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 4,609–4,656 of 9,914 names

4609.Jenson

♂ Male

Scandinavian, English

son of Jens

young person, girl

Dutch diminutive of a Hebrew name

God is gracious

4612.Jentina

♀ Female

Dutch, Frisian

noble, of noble birth

God is gracious

from the Jentoft farm

God is gracious

Low German, Scandinavian

God is gracious

God is gracious

winter solstice, turning point

4619.Jeppe

♂ Male

Danish diminutive of Jakob

supplanter

son of Jep

year, harvest

appointed by God, God will uplift

farmer, earth-worker

powerful ruler

free man, spear ruler

Lord of the spear

God will uplift

sacred name

Latin, Old Norse, Norman French

Caesar's Island

God is salvation

Yahweh is salvation

Hebrew (via English/Danish)

son of Jesse

ruler of the home

spear of the Goths

ruler of the home

bringer of treasure

God is salvation

warrior of peace

God is gracious

victory of the people

God is gracious

gild, tribute, or value

4643.Jildou

♀ Female

Frisian

sacrifice, value, or precious

4644.Jillesina

♀ Female

Dutch diminutive of a Germanic name

pledge, hostage

4645.Jillesje

♀ Female

Dutch diminutive of Giles

pledged, youthful, or downy-bearded

4646.Jillis

⚥ Unisex

Dutch, Latin

youthful; downy-bearded

God will protect

possibly 'little girl' or 'young woman'

4649.Jinthe

⚥ Unisex

Dutch / Low German

possibly 'from the Yew tree' or 'enclosure'

4650.Jip

⚥ Unisex

Dutch (diminutive of Jacobus), English (slang/derogatory)

God is gracious (diminutive of Jacob/Jacobus) or a term for a Romani person

spear

God is salvation

Dutch diminutive of names like Gisbert or Gijsbert, ultimately Germanic and Hebrew

God is salvation

4654.Jitse

♂ Male

Frisian, Germanic

victory of the people

4655.Joachim-Friedrich

♂ Male

Hebrew and Germanic

God establishes; peaceful ruler

4656.Joacim

♂ Male

Hebrew

established by God

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