Scandinavian Baby Names
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Scandinavian Girl Names
Astrid#376 in the U.S.Divinely beautiful; from Old Norse elements meaning god and beautiful or beloved▶Annalise#409 in the U.S.Combination of Anna (from Hebrew Channah meaning grace or favor) and Lise (Scandinavian and Ger▶Maren#472 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of Marina or Mary, from Latin 'marinus' (of the sea) or from Hebrew Miriam (b▶Karina#750 in the U.S.Scandinavian and Eastern European form of Karen or Carina; from the Greek Katharine (pure) thro▶Elina#764 in the U.S.Bright, shining one or torch of light; a Finnish and Scandinavian form of Helena, from the Gree▶Freyja#772 in the U.S.Lady, noblewoman, or mistress; from Old Norse fru or freyja meaning lady or noblewoman, the nam▶Karla#803 in the U.S.Free woman or free person; a feminine form of Karl or Carlos, from Old High German Karl meaning▶Liv#896 in the U.S.From Old Norse hlif meaning protection, shield, or shelter; in modern Scandinavian languages li▶Greta#908 in the U.S.German and Scandinavian short form of Margareta/Margaret, from Greek Margarites meaning pearl; ▶Elsa#938 in the U.S.Pledged to God; short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba (my God is an oath / my God is ab▶Anika#955 in the U.S.In Sanskrit, Anika means army or face, while as a Scandinavian and German diminutive of Anna fr▶Mikaela#970 in the U.S.Who is like God? — Scandinavian/American feminine form of Michael, from Hebrew mi-ka-el (who is▶Annika#995 in the U.S.Scandinavian and German diminutive of Anna, from Hebrew Hannah meaning grace, favor, or He has ▶Leena#1086 in the U.S.Tender; Finnish form of Helena (bright, shining) or a spelling variant of Lena; in Arabic, layn▶Ingrid#1092 in the U.S.Beautiful; from Old Norse Ingridr, composed of Ing (Norse fertility god) + fridr (beautiful, be▶Erika#1142 in the U.S.Ever powerful or eternal ruler; Scandinavian/Germanic feminine of Erik, from Old Norse ei (ever▶Rya#1230 in the U.S.Flowing; ease; possibly a short form of Rhea (Greek: flowing, ease) or a variant of Raya/Rya (S▶Leni#1243 in the U.S.Bright; shining; German/Scandinavian short form of Helena (from Greek helene: bright, shining),▶Frida#1252 in the U.S.Peace; beloved; from Old Norse Fríða (beautiful, beloved) or a short form of names containing O▶Karolina#1255 in the U.S.Free woman; strong; Scandinavian and Central European form of Caroline/Carolina, from Germanic ▶Karen#1263 in the U.S.Pure; beloved; Danish/Scandinavian form of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterine (pure)▶Sia#1270 in the U.S.Moon▶Kristen#1278 in the U.S.Follower of Christ, Christian▶Kamilla#1308 in the U.S.Young attendant at a religious ceremony; helper to the priest▶Annelise#1321 in the U.S.Grace plus God's oath; gracious and devoted to God▶Emilie#1387 in the U.S.Rival, eager, industrious▶Pia#1411 in the U.S.Pious, devout, dutiful▶Sofie#1461 in the U.S.Wisdom, wise one▶Anita#1463 in the U.S.Grace, favor; little Ana▶Elli#2974 in the U.S.A diminutive of Eleanor or Ellen, ultimately from the Greek Helene meaning torch or shining lig▶Henny#2977 in the U.S.Diminutive of Henrietta or Hendrika, from the Germanic elements heim (home) and ric (ruler, pow▶Melodi#3029 in the U.S.Variant of Melody, from Greek 'melodia' (melos = song + aoide = song, ode), meaning a pleasing ▶Randi#3103 in the U.S.Shield wolf or admirable; a Scandinavian feminine name from Old Norse Ragnfridr meaning beautif▶Jensen#3128 in the U.S.Danish and Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Jens,' where Jens is the Danish/Norw▶Juni#3129 in the U.S.Scandinavian and German form of June, from Latin Junius meaning 'of the gens Junia' or associat▶Kirsten#3134 in the U.S.Scandinavian (Danish and