘red like an ember’, from brasa (“ember”).

Brasília är huvudstaden i Brasilien.

Brazil (a large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Bulgarien

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Kanada

Kanadas (genitive)
Canada (alternative dated)


Centralafrikanska republiken

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Centralafrikanska republiken n (genitive Centralafrikanska republikens)

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


Kroatien

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Carolina

a female given name, variant of Karolina


Seth

a male given name of common usage, variant of Set


Viking

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


Marie

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


Caroline

a female given name borrowed from French


Tommy

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

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

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

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


Samuel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel


Patrick

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


Angela

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela


Alfred

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

a male given name, fashionable in the 19th century


Karl

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

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

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


Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)


Poseidon

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).


Afrika

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)


Roy

Borrowed from English Roy in the 19th century.


Louise

From French Louise. First recorded in Sweden in 1698.


Donald

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

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


Adrian

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

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian


Leviticus

Tredje Moseboken
Tredje Moseboken#Swedish

Synonym of Tredje Moseboken (“Leviticus”)


Frankrike

From Middle Low German Frankrīke, from Old Saxon *Frankrīki. The name is a compound of Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“a Frank”) and *rīkī (“kingdom”).
Equivalent to franker (“the Franks”) + rike (“realm”). Compare Danish Frankrig, Dutch Frankrijk, German Frankreich.

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Amanda

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


Herbert

a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert


Wilhelm

a male given name, the spelling origin of Vilhelm


Marianne

Mariannes (genitive)
Mariann (alternative)

From French Marianne. First recorded in Sweden in 1675.


WHO

Synonym of Världshälsoorganisationen; the WHO


Erika

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


Eddie

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


Ronald

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


Monica

a female given name, a less common spelling of Monika


Hermes

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).


Hestia

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), from ἑστία (hestía, “hearth”).


Ulysses

(Greek mythology) Ulysses (the hero of the Iliad and Odyssey), Latin name form of Odysseus


Diana

a female given name, equivalent to English Diana


Abessinien

(historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia, a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)


Rebecca

a female given name, an English style spelling of Rebecka


Sydkorea

South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)


Nordkorea

North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)


Harriet

a female given name borrowed from English


Ann

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


Abraham

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham


Köln

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


Adolf

a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph


Slovenien

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Peking

Pekings (genitive)
Beijing (alternative Hanyu-Pinyin)

Beijing, Peking (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)


Dennis

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


Raymond

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

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

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

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


Maria

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


Ferdinand

a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand


Kenneth

Kenneths (genitive)
Kennet (alternative)

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


Ludwig

Ludwigs (genitive)
Ludde (alternative diminutive)


Montenegro

Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Amerika

America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

United States of America
United States of America#English

Amerikas förenta stater
Amerikas förenta stater#Swedish

(sometimes proscribed) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Amerikas förenta stater)


FN

Förenta nationerna
Förenta nationerna#Swedish

Initialism of Förenta nationerna (“United Nations”).


Abbe

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


Ada

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Ada


Alf

From Old Norse Alfr. Also a contraction of Adolf.


Alma

a female given name, equivalent to English Alma


Amor

träffas av Amors pilar

be struck by Cupid's arrow (literally "arrows," idiomatic)


Anna

First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291. Inherited from Old Swedish Anna, from Vulgar Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Ann.

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

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Ann


Annie

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

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

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


Apollo

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).


Ask

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

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

1916, Jämten; Heimbygdas Arsbok, page 45:

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


August

a male given name, feminine equivalent Augusta


Axel

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


Bill

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

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

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


Björn

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


Bo

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


Boo

a community in Nacka, Stockholm, central Sweden.


C

Flera källor bekräftar att S nu ofta stämmer av politiska beslut med C:s partiledning.

2022 September 6, “Så förbereder S och C regeringssamarbete [This is how S and C prepare government cooperation]”, in Dagens Nyheter:

Several sources confirm that S now often reconciles political decisions with C's party leadership.

(politics) Abbreviation of Centerpartiet (“Centre Party”).


Camilla

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

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


Cupido

(Roman mythology, uncommon) Cupid (god of love)


Curt

a male given name, a less common spelling of Kurt


Dag

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


Dan

From Latin Daniel, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.

a male given name from Hebrew, derived from the son of Jacob

a male given name from Hebrew, derived from the prophet Daniel


Ed

From ed (“isthmus”), referring to the isthmus between Stora Le and Lilla Le which the town is situated on.

a town in Dals-Ed municipality, Västra Götaland county, Sweden.


