Norwegian names. Female names of Scandinavian origin. Mythological roots of Scandinavian names

Hello again! Today we will talk about beautiful Swedish female names. In contrast to the selection, where we mainly cited statistical data for 2011 and 2012 and did not talk about their significance.

In this collection, we will talk about female names of Scandinavian origin and their meanings!

Begin!

1. AGATA: Italian and Spanish form of the name, derived from the Latin Agatha, which means "good, kind."
2. ADELA: Latin form of Germanic Adala means "noble". Used by Danes and Swedes.
3. AGDA: Swedish form from Latin Agatha means "good, kind".
4. AGNETA: Danish and Swedish form from Greek Hagne, means "chaste, holy."
5. AGNETTA: Variation from Swedish Agneta, also meaning "chaste, holy."
6. ALVA: Swedish feminine form of the old Norse name Alf, meaning "Elf".
7. ANIKA: Variation of the Swedish name Annika, meaning "sweet, graceful".
8. ANNALISA: Danish and Swedish variation of the name from the Scandinavian Annelise, meaning: "graceful, gracious" and "God is my oath"
9. ANNBORG: Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Arnbjorg meaning "protected by an eagle".
10. ANNEKA: A variant of the Swedish Annika meaning "sweet, graceful".
11. ANNIKA: The Swedish version is from the German Anniken, meaning "sweet, graceful".
12. ARNBORG: Swedish form of old Norwegian Arnbjorg, meaning "protected by an eagle".
13. ARNBORG: Old form from Swedish Arnborg, meaning "protected by an eagle".
14. OSA: Swedish form of Icelandic Ása, meaning "God".
15. ÅSLÖG: Swedish form of Old Norse Áslaug, meaning "God betrothed woman".
16. ASRID: The Swedish version is from the Scandinavian Astrid, meaning "Divine Beauty".
17. AUDA: The Swedish version is from Old Norse Auðr, meaning "Very fertile, rich".
18. BAREBRA: An old Swedish form of the name from the Greek Barbara, meaning "foreign, unfamiliar".
19. BATILDA: Swedish form of Old Germanic Bathilda, meaning "to fight".
20. BENEDIKTA: Swedish feminine form of Scandinavian name Benedikt, meaning "Holy".
21. BENGTA: Feminine form of the Swedish name Bengt, meaning "Blessed".
22. BOTHILD: Swedish form of Scandinavian Bodil, meaning "Rematch".
23. CAJSA: A variant derived from the Swedish Kajsa, meaning "Pure".
24. CHARLOTTA: Swedish form of French Charlotte, meaning "Man".
25. DAHLIA: English name derived from the name of a flower, from the surname of the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl, meaning "valley", hence "Dal's Flower" or "Valley Flower".
26. EMELIE: Swedish form from English name Emily means "Competing".
27. FREDRIKA: Feminine form of Norwegian/Swedish Fredrik, meaning "peaceful ruler".
28. FREJA: Danish and Swedish form of Old Norse Freyja, meaning "lady, mistress".
29. FROJA: Old Swedish form of Old Norse Freyja, meaning "lady, mistress".
30. GARD: Swedish form of the Old Norse name Gerðr, meaning "enclosing, citadel".
31. GERDI: Danish and Swedish form of Old Norse Gerðr, meaning "enclosing, citadel".
32. GERDY: Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Gerðr, meaning "enclosing, citadel".
33. GITTAN: Swedish pet name from Scandinavian Birgitta, meaning "exalted".
34. GRETA: Short form of Danish/Swedish Margareta meaning "pearl".
35. GULLA
36. GULLAN: Diminutive name from the Danish-Swedish Gunilla, meaning "Battle".
37. GUNILLA: Danish and Swedish variant of the Scandinavian Gunhild, meaning "Battle".
38. HELGI: Swedish pet name from Icelandic Helga, meaning “saint; dedicated to the gods”, like the male Helgi.
39. HILLEVI: Finnish and Swedish form from German Heilwig.
40. IDE: Danish and Swedish form of Icelandic Iða, meaning "industrious".
41. JANNIKE: Feminine form of Swedish Jannik meaning "God is merciful".
42. KAI: A variant of the Swedish Kaj meaning "pure".
43. KAIA: A variant of the Swedish/Danish name Kaja meaning "pure".
44. KAJ: Short form of Swedish Katerina meaning "pure".
45. KAJA: Danish and Swedish pet name of the Scandinavian name Katharina, meaning "pure".
46. KAJSA: A diminutive of the Swedish Kaj, meaning "clean".
47. KARIN: Short form of Swedish Katerin, meaning "pure".