Norwegian) form of Christina, from Latin Christianus meaning 'follower▶Freja#3231 in the U.S.Lady, noblewoman; from Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, beauty, and war▶Valborg#3426 in the U.S.Valborg is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse/Germanic roots — val (linked to 'ruler' or 'the s▶Evy#3520 in the U.S.Short form of Eva/Eve and Evelyn — Eve from Hebrew Chawwah, 'life, living one'▶Svea#3555 in the U.S.The poetic personification of Sweden (Moder Svea, 'Mother Sweden'), from Svear, the people who ▶Aili#3688 in the U.S.Finnish and Sami form linked to Helga ('holy, blessed') or Adelaide ('noble'); a Nordic vintage▶Arika#3695 in the U.S.Most readably a variant of Erika — feminine of Eric, 'eternal ruler' — also a melodic modern Ar▶Jensyn#3714 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian surname Jensen, 'son of Jens' (Jens being a Danish form of John, 'God is ▶Emeli#3831 in the U.S.Scandinavian spelling of Emily — from Latin Aemilia, 'rival, emulating, eager'▶Kristine#3843 in the U.S.Scandinavian/K-spelling of Christine — from Latin Christiana, 'a Christian, follower of Christ'▶Sigrid#3866 in the U.S.From Old Norse Sigríðr — sigr, 'victory', plus fríðr, 'beautiful, fair' — 'beautiful victory'▶Amalie#3880 in the U.S.Scandinavian/German form of Amelia — Germanic amal, 'work, industrious'▶Ericka#3896 in the U.S.-ck spelling of Erica — feminine of Eric, Old Norse Eiríkr, 'eternal ruler, ever-powerful'▶Kiersten#3915 in the U.S.Variant of Kirsten — the Scandinavian Christine, from Latin Christiana, 'a Christian'▶Lisbeth#3920 in the U.S.Contracted form of Elizabeth — Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath' — Scandinavian and German f▶Maja#4001 in the U.S.Scandinavian/Slavic form of Maya/Maria — tied to Roman Maia, 'great', goddess of spring growth▶Elvie#4211 in the U.S.Pet form of Elvira/Elva — variously 'elf; truth' (Elvira) or 'elf' (Norse alfr); routes layered▶Tyra#4362 in the U.S.From Scandinavian Tyra/Thyra — linked to the god Tyr (god of war) or 'Thor's people'; routes la▶Emelie#4483 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of Emily — from Latin Aemilia, 'rival, eager' (or Germanic 'industrious')▶Olla#4808 in the U.S.Olla is a short vintage name, most plausibly a clip of Olive or Olivia, or a Scandinavian femin▶Andersyn#4886 in the U.S.-syn spelling of Anderson — 'son of Anders (Andrew)', from Greek andreios, 'manly, brave'; here▶Gustava#4903 in the U.S.Gustava is the feminine form of Gustav or Gustavus, a Swedish and wider Scandinavian royal name▶Oline#5069 in the U.S.Oline is chiefly the Norwegian feminine of Ole (from Olaf, 'ancestor's descendant', Old Norse A▶Gunhild#5175 in the U.S.Gunhild is a genuine Old Norse name built from two war words: gunnr, 'war,' and hildr, 'battle.▶Ragna#5459 in the U.S.Ragna is an Old Norse woman's name from the element regin, meaning 'counsel' or 'the ruling pow▶Solveig#5569 in the U.S.From Old Norse — variously sól/salr, 'sun/house/hall', plus veig, 'strength' — 'the strength of▶Caiya#5636 in the U.S.A Cai-spelling of Kaia/Caia — echoing Scandinavian Kaia ('pure', from Katherine), Hawaiian kai ▶Josefine#5680 in the U.S.German/Scandinavian form of Josephine — from Hebrew Yosef, 'God/Jehovah shall add; he will incr▶Kaari#5683 in the U.S.A spelling of Kari — a Scandinavian short form of Katherine ('pure', Greek); also Finnish 'a ri▶Andersen#5790 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian surname Andersen — 'the son of Anders (Andrew)', from Greek andreios, 'ma▶Britta#5809 in the U.S.A Scandinavian short form of Birgitta (Bridget) — from Irish Brighid, 'strength; the exalted/hi▶Vilma#5927 in the U.S.A Scandinavian/Slavic short form of Wilhelmina (Vilhelmina) — from Germanic, 'resolute protecti▶Eline#5986 in the