Scandinavian baby names
This shelf holds 134 names — for example, Robert, a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “bright fame.” Names from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Every meaning below was verified against a published source before it was listed.
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Robert
Boy · Scandinavian
“bright fame”
Thomas
Boy · Hebrew and Biblical
“twin”
Ronald
Boy · Irish and Celtic
“advice and power”
Karen
Girl · German
Eric
Boy · Scandinavian
“eternal ruler”
Jonathan
Boy · Hebrew and Biblical
“God has given”
Samuel
Boy · Hebrew and Biblical
Emma
Girl · German
“whole”
Alexander
Boy · German
“defender of man”
Harold
Boy · Irish and Celtic
Arthur
Boy · French
“bear and man”
Marie
Girl · Scandinavian
All 134 Scandinavian names
AdaScandinavianAlbinGermanAlbinaScandinavianAlexanderGermanAndersScandinavianAndreaSpanishAndresSpanishAnitaSpanishAnnelieseScandinavianAnnikaGermanAntonScandinavianAntonellaSpanishAntoniaSpanishAntonyGermanArthurFrenchAsaHebrew and BiblicalAstridScandinavianAuroraSpanishAxelHebrew and BiblicalBjornPortugueseBoScandinavianBrittScandinavianCarinScandinavianCarlaSpanishCarlotaSpanishCarlottaSpanishCarolinaSpanishCharlieScandinavianChristaGreekDahliaHebrew and BiblicalDallasIrish and CelticDoraSpanishEdithGermanEleanoraItalianEliasSpanishElinScandinavianEllenScandinavianElsaScandinavianEmilScandinavianEmmaGermanEricScandinavianEricaItalianErikScandinavianErikaItalianFinnIrish and CelticFrancisGermanFreyaScandinavianFridaGermanGretaScandinavianGunnarScandinavianGunnerScandinavianGustavScandinavianHansGermanHaroldIrish and CelticHenrikScandinavianHerbertGermanHermanGermanHildaScandinavianHuldaHebrew and BiblicalIdaIrish and CelticInesScandinavianIngaGermanIngridScandinavianIrvinFrenchIsaItalianJanGermanJerriScandinavianJoelHebrew and BiblicalJohanScandinavianJohannaGermanJonScandinavianJonasScandinavianJonathanHebrew and BiblicalJosefGermanKaiScandinavianKaiaScandinavianKarenGermanKariScandinavianKarinScandinavianKarliScandinavianKarlieScandinavianKarolSpanishKarolinaScandinavianKarolynScandinavianKarrieScandinavianKatarinaScandinavianKirstenScandinavianKristaScandinavianKristiGermanKristianScandinavianKristoferScandinavianKurtGermanLarsGermanLeifScandinavianLenaIndianLisbethScandinavianLivScandinavianLouiseGermanLoveScandinavianLukasScandinavianMagdalenaSpanishMagnusScandinavianMarcusHebrew and BiblicalMarieScandinavianMarioSpanishMatiasScandinavianMatthiasHebrew and BiblicalMiaSpanishMilanGermanNettieScandinavianNorbertGermanOdinScandinavianOlgaScandinavianOscarIrish and CelticPhilipGermanRalphGermanRitaSpanishRobertScandinavianRolandGermanRonaldIrish and CelticRowanIrish and CelticRudolphGermanRussellFrenchSamuelHebrew and BiblicalSebastianSpanishStefanGermanSusannaHebrew and BiblicalSusanneScandinavianSylvesterScandinavianTaraSpanishThaddeusHebrew and BiblicalThomasHebrew and BiblicalThorScandinavianTomasScandinavian