48. CATARINA: Swedish form of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure". This name is also used in Germany, Hungary, and many Slavic countries.
49. KATERIN: An old Swedish name, derived from the Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure".
50. KATERINA: The Swedish form is from Scandinavian Katharina, meaning "pure".
51. KATINA: Short form of Swedish Katarina, meaning pure.
52. KERSTIN: Swedish form of the Latin name Christina, meaning "believer" or "Christ's follower".
53. KIA: A diminutive name from the Swedish Kerstin, meaning "Believer" or "Christ's Investigator".
54. KJERSTIN: Norwegian or Swedish form of the Latin name Christina, meaning "Believer" or "Christ's Investigator".
55. krista: Swedish diminutive of the Latin Kristina, meaning "believer" or "Christ follower".
56. LINN: Short name from Swedish Linnéa, meaning "twin flower".
57. LINNEA: Swedish form of Latin Linnaea, meaning "twin flower".
58. LOTTA: Short form of Swedish Charlotta.
59. LOVISA: Women's version from the Swedish name Love, meaning "famous warrior".
60. MALIN: swedish name, which comes from the Latin Magdalena.
61. MARGARETA: Danish and Swedish variant of the Scandinavian name Margaretha, meaning "Pearl".
62. MARIT: Norwegian and Swedish form of the name from the Greek Margarites, meaning "Pearl".
63. MARNA: Swedish form of the Roman Marina, meaning "From the sea".
64. MÄRTA: Swedish form of the English name Margaret, meaning "Pearl".
65. MIA: Danish and Swedish pet name from the Latin Maria, meaning "stubbornness" or "their rebellion."
66. MIKAELA: feminine form of the name Mikael, meaning "Who is like God?"
67. MY: Swedish pet name from Latin Maria meaning "stubbornness" or "their rebellion."
68. NEA: Short form from Swedish Linnéa.
69. NILSINE: Feminine form of the Swedish name Nils, which means "Winner"
70. ÖDA: Swedish form of the Old Norse name Auðr, meaning "deeply rich".
71. OTTALIE: Swedish form of German Ottilia meaning "Abounding".
72. OTTILIE: A variant of the Swedish name Ottalie, meaning "Abounding".
73. PERNILLA: Swedish form of Roman-Latin Petronilla meaning "little rock/stone"
74. RAGNILD: Swedish variant of the Scandinavian name Ragnhild, meaning "combat adviser".
75. REBECKA: Swedish form of Greek Rhebekka.
76. SASSA: A diminutive form of the Swedish name Asrid, meaning "Beautiful God"
77. SOFIA: Variation from the Greek name Sophia, meaning "wisdom, common sense." This form of the name is widely used throughout Europe by Finns, Italians, Germans, Norwegians, Portuguese and Swedes.
78. SOLVIG: Swedish form of the Old Norse name Solveig, meaning "strong house, dwelling".
79. SUSANN: Swedish form of Scandinavian name Susanna, meaning "Lily".
80. SVANHILDA: Swedish variant of the Scandinavian name Svanhild.
81. SVEA: Swedish name derived from Svea rike ("Empire of the Swedes").
82. TERESIA: Germanic and Swedish form of the Spanish Teresa.
83. THORBJÖRG: Swedish variation of the Icelandic Torbjörg, meaning "Protection of Thor".
84. THORBORG: Danish and Swedish variation of the Icelandic Torbjörg, meaning "Protection of Thor".
85. THORFRIDH
86. THORRIDH: Old Swedish form of the Old Norse name Torríðr, meaning "Thor's Beauty".
87. TORBJORG: Old Swedish form of the Old Norse name Torbjörg, meaning "Protection of Thor".
88. TORHILDA: Swedish and Norwegian variation of the Scandinavian name Torhild, meaning "Fight of Thor."
89. TOVA: Swedish variation of the Scandinavian name Tove, meaning "Thor" or "Thunder."
90. TYRI: Swedish variant of Old Norse Tyri, meaning "Host of Thor".
91. ULVA: Swedish form of Icelandic Úlfa, meaning she-wolf.
92. VALDIS: Swedish and Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Valdís, meaning "Goddess of the Fallen in Battle".
93. VALLBORG: Swedish version of the Scandinavian name Valborg, meaning "Saving the fallen in battle."
94. VENDELA: Feminine form from Norwegian/Swedish Vendel, meaning "moving, wandering", referring to the migrating Slavs in the 6th century.
95. VIVA: Norwegian and Swedish short name from the Scandinavian Vivianne, meaning “alive; lively".
96. VIVEKA: Swedish form of the Germanic name Wibeke, meaning "War".

