Akseli
From Danish Aksel (mostly via Swedish Axel), from a vernacular form of Biblical Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇšālōm, literally “father of peace”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
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Anders
Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Astride
Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish Astrid.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Axel
From Danish Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128–1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named Áskell,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Dagmar
Borrowed from Danish Dagmar, from Proto-Slavic; cognate with Slovak Drahomíra. Borrowed from Danish Dagmar.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Else
From Danish Else. Borrowed from Danish Else.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Georg
From Danish, Estonian, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Georg, from Latin Geōrgius. The slang sense is from Spiders Georg.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
Georgína
Borrowed, probably from Danish Georgine; corresponds to Georg + -ína.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Hanne
Short form of Johanna, Hannele, or borrowed from Danish or German Hanne.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Hansína
From Hans + -ína, or borrowed directly from Danish Hansine.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Hellevi
Either from Helli or Hellä (with a derivation inspired by Estonian names like Kalev, Sulev), or from Danish Helvig.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Ingrid
From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr. Borrowed from Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr. From Swedish, Norwegian and…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Jakobína
Borrowed from Danish Jakobine; corresponds to Jakob + ína.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Janni
From Danish Janni.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Jensína
Borrowed from Danish Jensine; corresponds to Jens + -ína.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Jenson
From Jensen, from Danish Jensen.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Jörgen
Borrowed from Danish Jørgen.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Jósefína
Borrowed from Danish Josephine, Josefine, from French Joséphine, from Joseph + -ine. Equivalent to Jósef + -ína.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kai
Taken into regular use in the 1990s, with earlier popularity peaks in Scandinavia and Germany. The medieval Danish Kaj is possibly of Roman origin, Latinized as Caius, like the…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
Karen
From Danish Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark. The sense "middle-aged woman" comes from the popularity of the name among baby boomers and…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Karin
From Swedish Karin or Danish Karin, a medieval form of Katarina, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē). See also Karen. Borrowed from Swedish Karin.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Kim
Borrowed from English Kim. From Danish Kim, Swedish Kim, short for Joakim.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
Malte
From Danish Malte. From Danish Malte. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1672.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Mette
From Danish Mette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Morten
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Morten.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Níelsína
From Níels + -ína, likely adapted from Danish Nielsine.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ole
Borrowed from Danish Ole. Borrowed from Norwegian and Danish Ole.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Óvína
Borrowed from Danish Ovine, from Ove + -ine.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Sigrid
Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Sigrid, ultimately from Old Norse Sigríðr. From Old Norse Sigríðr.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Taru
Pet form of Swedish (from Danish) Dagmar, also associated with Finnish taru (“legend”) (inspired by the Swedish given name Saga < saga (“saga, legend; fairytale”)).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Turo
From Danish Ture or Swedish Ture.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Unna
Multiple explanations, including that it is from Danish Unn or from a Sami word unna (“little thing”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Valdemar
From Danish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ. From German Waldemar. Ultimately from German Waldemar.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R