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 4,081–4,128 of 9,914 names

light

joy, happiness

light, torch, or beautiful

Maiden of joy, joy-bringer

joy, happiness, delight

wolf

Germanic, Hebrew

Island of God's promise

evening

from the island of Elba

willow tree

wolf

possibly 'bee' or 'industrious'

imitator

bright, clear, or shining

bee

bee

bee

Maiden, virgin

Germanic, Scandinavian

Possibly a combination of 'Ina' (short for names ending in -ina) and 'Lotta' (diminutive of Charlotte)

leader, ruler, warrior

Old Norse, Sanskrit, Indonesian

beautiful, splendid, or from the god Indra

Old Norse, possibly a modern coinage

beautiful, inner vision, or a variant of Ingrid

dweller on the inner side

Dutch, Germanic

Little Ing

Ing's beauty

Ing's battle

Englishwoman

4108.Ing-Louise

Germanic, Old German

Ing's famous warrior

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's maiden/daughter

4110.Ing-Margret

Old Norse, Greek

Ing's pearl

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's famous

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's beautiful maiden

protected by Ing

4114.Inga Birgitta

Old Norse, Proto-Germanic

Inga: 'Ing's protection'; Birgitta: 'exalted one'

4115.Inga Brita

Old Norse, Celtic/Latin

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Brita: 'exalted one'

4116.Inga Britt

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's beauty

4117.Inga Britta

Old Norse (Inga), Celtic/Latin (Britta)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Britta: 'exalted one' or 'strength'

4118.Inga Greta

Old Norse (Inga), Greek (Greta)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Greta: 'pearl'

4119.Inga Karin

Old Norse (Inga), Greek (Karin)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty'; Karin: 'pure'

Old Norse, Germanic

Inga's descendant; bright, shining

Old Norse and Latin

Inga's little one; beautiful

Old Norse, Germanic

Ing's beauty

Old Norse (Inga), Latin/Swedish (Maj)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Maj: 'May' (month) or 'pearl'

Old Norse, Latin

Ing's beauty

4125.Inga Maria

Old Norse (Inga), Hebrew (Maria)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Maria: 'of the sea' or 'bitter'

4126.Inga Marie

Old Norse (Inga), Hebrew (Marie)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Marie: 'star of the sea' or 'bitter'

4127.Inga Märta

Old Norse (Inga), Aramaic/Greek (Märta)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Märta: 'pearl'

4128.Inga Stina

Old Norse (Inga), Latin (Stina)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty'; Stina: 'Christian woman' or 'anointed'

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