I am familiar with many Scandinavian names, but would like to know some cool/less common names which are less popular there.
Can any one help?
2007-03-12 12:58:37 · 17 answers · asked by Siggy 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Icelandic is the language that used to be spoken in all Scandinavia but has only remained the same in Iceland.
Þór (Thor) is as you know a Scandinavian name but it's also a prefix for many other names.
Then there are of course the other gods: Óðinn, Baldur, Höður, Freyr, Bragi.. etc.
..and goddesses: Freyja, Iðunn, Sif, Frigg, Sigyn.. etc
There are lots more, both from the mythology and also from the old sagas.
You can check out
http://www.rettarheimild.is/mannanofn/?Stafrof=&Nafn=&Stulkur=on&Drengir=on&Samthykkt=yes
..there you find all the accepted names in Iceland.
Beware though that many of them aren't Scandinavian at all but taken from German, English, biblical names and so on.
Best of luck,
Þórunn = my name = Þór + unn (the verb unna - to love) = love for Thor / the one who loves Thor :)
2007-03-12 13:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
um i don't know if its true or not but my daughters name is Katianna Acurri and one of my friends from Ft. Riley KS said it was scandinavian. i didn't do it on purpose i was just pulling letters together and got that so hope i helped GOOD LUCK
2007-03-13 03:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am Swedish and my husband is Danish, and we considered a lot of Scandinavian names when I was pregnant. Favorites include: Anders, Lars, Oscar, Finn, Dane, Nissa and Ashingka.
2007-03-12 20:02:30 · answer #3 · answered by Petite Mama 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dagmar
2007-03-12 21:17:35 · answer #4 · answered by appalachianlimbo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really like Finn. Boy or Girl. Maybe Finlay/Finley?
2007-03-12 20:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by Allgeier 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matti, Mikko, Teemu, Jarno - I guess in Finland those would be cool. They are all Finnish names.
2007-03-12 20:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really think the name LEIF is cool! For a boy, and for a girl, LIV would be my choices! Good luck!
2007-03-12 23:19:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
here is a great website that has tons of baby names including scandanavian names: http://www.babynameguide.com/categoryscandinavian.asp?strAlpha=A&strCat=Scandinavian&strOrder=Meaning
2007-03-12 22:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by *beautifulbabe* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnetha, Outi, Elina, Timo, Mikka.
2007-03-12 20:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by Latin Techie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have friends in Norway named Henrik and Sonya. Don't know how popular they are.
2007-03-13 01:11:34 · answer #10 · answered by Karen H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