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Sweden names carry a rich cultural heritage and distinct phonetic character that makes them both memorable and meaningful.

Quick facts: Sweden names

  • Sweden names have a distinct phonetic and cultural identity
  • Many names of this origin appear in multiple Western name traditions
  • The meaning embedded in these names often reflects the culture’s core values
  • These names tend to age well — remaining readable across generations

Sweden Girl Names

136 girl names of Sweden origin — showing top 120

1
Gracious, merciful
2
Messenger
3
Grace or favor.
4
Finnish diminutive of ANNA.
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the one from the village of Arvika
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Grace; favor.
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grace
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Swedish form of AGATHA.
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elf strength
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Swedish variant of AGNES.
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grace
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Pure, holy; Ponderous or wise
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grace
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Diminutive of BIRGITTA.
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Strength; exalted one
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High; Elevated
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Foreigner
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Variant of BIRGIT.
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Most likely a Scandinavian form of BRIDGET via the Latinized form Brigitta. Alternatively it could be a feminine derivative of BIRGER.
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Blossom
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Variant of KARIN.
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blind
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free man
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Pathway; street
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the flower name, named after botanist Anders Dahl
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from the valley; a place of water
27
deity or goddess
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Angel strength
29
Universal, Whole
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Old German
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Eternal ruler
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Noble, light
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Rival
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Rival
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bringer of light
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Eternal ruler
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elf, fairy
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Universal
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a form of the name Elin, meaning 'light' or 'torch'.
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Fridah is derived from 'fríðr', meaning 'beautiful' or 'beloved'.
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Germanic
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peaceful ruler
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peaceful ruler
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village by the valley
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grace
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protected by the gods
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Home, house
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battle maiden
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kind, mild, or tender
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defender
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Devoted to God
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beautiful, beloved
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Island, Lake, and Its Back
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Derived from 'Ingwe,' meaning 'beautiful'.
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English woman
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God will add
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God is gracious
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God is gracious
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He will establish
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Swedish diminutive of KATARINA.
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A form of Katherine, meaning 'pure'.
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A beloved name with deep roots
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Christian
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a pure or clear part of an area
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Form of CHRISTINA, and a Bulgarian variant of HRISTINA.
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Christian, follower of Christ
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Pure, clear
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Christian
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Christianity, follower of Christ
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follower of Christ
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Pure
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Swedish short form of KATHERINE.
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Christian, follower of Christ
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Hungarian form of CAMILLA, as well as a Scandinavian variant. This is also the Hungarian word for the chamomile flower (species Matricaria chamomilla).
75
twinflower
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Land of the Ladonia
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A diminutive form of Elisabeth, meaning 'God is my oath'
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A variation of Lind, meaning 'lime tree' or 'tender'.
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God's promise
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From the word for the type of flower, also called the twinflower (see LINNÉA).
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free woman
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Swedish feminine form of LOUIS.
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Scandinavian
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A form of Linnea, named after the twinflower.
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Swedish
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Derived from 'lilja', meaning 'lily' (a flower symbolizing purity).
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God's promise
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lily
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Sovereign, Leader
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Old Norse
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committed; from the sea
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strength
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Perl
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Pearl
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silk
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north
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Prosperous
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Wealthy; prosperous.
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Wealthy
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A diminutive form of 'Filippa', meaning lover of horses
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Ewe
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Invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who based it on the middle portion of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden.
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a form of the name Raine, meaning 'queen'
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Ewe; female sheep
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little dawn
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queen
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a joyful song
108
To bind
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Norwegian and Swedish variant of SOLVEIG. It is also used as a short form of SYLVIA.
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Follower of Christ
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From a personification of the country of Sweden, in use since the 17th century. It is a derivative of Svear, the Swedish name for the ancient Germanic tribe the Swedes.
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wisdom
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Wisdom
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Lily; a form of Susanna
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Land of the Swedes
116
Summer
117
stone
118
Form of SONYA.
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In Swedish, Silja is derived from the word for 'bitter'.
120
glad and happy

