Swedish Baby Names

Adolph

German Swedish Teutonic Latin

Noble wolf. Latinized form of the Old German Adalwolf' meaning noble wolf. Used by 17th and 18th century German royal families, and introduced into Britain by the Hanoverians.

Adolphus

German Swedish Teutonic Latin

Noble wolf. Latinized form of the Old German Adalwolf' meaning noble wolf. Used by 17th and 18th century German royal families, and introduced into Britain by the Hanoverians.

From the Latin Hadrianus meaning of Adria or of the Adriatic sea region. Pope Adrian IV was a 12 century British Pope who became popular in the 1980s when Sue Townsend published 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'. Dark. Black; dark; of the Adriatic. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus., where it belongs to a Volscian. 'The Tempest' A lord.

Agata

Greek Irish Italian Swedish

Good. Kind. Pure.

Agaton

Swedish

Pure.

Agda

Swedish

Pure.

Agneta

Danish Swedish Greek

Pure. Poor, pure, or chaste. St. Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day is described in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes'. Agnes was popular until the Reformation, then revived in the 19th century.Pure.

Aina

Celtic Swedish

Joy.

Ake

Norse Scandinavian Swedish

Ancestors. Ancestor. Ancient.

Alberik

Swedish

Blond ruler.

Albert

English German Hungarian Swedish Teutonic

Noble, bright. From the Old German name Adalbert. Intelligent or noble. Bright or noble. Strong as a bear. Illustrious.

Alexander

Biblical Greek Literary Swedish

One who assists men Defender of men. Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named. Eight popes and three Russian emperors have been named Alexander. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to alexander Iden, a Kentish gentleman. 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' Servant to Cressida. Defender of man.

Alexandra

English Greek Hungarian Italian Swedish

Defender of mankind. A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century; it became popular after the marriage of the 1863 marriage of future King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Defender of man.

Alf

Swedish

Wise.

Alfons

Swedish

Noble or ready.

Alfonso

German Spanish Swedish Teutonic

Ready for a fight. Spanish form of Alphonse 'eager for war'. Noble or ready. Eager for war.

Alfred

Anglo-Saxon English Swedish Teutonic

Name of a king. Sage; wise; elvin. From the Old English Aelfraed, meaning elf counsel. Also from Ealdfrith or Alfrid, meaning old peace. Wise. Supernaturally wise.

Algot

Scandinavian Swedish

Surname. Pearl.

Alicia

German Greek Latin Spanish Swedish Teutonic

Sweet. Honest. A Latinized form of the German Alice, from Adalheidis meaning nobility. Spanish form of Alice honest. Truth. Noble humor.

Alma

Celtic Irish Italian Latin Spanish Swedish

Good. All good. Soul. Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable. Kind. Loving. The soul. Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable. Spirit. Loving.

Alrik

German Swedish Teutonic

Noble leader. All ruler. Universal ruler.

Alvar

English German Spanish Latin Swedish

An Old English name meaning elf army. Alvar appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book; was revived in mid-20th century. Newscaster Alvar Liddell. Truth-speaker or guardian. White. Dwarf shrub.

Am

Swedish

Eagle.

Amalia

English Latin German Italian Spanish Swedish Teutonic

Industrious. Striving. From the Old German Amalburga, meaning labour and the Latin Aemilia. From Amelia, a derivative of the Old German Amalburga meaning labour. Hard working. Spanish form of Amelia: industrious. Swedish form of Amelia: industrious. Defender.

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