Danish Baby Names
69 Danish names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 69 Danish baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Danish Girl Names
Karen#1263 in the U.S.Pure; beloved; Danish/Scandinavian form of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterine (pure)▶Kristina#1732 in the U.S.A Christian▶Katarina#1743 in the U.S.Each of the two▶Klara#1854 in the U.S.Clear, bright, famous▶Karoline#1946 in the U.S.Man▶Madelin#2586 in the U.S.Of Magdala▶Jeanette#2778 in the U.S. Yahweh is gracious▶Runa#2871 in the U.S.Secret lore, rune▶Jensen#3128 in the U.S.Danish and Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Jens,' where Jens is the Danish/Norw▶Freja#3231 in the U.S.Lady, noblewoman; from Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, beauty, and war▶Soren#4358 in the U.S.From Danish Søren — a form of Latin Severus, 'stern, severe' — borne by philosopher Søren Kierk▶Karne#7232 in the U.S.Karne is best read as a respelling of Karen, the Danish short form of Katherine, from the Greek▶Trine#10217 in the U.S.Trine is a Scandinavian (Danish/Norwegian) short form of Katrine/Katharina, the Nordic forms of▶Caran#10409 in the U.S.Caran is a spelling variant of Karen, the Danish short form of Katherine. Katherine goes back t▶Jonna#10676 in the U.S.A Danish and Swedish short form of Johanna, the feminine of Johannes/John, from the Hebrew Yoch▶Mille#11768 in the U.S.A Scandinavian (especially Danish and Norwegian) short form of Emilie, Camilla, or Mille-style ▶Metta#11820 in the U.S.Metta is a Scandinavian and Low German pet form of Margaret, through the Danish Mette. Margaret▶Carren#12029 in the U.S.Carren is a variant spelling of Karen (and the close Caron), the Danish short form of Katherine▶Karron#12159 in the U.S.Karron is a doubled-consonant respelling of Karen, the Danish short form of Katherine, from the▶Cecilie#12506 in the U.S.A Danish and Norwegian form of Cecilia, from the Roman family name Caecilius (traditionally rea▶Karyn#12735 in the U.S.Karyn is a variant spelling of Karen, itself a Danish form of Katherine, 'pure.' It reads as a ▶Karene#12866 in the U.S.Karene is a variant of Karen, the Danish short form of Katherine, whose traditional meaning is ▶Malou#12921 in the U.S.A European contraction of Maria-Louise (Marie-Louise), joining Maria ('beloved' or 'of the sea,▶Carron#13293 in the U.S.Carron reads as a variant spelling of Karen, the Danish short form of Katherine meaning pure, o▶Karinne#13374 in the U.S.Karinne is an elaborated spelling of Karin or Carine, Scandinavian and French short forms of Ka▶Caren#14152 in the U.S.A respelling of Karen, a Danish short form of Katherine, from Greek katharos, 'pure.' The C- sp▶Karren#14218 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Karen, a Danish short form of Katherine, from the Greek Aikaterine, tradi▶Kaaren#14439 in the U.S.Kaaren is a variant spelling of Karen, the Danish short form of Katherine (Katarina), tradition▶Karenna#14697 in the U.S.Karenna is an elaborated form of Karen, the Danish short form of Katherine/Katharina, tradition▶Dorthea#15870 in the U.S.A contracted spelling of Dorothea, from Greek doron ('gift') and theos ('god') - 'gift of God.'▶Caryn#15999 in the U.S.A respelling of Karen, a Danish short form of Katherine, from Greek katharos, 'pure.' The -yn s▶Ghita#16054 in the U.S.A short form of Margaret - Danish Margrethe or Italian Margherita - from Greek margarites, 'pea▶Kareen#16270 in the U.S.Kareen is a variant of Karen (and of Careen), Karen being the Danish short form of Katherine, f▶Lis#16630 in the U.S.A Danish short form of Elisabeth ('my God is an oath'), long used on its own. Separately, lis i▶Liva#16636 in the U.S.A Scandinavian and Latvian name Liva, linked to the word for 'life' (and, in Danish, a form of ▶Jensine#17651 in the U.S.Jensine is a traditional Scandinavian girls' name, the feminine of Jens, which is the Danish an▶
Danish Boy Names
Jensen#282 in the U.S.Son of Jens; Jens being the Danish form of John (God is gracious)▶Jenson#1348 in the U.S.Son of Jens; son of John▶Kasper#1750 in the U.S.Treasurer▶Storm#1870 in the U.S.Storm, tempest▶Rune#1925 in the U.S.Secret lore, rune▶Viggo#1980 in the U.S.War▶Sylvester#2108 in the U.S.Wooded, wild▶Filip#2564 in the U.S.Friend of horses▶Nicolai#2581 in the U.S.victory of the people▶Sven#2620 in the U.S.Boy▶Thor#2820 in the U.S.Thunder▶Erling#2915 in the U.S.Descendant of the jarl▶Asta#2946 in the U.S.Origin uncertain▶Hansen#3341 in the U.S.Son of Hans — Hans being the German-Scandinavian John, 'God is gracious'▶Mads#3932 in the U.S.Danish clip of Mathias — 'gift of Yahweh' — Mikkelsen-cool▶Sorren#4160 in the U.S.-en spelling of Soren — Danish form of Severinus, from Latin severus, 'stern, severe'▶Madsen#5788 in the U.S.From the Danish surname Madsen — 'son of Mads', the Danish form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattith▶Kaj#6007 in the U.S.A Danish/Frisian name (Kaj/Kai) — variously linked to 'rejoice' (Latin Gaius), 'the sea' (Hawai▶Niels#6694 in the U.S.A Danish form of Nicholas — from Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nike, 'victory', plus▶Esben#9224 in the U.S.A Danish form of Asbjorn — from the Old Norse ass, 'a god', + bjorn, 'a bear', hence 'bear of G▶Nikolaj#9586 in the U.S.A Danish/Scandinavian form of Nicholas — from the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nike▶Holger#11330 in the U.S.Holger is a Danish and German name from the Old Norse Holmgeirr, joining holmr, 'island' or 'is▶Jantzen#11457 in the U.S.A Scandinavian, Dutch and North German surname meaning 'son of Jan', Jan being the local form o▶Jannik#11591 in the U.S.A German, Danish, and Frisian pet form of Jan (John), from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is graciou▶Kruse#11710 in the U.S.From the German and Danish surname Kruse, from a word for 'curly; curly-haired'. As a given nam▶Toben#11990 in the U.S.Toben is a German and Danish short form of Tobias, sometimes spelled Torben as well. Tobias com▶Thorsen#12093 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian patronymic surname Thorsen (also Thorsson), 'son of Thor' — Thor being th▶Soryn#12110 in the U.S.Soryn reads as a respelling of Sorin (a Romanian name linked to 'sun') or Soren (a Danish form ▶Anker#12433 in the U.S.Anker is a Danish/Scandinavian name, associated with 'anchor' (a symbol of hope and steadfastne▶Christensen#12632 in the U.S.From the Danish patronymic surname Christensen, 'son of Christen (Christian)', ultimately 'foll▶Eiler#12790 in the U.S.Eiler reads as a surname-style name — there is a Danish/North-German given name Eiler (a form o▶Ulrik#14057 in the U.S.The Scandinavian form of Ulrich, from Germanic wulf, 'wolf' (or uodal, 'heritage'), plus ric, '▶Valdemar#14060 in the U.S.A Scandinavian form of the Slavic name Vladimir, from vlad, 'rule', and mer/miru, 'great; famou▶
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Popular Danish baby names include Jensen, Karen, Jenson, Kristina, Katarina, Kasper. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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