U.S.A Dutch/Scandinavian form of Helen/Helena — from Greek, 'a torch; light; the bright, shining on▶Kaja#6251 in the U.S.A Scandinavian and Slavic pet form of Katarina (Katherine) — ultimately from Greek, 'pure'; rou▶Lilja#6274 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian/Icelandic Lilja — 'a lily' (the flower, a symbol of purity)▶Rune#6332 in the U.S.From Old Norse run, 'a secret; a rune' (the ancient mystic letters); used for both sexes; here ▶Saga#6333 in the U.S.From Old Norse — 'a story, a saga; a seeing one' (also the name of a Norse goddess associated w▶Dagny#6426 in the U.S.From Old Norse dagr, 'day', plus ny, 'new'; 'a new day; bright as the day'▶Kaija#6484 in the U.S.A Finnish and Scandinavian pet form of Katarina (Katherine) — ultimately from Greek, 'pure'; ro▶Signe#6582 in the U.S.From Old Norse Signy — sigr, 'victory', plus ny, 'new'; 'a new victory'▶Adahlia#6909 in the U.S.A spelling variously of Dahlia (the flower, named for botanist Anders Dahl, 'a valley') and Ada▶Bo#6958 in the U.S.Variously the Scandinavian Bo ('to live; a householder'), the Chinese bo ('precious; a wave'), ▶Lynnea#7088 in the U.S.A spelling of Linnea — from Swedish, 'the linden/lime tree' — and the twinflower (Linnaea), nam▶Ola#7149 in the U.S.Variously a short form of Olga/Aleksandra (Scandinavian/Slavic, 'an ancestor's descendant; defe▶Sunniva#7197 in the U.S.A Scandinavian form of the Old English Sunngifu — 'sun + gift; gift of the sun'▶Ebba#7312 in the U.S.A Germanic/Scandinavian name, a feminine of Ebbe/Eberhard — variously 'strong; brave' and linke▶Jette#7370 in the U.S.A Danish/German short form of Henriette/Jutta — from Germanic, 'home/estate ruler'; also crosse▶Ase#7613 in the U.S.From Old Norse asa/ase, 'a goddess; of the Aesir (the gods)'; also Yoruba ase, 'power; authorit▶Asta#7616 in the U.S.A Scandinavian short form of Astrid — from Old Norse, 'divinely beautiful' (ass, 'god', + frith▶Karin#8149 in the U.S.A Scandinavian/German form of Katherine — from the Greek katharos, 'pure; clean'▶Thyra#8358 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Tyra/Thyra — variously 'dedicated to Thor' and 'the warrior of the god Thor'▶Inga#8618 in the U.S.From the Old Norse — a short form of names with Ing, 'belonging to/protected by Ing' (Yngvi/Fre▶Khaia#8683 in the U.S.A spelling of Kaia — variously a Scandinavian form of Katherine ('pure'), the Greek/Estonian 'e▶Hilma#8778 in the U.S.Hilma is a Scandinavian and Germanic short form of Wilhelmina, from elements meaning 'will' and▶Nea#8779 in the U.S.Variously a Scandinavian short form of Linnea ('the twinflower', named for Linnaeus) and a Gree▶Sanna#8839 in the U.S.A Scandinavian/Finnish short form of Susanna — from the Hebrew shoshannah, 'a lily; a rose'; al▶Keirsten#9234 in the U.S.Keirsten is a variant spelling of Kirsten, the Scandinavian form of Christina, from Greek meani▶Kirstyn#9266 in the U.S.Kirstyn is a modern y-spelling of Kirsten, the Danish and Norwegian form of Christine/Christina▶Linna#9274 in the U.S.A short form of Linnea ('the twinflower', named after the botanist Linnaeus) and of names endin▶
Scandinavian Boy Names
Jensen#282 in the U.S.Son of Jens; Jens being the Danish form of John (God is gracious)▶Anderson#363 in the U.S.Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Andrew', from the Greek Andreas (manly, masculine) — ultimat▶Bo#449 in the U.S.From Old Norse 'búa' meaning to live or dwell, used as a short form in Scandinavian naming; als▶Karson#453 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Carson, an English and Scandinavian surname meaning 'son of Carr,' where Ca▶Soren#464 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of the Latin name Severinus, from 'severus' meaning strict or stern; also con▶Erik#546 in the U.S.From Old Norse Eiríkr, composed of ei ('ever, always') and ríkr ('ruler, powerful'), meaning 'e▶Johan#572 in the U.S.God is gracious; the Scandinavian and Dutch form of John, derived from the Hebrew Yochanan mean▶Gunnar#612 in the U.S.From Old Norse Gunnarr, composed of gunnr ('war,' 'battle') and arr/herr ('warrior,' 'army'), m▶Magnus#765 in the U.S.Great or mighty; from the Latin magnus meaning great or large, adopted into Old Norse as a give▶Boden#769 in the U.S.Messenger or herald; from Old Norse bod meaning message or command, and the personal name Bodi ▶Dane#821 in the U.S.From the Old English Dene or the demonym Dane, referring to a person from Denmark; used as a gi▶Bjorn#829 in the U.S.From the Old Norse bjorn meaning 'bear', one of the most common and ancient elements in Norse m▶Henrik#917 in the U.S.Home ruler; from Germanic Heimirich (heim: home + ric: ruler, power), the Scandinavian form of ▶Leif#917 in the U.S.From Old Norse leifr meaning heir, descendant, or one who is left (as an inheritance); also rel▶Casper#924 in the U.S.From Persian Gaspar or Gushnasaph, meaning treasurer or keeper of the treasury; one of the trad▶Anders#984 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas, derived from aner (genitive andros) meaning ma▶Stefan#1000 in the U.S.Crown; wreath; the Germanic/Scandinavian form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos (crown, wreath)▶Carl#1033 in the U.S.Free man; strong; from Germanic karl (free man, man, fellow) — the same root as Charles, Carlos▶Jakob#1122 in the U.S.Supplanter; he who grasps the heel; German and Scandinavian spelling variant of Jacob, from Heb▶Kristian#1124 in the U.S.Follower of Christ; a Scandinavian/German spelling variant of Christian, from Latin Christianus▶Mikael#1132 in the U.S.Who is like God? — Scandinavian and Finnish form of Michael, from Hebrew mi-ka-el (who is like ▶Mattias#1144 in the U.S.Gift of God; Scandinavian form of Matthias, from Hebrew Mattityahu (gift of Yahweh)▶Markus#1229 in the U.S.Of Mars, dedicated to the god of war▶Emil#1248 in the U.S.Rival, eager to excel, industrious▶Kolsen#1269 in the U.S.Son of coal; modern compound▶Viktor#1276 in the U.S.Victor, conqueror, one who wins▶Hans#1324 in the U.S.God is gracious, God is good▶Jenson#1348 in the U.S.Son of Jens; son of John▶Iverson#1352 in the U.S.Son of Ivar; son of the archer▶Aksel#1429 in the U.S.Father of peace, my father is peace▶Stellan#1441 in the U.S.Star, stellar, of the stars▶Lars#2244 in the U.S.crowned with laurel▶Olsen#2245 in the U.S.son of Ole, son of the ancestor▶Jonatan#2347 in the U.S.God has given; Yahweh's gift; Scandinavian form of Jonathan, from Hebrew Yonatan (Yahweh + nata▶Larson#2453 in the U.S.Son of Lars; from Scandinavian Larsson/Larsen (son of Lars, the Scandinavian form of Laurence f▶Hilding#2994 in the U.S.Hilding is a Scandinavian name from the Old Norse hildr, battle, the same warlike element found▶Aarvik#3036 in the U.S.Possibly 'eagle bay' or 'river bay,' from Old Norse arn/á and vík▶Johannes#3064 in the U.S.The German and Scandinavian Latin form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan meaning Yahweh is grac▶Sakari#3080 in the U.S.Finnish form of Zacharias/Zachary, from Hebrew Zekharyah meaning God has remembered or remember▶Einar#3226 in the U.S.One warrior, lone fighter; from Old Norse einn, 'one, alone', and herr, 'army, warrior' — relat▶Arik#3266 in the U.S.Israeli pet form of Ariel, 'lion of God'▶Olson#3307 in the U.S.Scandinavian patronymic surname, 'son of Ole' — Ole descending from Olaf, 'ancestor's descendan▶Erickson#3338 in the U.S.Son of Erick — Erik being Old Norse for 'eternal ruler' or 'ever powerful'▶Hansen#3341 in the U.S.Son of Hans — Hans being the German-Scandinavian John, 'God is gracious'▶Kristofer#3483 in the U.S.K-spelling