Edit

a female given name derived from English Edith


Ellen

Borrowed from English Ellen and Danish Ellen.


Eric

Erics (genitive)
Erik (alternative)
Jerker (alternative dialectal)


Erin

Cuthullin, Faͤltmarſkalk uti Erin (Irland), ſaknar, i det oͤgonblick då han wille framrycka mot Swaran, Lochlins Konung, ſom gjort en landſtigning på Oͤn, trenne af ſina tapprasſe hjeltar, Sergus, Duchomar och Cathbat.

1795 November 21, “Litteratur [Literature]”, in Stockholms Poſten, number 267, page 1:

Cuthullin, Field Marshal of Erin (Ireland), misses, at the moment when he wished to advance against Swaran, King of Lochlin, who had landed on the island, three of his bravest heroes, Sergus, Duchomar, and Cathbat.

Man talar mycket mer om Pierre Bonaparte, revolvermannen, och om den franſka riksdagen, hwilket bewiſar att wi werkligen höra til Europa och ej kunna undgå att interesſera oß för hwad ſom händer på det ſtora faſtlandet, på halföarne och äfwen i det britiſka öriket, "gröna Erin" inbegripen, men framför allt för det ſom pasſerar i grannſkapet af Seine, ware sig i lagſtiftande corpſens palats eller i en ſalong i Auteuil, ſtrax bredwid der Molière hade ſin malmgård.

1870 January 22, “Kroͤnika [Column]”, in Stockholms Dagblad, number 17, page 2:

One speaks much more about Pierre Bonaparte, the gunslinger, and about the French parliament, which proves that we truly belong to Europe and cannot avoid being interested in what happens on the great continent, on the peninsulas, and even in the British island kingdom, "green Erin" included, but above all in what transpires in the vicinity of the Seine, whether in the legislative corps' palace or in a salon in Auteuil, right next to where Molière had his suburban estate.

Erin, det är ju det keltiska namnet för Irland, den gröna ön […]

Erin, that's the Celtic name for Ireland, the green island […]

(uncommon) Erin, synonym of Irland (“Ireland”).


Esse

A former municipality in Ostrobothnia region, Finland.


Eve

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


Eve

Variant of Eva and short form of Evelina.


Evert

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

a male given name used since the 14th century


Frank

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


Fred

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


Genesis

Första Moseboken
Första Moseboken#Swedish


Gun

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


Hans

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

Hans och Greta

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


Island

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)


Jack

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


Jarl

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


Jenny

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


Jerker

Jerkers (genitive)
Erik (alternative)
Eric (alternative)

From Old Norse Eiríkr, from From Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ (literally “ever ruler”).

inh

a male given name from Old Norse, a dialectal form of Erik


John

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


Johnson

Originally a patronymic form Johns + -son "son of John". See also Johansson.


Jon

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


Judas

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Kim

a male given name from Hebrew, shortened from Joakim

a female given name from English, of recent usage


Klara

a female given name, equivalent to English Clara


Kuba

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Leo

a male given name, equivalent to English Leo


Linda

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


Love

Assumed to have been created as a masculine counterpart to Lova. First attested in 1782.

a male given name, feminine equivalent Lova


Madeleine

Madeleines (genitive)
Madelene (alternative)

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


Magnus

→ Estonian: Magnus

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


Maj

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


Malin

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

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

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

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


Mari

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


Marina

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


Martin

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

der

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin


Max

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

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


Melissa

a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa


Merit

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


Mia

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

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

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


Moa

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

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

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


Molly

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


Moskva

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)


My

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

coinage

a female given name popular in Sweden since the 1980s


Nanny

Borrowed from English Nanny in the 19th century.


Nelly

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


Nova

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


Ola

a male given name derived from Olaf or Olof


Oxen

Affix of oxe (“ox”) + -en (“the”). Semantic loan from Latin taurus (“bull”). Attested since 1567.


Pelle

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


Per

From Latin Petrus. First recorded in Sweden in 1428.


Person

Originally a patronymic form Per + -son "son of Per". A rare spelling variant of Persson.


Petra

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


Reine

a male given name derived from Reinhard and Reinhold


Robin

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Robin


Roger

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


Rosa

a female given name, equivalent to English Rose


Rune

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


Ruth

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

a female given name, an alternative spelling of Rut


S

Abbreviation of Socialdemokraterna (“Swedish Social Democratic Party”).


