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Help[Opinions] Swedish words as names - edited with more
I thought that maybe someone was intrested in see some Swedish words that also are used as names here. Most of them are common, some are uncommon but not unheard of. The english meaning is within parenthesis. I might add more.
Also, some of the names aren't pronounced the same as the word, but most of them are.
Sol (sun)
Vilda (wild)
Lova (promise)
Vilja (will/want)
Tindra (twinkle)
Rita (draw)
Meja (mow down)
Liv (life)
Leja ("hire")
Saga (story)
Tuva (tuft)
Tova (tangle)
Elda (light a fire)
Linda (wrap)
Lin (linseed)
Juni (June)
Lava (lava)
Myra (ant)
Dina (your)
Mina (mine)
Elva (eleven) - Elva is pronounced the same way as Älva which means "fairy, elf"
Lilja (lily)
Vilde (wild/savage)
Björn (bear)
Axel (shoulder)
Oliver (olives)
Max (maximum)
Ville (want/wanted)
Karl (man, but you usually use the word "man" and not karl)
Bo (live)
Dag (day)
Fred (peace)
Jon (ion, also used to describe someone who is dumb/stupid)
Stig (path)
Sten (stone)
Viking (viking)
Finn (find)
Vide (willow/osier)
Also, some of the names aren't pronounced the same as the word, but most of them are.
Sol (sun)
Vilda (wild)
Lova (promise)
Vilja (will/want)
Tindra (twinkle)
Rita (draw)
Meja (mow down)
Liv (life)
Leja ("hire")
Saga (story)
Tuva (tuft)
Tova (tangle)
Elda (light a fire)
Linda (wrap)
Lin (linseed)
Juni (June)
Lava (lava)
Myra (ant)
Dina (your)
Mina (mine)
Elva (eleven) - Elva is pronounced the same way as Älva which means "fairy, elf"
Lilja (lily)
Vilde (wild/savage)
Björn (bear)
Axel (shoulder)
Oliver (olives)
Max (maximum)
Ville (want/wanted)
Karl (man, but you usually use the word "man" and not karl)
Bo (live)
Dag (day)
Fred (peace)
Jon (ion, also used to describe someone who is dumb/stupid)
Stig (path)
Sten (stone)
Viking (viking)
Finn (find)
Vide (willow/osier)
This message was edited 1/5/2010, 1:27 PM
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I like/love:
Vilja (will/want) - This is also a word name in Finnish but it means grain (or crops)
Tindra (twinkle) - One of my favorite names, I've been considering using this as my new middle name
Liv (life)
Saga (story)
Juni (June)
Lilja (lily) - my grandmother's name
Finn (find)
Vilja (will/want) - This is also a word name in Finnish but it means grain (or crops)
Tindra (twinkle) - One of my favorite names, I've been considering using this as my new middle name
Liv (life)
Saga (story)
Juni (June)
Lilja (lily) - my grandmother's name
Finn (find)
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There is 418 people here in Sweden who are named Viking (as a FN). That doesn't really say much for anyone outside Sweden I guess..
It's a little unusual, but not unheard of. :)
It's a little unusual, but not unheard of. :)
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I love Sol, Vilda, Lova, Tindra, Liv, Tova and Vilde. And great meanings too!
It's funny how it seems sometimes the name is coming from the word, sometimes it is just a coincidence but the meanings are interesting too (like Saga and Max?)
It's funny how it seems sometimes the name is coming from the word, sometimes it is just a coincidence but the meanings are interesting too (like Saga and Max?)
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Stig (path), Sten (stone), Lilja (lily) and Vide (Willow) are some others. And maybe it should be noted that several of the names are just coincidences, for example the name Meja doesn't actaully come from the word "meja (ner)"...
My favourite word names:
Sol
Tindra
Liv
Saga
Lilja
Månstråle (moonbeam)
Vide
My favourite word names:
Sol
Tindra
Liv
Saga
Lilja
Månstråle (moonbeam)
Vide
This message was edited 1/5/2010, 1:23 PM
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I'll add them to the orginal post so everyone sees them. :)
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Liv, Elda, Björn, Oliver and Max are the ones that stood out for me :)
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Sol (sun)
Vilda (wild)
Lova (promise) -love!
Vilja (will/want)
Tindra (twinkle) -like!
Rita (draw)
Meja (mow down)
Liv (life) -Love!
Leja ("hire")
Saga (story) -love!
Tuva (tuft)
Tova (tangle)
Elda (light a fire) -love!
Vilde (wild/savage)
Björn (bear) -isn't there an ABBA guy with that name?
Axel (shoulder) -
Oliver (olives, the word and the name are however not pronounced the same) -Love!
Max (maximum)
Ville (want/wanted)
Vilda (wild)
Lova (promise) -love!
Vilja (will/want)
Tindra (twinkle) -like!
Rita (draw)
Meja (mow down)
Liv (life) -Love!
Leja ("hire")
Saga (story) -love!
Tuva (tuft)
Tova (tangle)
Elda (light a fire) -love!
Vilde (wild/savage)
Björn (bear) -isn't there an ABBA guy with that name?
Axel (shoulder) -
Oliver (olives, the word and the name are however not pronounced the same) -Love!
Max (maximum)
Ville (want/wanted)
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Yeah, Björn Ulvaeus was a member of ABBA. Björn is common among men over 30.
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that's really cool! thank you for sharing!
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Thank you for this fascinating list!
I am really enjoying these:
Sol (sun)
Vilda (wild)
Lova (promise) - wonderful meaning
Vilja (will/want)
Tindra (twinkle)
Rita (draw)
Meja (mow down) - potent!
Liv (life)
Saga (story)
Tuva (tuft)
Tova (tangle) - very much enjoy both Tuva and Tova and their meanings
Elda (light a fire)
Vilde (wild/savage)
Björn (bear)
Axel (shoulder)
Ville (want/wanted) - very dashing
I hope you do add more! I adore this kind of stuff.
I am really enjoying these:
Sol (sun)
Vilda (wild)
Lova (promise) - wonderful meaning
Vilja (will/want)
Tindra (twinkle)
Rita (draw)
Meja (mow down) - potent!
Liv (life)
Saga (story)
Tuva (tuft)
Tova (tangle) - very much enjoy both Tuva and Tova and their meanings
Elda (light a fire)
Vilde (wild/savage)
Björn (bear)
Axel (shoulder)
Ville (want/wanted) - very dashing
I hope you do add more! I adore this kind of stuff.
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