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 4,705–4,752 of 9,914 names

4705.John-Ivar

♂ Male

Hebrew and Old Norse

God is gracious, combined with yew tree/bow warrior

4706.John-Olof

♂ Male

Hebrew and Old Norse

God is gracious and ancestor's relic

4707.John-Olov

♂ Male

Hebrew and Old Norse

God is gracious and ancestral relic

4708.John-Ove

♂ Male

Hebrew (John) and Old Norse (Ove)

God is gracious (John) and awe-inspiring/fear-inspiring (Ove)

God is gracious

John's clearing/farm

God is gracious

farmer, earth-worker

Dutch diminutive of Johanna

God is gracious

4714.Jokida

⚥ Unisex

Finnish

unknown, possibly related to 'joki' (river) or 'joka' (every)

4715.Jokke

♂ Male

Dutch/Scandinavian diminutive of Joachim or Jacob

God is gracious

4716.Jolijn

♀ Female

Dutch diminutive of Joleen

pretty, beautiful

pretty, beautiful

famous horseman, famous warrior

horse-famous

horse protector

God is gracious

God is gracious; eternal ruler

4723.Jon-Anders

♂ Male

Hebrew and Greek

God is gracious, man/manly

4724.Jon-Erik

♂ Male

Hebrew and Old Norse

God is gracious; eternal ruler

dove

God is gracious

dove

dove

God is gracious

bear of Jove

God's gift

young spear

dove

Icelandic, from Hebrew

God is gracious

bear protector

Finnish diminutive of Johannes

God is gracious

4737.Jons

♂ Male

Hebrew, via Greek and Latin

God is gracious

4738.Jöns

♂ Male

Swedish diminutive of Johannes

God is gracious

God is gracious

stone of Jón

Thor's priest or Thor's spirit

dove

Dutch diminutive of Johannes (John)

God will add, God increases

4744.Joortje

⚥ Unisex

Dutch diminutive of George

farmer, earth-worker

just, righteous

son of Joost

God is gracious

God increases

God increases

horse-wolf

farmer, earth-worker

farmer, earth-worker

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