Malmö

From Middle Danish Malmoghe or Malmhauge (literally “Gravelly/Sandy Hill”), a compound equivalent to present-day malm (“gravel, sand”) + høj (“hill”); both elements are of Old Norse, earlier Proto-Germanic, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin. The area originally referenced in the name has not been identified.

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Svenskt
ortnamnslexikon

2016, Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore, Department of Nordic Languages at Uppsala University, Svenskt
ortnamnslexikon, page 207:
Stadens namn är en ursprunglig sammansättning med → hög i efterleden och dialektordet malm 'sand, grus; sandig eller grusig mark' i förleden. Det avsedda området kan idag inte utpekas.
The city's name is an original compound with → hög in the second part and the dialect word malm, meaning 'sand, gravel; sandy or gravelly ground,' in the first part. The intended area cannot be identified today.

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Düsseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Düsseldorf (the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Lübeck

Lübeck (a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Vivian

a female given name, equivalent to English Vivian


Matilda

Matildas (genitive)
Mathilda (alternative)

a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda


Rydberg

From ryd (“woodland clearing”) + berg (“mountain”). The first element is from Old Norse rjóðr (“clearing”).


Absalon

a male given name, the biblical character Absalom


Sevilla

From Spanish Sevilla, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”).

der

إِشْبِيلِيَة

Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya)

Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)


Elmer

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


Acke

a diminutive of the male given name Axel


Åke

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

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

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

a male given name popular in the twentieth century


Alfons

a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso


Alban

a male given name, equivalent to English Alban


Albin

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


Aleksej

Алексе́й Алексей#Russian

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


Bernhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard


NPC

Unadapted borrowing from English NPC, initialism of non-player character.

Narkotikapolitiskt Center
w:sv:Narkotikapolitiskt Center

Initialism of Narkotikapolitiskt Center (literally “Narcotics Policy Centre”).


Gustav

English: Gustav

French: Gustave

Latin: Gustavus

From Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautr (“Geats”) + stafr (“staff”)
The oldest record in Sweden dates back to the year 1225 ("Gostauus"). In Peder Swart's chronicle about Gustav Vasa dated in the mid-1500s, the name is spelled Götstaff and is assumed to mean "Staff of the Geats."


Sandra

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Sandra


Skandinavien

Scandinavia (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of modern Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively (but in Swedish, it normally excludes Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands))

Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula#English

Scandinavia (a peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula)


Juda

(biblical) Judah, Judea (a traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel)


Sparta

Borrowed from Latin Sparta, from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).


Maud

a female given name borrowed from English


Jonas

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


Hilda

a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda


Inge

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


Inga

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


John Blund

Tyvärr är det inte bara i universitetsvärlden som berättarglädjen har gått i ide. Även på allmänna skrivkurser förekommer litteratur som verkar vara sponsrad av John Blund.

2023 March, Anders Svensson, “Skrivtips för VAKNA skribenter [Writing advice for CONSCIOUS writers]”, in Språktidningen, number 3, Stockholm, →ISSN:

Unfortunately the world of universities isn't the only place where the fun in telling has gone dormant. Even in general writing courses, literature occurs that appears to be sponsored by the sandman.

The sandman; a creature who brings good sleep and dreams


mp

Green Party; Abbreviation of Miljöpartiet.


Nathalie

a female given name, alternative spelling of Natalie


Sabina

a female given name derived from Latin Sabina


Vintergatan

Compound of vinter (“winter”) + gata (“street”) + -n (“the”). Origin unknown. Possibly from that weather predictors tried to foretell the winter based on its shape. Attested since 1579. Cognate with Icelandic vetrarbraut.

compound

Holonyms: galax (“galaxy”), stjärnsystem (“star system”), vintergata (“galaxy”)

Sjelfva vintergatan är idel verldar, hvilkas sken som knappast räcker til oss.

1766, Torbern Bergman, Physisk beskrifning öfver jord-klotet, "2017", quoted in SAOB:

The Milky Way itself is wholly worlds, the glow of which hardly reaches us.


Berta

a female given name, equivalent to English Bertha


Emilia

a female given name, equivalent to English Emily


Cornelia

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


Västmanland

Västmanlands (genitive)
Weſtmanland (alternative obsolete)

Västmanland (a historical province in central Sweden, located in the middle of the country somewhat west of Stockholm)


Helsingfors

→ Dutch: Elsenfors

[hɛlsɪŋˈfɔʂː]

From Helsinge fors (literally “Helsinge rapids”), the original name of the rapids (now called Gammelstadsforsen) around which the city was founded. The initial part is probably derived from hals and can be compared to the initial part of Hälsingland and Helsingborg (also spelled Hälsingborg in the past).


Uppsala

Uppsalas (genitive)
Ubsola (alternative)
Upsala (alternative)
Upſala (alternative)

desc

→ Arabic: أُوبْسَالَا (ʔūbsālā)

→ Arabic: أُوبْسَالَا (ʔūbsālā)

→ Armenian: Ուփսալա (Upʻsala)

→ Azerbaijani: Uppsala

→ English: Uppsala

→ Esperanto: Upsalo

→ Estonian: Uppsala

→ Finnish: Upsala, Uppsala

→ French: Uppsala

→ Georgian: უფსალა (upsala), უპსალა (uṗsala)

→ German: Uppsala

→ Greek: Ουψάλα (Oupsála)

→ Hebrew: אוּפְּסָלָה (Upsála)

→ Hindi: उप्साला (upsālā)

→ Inuktitut: ᐆᑉᓴᓚ (oopsala)

→ Italian: Uppsala

→ Japanese: ウプサラ (Upusara)

→ Korean: 웁살라 (Upsalla)

→ Latin: Upsālia (New Latin)

→ Latvian: Upsāla

→ Lithuanian: Upsala

→ Macedonian: У́псала (Úpsala)

→ Mandarin: 烏普薩拉 /乌普萨拉 (Wūpǔsàlā), 乌普萨拉 (Wūpǔsàlā)

→ Marathi: उप्साला (upsālā)

→ Mongolian: Өпсала (Öpsala)

→ Ossetian: Уппса́лӕ (Uppsálæ)

→ Persian: اوپسالا (upsâlâ)

→ Polish: Uppsala

→ Portuguese: Uppsala, Upsala

→ Russian: У́псала (Úpsala), Упса́ла (Upsála), У́ппсала (Úppsala), Уппса́ла (Uppsála)

→ Spanish: Upsala

→ Tamil: உப்சாலா (upcālā)

→ Thai: อุปซอลา (ùp-sɔɔ-laa)

→ Ukrainian: Уппса́ла (Uppsála)

→ Veps: Uppsal

→ Yiddish: אופּסאַלאַ (upsala)

/ˈɵpːˌsɑːla/

From Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr); equivalent to Swedish upp + salar.

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plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">salr</i>

Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden)


Nellie

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


Annette

Annettes (genitive)
Anette (alternative)


Östersjön

Compound of öster (“eastern”) + sjö (“sea”).
From Old Norse Austrsjór.