Saga

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


Sally

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


Set

a male given name of biblical origin; also spelled Seth


Son

Son (indefinite nominative singular)
Sons (genitive indefinite singular)
Sonen (definite nominative singular)
Sonens (definite genitive singular)

Vid första århundradets slut hade de kristna ännu blott två gudar, Fadern och Sonen. Men [...] Sonen [hade] redan vuxit Fadern över huvudet.

1932, Hjalmar Söderberg, Den förvandlade messias. Jesus Barabbas II, Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2025-05-16, page 319:

At the end of the first century, Christians still had but two gods, the Father and the Son. But the Son had already outgrown the Father.

[G]ör alla folk till lärjungar: döp dem i Faderns och Sonens och den heliga Andens namn.

1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Matteusevangeliet 28:19”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 2025-04-30:

Make disciples of all nations: baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Den heliga Treenighetens mysterium är det centrala mysteriet i den kristna tron och det kristna livet. Endast Gud kan ge oss kunskap om det då han uppenbarar sig som Fader, Son och helig Ande.

2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes, Catholica, archived from the original on 2023-11-20, §261:

The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of Christian life. God alone can make it known to us by revealing himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.


Stare

a småort in Skee socken, Strömstad Municipality, Bohuslän Province, Västra Götaland County, Götaland, Sweden


Stare

Ragnar Alexander Stare (1884–1964), Swedish sport shooter

Sven Sixten Stare (1934–2010), Swedish architect

Roland Emanuel Stahre (born 1956), Swedish Christian singer, songwriter, and pastor


Stella

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


Sten

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


Stig

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


Söder

Clipping of Södermalm, in turn from söder (“south”) + malm.

Jag bor på Söder och det är nice.

(colloquial) Södermalm, district of Stockholm.


Tilde

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


Tor

From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, Icelandic Þór, and Danish and Norwegian Nynorsk Tor.

(Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.

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


Tora

Tora (indefinite nominative singular)
Toras (genitive indefinite singular)
Toran (definite nominative singular)
Torans (definite genitive singular)
Torah (alternative)


Tora

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


Uno

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


Urban

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


V

Borrowed from Latin V. First attested in 1602.

Abbreviation of Vänsterpartiet (“Left Party”).


Vera

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

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

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


Ville

a diminutive of the male given names Vilhelm or Villiam

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


Viola

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


Volvo

Jag åkte ner till Stockholm och då fick jag se glänsande Porschar och BMW. Men jag har en kärra som är bättre ändå [or "den då," but probably mis-sung]. Det är en Volvo 142. Och bilen den går utav helvete. Jag blåser om varenda BMW. Däcken de spinner när jag gasar på med min Volvo 142. Solen den skiner på blåa skyn när jag åker bort från byn. Kör på Highway 70, blåser om en Renault med min blåa 142. Köra så långt söderut, ända tills min motor är slut. Sätta upp ett tält och där ska vi bo, jag och min Volvo 142.

1998, “Volvo 142”performed by Billy Opel:

I went down to Stockholm and then I saw [got to see] shiny Porsches and BMW. But I have a ride that's better still. It's a Volvo 142. And the car [it – redundant] goes like hell. I blow past every BMW. The tires [they – redundant] spin when I step on the gas in my Volvo 142. The sun [it – redundant] is shining in the blue sky as I drive away from the village [sic]. I [implied from present tense] drive on Highway 70, blow past a Renault with my blue 142. Drive [infinitive] so far south [all the way] until my engine gives out [is finished]. Set [infinitive] up a tent and there we will [shall] live, me and my Volvo 142.


Willy

a male given name borrowed from English or German


Noah

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


Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)


Seattle

När det regnar i Seattle dör silverlaxar i bäckarna runt stan.

2020 December, Caroline Bèchade, “Ny forskning: Bildäck dödar laxar [New research: Car tires kill salmon]”, in SVT Nyheter [SVT News]:

When it rains in Seattle, silver salmon die in the small streams around the city.

Seattle (a city in Washington, United States)


Emily

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


Christine

a female given name, variant of Kristina


Hongkong

Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)


Ystad

Ystads (genitive)
Yſtad (alternative obsolete)

From an Old Swedish compound whose second element is equivalent to modern stad (“city”); the first one may be a cognate of English yew, from Proto-Germanic *īwaz, *īhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-.


