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 3,601–3,648 of 9,914 names

3601.Heindrika

♀ Female

Germanic

ruler of the home, home ruler

3602.Heine

♂ Male

Germanic, Norwegian

home ruler, ruler of the enclosure

3603.Heini

♀ Female

Finnish diminutive of names like Henriikka or Johanna

home ruler

home, peace

cloak, hooded mantle

hidden, concealed

hero's battle

torch, or moon, or bright, shining one

holy peace

holy army

holy, sacred

holy, sacred

Finnish, or possibly French/Greek

Sun, or possibly a diminutive of Helen

Sun, light

light, shining, bright

holy, sacred

holy, sacred

pearl, jewel

stone heap, cairn

Holy, sacred

light, bright

healthy, whole, uninjured

holy, sacred

hidden place, underworld

3625.Hella

♀ Female

Germanic, Old Norse

holy, sacred; or from a place name meaning 'slope'

3626.Hellä

♀ Female

Finnish

tender, gentle, delicate

3627.Hellar

♂ Male

Old Norse, Old German

rock, stone; or from a place name

holy, sacred

holy stone, holy rock

3630.Helley

♀ Female

English, Old Norse

From the bright meadow; or from the sacred grove

holy, sacred

helmet day

helmet warrior

pearl

helmet protection

holy, sacred

sun

uncertain, possibly related to 'hail' or 'holy'

3639.Helsi

⚥ Unisex

Old Norse

from the chief's island

healthy and wide

uncertain, possibly 'healthy' or 'whole'

home ruler

home, world

Dutch diminutive of Hendrika

ruler of the home, estate ruler

home ruler

ruler of the home

ruler of the home

home ruler

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