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Pages in category "Scandinavian masculine given names" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This category is for personal names in the Old Norse language. Pages in category "Old Norse personal names" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Jarle. Joakim. Joel (given name) Johan (given name) Johannes. John (given name) Jonas (name) Jørgen. Jørn.
Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes . According to Icelandic custom, people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are referred to with both first name and patronym disambiguation is required. Jón is derived from the name Johannes (English John ...
Sven is a Scandinavian masculine first name. In Old Norse the meaning was "young man" or "servant" and the original Old Norse spelling was sveinn. Variants such as Svend are found in Danish and Norwegian. Another variant, Svein is used only in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries, and is cognate with the English surname Swain.
Finn (given name) Finn is a unisex (but generally regarded as a masculine) given name. The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname Finnr, [1] meaning "Sámi" or "Finn". [2] In some cases the Old Norse name was a short form of other names composed with this element ( Thorfinn ).
Name Name meaning Alternative names Attested relatives Attestations Eggthér: blade servant, eagle: None attested: None attested: Völuspá: Elldridr: Vilhjalms saga sjóðs: Eimgeitir: fire goat, smoke goat: None attested: None attested: Nafnaþulur: Eistla 'the stormy one', 'the glowing one' None attested
Alternative spelling. Thorstein, Torstein, Torsten. Thorsten ( Thorstein, Torstein, Torsten) is a Scandinavian given name. The Old Norse name was Þórsteinn. It is a compound of the theonym Þór ( Thor) and steinn "stone", [ 1] which became Thor and sten in Old Danish and Old Swedish. [ 2]