GP

Initialism of Göteborgs-Posten (a Swedish newspaper)


Frans

a male given name, equivalent to English Francis


Balkan

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

the Balkans (a cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey)


Hamas

Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)


KO

I och med den nya stämningen ska domstolen, enligt KO, pröva om banken i sin egenskap av avtalspart till den drabbade konsumenten har gjort vad som ankommer på banken för att skydda konsumentens pengar.

2023 December 8, Sara Johansson, “KO söker praxis – för bedrägeridrabbads talan mot Nordea [CO seeks precedent – on behalf of fraud victims' claims against Nordea]”, in Dagens Juridik:

With the new lawsuit, the court is to assess, according to the Consumer Ombudsman, whether the bank, in its capacity as a contracting party to the affected consumer, has fulfilled its obligations to protect the consumer's money.

Men DNB håller inte alls med om KO:s bedömning, uppger bankens presskontakt […]

2024 April 25, Erik Söderholm, “DNB svarar på kritiken: ”Mycket förvånade” [DNB responds to the criticism: “Very surprised”]”, in Vi Bilägare:

However, DNB does not agree at all with the Consumer Ombudsman’s assessment, according to the bank's press contact, […]

Abbreviation of Konsumentombudsmannen (“The Consumer Ombudsman”); a konsumentombudsman (“consumer ombudsman”).


EPA

Acronym of Enhetsprisaktiebolaget (“The uniform price stock company”).
The vehicles got their name in comparison to the department stores' wares: for being cheap and of low quality.

acronym

A chain of low-price (and sometimes low-quality) department stores that existed between 1930 and 1978.


Patricia

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


Edith

a female given name, a less common spelling of Edit


Aristoteles

Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


Kiruna

From Finnish Kiiruna, clipping of Northern Sami Gironvárris (“ptarmigan mountain”), a mining mountain near the city which it was named after when it was founded. Giron was Finnishized to Kiiruna, which was Swedishized to Kiruna.

der

Kiruna (a town and municipality of Lapland, in northern Sweden)


Luleå

Luleå (a city and municipality, the capital of Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden)


Helen

a female given name borrowed from English


Irland

→ Finnish: Irlanti

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


SAP

Initialism of Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet. The Swedish Social Democratic Party; literally The Social Democratic Workers' party


DDR

From German DDR, initialism of Deutsche Demokratische Republik (“German Democratic Republic”).


PP

Abbreviation of Piratpartiet (Pirate Party)


Caesar

a male given name from Latin Caesar, of rare usage

Roman cognomen, especially referring to Gaius Julius Caesar


Lucia

A female Sicilian martyr and saint (Saint Lucy), celebrated December 13, as the only saint to be celebrated in the otherwise Lutheran Scandinavia.

a female given name, equivalent to English Lucy


Ukraina

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


Warszawa

Warszawas (genitive)
Varsjava (alternative)
Warsau (alternative historical)

[va̠ɹˈʂɑ̂ːvâ̠]

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa, from Old Polish. See there for more.


Jemen

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


KB

Kungliga biblioteket
Kungliga biblioteket#Swedish

National Library of Sweden, the Royal Library; Initialism of Kungliga biblioteket.


Hasse

a diminutive of the male given name Hans


Grönland

From Old Norse Grœnland (“Greenland”); corresponds to grön (“green”) + land (“land, country”).

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


Lappland

Lapland, a historical province (landskap) in Sweden and Finland or either of the two separate parts of this province which were created as all of Finland was ceded to Russia

Lapland province, a present day province in Finland


Trinidad och Tobago

head

Trinidad och Tobago n (genitive Trinidad och Tobagos)

LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Trinidad och Tobago.wav

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English:_Q754

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands and several smaller islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela)


Marshallöarna

Marshallöarna n (genitive Marshallöarnas)

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English:_Q709

Marshall Islands (a country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania)


Dominikanska republiken

Dominikanska republiken n (genitive Dominikanska republikens)

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English:_Q786

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


Lettland

Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)


Julön

jul (“Christmas”) + ö (“island”) + -n (“the”)

af

Christmas Island
Christmas Island#English:_Q31063

Christmas Island (an island and external territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean)


Färöarna

Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands#English:_Q4628

Faroe Islands (an archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland)


Wallis och Futuna

head

Wallis och Futuna n (genitive Wallis och Futunas)


Danmark

From Old Norse Danmǫrk, from Old East Norse ᛏᛅᚾᛘᛅᚢᚱᚴ (tanmaurk) ("Mark of the Danes", "land of the Danes").

