Swedish Names

Popular Swedish baby names from Scandinavia, blending modern international choices with classic Old Norse names. Sweden has a rich naming tradition featuring names like Astrid, Björn, Ingrid and Saga that have spread worldwide.

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Germanic, Old Norse, Welsh

lime tree, waterfall, or lake

1106.Linn-Marie

Germanic and Latin

twin flower and beloved

Swedish, Germanic

lime tree, linden tree

Twinflower

twinflower

twinflower

lament, song of lamentation

God is my oath; consecrated to God

1113.Lisa-Britt

Hebrew and Old Norse

pledged to God and exalted one

Hebrew and Latin

pledged to God and bitter/beloved

Hebrew (via Greek and Latin)

my God is my oath

1116.Lise Lotte

Hebrew and Germanic

My God is an oath; free man

1117.Lise-Britt

Hebrew and Latin

My God is an oath; exalted one

Germanic, Hebrew

God is my oath and free woman

Germanic, Swedish

God is my oath; free man

God is my oath

Life, protection, or shelter

My God is an oath; consecrated to God

Old Norse, Haitian Creole

goddess, high priestess, or a type of spirit

laurel, from Laurentum

Finnish, Germanic

free man (diminutive of Charlotte)

Scandinavian, diminutive of Charlotte

free man, free woman

Germanic (via Old French)

renowned warrior

Swedish, Germanic

Pledge, promise (Lova) and people, free (Li)

Germanic, Finnish

Famous warrior; love

renowned warrior

Renowned warrior

renowned warrior

From Lucania; light

light

famous warrior

famous warrior

Man from Lucania; light

happiness, good fortune

luck, fortune

happiness, luck

lime tree, linden tree

lime tree, linden tree

1143.Madeleiné

Hebrew, Greek, French

woman from Magdala

woman from Magdala

woman from Magdala

little Maud

pearl

strength in battle

great

Hebrew, Egyptian, and Germanic

bitter, rebellion, or wished-for child (Mary) and light (Elisabeth)

Scandinavian (Maj), Latin (Britt)

Maj: 'pearl' or 'bitter'; Britt: 'from Britain'

Swedish and Old Norse

May (month) and Ing's army

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