Baltic Sea (a sea in Northern Europe, an arm of the Atlantic enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden)


Södra ishavet

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Södra ishavet c (genitive Södra ishavets)


Södra oceanen

Södra oceanen c (genitive Södra oceanens)


Indiska oceanen

Indiska oceanen c (genitive Indiska oceanens)


Norra ishavet

Norra ishavet n (genitive Norra ishavets)


Arktiska havet

Arktisk havet n (genitive Arktiska havets)

Arktisk havet (canonical neuter)
Arktiska havets (genitive)


Köpenhamn

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Lena

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


Provence

Borrowed from French Provence, from Occitan Provença, from Latin prōvincia.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

Provence (a maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


Korsika

administrative region
administrative region

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


Joachim

a male given name, a less common spelling of Joakim


Ines

a female given name, an alternative spelling of Inez


DI

Initialism of Dagens Industri. ("Industry Daily", a leading business newspaper in Sweden.)


Mobiloperatören Tele2 har haft driftstörningar under natten som fortsatt in på morgonen. Nödnumret 112:s funktionalitet har inte påverkats.

2019 January 31, Carl Larsson, “Det ska gå att ringa 112 även vid störningar [It should be possible to call 112 even during disruptions.]”, in SVT Nyheter:

The mobile operator Tele2 experienced service disruptions during the night that have continued into the morning. The emergency number 112's functionality has not been affected.

112, the pan-European emergency phone number.


André

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

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


Monika

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


Genua

Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)

Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)


Frida

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


Bornholm

Bornholm (an island and municipality of Denmark, in the Baltic Sea)


Konrad

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


Anton

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


Olga

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha). First recorded in Sweden in 1843.


Blåtand

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


Hogwarts

Unadapted borrowing from English Hogwarts.


Tornedalen

[ˈtʰoə̯ɳəˌdɑːlən]

Torne Valley (the valley around river Torne, at the border of Sweden and Finland)


Kristus

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Kristus c (genitive Kristus, sometimes Kristi)

From Old Swedish Krister, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós).

Hälsa varandra med en helig kyss. Alla Kristi församlingar hälsar er.

1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Romarbrevet 16:16”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 2025-04-29:

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

Sonen är smord av Faderns Ande sedan sitt människoblivande: Jesus är Kristus, Messias.

2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes, Catholica, archived from the original on 2023-12-09, §727:

The Son is anointed by the Father's Spirit since his Incarnation: Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah.


Haag

The Hague (a city, the administrative capital of the Netherlands)


Liam

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


Christer

Christers (genitive)
Krister (alternative)

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


Marja

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


Baskien

Borrowed from French basque (“Basque”), from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a Roman era tribe in the Franco-Cantabrian region of southern Europe who were ancestors of the current Basque population.

Basque Country
Basque Country#English:_Q47588

Basque Country (a cultural region that straddles the border of Spain and France, where the Basque language is traditionally spoken)

Basque Country
Basque Country#English:_Q3995

autonomous community
autonomous community

Basque Country (an autonomous community in northern Spain)


Jugoslavien

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

(historical) Yugoslavia (a former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 7 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Slovenia)


Näcken

From Old Norse nykr, from Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-.

(folklore) Nix; a water creature in human form who, among other things, lures people to drown in his river by his wonderful violin playing

Coordinate term: Astrild

Siögudens Neckens kännemärcke; Tre-uddade gaffeln.

c. 1635, Ericus Johannis Schroderus, Dictionarium quadrilingue, quoted in SAOL, published 1948:

The sea god Poseidon's hallmark; The three-pronged fork.

Djupt i hafvet, på demantehällen,
Necken hvilar i grönan sal.

1844, Arvid August Afzelius, edited by Per Erik Svedbom, Läsebok för Sverges ungdom I, page 130:

Deep in the sea, on the adamant slab,
Neptune rests in the green hall.

(literary) A (Nordic) substitute for Neptunus, Poseidon, god of the sea.


Ella

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


Mjölner

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Old Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).

(Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)


Calmare

obsolete spelling of Kalmars, genitive of Kalmar, the Swedish town (after which a 17th century ship was named Calmare Nyckel)


Henrik

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

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

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


Elin

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


Kristina

Kristinas (genitive)
Christina (alternative)

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


Viborg

From vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh.


Artur

a male given name, equivalent to English Arthur


Selma

a female given name, equivalent to English Selma


Jeanette

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


Vänern

Vänerns (genitive)
Wenern (alternative obsolete)

Inherited from Old Norse Vænir, probably related to Old Norse vænn (“promising”).


Ida

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


Numeri

Fjärde Moseboken
Fjärde Moseboken#Swedish


Ragnar

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

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

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

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


Asien

Asien är världens största kontinent och har 4,432 miljarder invånare

Asia is the world's largest continent and has 4.432 billion inhabitants

Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)


Sanna

a diminutive of the female given name Susanna


Michaela

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


Haparanda

From Finnish Haaparanta, meaning aspen strand.

a town and municipality in northern Sweden at the border against Finland. Known locally and in Finland also by its Finnish name Haaparanta


Antonia

a female given name, masculine equivalent Anton


Anita

From Spanish Anita. First recorded in Sweden in 1864.


Annika

→ English: Annika

→ Estonian: Annika

→ Faroese: Annika

→ Finnish: Annika

→ German: Annika

diminutive of Anna. First recorded in Sweden in 1521.

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


Irma

From German Irma. First recorded in Sweden in 1868.


IKEA

The initials of the founder's name, Ingvar Kamprad, of his home village Elmtaryd (now spelled Älmtaryd), and of the nearby village Agunnaryd.


Emil

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

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Emil


Ina

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


Inez

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


Afrodite

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


Lola

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


Tilda

a female given name, short form of Matilda


Ronnie

Ronnies (genitive)
Ronny (alternative common)


Uleåborg

/ʉːlɛɔˈbɔrj/

Compound of Ule (name of a river) + å (river) + borg (castle)

North Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia#English

Oulu (a city in North Ostrobothnia, Finland)


Brahestad

From the surname of Per Brahe the Younger + stad. Compare the surname Brahe.


Vasa

From vase (“sheaf”) from Old Norse vasi, probably from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to produce”) (cf Lithuanian vai̇̃sius (“fruit”). The Vasa coat of arms featured a sheaf. See also vasi.


Josef

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph


Elliot

Elliots (genitive)
Eliott (alternative)
Elliott (alternative)
Eliot (alternative)

a male given name from English, equivalent to English Elliott


München

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


Sachsen

Borrowed from German Sachsen and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *sahsō.

Saxony (a state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands)

Saxony (a historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany)


Desirée

Desirées (genitive)
Desiré (alternative)

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


Felicia

a female given name, masculine equivalent Felix


Gabriella

a female given name, masculine equivalent Gabriel


Karin

→ Danish: Karin

→ Dutch: Karin

→ English: Karin

→ Estonian: Karin

→ Faroese: Karin

→ Finnish: Kaarina

→ French: Karine, Carine

→ German: Karin

→ Norwegian: Karin

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


Laila

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


Lilly

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


Lotta

a diminutive of the female given name Charlotta

a diminutive of the female given name Liselotte

a female given name, based on the diminutive above


Natalia

a female given name, equivalent to English Natalia


Susanne

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

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

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

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


Ulrica

a female given name, a less common spelling of Ulrika


Verna

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


Veronica

Veronicas (genitive)
Veronika (alternative)


Wikipedia

Före Wikipedia fanns susning.nu


Donau

Danube (a river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania)


Hannes

a male given name, short form of Johannes


Hampus

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


Janne

a diminutive of the male given names Jan or Johan

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


Jonny

a male given name, an alternative spelling of Johnny


Jöns

a male given name, a contraction of Johannes


Anneli

Annelis (genitive)
Annelie (alternative)

a female given name borrowed from German


Katharina

a female given name, variant of Katarina


Catharina

a female given name, a less common spelling of Katarina


Schweiz

Folk blandar ofta ihop Sverige med Schweiz

People often mix up Sweden and Switzerland

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Antarktiska oceanen

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Antarktiska oceanen c (genitive Antarktiska oceanens)


Kreml

Kreml hävdar att protesterna är olagliga och att det rättfärdigar polisens agerande.