Vi åkte över Öresundsbron till Danmark

We crossed the Øresund Bridge to Denmark

Köpenhamn är Danmarks huvudstad


Cypern

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


Förenta Staterna

Förenta staterna
Förenta staterna#Swedish


Amerikas förenta stater

Amerikas förenta stater n (genitive Amerikas förenta staters)

(formal) United States of America (a country in North America)


IS

Islamiska staten
Islamiska staten#Swedish

Initialism of Islamiska staten (“the Islamic State, IS”).


Erica

a female given name, a less common spelling of Erika


Förenade Arabemiraten

Förenade Arabemiraten n (genitive Förenade Arabemiratens)

Förenade Arabemiratens (genitive)
Förenade arabemiraten (alternative standard)
Förenade Arabemiraterna (alternative misconstruction rare)

Förenade arabemiraten
Förenade arabemiraten#Swedish

misspelling of Förenade arabemiraten (“United Arab Emirates”)


Maldiverna

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


Egypten

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Rita

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


Johansson

Originally a patronymic form Johans + -son, literally “son of Johan”. Cognate to English Johnson.


Norden

Nordic countries
Nordic countries#English

Nordic countries (a group of countries in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland along with their dependencies (sometimes excluding Greenland))


Comorerna

rare spelling of Komorerna: Comoros (a country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)

Komorerna

Union of the Comoros
Union of the Comoros

Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)


Georgien

Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)


Jordanien

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Östtimor

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)


Erik

Eriks (genitive)
Eric (alternative)
Jerker (alternative dialectal)

From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ (literally “ever ruler”).

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

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

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


SIDA

(unofficial) Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (in Swedish: Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete)


Sida

acronym of Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete (“Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency”)


Amerikanska Jungfruöarna

Amerikanska Jungfruöarna c pl (genitive Amerikanska Jungfruöarnas)

United States Virgin Islands#English:_Q11703

United States Virgin Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean)


Amerikanska Samoa

Amerikanska Samoa n (genitive Amerikanska Samoas)

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


Antigua och Barbuda

Antigua och Barbuda n (genitive Antigua och Barbudas)

LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Antigua och Barbuda.wav

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English:_Q781

Antigua and Barbuda (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda)


Tina

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


Azerbajdzjan

Azerbajdzjans (genitive)
Aderbejdjan (alternative obsolete)
Aserbejdjan (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Russian, as evidenced by the spelling of the word reflecting the transliteration of Russian Азербайджан (Azerbajdžan); the Russian ж (ž) is transliterated as ⟨zj⟩ in Swedish. From Persian آذربایجان (Âzarbâyjân), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ). See English Azerbaijan for more.

transliteration

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)

(original sense) Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan)


Madagaskar

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Litauen

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


Luxemburg

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


Vatikanstaten

head

Vatikanstaten c (genitive Vatikanstatens)

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Libanon

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Percy

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

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

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


Bosnien och Hercegovina

Bosnien och Hercegovina n (genitive Bosnien och Hercegovinas)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Bosnien-Hercegovina

Bosnien-Hercegovina n (genitive Bosnien-Hercegovinas)


Julia

a female given name from Latin of Latin origin


Bouvetön

Bouvet Island (an uninhabited volcanic island and dependent territory of Norway in the South Atlantic Ocean)


Brittiska Jungfruöarna

Brittiska Jungfruöarna c pl (genitive Brittiska Jungfruöarnas)

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English:_Q25305

British Virgin Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean)


Isabella

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

a female given name from Latin popular in the 2000s


Isabelle

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


Isabel

a female given name from Spanish, variant of Isabella


Caymanöarna

Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands#English:_Q5785

Cayman Islands (three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)


Margot

From French Margot. First recorded in Sweden in 1804.


Cooköarna

Cook Islands
Cook Islands#English:_Q26988

Cook Islands (an archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand)


Jessika

a female given name, a less common spelling of Jessica


Katarina

Katarinas (genitive)
Catarina (alternative)
Catharina (alternative)
Katharina (alternative)

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

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


Hugo

a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo


Bruno

a male given name, equivalent to English Bruno


Elfenbenskusten

Elfenbenskusten n (genitive Elfenbenskustens)

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Ekvatorialguinea

Ekvatorialguinea n (genitive Ekvatorialguineas)

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Falklandsöarna

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English:_Q9648

Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)


Filippinerna

(the) Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


Franska Guyana

Franska Guyana n (genitive Franska Guyanas)

French Guiana
French Guiana#English:_Q3769

administrative region
administrative region

French Guiana (an overseas department and administrative region of France in South America)


Joel

a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin


Franska Polynesien

Franska Polynesien n (genitive Franska Polynesiens)


Grekland

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


LO

Swedish Trade Union Confederation; Abbreviation of Landsorganisationen.


