Best Sibling Names for Sweden

Medieval Danish form of ABSALOM.

God has given

Albanian form of PAUL.

Meaning 'son of Kristoffer', where Kristoffer is the Scandinavian form of Christopher, meaning 'bearer of Christ'.

manly, brave

son of Karl

Means 'eternal ruler' or 'ever-ruler' from the elements 'ei' (ever) and 'rikr' (ruler).

Swedish/Norwegian

pledged to God

lime tree

eternal ruler

Old Norse

Follower of Christ; pure.

To remember

God is gracious

father of peace; peaceful

descendant of the ancestors

Famous warrior

Old Norse

From an Old Norse byname meaning "bear".

Victory of the people

thunder

brother

Old Norse

Eagle land or land of the eagle.

Old Norse

bearer of Christ

Derived from a surname, meaning 'linden tree'.

Dark-skinned, Moorish.

God strengthens

Short form of various Old Norse names that contain the element folk meaning "people", and thus a cognate of FULK.

meaning 'earth worker' or 'gardener'.

Christian

Swedish

warrior

foreigner, from another land

Elf friend or noble friend.

ancestor's descendant

spear

God's promise

Old Norse

who is like God

heir; from the shore

From the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alfr "elf" and arr "warrior".

morning

from the spear land

from the town on the river; from the riverbank

ancestor's relic

Son of Eric

Bearer of Christ

counsel

Swedish form of JÜRGEN.

A form of the name Ole, meaning 'ancestor's kin'.

battle

Noble, warrior

A beloved name with deep roots

Lime mountain

Germanic

Bearer of Christ

Son of Johan

to be blessed

Bright strength

Helmeted warrior

Bearer of Christ.; Anointed one.

resolute protector

son of Erik

Old Norse

Thor's warrior

Means 'Christian'

Active ruler

To be bright or high

Peaceful

Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA.

Means 'lime tree'.

Derived from 'örn', meaning 'eagle'.

lake fortress

Lion; Brave and strong

brave ruler

Fortress of the wealthy

helmeted warrior

son of Lars

Old Norse

Knut means 'knot'.

Little born

ancestor's relic

Valley

wealthy protector

all-god

resolute protector

movement

olive tree

From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH". Elijah was a Hebrew prophet and miracle worker, as told in the two Books of Kings in the Old Testament.

Gift of God

Theodōros (Θεόδωρος), meaning 'gift of God'.

from Lucania

From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand".

meaning 'joined' or 'attached'.

Help, helper

Derived from Latin leo meaning "lion", a cognate of LEON. It was popular among early Christians and was the name of 13 popes, including Saint Leo the Great who asserted the dominance of the Roman bishops (the popes) over…

noble, young warrior; well born, noble

From an English surname which meant "son of HUDDE". A famous bearer of the surname was the English explorer Henry Hudson (1570-1611).

defender of the people

Happy

bringer of light; light

strong, firm

From an English surname meaning "son of JACK". A famous bearer of the surname was American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).

(English: "stone worker")

English form of the Greek name Λουκας (Loukas) which meant "from Lucania", Lucania being a region in southern Italy (of uncertain meaning). Luke was a doctor who travelled in the company of the apostle Paul.

youthful, downy

From 'dy', meaning 'great', and 'llanw', meaning 'tide' or 'flow', thus 'great tide'.

From the Latin Iacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov).

Cognate of ELIJAH. This is the form used in the Greek New Testament.

independent, nonconformist

God is my strength

Little hollow

little fire

From the Hebrew name יִצְחָק (Yitzchaq) meaning "he will laugh, he will rejoice", derived from צָחַק (tzachaq) meaning "to laugh".

Soldier

From an English surname meaning "son of the steward", derived from Middle English greyve "steward".

From an English surname which was derived from the medieval given name WYOT. Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) was an American lawman and gunfighter involved in the famous shootout at the OK Corral.

priceless

One who transports goods by cart.

thankful

God strengthens

Most likely related to Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kelev) meaning "dog". An alternate theory connects it to Hebrew כָּל (kal) "whole, all of" and לֵב (lev) "heart".

barrel maker

Yahweh has healed

God is salvation

Noble, famous

Derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'cam sron', meaning 'crooked nose'.

He has given or gift.

From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". As told in the Old Testament, Joshua was a companion of Moses.

Sea; Forgiveness; Victorious

land by the road

Messenger of God

from the lake colony

From the Late Latin name Romanus which meant "Roman".

from Hadria

Scottish form of JOHN.

Work ruler; from the Old German name 'Emmerich'

Supplanter

brocc

Medieval form of BENEDICT. This was the more common spelling in England until the 18th century. Modern use of the name is probably also influenced by the common surname Bennett, itself a derivative of the medieval name.

Gaelic

means 'follower of Christ' or 'Christian' in English; related to the Latin term 'Christianus'

delight, paradise

God is my salvation

Means "beautiful" in French. It has been occasionally used as an American given name since the late 19th century.

Brave lion

One who walks

son of Jack

Who is like God?

ruler of the home

keeper of the park

YHWH has uplifted.

God will add

From an English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "COLA's town".

Bringer of light

From the name of the river which flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarden), and it is derived from יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down".

long hill

From the east town

prince, commander; אמיר - to say; to speak

Fair ruler

From an English surname meaning "son of JAMES".

Majestic, venerable

soldier

victory of the people

Short form of JASON.

Possibly means "enduring" from Greek τλαω (tlao) meaning "to endure". In Greek mythology he was a Titan punished by Zeus by being forced to support the heavens on his shoulders.

Son of Carr

Flock of God

fighter

From an occupational English surname for a hunter, derived from Old English hunta. A famous bearer was the eccentric American journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005).

A flowing body of water

son of the steward

soldier

Treasurer

From the Hebrew name יוֹנָה (Yonah) meaning "dove". This was the name of a prophet swallowed by a fish, as told in the Old Testament Book of Jonah.

Diminutive or feminine form of CHARLES. A famous bearer is Charlie Brown, the main character in the comic strip 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz.

highest point

Oarsman; one who rows.; Remi can be written in different kanji with various meanings. Commonly, it can mean 'beautiful' (麗) or 'man' (男).

From an English occupational surname derived from Old English ridere meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger".

bowman, one who uses a bow and arrow

Anglicized form of Irish Deaglán, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Declan was a 5th-century missionary to Ireland.

Rival

Possibly a shortened form of SANTIAGO. In medieval records Diego was Latinized as Didacus, and it has been suggested that it in fact derives from Greek διδαχη (didache) "teaching".

the Lord is gracious

Variant of JACKSON.

From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "king's town" in Old English.

from the farm by the warrior's town

Gift of God

a traditional story or myth

my messenger

From a surname meaning "son of DAVID". This name was popularized in the late 1990s by the television drama 'Dawson's Creek'.

Old English

strength

from the oak meadow

Victory of the people; a popular male name that has been adopted for females.

Unity

Fortified hill