Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Jan-Olof. Janne. Jarl (name) Jesper. Joakim. Joel (given name) Johan (given name) Johannes. John (given name)
Albin (given name) Alf (name) Alfred (name) Anders. Ansgar (name) Anton (given name) Arne (name) Arnt (given name) Arvid.
Oscar was the third most popular name for males born in Sweden in 2013 [8] and is ranked 51 in terms of the most popular male names in Sweden. [9] There is alternative speculation that it may be derived from the Old Norse cognate Ásgeirr (a personal name itself composed of the elements meaning "god" and "spear"). [10]
Axel, one of the most popular boy names in Sweden, boasts a meaning of “Father of Peace.” (Bring on the Guns N’ Roses references at your own risk.) 11. Eleanora.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Carl is a North Germanic male name meaning "free man". The name originates in Old Norse. [1]It is the first name of many Kings of Sweden including Carl XVI Gustaf.It is popular in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, and was largely popularized in the United States by Scandinavian and Italian (shortened from "Carlo") descendants.
The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly elected, to seek the acceptance of peripheral provinces. Eric is one of the most commonly used Germanic names in the United States, along with Robert, William, Edward and others. [7] The most common spelling across Fennoscandia and in the Netherlands is Erik.
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .