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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1393.Per-Gustaf

Scandinavian, Germanic

rock, stone, and staff of the Goths

1394.Per-Håkan

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

1395.Per-Harald

Scandinavian, Germanic

rock army ruler

1396.Per-Henrik

Greek and Germanic

rock, stone, and home ruler

Greek (Per) and Germanic (Henry)

rock, stone (Per) and home ruler (Henry)

Scandinavian, Old Norse

rock, stone, and Ing's son

1399.Per-Ingvar

Scandinavian (Per from Greek, Ingvar from Old Norse)

Per: 'rock', 'stone'; Ingvar: 'Ing's warrior' or 'Ing's spear'

Greek and Hebrew

rock, stone; God is gracious

rock, stone, and yew tree, bow

Greek and Hebrew

rock, stone and God is gracious

Greek and Hebrew

rock, stone and God is gracious

1404.Per-Jörgen

Greek (via Latin and Scandinavian)

rock, stone (Per) and farmer, earth-worker (Jörgen)

1405.Per-Magnus

Latin and Greek

rock, stone, and great

1406.Per-Martin

Greek (Per) and Latin (Martin)

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

1407.Per-Mikael

Greek (Per) and Hebrew (Mikael)

rock, stone (Per) and who is like God (Mikael)

1408.Per-Niklas

Greek and Aramaic/Hebrew

rock, stone, and victory of the people

Scandinavian, Latin, Old Norse

rock, stone (Per) and all, whole (Ola)

Greek (via Latin and Swedish) and Old Norse

rock, stone (Per) and ancestral heritage (Olle)

Greek (via Latin and Scandinavian) and Old Norse

rock, stone (Per) and descendant of the ancestors (Olof)

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and descendant of the ancestor

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and famous warrior

Greek and Old Norse

rock, stone, and spear of the gods

Latin and Old Norse/Gaelic

rock or stone, and spear of the gods

Greek and Germanic

rock, stone, and wealth, prosperity

Latin and Old Norse

rock, stone and ancestral, inherited

A combination of Per (stone) and Owe (terror/edge of a sword)

1419.Per-Ragnar

Scandinavian, Old Norse

rock counsel / warrior

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

Old Norse, Germanic

bear-wolf

Greek and Germanic

rock, stone, and prosperity, power

Scandinavian (compound of Per and Yngve)

stone/rock and ancestor/forefather

Old Norse, Germanic

Ever-ruler, eternal ruler

Scandinavian, Germanic

eternal ruler, powerful ruler

English, Scandinavian

son of Peter

Latin (Pia), Greek (Karin)

Pia: pious, devout; Karin: pure

sea

Swedish form of Paul

small, humble

Swedish diminutive

little boy, small one

counsel of the gods, ruler with counsel

Counsel of the gods

wolf counsel

Beloved, desired

beloved, desired

rowan tree

Hebrew, via Greek and Latin

to tie, to bind

Old Norse, Germanic

counsel, judgment, and army, warrior

Warrior, powerful, or counsel

powerful ruler

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