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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Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and eagle

Greek (Per), Old Norse/Hebrew (Axel)

rock, stone (Per) and father of peace (Axel)

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and lone warrior

Old Norse, Germanic

eternal ruler

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and eternal ruler

Greek (Per) and Germanic (Evert)

rock, stone (Per) and brave as a wild boar (Evert)

1351.Per Göran

Greek (Per) and Greek (Göran)

rock, stone (Per) and farmer (Göran)

1352.Per Gösta

Greek (Per), Old Norse (Gösta)

rock, stone (Per); Geat, Goth (Gösta)

1353.Per Gunnar

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and warrior, battle

1354.Per Gustaf

Greek (Per), Old Norse/Germanic (Gustaf)

rock, stone (Per); staff of the Goths, staff of God (Gustaf)

1355.Per Gustav

Greek (Per), Old Norse/Germanic (Gustav)

rock, stone (Per); staff of the Goths, staff of God (Gustav)

1356.Per Håkan

Greek (Per), Old Norse (Håkan)

rock, stone (Per); high, exalted (Håkan)

1357.Per Henrik

Greek (Per), Germanic (Henrik)

rock, stone (Per); home ruler (Henrik)

1358.Per Ingvar

Greek (Per), Old Norse (Ingvar)

rock, stone (Per); warrior, Ing's army (Ingvar)

Greek (Per), Hebrew (Ivan)

Rock, stone (Per) and God is gracious (Ivan)

Greek and Old Norse

Rock/Stone and Yew/Bow Warrior

Greek (Per), Hebrew (Johan)

rock, stone (Per) and God is gracious (Johan)

Greek (Per) and Hebrew (Jonas)

rock, stone (Per) and dove (Jonas)

1363.Per Lennart

Greek, Germanic

rock, stone; brave lion

1364.Per Magnus

Greek (Per), Latin (Magnus)

rock, stone (Per); great, large (Magnus)

1365.Per Martin

Greek (Per) and Latin (Martin)

rock, stone (Per) and warlike, dedicated to Mars (Martin)

1366.Per Mikael

Greek (Per), Hebrew (Mikael)

rock, stone (Per); who is like God? (Mikael)

Greek (via Latin and Scandinavian) and Old Norse

rock, stone (Per) and ancestor's relic (Ola)

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and descendant, heir

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and descendant of the ancestor

Greek (Per), Germanic (Otto)

rock, stone (Per); wealthy, prosperous (Otto)

Greek (Per) and Old Norse (Rune)

rock, stone (Per) and secret, lore (Rune)

Greek and Latin

rock, stone and lamb, pure

rock, stone (Per) and ancestor, father (Åke)

Greek and Latin

rock, stone (Per) and white, bright (Albin)

Greek (Per) and Celtic (Allan)

rock, stone (Per) and noble, precious (Allan)

1376.Per-Anders

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and man, warrior

Rock, stone (Per) and priceless, highly praiseworthy (Anton)

Scandinavian, Germanic

rock or stone, and eagle

Scandinavian (Old Norse and Latin)

rock or stone, and tree or forest

Greek (via Latin and Scandinavian) and Hebrew (via Scandinavian)

rock, stone (Per) and father of peace (Axel)

1381.Per-Bertil

Latin (via Greek) and Germanic

rock, stone (Per) and bright, famous (Bertil)

1382.Per-Christer

Greek, Latin, Old Norse

rock, stone (Per) and anointed, Christian (Christer)

Greek and Hebrew

rock/stone and beloved

Scandinavian, Germanic

rock, stone and heir, descendant

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and eternal ruler

Greek and Old Norse

rock or stone, eternal ruler

Scandinavian (compound of Per and Evert)

Ever-strong like a wild boar

1388.Per-Fredrik

Greek and Old German

rock, stone, and peaceful ruler

Rock, stone and farmer, earth-worker

1390.Per-Göran

Greek and Aramaic

rock or stone, and farmer

1391.Per-Gösta

Greek (Per) and Old Norse (Gösta)

rock, stone (Per) and Goth's staff (Gösta)

1392.Per-Gunnar

rock, stone, and battle, war

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