2021 February 3, “Kreml försvarar polisens agerande [The Kremlin defends the police's actions]”, in Helsingborgs Dagblad:

The Kremlin claims that the protests are illegal and that that justifies the police's actions.


Katrin

a female given name, a short form of Katarina


Carin

a female given name, a less common spelling of Karin


Katja

a female given name, equivalent to English Katya


Kajsa

a diminutive of the female given name Karin

a female given name, based on the diminutive above


Mariann

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


Maja

a female given name, a medieval diminutive of Maria


Majken

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


Marita

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


Jonna

From Danish Jonna, contraction of Johanna.


Sumer

Sumer (a historical region occupied by the earliest known ancient civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia in modern southern Iraq)


Tunisien

– Vilket land har sämst skridskoåkning? – Jag vet inte, berätta. – Tunisien!

– Which country is the worst for ice skating? – I don't know, tell me. – Tunisia! ("tunn is igen" = "thin ice again," pronounced the same)


Nya Guinea

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English

New Guinea (a large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east)


Birgitta

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


Birgit

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


Berit

a female given name, a dialectal variant of Birgitta


Brita

a female given name, a medieval form of Birgitta


Britt

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


Britta

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


Margareta

Margaretas (genitive)
Margaretha (alternative)

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


Margaretha

a female given name, a less common spelling of Margareta


Margit

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


Greta

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

Hans och Greta

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


Margret

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


Märta

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


Elisabet

a female given name, also spelled Elisabeth


Elly

a female given name, short for Elisabeth or Eleanor


Elsa

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


Lisbeth

Lisbeths (genitive)
Lisbet (alternative)

a female given name derived from Elisabet


Lisbet

a female given name, a less common spelling of Lisbeth


Liselotte

Liselottes (genitive)
Liselott (alternative)
Lise-Lott (alternative)
Lise-Lotte (alternative)

German Lieselotte, partly via Danish Liselotte.


Liselott

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


Isabell

A modern spelling variant of Isabel and Isabelle.


Helén

a female given name, a French type variant of Helena


Helene

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


Hélène

From French Hélène. First recorded in Sweden in 1810.

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

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

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


Elna

a female given name derived from Elin, Helena


Magdalena

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene


Madelene

a female given name, variant of Madeleine


Ronja

English: Ronja, Ronya, Ronia

Danish: Ronja

Faroese: Ronja

Finnish: Ronja

German: Ronja

Norwegian: Ronja

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

a female given name used in Sweden since 1981


Knut

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


Rasmus

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


Olof

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


Olle

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

af

a diminutive of the male given names Olof or Olov

a male given name, based on the diminutive above


Fredrik

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


Fredrika

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


Mikael

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

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


Micael

a male given name, rare spelling of Mikael


Mickael

a male given name, uncommon spelling of Mikael


Bjarne

From Old Norse Bjarni, short form of names starting with Bjarn-, from bjǫrn (“bear”).

a male given name from Old Norse of Norwegian origin


Mårten

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


Kristian

Kristians (genitive)
Christian (alternative)

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


Christin

a female given name, a less common spelling of Kristin


Kerstin

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


Stina

a diminutive of the female given name Kristina


Kristoffer

Kristoffers (genitive)
Christoffer (alternative)
Christopher (alternative)
Kristofer (alternative)

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


Christoffer

a male given name, variant of Kristoffer


Kristofer

a male given name, a less common form of Kristoffer


Georg

→ Finnish: Jori

a male given name, equivalent to English George


Jörgen

a male given name from Danish, equivalent to English George


Örjan

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

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


Sonja

a female given name, equivalent to English Sonya


Pär

a male given name, a less common spelling of Per


Venedig

Venice (the capital city of Veneto, Italy)

Venice (a metropolitan city of Veneto, Italy)


Henny

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

a diminutive of the female given names Henrika or Henrietta


Syrien

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


Damaskus

Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)


Henrika

a female given name, masculine equivalent Henrik


Ulrika

Ulrikas (genitive)
Ulrica (alternative)
Ulr:a (alternative)

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


Ulrik

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

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

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Ulrich or Ulric


Ulla

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

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

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

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


Petronella

a female given name of Latin origin. Variant: Pernilla


Pernilla

a female given name derived from Petronella


Sofi

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


Anders

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


Tomas

a male given name, often also spelled Thomas


Josefine

a female given name derived from French Joséphine


Josefina

a female given name, equivalent to English Josephine


Gustaf

a male given name, an earlier variant of Gustav


Gustava

a female given name, masculine equivalent Gustav


Bengt

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Bengta

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


Thore

a male given name, a less common spelling of Tore


Eurasien

Eurasia (a supercontinent consisting of Europe and Asia)


Arktis

Arctic (a continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole)


Kalle

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

a diminutive of the male given name Karl

a male given name based on the diminutive above

När börjar Kalle?

When does the Christmas TV special start?

Vi tittar på Kalle

(colloquial) Short for Kalle Anka (“a Christmas TV special”).


Matteus

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


Mattias

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


Mats

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


Carola

a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Karl


Adidas

From the German company name Adidas, after its founder, Adolf “Adi” Dassler.

en man i Adidasbyxor


Charlotta

a female given name derived from Charlotte. Diminutive: Lotta


Carolin

a female given name, variant of Caroline or Karolina


Karolin

a female given name, variant of Karolina or Caroline


Karolina

Karolinas (genitive)
Carolina (alternative)

a female given name from Latin Carolina or French Caroline, masculine equivalent Karl


Lina

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


Nikolaus

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


Nils

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


Niklas

Niklas (genitive)
Niclas (alternative)
Nicklas (alternative)

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

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


Clas

a male given name, a less common spelling of Klas


Klas

Klas (genitive)
Clas (alternative)
Claes (alternative)

a male given name derived from Niklas ( =Nicholas)


Claes

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


Veronika

Veronikas (genitive)
Veronica (alternative)

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Veronica


Kazakstan

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Evy

a diminutive of the female given name Eva


Evelina

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


Arne

Old Norse Arni. A runic name revived in 1862.


Rudolf

a male given name, equivalent to English Rudolph


Mikaela

Mikaelas (genitive)
Micaela (alternative)
Michaela (alternative)

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

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

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


Pål

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

Pär och Pål
St. Peter and St. Paul


Ludvig

Ludvigs (genitive)
Ludwig (alternative)
Ludde (alternative diminutive)

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


Lovisa

→ Estonian: Loviise

→ Finnish: Loviisa

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Louise


Vilhelm

Vilhelms (genitive)
Wilhelm (alternative)

→ Finnish: Vilhelmi

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


Vilhelmina

Vilhelminas (genitive)
Wilhelmina (alternative)

a female given name from German Wilhelmina, masculine equivalent Vilhelm


Mimmi

Pet form of Maria, Emilia and Vilhelmina.