Cecilia

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


Wilma

a female given name derived from Wilhelmina


Kap Verde

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Jennifer

From English Jennifer in the 20th century.


Göran

→ Norwegian: Gøran

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


Kirgizistan

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Viktor

Viktors (genitive)
Victor (alternative)
Wiktor (alternative)
Wictor (alternative)

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Victor


Björk

a habitational surname, from björk (“birch”)


Lisa

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


Lund

Lund (a city and municipality of Skåne County, in southern Sweden)


Tromsø

Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark#English

Tromsø (a city and municipality of Troms og Finnmark, Norway)


Kristianstad

Kristianstads (genitive)
Christianstad (alternative obsolete)
Chriſtianſtad (alternative obsolete)

From Kristian + stad (“city”), named after King Christian IV of Denmark (1577–1648).

named-after

Kristianstad (a city in north-eastern Scania, southern Sweden)


Sandefjord

Unadapted borrowing from Norwegian Sandefjord.

ubor

a town and municipality of Vestfold, Norway.


TDR

Tyska demokratiska republiken
Tyska demokratiska republiken#Swedish

(dated) Initialism of Tyska demokratiska republiken; the GDR


Olivia

a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia


Makedonien

Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)

(historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)

Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)

Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)

Bulgarian Macedonia
Bulgarian Macedonia#English

Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)

(historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)


Preussen

preussisk

also preusk, prusk, prysk, pryske, pryssisk

Northeast Europe
Northeast Europe#English

(chiefly historical) Prussia (a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe)

(historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia)


Christina

Christinas (genitive)
Kristina (alternative)

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

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

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


Mikronesien

Micronesia (a continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean)

Micronesia (a country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region)


Moçambique

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


Mongoliet

(chiefly historical) Mongolia (a Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia)


Sylvia

a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia


Amalia

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


Theo

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

a diminutive of the male given name Theodor


10 000-metersklubben

head

10 000-metersklubben c (genitive 10 000-metersklubbens)

definite singular of 10 000-metersklubb, from 10 000 meter + -s- + klubb.


Gud

Helige Gud, helige starke, helige odödlige, förbarma Dig över oss.

Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.


Nederländska Antillerna

Nederländska Antillerna n (genitive Nederländska Antillernas)

Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles


Kosovo

Kosovo (a partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Nordirland

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English:_Q26

Northern Ireland (a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland; capital and largest city: Belfast)


Jasmine

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


Jöran

a male given name of rare usage, variant of Göran


Norfolkön

Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island#English:_Q31057

Norfolk Island (an external territory consisting of three islands of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, the main island of which is also named Norfolk Island)


Johannes

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

Det kom en man som var sänd av Gud, hans namn var Johannes.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

יוֹחָנָן יוחנן#Hebrew

a male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John


Martina

a female given name, equivalent to English Martina


Stefan

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen


Maas

Meuse, Maas (a major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea)


Natalie

a female given name of modern usage, variant of Natalia


Nina

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


Antwerpen

Antwerp (a province of Flanders, Belgium, the most populous)

Antwerp (a large city and municipality, the capital of the province of Antwerp, Belgium; the second-largest city in Belgium)


Nya Kaledonien

New Caledonia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania)


Nya Zeeland

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Jylland

Jutland (a cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany)


Marta

a female given name, equivalent to English Martha


Susanna

a female given name, equivalent to English Susan


Papua Nya Guinea

LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Papua Nya Guinea.wav

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Pitcairnöarna

Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands#English

Pitcairn Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Pacific Ocean)


Agnes

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


Gråbo

a locality in Lerum, Sweden, 30km north east of Gothenburg.


Paula

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


Fenrir

Borrowed from Old Norse Fenrir (“fen-dweller”), Fenrisúlfr (“Fenris wolf”).


Sonny

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


Hedman

a habitational surname for someone who lived on or near a heath or moor


Elsass

Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)


Emanuel

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

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Immanuel


Lars

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


Prag

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)


Carina

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


Emma

From German Emma. First recorded in Sweden in 1766.


Roland

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Roland


Wilhelmina

a female given name, a German type spelling of Vilhelmina


Glenn

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


kronan

Det var populärt i min skola att spela krona [synonym] i slutet av 90-talet då jag gick på mellanstadiet. Minns att det gjorde förbannat ont att bli skjuten men som tur var så var det sällan man förlorade. Till slut förbjöd lärarna skiten för alla gick omkring med trasiga knogar.

2008 June 11, Flashback (forum), Spela Krona - kommer någon ihåg?:

It was popular at my school to play coin [synonym] in the late 90s when I was in middle school. [I] remember it hurting like hell to get shot but luckily I rarely lost ["it was rare that one (I) lost"]. Eventually, the teachers banned the crap because everyone was walking around with busted ["broken," but not in the broken bone sense] knuckles.

[Jag] Minns [att] några brukade köra det [kronan] i mellanstadiet, typ åren 94-95. Man fick bara dra sig ur spelet när man kunde skriva sitt namn i blod... Lärarna förbjöd sedan spelet.

[2008 June 15, Flashback (forum), Spela Krona - kommer någon ihåg?:

[I] remember [that] some people used to play it [kronan] in middle school, 94-95 ish. You were only allowed to withdraw from the game when you could write your name in blood... The teachers then banned the game.

Kronan, vilka minnen det väcker.
Alla spelade det på högstadiet och jag som skulle vara lite tuffare en [än] alla andra drog ihop ett gäng som körde "dollar", det var samma sak som kronan bara det att det var ett slipat dollarmynt vi spelade med.
Det ledde till många otrevliga skador, själv fick jag en otäck infektion i knogarna och det var inte kul.

2010 December 19, Flashback (forum), Spela Krona - kommer någon ihåg?:

The coin, what memories it brings back.
Everyone played it in junior high [grades 7-9] and I, who wanted to be a bit tougher than everyone else, pulled together a group that played "dollar", it was the same thing as the coin only it was a sharpened dollar coin we were playing with.
It lead to many unpleasant injuries, I myself got a nasty infection in my knuckles and that was not fun.

Vi lyckades med att få det [kronan] förbjudet när vi gick i mellanstadiet tror jag det var... Vi vässade kanten på en 5a, och gjorde små jack i den för maximal skada! Sen skar nästan en snubbe av en sena tror jag det var, och det obligatoriska brevet hem till alla föräldrar var ett faktum.

[2010 December 21, Flashback (forum), Spela Krona - kommer någon ihåg?:

We managed to get it [kronan] banned when we were in middle school I think it was... We sharpened the edge of a 5 kronor coin, and made little notches in it for maximum damage! Then a guy almost cut off a tendon I think it was, and the obligatory letter home to all parents was a fact/reality.

Kronan hette det här uppe, vi killar som var tuffa och gangstriga hade alla ärr på knogarna, med fördel spelade vi detta med vässade mynt som på slöjden omsorgsfullt hade preparerats till vassa jävla ninjavapen.

2011 March 26, Flashback (forum), Spela Krona - kommer någon ihåg?:

It was called kronan up here, us guys who were tough and gangstery [sic] all had scars on our knuckles, preferably ["with advantage"] we played it with sharpened coins that had been carefully prepared during shop class into sharp goddamn ninja weapons.

Hette blodkrona [synonym] hos oss, blev tillslut förbjudet för [att det] var blod på alla bord och bänkar i skolan.

2018 October 30, Reddit (forum), Mandomsprov i skolan:

It was called blood coin here [synonym – "Was called blood coin at ours'"], was eventually banned because there was blood on all the tables and benches in school.

a game in which a coin is set spinning on its edge, with each player in turn then having to keep the coin spinning by flicking it (as well as keep it from going off the edge of the table or other playing surface); the loser of a round places his or her knuckles against the playing surface, and another player then flicks the coin against their knuckles, often resulting in bloodshed


Handels

Min flickvän läser på Handels i Göteborg.

My girlfriend is studying at the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg.

(colloquial) Any specific handelshögskola "school of economics and business administration".


Daniela

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


Tobias

Tobbe

common nickname for someone named Tobias, Thobias or Torbjörn


Mora

a town and municipality of Dalarna County, in central Sweden


Lyon

Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)


Shetland

ellipsis of Shetlandsöarna, an archipelago and council area of Scotland: Shetland


Nora

a female given name, short form of Eleonora

a town in Västmanland, in central Sweden


Göteborg

Göteborgs (genitive)
Götheborg (alternative obsolete)

From göt (“Geat”) + borg (“fortified castle or city”).