of Christopher — Greek Christophoros, 'bearing Christ' — the saint who carried the C▶Espen#3710 in the U.S.Norwegian form of Asbjørn — Old Norse ass, 'god', plus bjǫrn, 'bear' — 'god bear, bear of the A▶Walfred#3763 in the U.S.Walfred is a Germanic name combining wald, 'rule, power,' with frid, 'peace,' giving a sense of▶Bertil#3792 in the U.S.Bertil is a Swedish given name, a short form of Berthold or Bert, from the Germanic element ber▶Karsten#3921 in the U.S.Low German/Scandinavian form of Christian — 'follower of Christ' — fjord-crisp▶Axyl#3983 in the U.S.Y-spelling of Axel — Scandinavian form of Absalom, Hebrew 'father of peace'▶Bodin#3985 in the U.S.Linked to Norse/Germanic roots ('shelter; messenger') or an elaboration of Bodhi ('awakening');▶Bodey#4073 in the U.S.-ey spelling of Bodie — linked to Norse/Germanic roots for 'messenger, herald'; also a Boden sh▶Isak#4109 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of Isaac — Hebrew Yitzhak, 'he will laugh'▶Selmer#4122 in the U.S.Selmer is a Scandinavian masculine name related to Selma and, more distantly, to Anselm ('god-h▶Sander#4154 in the U.S.Short form of Alexander — Greek 'defender of the people' — popular in Scandinavia and the Low C▶Tage#4161 in the U.S.From Danish/Swedish Tage — likely from Old Norse Taki, 'to take, receive', or linked to 'day'; ▶Dana#4206 in the U.S.From an English surname, 'a Dane, from Denmark'; also linked to Hebrew Daniel ('God is my judge▶Mattis#4268 in the U.S.Scandinavian/German form of Matthias — from Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of God'▶Obert#4374 in the U.S.Obert is generally traced to the old Germanic name Osbert, from os, 'god', and beorht, 'bright'▶Andersen#4424 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian surname Andersen — 'son of Anders (Andrew)', from Greek andreios, 'manly,▶Jens#4472 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of John — from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'▶Torben#4539 in the U.S.From Old Norse Thorbjorn — Thor (the thunder god) plus bjorn, 'bear' — 'Thor's bear, thunder-be▶Olan#4652 in the U.S.From Irish Olan (an early saint) and/or the Norse Olin/Olaf, 'ancestor's descendant'; routes la▶Carsten#4716 in the U.S.Low German/Scandinavian form of Christian — from Latin Christianus, 'a Christian, follower of C▶Janson#4758 in the U.S.From the surname Janson/Jansen — 'son of Jan' (the Dutch/Scandinavian John, 'God is gracious')▶Jensyn#4946 in the U.S.-yn spelling of Jensen — 'son of Jens' (the Danish John, 'God is gracious'); here for boys▶Nils#4979 in the U.S.Scandinavian short form of Nicholas/Nikolas — from Greek, 'victory of the people'▶Frederik#5102 in the U.S.Scandinavian/Danish form of Frederick — from Germanic frid, 'peace', plus ric, 'ruler' — 'peace▶Jesper#5124 in the U.S.Scandinavian/Danish form of Jasper/Casper — from Persian, 'treasurer; bringer of treasure' (one▶Ole#5178 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of Olaf/Olav — from Old Norse Anleifr, 'ancestor's descendant; heir, relic'▶Erland#5200 in the U.S.Erland comes from the Old Norse Erlendr, meaning foreigner or stranger. A traditional Scandinav▶Edvin#5275 in the U.S.Scandinavian/Hungarian form of Edwin — from Old English ead, 'wealth, blessing', plus wine, 'fr▶Mia#5356 in the U.S.From Italian/Spanish mia, 'mine'; also a short form of Maria ('beloved; of the sea; bitter'); p▶Nels#5366 in the U.S.Scandinavian short form of Nils (Nicholas) — from Greek, 'victory of the people'; also a short ▶Rasmus#5380 in the U.S.Scandinavian short form of Erasmus — from Greek erasmios, 'beloved; worthy of love, desired'▶Henrick#5505 in the U.S.A -ck spelling of Henrik — from Germanic Heimirich, 'the ruler of the home/estate' (heim, 'home▶Fredrik#5721 in the U.S.The Scandinavian