Edla

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


Nintendo

Nintendos (genitive)
nintendo (alternative)


Första Moseboken

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Första Moseboken c (genitive Första Mosebokens)

Första Mosebokens (genitive)
Första Mosebok (alternative)

Första Moseboken / Genesis / Gud skapar världen

1999, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Första Moseboken”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, archived from the original on 2024-12-18, page 4:

The First Book of Moses / Genesis / God creates the world

(biblical) Genesis; the first of the five Books of Moses


Kongo-Kinshasa

Kongo-Kinshasa n (genitive Kongo-Kinshasas)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Kinshasa (synonym of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo)


Torsten

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


Torbjörn

Torbjörns (genitive)
Thorbjörn (alternative)

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


Thorbjörn

a male given name, a less common spelling of Torbjörn


Torkel

From Old Norse Þorkell, akin to English Torquil.


Thord

a male given name, a less common spelling of Tord


Ture

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


Thure

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


Truls

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


Torvald

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


Torild

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


Antikrist

Jag har drömt, att den store befriaren skall komma från Norden, och [...] tror [...] att ur Sveriges skogar skall den man utgå, som tillintetgör Antikrist och grundlägger det messianska riket.

1891, Viktor Rydberg, Vapensmeden, Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2025-05-05, page 113:

I have dreamed that the great liberator will come from the Nordics, and believe that from the forests of Sweden will come the man who annihilates the Antichrist, and establishes the Messianic kingdom.

Östan i Järnskog, satt en häxa, åldrig och födde, Ulvens yngel. [...] Järnskog, anser [en kommentator], är Babylon; häxan är den babyloniska skökan, och vad hon framföder är [...] Antikrist.

1939, Frans G. Bengtsson, Sällskap för en eremit, Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2025-05-05, page 225:

Eastward in Ironwood, sat a witch, aged and bore, the Wolf's brood. Ironwood, a commentator believes, is Babylon; the witch is the Babylonian harlot, and what she gives birth to is the Antichrist.

[M]en den ande som förnekar Jesus är inte från Gud. Det är Antikrists ande, som ni har hört skall komma.

1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “1 Johannesbrevet 4:3”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 2025-05-05:

But the spirit that denies Jesus is not from God. It is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard is coming.


Globen

Stockholm Globe Arena, now Ericsson Globe, a sports arena in Stockholm; see also globen


Helga

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


Tove

From Danish Tove. First recorded in Sweden in 1886.


Tuva

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


Tyra

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


Thyra

a female given name, a less common spelling of Tyra


Sion

From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.


Emmy

a diminutive of the female given names Emilia or Emma


Emelie

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


Gärd

a female given name, a less common spelling of Gerd


Gerda

Latinate variant of Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr.


Gert

a diminutive of the male given name Gerhard


Gerhard

a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard; diminutive form Gert


Gertrud

a female given name, equivalent to English Gertrude


Lennart

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


Torgny

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


Leif

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


Solvig

a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Solveig


Synnöve

a female given name, Swedish spelling of Norwegian Synnøve


Holger

From Danish Holger. Revived in the 19th century.


Dagmar

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


Oskar

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.


Ralf

Borrowed from English Ralph in the nineteenth century.


Astrid

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

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

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

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


Asta

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


Ingrid

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


Inger

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

'Kom igen Inger – 1-2, 1-2, 1-2...'

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


Ingegerd

Ingegerds (genitive)
Ingegärd (alternative)

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


Ingegärd

a female given name, variant of Ingegerd


Ingeborg

English: Ingabo

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


Ivar

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


Ingvar

From Old Norse Yngvarr. Akin to English Ivor.


Ingemar

Ingemars (genitive)
Ingmar (alternative)

→ Estonian: Ingemar, Ingomar

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


Adam och Eva

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Adam och Eva pl (genitive Adams och Evas)


Tanja

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


Ingalill

Ingalills (genitive)
Inga-Lill (alternative)

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


Ingela

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


Ingvor

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


Ing

Shortened from Inga, feminine form of Inge.

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


Ernst

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


Erna

From German Erna. First recorded in Sweden in 1697.


Yrsa

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

ref

Svenska Akademin – Namnens ursprung och betydelse


Ylva

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


Ulf

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

a male given name, revived in the twentieth century


Uffe

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


Linnea

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


Linnéa

a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Linnea


Eleonora

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Barbro

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

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


Mona-Lisa

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


Joakim

Joakims (genitive)
Joachim (alternative)
Joacim (alternative)

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

Joakim von Anka


Pia

a female given name popular in the twentieth century


Måns

Originally South Swedish form of Magnus.


Bertil

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

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

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


Rikard

Rikards (genitive)
Rickard (alternative)
Richard (alternative)

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

compound

Rikard Lejonhjärta

a male given name, equivalent to English Richard


Rickard

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


Saab

Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget
w:sv:Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget

Initialism of Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (“Swedish Aeroplane Company”).


Kongo-Brazzaville

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Kongo-Brazzaville n (genitive Kongo-Brazzavilles)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Brazzaville (synonym of the Republic of the Congo, a country in Central Africa, the smaller of the two countries named Congo)


Republiken Kongo

Republiken Kongo n (genitive Republiken Kongos)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the smaller of the two countries named Congo)


Demokratiska Republiken Kongo

Demokratiska republiken Kongo
Demokratiska republiken Kongo#Swedish

misspelling of Demokratiska republiken Kongo


Tjeckien

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


Valter

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

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Walter


Werner

a male given name, German style spelling of Verner


Verner

a male given name from German, equivalent to English Warner


Kjell

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

a male given name popular in the mid-twentieth century


Gunhild

From Old Swedish Gunhild, from Old Norse Gunnhildr.

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


Gunilla

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


Kasper

a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar


Esbjörn

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


Visby

Visbys (genitive)
Wisby (alternative obsolete)

→ English: Visby

Ultimately from Old Norse vé (“[pagan] sanctuary”) + býr (“town”). By surface analysis, vi + by.

Visby ringmur

Visby (a city on the west coast of Gotland, Sweden)


Irène

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


Bernt

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


Berndt

a male given name, a less common spelling of Bernt


Ove

a male given name borrowed from Denmark in the Middle Ages


Ronny

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

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:


Reinhold

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


Ragnvald

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


Conny

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


Aina

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

Sjungit dem för Ellis glädje / Och för Ainas aftontankar

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


Hilma

a female given name popular in the 19th century


Sören

a male given name derived from Latin Severinus


Eskil

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


Håkan

From Old Norse Hákon. Cognate with Faroese Hákun, Icelandic Hákon, Norwegian Håkon and Danish Hågen.


Henning

a male given name, equivalent to Danish Henning


Kennet

a male given name, a less common spelling of Kenneth


Kenth

a male given name, a less common spelling of Kent


Saint Christopher och Nevis

Saint Christopher och Nevis n (genitive Saint Christopher och Nevis)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English:_Q763

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country comprising the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean)


Timoteus

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


Kräftans vändkrets

Kräftans vändkrets c (genitive Kräftans vändkrets)


Stenbockens vändkrets

Stenbockens vändkrets c (genitive Stenbockens vändkrets)


Alfhild

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


Alva

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


Alfrida

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


Franken

Franconia (a cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west)


Petrus

1981 translation, Bibeln: Matteus 16:18

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Och jag säger dig att du är Petrus, Klippan, och på den klippan skall jag bygga min kyrka.

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


Patrik

Patriks (genitive)
Patrick (alternative)

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Patrick


Pontus

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


Sydamerika

South America
South America#English:_Q18

South America (the continent forming the southern part of the Americas)


Alvar

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


Edvard

a male given name, equivalent to English Edward


Teodor

Teodors (genitive)
Theodor (alternative)

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

der

a male given name, equivalent to English Theodore


Thea

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


Dorotea

a female given name, equivalent to English Dorothy

a town and municipality of Västerbotten County, Lappland Region, in northern Sweden


Hildur

Borrowed from Icelandic Hildur in the 19th century.


Ejnar

Ejnars (genitive)
Einar (alternative)
Enar (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Einarr, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk Einar, and Danish Ener. Doublet of Einar and Enar.


Birger

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


Börje

a male given name from Birger, equivalent to Danish Børge


Åsa

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


Sakarias

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


Rafael

der

Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl)

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


Mexikanska golfen

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Mexikanska golfen c (genitive Mexikanska golfens)


Mirjam

a female given name, also spelled Miriam


Beauforts skala

Beauforts skala c (genitive Beauforts skalas)


EG

European Communities
European Communities

Europeiska gemenskaperna
Europeiska gemenskaperna#Swedish

EC, the European Communities (1965-1993), a precursor of the European Union; Abbreviation of Europeiska gemenskaperna.

European Economic Community
European Economic Community

Europeiska gemenskapen
Europeiska gemenskapen#Swedish

EC, the European Community (1993-2009), previously called the European Economic Community; Abbreviation of Europeiska gemenskapen.


Agneta

Agnetas (genitive)
Agnetha (alternative)

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


Göte

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


Göta

a female given name formed from the male name Göte


Bodil

a female given name borrowed from Danish


Östen

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


Ragnhild

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


Viktoria

Viktorias (genitive)
Victoria (alternative)

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

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria


Tasmanien

Tasmania (an island group and state of Australiaa former British colony, from 1856 to 1901)


Therese

a female given name, equivalent to English Teresa


Teresia

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


Mathilda

a female given name, a less common spelling of Matilda


Siv

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


Siw

a female given name, a less common spelling of Siv


Nadja

a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Nadia


Valdemar

Valdemars (genitive)
Waldemar (alternative)

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


Bosnien

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)

Bosnien och Hercegovina
Bosnien och Hercegovina#Swedish

(informal) Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnien och Hercegovina or Bosnien-Hercegovina)


Bror

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

a male given name used since the 16th century


Oceanien

Oceania (a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)


Konstantinopel

Konstantinopel n (genitive Konstantinopels)

Konstantinopels (genitive)
Conſtantinopel (alternative obsolete)

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

(historical) Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)


Serbien

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

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


Baltikum

Baltic, the Baltics, the Baltic states (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states)


Första Mosebok

Första Moseboken
Första Moseboken#Swedish

Alternative form of Första Moseboken (“Genesis”)


Andra Mosebok

Alternative form of Andra Moseboken (“Exodus”)


Tredje Mosebok

Tredje Moseboken
Tredje Moseboken#Swedish

Alternative form of Tredje Moseboken (“Leviticus”)


Fjärde Mosebok

Fjärde Moseboken
Fjärde Moseboken#Swedish

Alternative form of Fjärde Moseboken (“Numbers”)


Femte Mosebok

Alternative form of Femte Moseboken (“Deuteronomy”)


Matteusevangeliet

Matteusevangeliet n (genitive Matteusevangeliets)


Svea

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

a personification of Sweden as a shieldmaiden, usually referred to as "Moder Svea" (Mother Svea), used since the 17th century

a female given name used since the 19th century


Gunborg

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


Gun-Britt

a female given name, a combination of Gun and Britt


Linn

a female given name borrowed from Norway and currently popular


Rose-Marie

Rose-Maries (genitive)
Ros-Mari (alternative)
Ros-Marie (alternative)

a female given name, equivalent to English Rosemary


Ros-Mari

a female given name, variant of Rose-Marie


Signe

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


Konstantin

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

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Constantine


Greger

a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory


Arild

Arilds (genitive)
Her Artiz leye (alternative)
Arids Leye (alternative)
Arilds Läye (alternative)
Herr Arilds Läger (alternative)
Arillsläge (alternative)
Arveds leje (alternative)
Arels lee (alternative)
Arels läje (alternative)
Arildsläge (alternative)

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

ref

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

a village in Brunnby parish, Höganäs municipality, Skåne county, Sweden.


Dagny

Latvian: Dagnija


Sture

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


Sigvard

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


Sivert

a male given name, variant of Sigurd borrowed from German


Sigfrid

→ Finnish: Sigfrid

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

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


Vidar

From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1827.


Tryggve

From Old Norse Tryggvi, cognate to Norwegian Trygve.


Viggo

From Danish Viggo. First recorded in Sweden in 1851.


Folke

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


Viveka

a female given name, a variant of Danish Vibeke


Viveca

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


Hedvig

a female given name, derived from German Hedwig


Hillevi

From Danish Helvig. First recorded in Sweden in 1482.

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

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


Erland

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


Waldemar

a male given name, a less common spelling of Valdemar


Herta

a female given name, equivalent to English Hertha


Esaias

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


Elia

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


Elis

→ Finnish: Eelis

→ Icelandic: Elís

→ Northern Sami: Eles


Hjalmar

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

a male given name, revived in the 19th century


Valentin

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine


Vivi

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Vivi


Albertina

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


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).


Desiré

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


Gillis

a male given name, equivalent to English Giles


Eugen

a male given name, equivalent to English Eugene


Eugenia

a female given name, equivalent to English Eugenia


Jonatan

Jonatans (genitive)
Jonathan (alternative)

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jonathan


Agda

a female given name, equivalent to English Agatha


Ann-Sofie

Ann-Sofies (genitive)
Ann-Sofi (alternative)

a female given name, combination of Ann and Sofie


Ann-Sofi

a female given name, variant of Ann-Sofie


Anne-Marie

Anne-Maries (genitive)
Ann-Mari (alternative)
Ann-Marie (alternative)

a female given name, combination of Anne and Marie


Ann-Mari

a female given name, alternative spelling of Anne-Marie


Lise-Lotte

a female given name, variant of Liselotte


Justina

a female given name, equivalent to English Justine


Sardinien

Sardinia (an island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea)


Ottilia

a female given name, equivalent to French Odile


Mauritz

a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice


Kaukasus

Caucasus (mountain range, geographic region)


Persefone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


Flo

Attested in 1305 as Flo, name of a church village, probably containing the element flo(e) (“small body of water, pool, marsh”), from Old Norse flōi (“marsh, swamp”), from Proto-Germanic *flōduz (“river”).


Freja

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

a female given name from Icelandic, currently popular


hin håle

hin håles (genitive)
Hin håle (alternative)

A noa-name for the Devil. From hin, an archaic definite article, and håle, an originally dialectal pronunciation of hårde (“hard (evil) one”). The dialectal change from rd > l can also be seen in e.g. utböling, vålnad, tvi vale etc.

Det var hin håle själv som hade knackat på dörren!

It was the Devil himself who had knocked on the door!


Jahve

[N]amnet Jesus betyder »Jahve är frälsning».

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 2025-06-01, page 19:

The name Jesus means "Yahweh is salvation".

Det gamla bruket att ersätta gudsnamnet Jahve med "Herren" följs i de flesta bibelöversättningar.

2000 December 18, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Uppslagsdel: Herren”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, archived from the original on 2025-06-01, page 2494:

The old practice of replacing the divine name Yahweh with "the Lord" is followed in most Bible translations.


Josua

(rare) a male given name of biblical origin


Maria Magdalena

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Maria Magdalena c (genitive Maria Magdalenas)


Mio

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

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

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


Thobias

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


Tobbe

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


Storbritannien

Storbritannien n (genitive Storbritanniens)

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q23666

Great Britain (a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales)

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q145

(loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)


Linus

Borrowed from Latin Linus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos).

etymon

a male given name, equivalent to English Linus


Valborg

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Valborg


Sydafrika

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Evald

a male given name, equivalent to German Ewald


Judit

a female given name; also spelled Judith


Hypnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Morfeus

(Greek mythology) Morpheus, god of dreams


Hulda

a female given name popular in the 19th century


Elvira

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


FRA

Försvarets Radioanstalt
w:Försvarets Radioanstalt


Nederländerna

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Nederländerna n (genitive Nederländernas)

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


Skottland

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Lillemor

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


Ebba

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Ebba


Sixten

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


Nanna

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


Sune

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


Rigmor

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


Vendela

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


Novgorod

Borrowed from Russian Новгород (Novgorod). Replaced the older form Nougård

bor+

Novgorod (a city, the administrative center of Novgorod Oblast, Russia)


Gurli

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Gurli


Sibylla

a female given name, equivalent to English Sibyl


SÄPO

Abbreviation of säkerhetspolisen; the Swedish Security Service


Hjördis

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


Tindra

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

a female given name popular in the 2000s


Asger

Old Norse Ásgeirr, from áss (“god”) + geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir, Norwegian Nynorsk Åsgeir, Danish Asger, German Ansgar, and English Oscar.


Lill

a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Lill


Lisen

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth or Louise


Magna

a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Magna


Maivor

a female given name, a less common spelling of Majvor


Majbritt

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


Majvor

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


Milda

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


Solbritt

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


Viviann

a female given name, variant of Vivianne


Andersson

Anderssons (genitive)
A:son (alternative)

/ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn/

Originally a patronymic form Anders + -son "son of Anders".


Algot

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


Hilding

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


Mose

Moses (genitive)
Mose (genitive)
Moses (alternative)


Amur

Amur (long river forming the border between the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)


Ragna

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


Leander

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

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

1898, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Selinda och Leander:


Agne

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

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


Eivor

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


Gottfrid

a male given name, equivalent to English Godfrey


Haga

Hagas (genitive)
Hagen (alternative)
Hagerne (alternative)
Haga (alternative)

Originally from hagen (“the field”), later developed into (older dialectal) plural form haga (“the fields”). First attested in 1637.

ref

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


Ragnarök

Ragnaröks (genitive)
ragnarök (alternative)

From Old Norse ragnarǫk (from ragna (“of the gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”)).


Sovjetunionen

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Sovjetunionen c (genitive Sovjetunionens)

Sovjet (“Soviet”) + union (“union”) + -en (definite)

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Soviet Union
Soviet Union#English:_Q15180

(historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)


Socialdemokraterna

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Socialdemokraterna c pl (genitive Socialdemokraternas)

(politics) short for Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti, a major political party in Sweden; the name means "The Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden", the short name means "The Social Democrats"


Mellanöstern

(geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)


Karthago

Karthagos (genitive)
Kartago (alternative)

Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia)

Carthage (an ancient civilisation in North Africa, centred on the city of Carthage)


Österbotten

English: Ostrobothnia

From öster (“eastern”) + botten (“bottom, basin”).

compound

Ostrobothnia, Swedish & Finnish province


Turkiet

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Jonsson

Jonssons (genitive)
Johnsson (alternative)

Originally a patronymic form Jons + -son "son of Jon".

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Johnsson

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

a surname originating as a patronymic, a spelling variant of Jonsson


Jönsson

Originally a patronymic form Jöns + -son "son of Jöns".


Jansson

Janssons (genitive)
Janzon (alternative)
J:son (alternative)

Originally a patronymic form Jans + -son "son of Jan".


Hansson

Originally a patronymic form Hans + -son "son of Hans".


Mesopotamien

(historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)

(historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)


Kräftan

Kräftans (genitive)
Kräfftan (alternative)
Kräffueten (alternative)
Kräfwetan (alternative)

From kräfta (“crayfish; crustacean”). Semantic loan from Latin cancer. Attested since 1567.


Fiskarna

Affix of fisk (“fish”) + -ar (“-es”) + -na (“the”). Semantic loan from Latin piscēs. Attested since 1578.


Jungfrun

Compound of jungfru (“maiden”) + -n (“the”). Semantic loan from Latin virgo. Attested since 1567.


Tjeckoslovakien

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Tjeckoslovakien n (genitive Tjeckoslovakiens)

Tjeckoslovakiens (genitive)
Tjeckoslovakiet (alternative)
Tjecko-Slovakiet (alternative)

Czechoslovakia (a former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia)


Norrland

För jag kommer ifrån Norrland. Mitt ställe är Älvsbyn [hard to make out]. Jag springer alltid omkring med ett kikarsikte i min syn. Har ni sett Jägarna, då vet ni vad jag menar. Jag tjuvskjuter renar. Spelar ingen roll om de har spenar.

(Can we date this quote?), Cho San Elite, “Norrlands siesta”:

Because I come from Norrland. My place is Älvsbyn. I'm always running around with a rifle scope [telescopic sight] in my sight / vision. If you have seen "The Hunters," then you know what I mean. I poach reindeer. Doesn't matter if they have teats.


Carita

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


Europaparlamentet

Europaparlamentet n (genitive Europaparlamentets)

definite singular of Europaparlament, from Europa + parlament


Stoffe

I nuläget kan vi bara säga att Stoffe hoppar av bandet av personliga skäl.

2017 April 23, Jenny Tillgren, “Sångaren hoppar av Dead by April [The singer drops Dead by April]”, in Expressen:

At the moment, we can only say that Stoffe is leaving the band for personal reasons.

A shortening of the male given name Christoffer or Kristoffer.


Persson

Perssons (genitive)
Pehrsson (alternative)
Pehrson (alternative)
Person (alternative)

Originally a patronymic form Pers + -son "son of Per".


Pettersson

Originally a patronymic from Petters + -son "son of Petter".


Petersson

Originally a patronymic form Peters + -son "son of Peter".


Nilsson

Originally a patronymic form Nils + -son "son of Nils".


Davidsson

Originally a patronymic form Davids + -son "son of David".


Läderlappen

From läder (“leather”) + lapp (“patch”).


Deuteronomium

Deuteronomium c (genitive Deuteronomiums)

Synonym of Femte Moseboken (“Deuteronomy”)


Pskov

Pskov (a city, the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia)


Vattumannen

Compound of vatten (“water-”) + -u- + man (“man”) + -en (“the”). Calque of Latin aquārius. Attested since 1567.

compound

(astronomy) Aquarius (astrological sign)


Ossian

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


Väduren

/²vɛːdʉːrɛn/

Affix of vädur (“ram”) + -en (“the”). Semantic loan from Latin aries. Attested since 1567.


