Nordic Names

Names used across the Nordic countries — Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. A broad collection of modern and traditional names from the Nordics.

Showing 7,057–7,104 of 9,914 names

palm tree

palm tree

from the marsh or swamp

Cloud

God, Lord

Finnish, Sanskrit, Telugu

kiss, beloved, or a type of flower

Swedish form of Peter

rock, stone

Greek (for Pär), Old Norse (for Åke)

rock; ancestor

7065.Pär Anders

Greek (Pär), Greek/Old Norse (Anders)

rock, stone (Pär) and man, warrior (Anders)

Greek (via Aramaic) and Old Norse

Pär: 'rock, stone' (variant of Peter); Arne: 'eagle'

Greek and Old Norse

rock; eternal ruler

Pär: Greek via Swedish; Ola: Old Norse

Pär: 'rock, stone'; Ola: 'ancestor's relic' or 'holy'

Greek (Pär), Old Norse (Olof)

rock, stone (Pär) and ancestor's relic (Olof)

Greek (Pär), Old Norse (Olov)

rock, stone (Pär); descendant of the ancestor (Olov)

Swedish, Old Norse

Pär: 'rock', Åke: 'ancestor' or 'small ancestor'

7072.Pär-Anders

Swedish compound name, combining Peter and Anders

stone, rock, and man, warrior

Swedish, Germanic, Greek

rock, stone, and eagle

Swedish, Germanic, Old Norse

noble ruler, eternal ruler

Swedish compound name from Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and eternal ruler

7076.Pär-Göran

rock, stone and farmer

7077.Pär-Gunnar

Swedish, Germanic

stone, rock, and battle, war

7078.Pär-Håkan

Swedish, Old Norse

Pär: 'rock, stone' (from Peter); Håkan: 'high kin' or 'skillful'

7079.Pär-Henrik

Greek and Germanic

rock, stone, and home ruler

7080.Pär-Johan

Swedish compound name from Greek and Hebrew

rock, stone; God is gracious

7081.Pär-Magnus

stone, rock; great, large

Swedish, Old Norse, Greek

rock, stone, and famous, renowned

Swedish, from Greek and Old Norse

stone/rock and ancestor's relic/heir

Swedish, Greek, Old Norse

rock, stone, and descendant of the spear-ancestor

Swedish (Pär), Old Norse (Ove)

Pär: 'rock' or 'stone'; Ove: 'edge', 'blade', or 'fear'

Sun-like, or from the sun

pearl

stone, rock

Finnish, from Greek/Aramaic

son of Talmai (furrow, abundant)

Finnish, from Greek

Passover; to pass by

noble, patrician

7092.Patronella

noblewoman, patrician

Latin and Old Norse

Small man, father of peace

Latin and Old Norse

Small ruler

Latin and Old Norse

Small ruler

Finnish diminutive of Paul

small, humble

small, humble

English, Scandinavian

son of Paul

Finnish, Slavic

small, humble

peacock

small, humble

rock, stone

rock, stone

Greek (via Scandinavian variant of Peter)

stone, rock

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