Eva

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

1917 Bibeln, 1 Moseboken 3:20

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Och mannen gav sin hustru namnet Eva, ty hon blev en moder åt allt levande

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

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


sd

Sweden Democrats; Abbreviation of Sverigedemokraterna.


Harald

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Harold


Helena

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


Lukas

a male given name, sometimes also spelled Lucas


Kristin

a female given name, variant of Christina


Beatrice

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


Lasse

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


Karina

→ Belarusian: Карына (Karyna)

→ Czech: Karina

→ Danish: Karina

→ English: Karina

→ German: Karina

→ Latvian: Karina, Karīna

→ Norwegian: Karina

→ Polish: Karina

→ Slovak: Karina

→ Russian: Карина (Karina)

→ Ukrainian: Карина (Karyna)

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


Doris

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


Herren

[Uses old present tense plural forms, though not consistently. The present tense plural used to be identical to the infinitive for all verbs except vara. The modern form appears inside "[]".]
Prövningar vi möta få[r], och vi ofta ej förstå[r] Herrens vägar när Han önskar att vi himlen skola [ska(ll)] nå. Sina barn Han leder här, genom sorger och besvär. Vi förstår [modern form] Hans vägar bättre ovan där. Ovan där randas morgonen, och där hemma samlas helgonen. Vi skall [modern form] då förtälja om vår resa här. Vi förstår [modern form] Hans vägar bättre ovan där. Här vi känna [känner] brist och nöd, sakna[r] ofta hjälp och stöd. [Den] trötta anden hungrar, törstar under ökenfärden här. Men vi tro[r] på Herren Gud, lita[r] helt uppå Hans bud. Vi förstår [modern form] Hans vägar bättre ovan där. Ovan där ... [as before]. Frestar'n [Frestaren] lägger ut försåt, snaror på vår levnadsstråt. Hjärtat gråter för vart fåfängt ord och tanklös gärning här. Men vi tro[r] på Herren Gud ... [as before].

1964, “Ovan där [Up there [Above there]]”, in Ivar Lindestad (lyrics), Charles Albert Tindley (music), Tjyvballader och barnatro [Thief ballads and childhood faith], performed by Jailbird Singers:

Trials we face ["trials we meet get-to" – lyrical phrasing], and we often don't understand the Lord's ways when He wishes for us to reach heaven [when He wishes that we [the] heaven shall reach]. His children He leads here, through sorrows and troubles. We understand His ways better up there. Up there the morning dawns, and [there] at home the saints gather. We will then tell of our journey here. We understand His ways better up there. Here we feel lack and need, often lack help and support. Our tired spirit hungers, thirsts during our desert journey here. But we have faith in the Lord God, rely entirely on His word. We understand His ways better up there. Up there ... [as before]. The tempter lays out traps, snares on our life's path. Our heart bleeds [cries] for every vain word and thoughtless deed here. But we have faith in the Lord God ... [as before].


Kalifornien

Borrowed from English California, from Spanish California.

California (the most populous state of the United States)


Sven

Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn; borne by three medieval kings of Denmark. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Icelandic Sveinn, Danish Svend, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, and English Sweyn. Doublet of Soini.


Tarzan

dra en Tarzan


Normandie

Normandy (an administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel)


Ebbe

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


Jacke

a diminutive of the male given names Jakob or Jacob


Wille

a diminutive of the male given names William or Wilhelm


Elsie

a female given name borrowed from English


Nisse

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


Linnaeus

desc

English: Linnæus, Linnaeus, Linnæa, Linnaea

From New Latin Linnaeus, from Swedish lind (“linden tree, lime tree”).

Linnæus (alternative)
Linné (alternative)


Bert

a male given name, equivalent to English Bert


Rebecka

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


Herman

a male given name, equivalent to English Herman


Jennie

Borrowed from English in the eighteenth century.


Filip

Filips (genitive)
Fille (alternative diminutive)

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

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


Sara

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

a female given name, recently also spelled Sarah


Angelica

Angelicas (genitive)
Angelika (alternative)

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:


Elise

a female given name derived from Elisabeth via German or French


Johanna

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


Krim

Crimea (a geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine :)


Hanna

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


Immanuel

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

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


Felix

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix


Elisabeth

a female given name of popular usage, variant of Elisabet