Burgund

administrative region
administrative region

Burgundy (a historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)

Burgundy (an early-medieval kingdom and later former duchy in France and the Netherlands)


Tvillingarna

From tvilling (“twin”). Semantic loan from Latin geminus. Attested since 1567.

Tvillingarne (alternative)
Twillingarna (alternative)


Lejonet

From lejon (“lion”). Semantic loan from Latin leo. Attested since 1567.

Leiyonet (alternative)
Leyonet (alternative)


Vågen

Compound of våg (“scale”) + -en (“the”). Semantic loan from Latin libra. Attested since 1567.


Skytten

Compound of skytt (“shooter”) + -en (“the”). Semantic loan from Latin sagittārius. Attested since 1484.


Öda

(very rare) a female given name from Old Norse


Karelen

Karelens (genitive)
Carelen (alternative obsolete)

Karelia (a historical region of Northern Europe, located to the north of Saint Petersburg and politically split between Russia and Finland)


Tjetjenien

Chechnya (a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus)


Andalusien

autonomous community
autonomous community

Andalusia (a historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain)


Jurij

Ю́рий Юрий#Russian

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


Kalle Anka

Possibly from Kalle (nickname for Karl) and a pun on kall anka (“cold duck”), a common dish in Swedish restaurants between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

När börjar Kalle Anka?

Vi tittar på Kalle Anka

a Christmas TV special broadcast every year since 1960 on Christmas Eve, when Christmas is celebrated in Sweden, with the full title "Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul" (Donald Duck and His Friends Wish You a Merry Christmas) – "From All of Us to All of You" in English

Det här är ett Kalle Anka-körkort.

2024, 52:54 from the start, in Gränsbevakarna Sverige [Border Control Sweden], season 4, episode 14, spoken by border police (Joachim):

(colloquial) Something false or insincere, not to be taken seriously.


Loke

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


Konungariket Sverige

Kingdom of Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden#English:_Q34

Kingdom of Sweden (official name of Sweden, a country in Northern Europe)


Västerås

Västerås (genitive)
Westerås (alternative)
Weſterås (alternative)

Västerås, a city on Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland. The fifth-largest city in Sweden.


Örebro

By surface analysis, ör + bro. First part cognate with either Icelandic eyrr or aurr.

a town, county, and municipality of Sweden, a city in south-central Sweden, located in the province of Närke. The sixth-largest city in Sweden.


Helsingborg

Helsingborgs (genitive)
Helſingborg (alternative)
Hälsingborg (alternative)

Helsingborg, a city in southwestern Sweden, located in the province of Skåne. The eighth-largest city in Sweden.


Jönköping

/ˈjœnˌɕøːpɪŋ/

From Old Swedish Junakøpunger, from Junabækker (“stream or brook of ?”) + køpunger.


Norrköping

/²nɔrːˌɕøːpɪŋ/

a city in Östergötland, eastern Sweden, the tenth-largest city in Sweden.


Saudiarabien

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Ligurien

Liguria (an administrative region of northwest Italy)


Skorpionen

Compound of skorpion (“scorpion”) + -en (“the”). Semantic loan from Latin scorpio. Attested since 1584.

Skorpionet (alternative archaic)
Scorpionen (alternative archaic)


Sicilien

Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)


Adde

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


Västsahara

Western Sahara
Western Sahara#English:_Q6250

Western Sahara (a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)


Söul

Borrowed from Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).


Skåne

[ˈskʰoə̯ˌnɛ]

From Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō.

Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula

Scania (a former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula)

Skåne, Scania (a county in southern Sweden)


Karlsson

Karlssons (genitive)
Carlsson (alternative)

Originally a patronymic form Karls + -son "son of Karl".

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Eriksson

Erikssons (genitive)
Ericsson (alternative)

Originally a patronymic form Eriks + -son "son of Erik".


Larsson

Originally a patronymic form Lars + -son "son of Lars".


Olsson

Originally a patronymic form Olas or Olofs + -son "son of ".


Svensson

Svenssons (genitive)
S:son (alternative)

Originally a patronymic form Svens + -son "son of Sven".

Ingen annan skulle komma på tanken att hon är en vanlig fru Svensson. Nu står det en hel flock svenssöner vid övergångstället, tre kvinnor och två män, och de har samlats i en liten grupp så långt borta från henne som de bara kan komma.

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

a common surname originating as a patronymici


Gustafsson

Originally a patronymic form Gustafs + -son "son of Gustaf". See Gustavsson for more information about the spelling.


Bengtsson

Originally a patronymic form Bengts + -son "son of Bengt".


Gazaremsan

Gaza Strip (a region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)


Sydshetlandsöarna

South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands


Villiam

a male given name; a less common spelling of William


Valfrid

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


Stalingrad

(historical) Stalingrad (former name of Volgograd, a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961)


Naima

a female given name, variant of Naimi/Naemi


Naemi

obsolete form of Noomi (as a biblical character)

(now rare) a female given name of biblical origin


Tekla

a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla


Shetlandsöarna

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Shetlandsöarna ? (genitive Shetlandsöarnas)

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English:_Q47134

Shetland Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom)


Maj-Britt

Maj-Britts (genitive)
Majbritt (alternative)

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


Ostasien

Alternative form of Östasien: East Asia (a geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines)


Nordmarianerna

Northern Marianas
Northern Marianas#English

Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands#English

Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean)


Umbrien

Umbria (an administrative region in central Italy)


Isebel

From Biblical Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével).


Pommern

Pomerania (a former duchy, historical province of Prussia, and now a geographic region of Central Europe split between Germany and Poland on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea)


Märit

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


Gunda

Borrowed from German Gunda. Cognate with Swedish Gun.


Fredde

a diminutive of the male given name Fredrik


Serafina

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


Bibeln

Man säger att Bibeln förklarar sig [själv]. Ja, men för [vem]? För de fromma.

1842, Esaias Tegnér, Tal vid särskilta tillfällen III, Joh. P. Lönnegren, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2025-05-29, page 98:

They say the Bible explains itself. Yes, but for whom? For the pious.

Inte utan skäl har "Kalevalas" öde jämförts med Bibelns.

1962, Hans Ruin, “Lyrisk "modernism" i Kalevala”, in Det skönas förvandlingar, Wahlström & Widstrand, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2025-05-29, page 159:

It is not without reason that the fate of "Kalevala" has been compared to that of the Bible.

Mängder av gestalter ur Bibeln figurerar i Koranen.

2007, Sten Hidal, “En bibelexeget läser Koranen”, in Signum, number 8, archived from the original on 2025-05-29:

Many characters from the Bible appear in the Qur'an.


ATG

Abbreviation of Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp (”Joint-stock company Trot and Gallop”).