To be continued…

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The distant past strongly links the history of our homeland with Scandinavian female names. Their sonority, severity and special charm refer to the era of formation immersed in the gray of times. Russian statehood, the images of the first rulers and rulers of the earth are resurrected. Some Scandinavian female names are popular in our country even now.

Regions of Scandinavia on the map

Scandinavia is a region in northern Europe that includes three countries - Sweden, Norway and Denmark. In a broader, historical and cultural sense, Scandinavia also includes Finland, Iceland and the islands of the North Atlantic. The Scandinavian languages ​​​​(Swedish, Norwegian and Danish) have a common origin - the Old Norse language, which explains the proximity of many Scandinavian female names, the similarity of their meanings.

Traditions the name of the naming of the ancient Scandinavians

Old Norse belongs to the Germanic language branch, and for a long time, until the 9th century, all the peoples of Scandinavia spoke this language. Most Old Norse literary works was written in Old Norse.

IN early middle ages the naming traditions of the ancient Scandinavians differed little from those of other European nations: there was practically no difference between a nickname and a personal name. One-part names are most often the definition of some quality of a newborn or adult: “strong”, “small”, “beloved”, “hairy”, etc. There were also abstract names - “battle”, “rock”, “bear ”,“ wolf ”, etc.

Most of the Old Norse nomenclature consisted of two-part names. A similar tradition existed not only among the ancient Germanic tribes, but also among the Celts and Slavs. Two-part Scandinavian names do not differ in structure from Slavic ones, such as Svyatoslav, Vyacheslav, Vsevolod. The most common Old Norse "bricks" of names: "deity", "wolf", "bear", "eagle", "raven", "heir", "pledge", "protection", "fence", "glorious", "friend ”, “peace”, “beautiful”, “strong”, “forest”, “mystery”, “rune”, “sword”, “helmet”, “spear”.

Names constructed in this way turned out to be sonorous and long, consisting of four or more letters. Their meaning strikes with the strength and menacing meanings. Even female names impress with their energy and severity. You can verify this from the list below.

List of Old Norse female names and their meanings:

• Arnfasta - fast eagle;
• Arnkatla - eagle + helmet;
• Arleg - eagle + fire;
• Arnleif - eagle + heir;
• Arnora - eagle + Thor;
• Audhelga - prosperity + wealth;
• Auda - prosperity;
• Aldis - elf + maiden;
• Alev - ancestor + descendant;
• Astrid - deity + beautiful;
• Asgerda - deity + protection;
• Bera - a bear;
• Bergdis - help + virgin;
• Borga - protection;
• Bothilda - medicine + battle;
• Gerd - protection;
• Inga - a short form on behalf of the god of fertility;
• Ingeborga - the name of the god of fertility + help;
• Ingrid - the name of the god of fertility + beautiful;
• Kata - joyful;
• Colla - joyful;
• Luva - dear;
• Raudi - red;
• Rune - secret, rune;
• Saldis - sun + goddess;
• Sigga - victory;
• Svana - swan;
• Tura - Thor, god of thunder;
• Tobba - Thor + store;
• Torfrida - Thor + beautiful;
• Thorgrima - Thor + helmet;
• Thorhilda - Thor + battle;
• Labor is a Valkyrie, daughter of Thor and Seth;
• Una - to be happy;
• Fasty - strong;
• Folk - people;
• Freya is the ruler;
• Frida is beautiful;
• Frigga is the name of Odin's wife;
• Halla - rock;
• Helga - sacred, holy;
• Edda is a great-grandmother.

Adoption of Christianity and names

The father gave the name to the newborn, thereby making the process of naming a recognition of the child's right to life. Two-part names could contain parts of the names of the father and mother.

The Scandinavian nomenclature was very rich, therefore christian names got on badly. The Scandinavians ignored them even after baptism, they either kept them secret or used pagan nicknames. The Christian church could not accept this and tried to displace pagan names using a variety of methods.

The simplest turned out to be the most effective: over time, the church canonized several Scandinavian saints, their names got into the calendar and, accordingly, gradually began to spread widely.

In Iceland, Christianization took place peacefully, so Christian concepts entered the elements of two-part names.

Modern Scandinavian female names

It should be noted that the Scandinavian culture has always stood out for its pronounced originality. There is even a special kind of crossword puzzle - a crossword puzzle that differs from the traditional crossword puzzle. big amount intersections of words vertically and horizontally. Images and photographs may be used instead of letters. One of the favorite questions of scanwords is the question of the meaning of Scandinavian female names, which, most often, have a significant number of letters. These are names such as:

• Agnetha - saint;
• Adeline - noble;
• Astrid - beautiful;
• Birgitta - sublime;
• Borgilda - benefit + virgin;
• Brunnhilde - a woman warrior in armor;
• Vigdis - goddess of war;
• Wilhelm - protected by a helmet;
• Gerda - protection;
• Guda - kind;
• Goodhild - good fight;
• Ilva - she-wolf;
• Ingrid - protection of the king;
• Inga - domineering;
• Matilda - strong in battle;
• Ranghilda - the battle of the defenders;
• Svanhilda - a slain swan;
• Sigrid is a beautiful victory;
• Sigrun - the secret of victory;
• Siri is a beautiful win;
• Solveig - a ray of the sun;
• Ulla - prosperity, power;
• Ulrika - prosperity, power;
• Frida - peaceful;
• Helga - saint;
• Henrika - housekeeper;
• Hilda - battle;
• Hulda - keeping a secret;
• Erica is the ruler.

See more lists on Wikipedia.

Modern naming traditions in Scandinavia

Meanwhile, in modern Sweden and Denmark, the most common female names are not of Scandinavian origin at all. Their source is either church calendar or other cultures.

In Sweden, the most popular female names are Elizabeth, Margareta, Eva, Karin, Emma, ​​Sarah. Only one name of Old Norse origin - Ingrid - is in the top ten common names.

In Denmark, a similar picture: among the most common are Anna, Kristen, Susanna, Maria, Marianne, Karen, Camille, Charlotte, Louise, Emma, ​​Maya, Isabella, Clara, Laura. From Scandinavian - Inga, Inger, Freya.

In Norway and Iceland the situation is somewhat different, in these countries traditional Scandinavian names are still popular. So, in Norway, out of 10 common female names, they had a “domestic” origin - Inga, Liv, Ingrid, Solveig, Astrid, Bjorg.

In Iceland, the names mentioned in the ancient sagas are still in circulation, and the choice of a name is regulated by the Icelandic Naming Committee. There is an official list of allowed names, and that's all foreign names undergo a rigorous selection process for compatibility with the Icelandic language.

Among the common Icelandic female names of Scandinavian origin are names such as:

• Gvyudrun - god + secret;
• Sigrun - victory + mystery;
• Helga - battle;
• Ingibjorg - the name of the god of fertility + help;
• Sigridur is a beautiful victory.