Sweden Boy Names

132 boy names of Sweden origin — showing top 120

1
Elf friend or noble friend.
2
manly, brave
3
son of Anders
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Derived from 'örn', meaning 'eagle'.
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father of peace; peaceful
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heir; from the shore
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father of peace; peaceful
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the one who is fearless
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eagle tree
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Medieval Danish form of ABSALOM.
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of the herd
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From the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alfr "elf" and arr "warrior".
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father of peace
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all-god
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To be bright or high
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son of Axel
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son of Anders
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father’s or grandfather's house
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brother
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From an Old Norse byname meaning "bear".
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Germanic
22
to be blessed
23
Birch tree
24
Bright strength
25
Swedish
26
Bearer of Christ
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Bearer of Christ
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Christian
29
bearer of Christ
30
Valley
31
Swedish/Norwegian
32
descendant of the ancestors
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Son of Erik.
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rich friend
35
foreigner, from another land
36
wealthy protector
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Means 'eternal ruler' or 'ever-ruler' from the elements 'ei' (ever) and 'rikr' (ruler).
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God's promise
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son of Eric
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Son of Eric
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eternal ruler
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God strengthens
43
Active ruler
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son of Erik
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Fortress of the wealthy
46
Son of Eric
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Short form of various Old Norse names that contain the element folk meaning "people", and thus a cognate of FULK.
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Peaceful ruler
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meaning 'earth worker' or 'gardener'.
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Staff of the Goths
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Old Norse
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battle
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from the spear land
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pledged to God
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Staff of the Goths
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Old Norse
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helmeted warrior
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Helmeted warrior
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warrior
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Old Norse
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Old Norse
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God is gracious
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God's gift
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Gift of God (יונתן)
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God is gracious
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Son of Johan
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God will establish
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God has given
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Swedish form of JÜRGEN.
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son of Karl
71
king's town
72
bold advisor
73
bearer of Christ
74
Bearer of Christ.; Anointed one.
75
Knut means 'knot'.
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Meaning 'son of Kristoffer', where Kristoffer is the Scandinavian form of Christopher, meaning 'bearer of Christ'.
77
Christbearer
78
a place of shelter or a knob, hill
79
Bearer of Christ
80
Victory of the people
81
Derived from a surname, meaning 'linden tree'.
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Old Norse
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Little born
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son of Lars
85
lion-hearted
86
Lime mountain
87
Lion; Brave and strong
88
A beloved name with deep roots
89
lake fortress
90
Musse is a diminutive of Måns, meaning 'little moon'
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who is like God
92
Dark-skinned, Moorish.
93
victory of the people
94
Victory of the people
95
Noble; illustrious
96
Victory of the people
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A form of the name Ole, meaning 'ancestor's kin'.
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Peaceful
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spear
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ancestor's descendant
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Old Norse
102
from the town on the river; from the riverbank
103
ancestor's relic
104
Albanian form of PAUL.
105
Rock, stone
106
Form of Patricius (see PATRICK).
107
to rise
108
brave and powerful
109
To remember
110
a variant of Richard, meaning 'brave ruler' or 'strong in power'
111
brave ruler
112
counsel
113
Scandinavian form of ERASMUS.
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Old Norse
115
Rider's hill
116
young man
117
Vigilant
118
Old Norse
119
Derived from Old Norse, meaning 'victorious guardian'
120
From Sweden, implying Scandinavian origins.

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Sweden Unisex Names

11 gender-neutral names of Sweden origin — showing top 11

1
elf army
2
Eagle land or land of the eagle.
3
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA.
4
Follower of Christ; pure.
5
Means 'Christian'
6
lime tree
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Means 'lime tree'.
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Famous warrior
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morning
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Derived from the Old Norse name 'Malinn', which means 'little strong girl'.
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ancestor's relic