form of Frederick — from Germanic frid, 'peace', plus ric, 'ruler, power' — 'a▶Gust#5848 in the U.S.Gust is a short form of Gustav (or August), the Scandinavian and German names, brought to Ameri▶Eirik#5963 in the U.S.The Norwegian form of Eric — from Old Norse Eiríkr, 'the eternal/ever ruler' or 'the sole ruler▶Carlson#6212 in the U.S.From the surname Carlson — 'a son of Carl' (Carl, from Germanic, 'a free man')▶Gustave#6258 in the U.S.The French form of Gustav — from Old Norse, variously 'a staff of the Goths' and 'a meditation/▶Ivor#6268 in the U.S.From Old Norse Ivarr — variously 'a yew bow; an archer' and 'a bow warrior' (yr, 'yew/bow', plu▶Larsen#6319 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian surname Larsen — 'a son of Lars' (Lars being the Nordic Lawrence, 'from L▶Nilson#6353 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian surname Nilson — 'a son of Nils' (Nils being the Nordic Nicholas, 'victor▶Jonerik#6376 in the U.S.Jonerik is a run-together compound of two classic Scandinavian names: Jon, a Nordic form of Joh▶Axil#6481 in the U.S.A spelling of Axel — a Scandinavian form of Absalom, from Hebrew Avshalom, 'father of peace; my▶Harald#6573 in the U.S.A Scandinavian form of Harold — from Old Norse Haraldr, 'army ruler; ruler of the host' (herr, ▶Mikkel#6679 in the U.S.A Danish and Norwegian form of Michael — from Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?'▶Axxel#6928 in the U.S.A double-x respelling of Axel, the Scandinavian form of the Hebrew Avshalom (Absalom), 'my fath▶Axcel#7279 in the U.S.A spelling of Axel — a Scandinavian form of the Hebrew Absalom, 'my father is peace; father of ▶Vigo#7686 in the U.S.A short, bright name linked to the Scandinavian Viggo (from Old Norse 'vig', 'war; battle'); it▶Erikson#7898 in the U.S.From the Old Norse, 'son of Erik' (Erik, 'the eternal/ever ruler', from ei, 'ever', + rikr, 'ru▶Kristoffer#8034 in the U.S.A Scandinavian form of Christopher — from the Greek Christophoros, 'bearer of Christ; carrying ▶Sigurd#8208 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Sigurdr, 'a guardian of victory; victory-protector' (sigr, 'victory', + vord▶Eivor#8479 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Eivor/Eyvor — variously 'lucky in battle' and 'island/ever cautious' (ey, 'i▶Frey#8514 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Freyr, 'a lord; an exalted one' — the Norse god of fertility, prosperity, an▶Freyr#8515 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Freyr, 'a lord; an exalted one' — the Norse god of fertility, prosperity, an▶Halden#8536 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Haldane/Halfdan — from the Old Norse halfr, 'half', + Danr, 'a Dane', hence ▶Halsten#8538 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Hallsteinn — 'a rock; a stone' (hallr, 'rock/boulder', + steinn, 'stone'), a▶Joakim#8606 in the U.S.A Scandinavian form of Joachim — from the Hebrew Yehoyaqim, 'raised by Yahweh; God will establi▶Matson#8709 in the U.S.A Scandinavian/English surname — 'the son of Matthew/Matt' (Matthew, from the Hebrew, 'the gift▶Rane#8782 in the U.S.Variously an Old Norse name (Rani, linked to 'counsel/might') and a modern spelling of Rain/Rai▶Thorfinn#8878 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Thorfinnr — Thor (the thunder god) + finnr, 'a Finn/Sami; a wanderer', hence▶Acxel#8956 in the U.S.A spelling of Axel — a Scandinavian form of Absalom, from the Hebrew Avshalom, 'the father of p▶Arvid#9019 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Arnvidhr — arn, 'eagle', + vidhr, 'tree/wood', hence 'eagle tree; eagle of t▶Karin#9393 in the U.S.Usually a Scandinavian form of Katherine ('pure', from the Greek katharos); more often a girls'▶
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