A Swedish co-operative body that handles betting services for horse competitions and other sports


Maj-Lis

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


SJ

Initialism of Statens Järnvägar (state-owned Swedish railway company)


Flandern

Flanders (a historical region and modern administrative region in the north of Belgium, consisting of the Dutch-speaking area of Belgium)

Flanders (a historical county and cultural region of Western Europe, at its maximum covering most of Belgium, parts of northeast France, and a corner of the Netherlands; in full, County of Flanders)

Flanders (two provinces in Belgian Flanders, West Flanders and East Flanders)


Inga-Lill

a female given name, variant of Ingalill


Vivianne

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

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

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


Vivi-Anne

a female given name, variant of Vivianne


Bibbi

a diminutive of the female given name Birgitta


Kicki

a diminutive of the female given name Kristina


Bosse

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

af

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

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

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


Micke

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


Nicke

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


Calle

a diminutive of the male given name Carl

a male given name based on the diminutive above


Jocke

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


Frasse

a diminutive of the male given name Frans


Danne

a diminutive of the male given name Daniel


Fritiof

Fritiofs (genitive)
Fritjof (alternative)

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


Fritjof

a male given name, less common spelling of Fritiof


Sverker

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

a male given name, borne by medieval Swedish kings


Stellan

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


Annica

a female given name, a less common spelling of Annika


Terese

a female given name, a less common spelling of Therese


Vivan

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


Natanael

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


Lotten

a diminutive of the female given name Charlotta or Charlotte


Frideborg

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


Vanja

From Russian Ваня (Vanja), diminutive of the male name Ива́н (Iván, “John”) and the female name Иванна (Ivanna, “Jane”).

a female given name, occasionally also given to men


Kia

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


Ninni

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


Smilla

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


Charlott

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


Clary

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


Elof

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


Sankt Petersburg

Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg#English:_Q656

Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)


Östtyskland

East Germany
East Germany#English:_Q16957

(historical, 1949–1990) East Germany (a former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990)


Brynolf

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


Signhild

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


Enar

Enars (genitive)
Einar (alternative)
Ejnar (alternative)

From Old Norse Einarr, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Einar, Danish Ener, Norwegian Nynorsk Einar.


Västtyskland

West Germany
West Germany#English:_Q713750

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic

(historical, 1949–1990) West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany)


EU-kommissionen

Europeiska kommissionen
Europeiska kommissionen

European Commission (executive branch); more correctly Europeiska kommissionen


Melker

a male given name, equivalent to English Melchior


Långtbortistan

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Långtbortistan n (genitive Långtbortistans)

From långt (“far”) + bort (“away”) + -stan, calque of English Faroffistan, coined by Carl Fallberg in 1958. Attested since 1959, in Kalle Anka & C:o, the Swedish edition of Donald Duck. Cf. Danish Langtbortistan, Dutch Verweggistan.

(humorous) a place, possibly fictitious, which is located far away; Timbuktu, Outer Mongolia, Faroffistan


Margita

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


Salomonöarna

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands (a country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (an archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Uppenbarelseboken

Uppenbarelseboken c (genitive Uppenbarelsebokens)


Svantepolk

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

a male given name of historical use only


Svante

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


Seychellerna

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


São Tomé och Príncipe

LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-São Tomé och Príncipe.wav

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Saint Vincent och Grenadinerna

LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Saint Vincent och Grenadinerna.wav

The Caribbean island Saint Vincent was named by Columbus, since it was discovered on January 22, 1498, the day of Saint Vincent of Saragossa.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English:_Q757

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean, comprising the islands of Saint Vincent and the island chain of the Grenadines)


Herrens bön

Herrens bön avslutas traditionellt med en lovprisning.

2000 December 18, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Uppslagsdel: Herrens bön”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, archived from the original on 2025-05-13, page 2496:

The Lord's Prayer is traditionally concluded with a doxology.

Herrens bön är den fullkomligaste av alla böner.

2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes, Catholica, archived from the original on 2016-02-02, §2763:

The Lord's Prayer is the most perfect of prayers.

(Christianity) the Lord's Prayer (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples)


Kartago

Till sist beslöts i senaten Kartagos fall, och på gifven anledning begyntes det tredje puniska kriget (149–146 f. Kr.).

1889, Ragnar Törnebladh, “Pūniska krigen”, in Nordisk familjebok 13. Pontin - Ruete, Gernandts boktryckeri-aktiebolag, accessed at Runeberg.org, archived from the original on 2025-03-12:

Finally, the Senate decided on the fall of Carthage, and for this reason began the Third Punic War (149–146 BC).

Cato den äldre – han som sägs ha avslutat alla sina tal i senaten med ”För övrigt anser jag att Kartago borde förstöras” – var en erfaren jordbrukare i betydande skala.

2024 February 7, Maria Küchen, “Utvandrarnas Karl Oskar kunde inte föreställa sig klimatkrisen”, in Sveriges Radio, archived from the original on 2025-03-12:

Cato the Elder – he who’s said to have ended all his speeches in the Senate with “Furthermore, I think that Carthage must be destroyed” – was an experienced farmer on a significant scale.

Alternative spelling of Karthago (“Carthage”)


Åmål

Alltid något, sade han som fick se Åmål
Better than nothing, said he who saw Åmål (Swedish proverb)

En skam för mig men en ära för sta'n, sa han som gick vilse i Åmål
A shame for me but an honour for the town, said he who got lost in Åmål (Swedish proverb)

Fucking Åmål (title of a Swedish movie, 1998, English title "Show me Love")

a small town (9000 inhabitants) in Dalsland province, Västra Götaland county, Sweden, on the western shore of lake Vänern


Apostlagärningarna

Apostlagärningarna c pl (genitive Apostlagärningarnas)

Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles


orten

From clipping of förorten (“the suburb”) (literally turning it into "the locality").

Ortens lag gäller här


HERREN

Herren (canonical common-gender)
Herrens (genitive)

Psalms 23:1
Herren är min herde, mig skall intet fattas
The Lord [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.

(biblical) The Lord, The Lord, same as Herren.


Jorsala

From Old Swedish Iōrsala, from Old Norse Jórsalir.


SFS

Initialism of svensk författningssamling (“Swedish Code of Statutes”); statues (laws) of the parliament of Sweden, identified by year and number, e.g. SFS 1960:729


SCB

Initialism of Statistiska centralbyrån (“Statistics Sweden”).


SMHI

Initialism of Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (“Sweden's Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)”).


ABF

Initialism of arbetarnas bildningsförbund (“the Workers' Educational Association (ABF)”).


Mikronesiens federerade stater

Mikronesiens federerade stater n (genitive Mikronesiens federerade staters)

Mikronesiens federerade staters (genitive)

Federated States of Micronesia#English:_Q702

Federated States of Micronesia (the official name of Micronesia, a country consisting of about 600 islands in Oceania)


Bohuslän

Named after the medieval Norwegian fortress Bohus, originally Bagahus (“house of Baga”) after Bagaholmen (“Baga's Island”) (see hus, holme) on which it is located. The prefix Baga comes from Old West Norse bágr (“difficult”). Others prefer to derive it from the name of a stream south of Fästningsholmen called Bágastraumr, from Old Norse bágha (“to flow”) + straumr (“stream”).

Bohuslän or Bahusia, one of Sweden's landskap (“provinces”) along the west coast, north of Göteborg.


Förintelsen

From the definite of förintelse (“destruction, annihilation”). Literally the destruction ("of Jews" is implied).
Cognate of German Vernichtung, a word used in Hitler's prophecy from the 30 January 1939 Reichstag speech. In 1963 the first Swedish translation of the book The Destruction of the European Jews was given the title Hur de europeiska judarna förintades. The word was then chosen as the Swedish title when the U.S. miniseries Holocaust was broadcast in 1979, after which the name stuck.

The Holocaust (the mass murder of Jews and other groups by the Nazi regime during World War II)

30 January 1939 Reichstag speech
Hitler's prophecy
Holocaust (miniseries)
The Destruction of the European Jews