A state in Northern Europe, in the west of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It borders with Sweden, Finland, Russia. The capital is Oslo. Population - 4,799,252 (2009). The majority of the population are Norwegians (95%). National minorities: Sami, Kvens (Norwegian Finns), Swedes, Russians, Gypsies and Jews. The official language is Norwegian in two literary varieties (Bokmål and Nynorsk). Bokmål developed on the basis of Danish during the period of Danish domination. Nynorsk was created in opposition to it on the basis of rural Norwegian dialects. In a number of communes of Troms and Finnmark, the Sami language has equal status with Norwegian. The state religion is Evangelical Lutheranism. In 2006, 82.7% of the population belonged to the state Church of Norway. Approximately 2% of the population attend church regularly. There are also Muslims (1.69%), Catholics (1.1%), Pentecostals (0.86%).

The processing of data on statistics of given names for public use in Norway is handled by the Central Office for Statistics, abbreviated as Statistics Norway (English Statistics Norway, Norwegian Statistisk sentralbyrå). More specifically, Jørgen Ouren, the author of the "Big Dictionary of Norwegian Names" ("Den store norske navneboka"), which was published in two editions (in 2007 and 2009). Previously (in 1998), together with Jan Erik Kristiansen, he published a book on fashion in the choice of names - Fornavn i Norge: navnemoter og motenavn.

Statistics Norway has a special section on names in Norway where you can find data on the most common names from 1870 to the present. This section has versions in Norwegian and English. There is an interactive form: by entering a name, you can find out how popular it is now in Norway (this takes into account the entire population of the country, and not just newborns). So, about your name Alois learned that seven people with that name live in Norway. Three more use this name as a second.

The Statistics Norway website also provides graphs of the popularity of many names from 1880 to the present.

On this moment the most recent data on names in Norway are from 2011. They were published on 01/25/2012. Usually, along with a list of the top 10 names, a general analysis of the naming is given. So, it is noted that now at the peak of popularity are female names with endings in -A or -ah. After the war, 12% of girls received such names, now - 52%. In boys, the Norwegian onomastics analyst notes the continuation of the international fashion for biblical names, which, in his opinion, has reached a peak. In 2011, almost 21% of boys received such names. In 2011, among female names, the leader was Emma(third year in a row). Among the male Emil, which changed its name Lucas/Lucas.

Many Norwegians get a second personal name. In 2011, the most common middle names for girls were Sofie/SophieSofie, Marie, Emilie. The boys' names were in the lead Aleksander/Alexander, Andre, Johan.

In reports on popular names in Norway, the data for Sweden are usually included for comparison. It is noted that most of the names from the top 10 in Norway are in the top 10 in Sweden. Obviously, this is due to the mutual influence that fashions have in naming in neighboring countries. So, a female name came from Sweden Linnea, which is derived from the name of the plant linnaea (Linnaeus), named after the famous Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. From Sweden, the current popularity of this name was also imported - there it rose to 5th place in 2002. Now it is among the favorite names in Norway (5th in 2011, 2nd in 2010 and 2009, 1st in 2008, but 12th in 2007). Fashion for women's names with endings -a/-ah, is believed to move from west to east, i.e. from Norway to Sweden.

IN Lately note the increased popularity of the name Mohammed. In Oslo in 2011, 108 (or 20 per thousand) boys received this name in one of its variants and the name became the most common name for newborns in the Norwegian capital. This is evidently due to the presence a large number immigrants from the countries of the Muslim East.

There is also a section with the 20 most common newborn names in each county in Norway.

Here I want to show the ten most common baby names for three years so that you can see the trends in the popularity of names. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the Norwegian name analyst combines different spellings of the name, which, in my opinion, is justified (this approach is not practiced in all countries).

Boys names
(in descending order of frequencies,

Girls names
(in descending order of frequencies,
names with matching frequencies are in red font)

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Scandinavian female names and their meaning

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On the territory of Russia, some Scandinavian names have adapted: Inga, Olga, Lina, Marta, Naina, Nora.

People with Scandinavian names in Russia- proud, purposeful, tough, very closed people. They know how to achieve their goals. They are little known to those around them. Difficulty fitting into society. Capable of asceticism, self-restraint.

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