[Opinions] 240+ Swedish names from the 1770s
I thought I had posted this already, but it seems I haven't. In my genealogy research, there have been a couple of ancestors who have been very hard to find, so hard that I went through all births in the 1770s in their part of Sweden just to find them ... No luck. But I did keep a list of all names I found, which after a while became way more interesting than finding my ancestors! I found about 150 male names and 90 female names (counting different versions of a name as one, they weren't really considered different names then). I really think you should take your time reading through this, because many of them are quite interesting and some are just fabulous! ;)
Abraham
Adam
Addick
Adolf
Albrekt
Alexander
Ambjörn
Amund
Anders, Andreas
Anton, Antonius
Aron
Arvid, Arve
August, Augustin, Augustinus
Axel
Bengt, Benedictus
Benjamin
Bertil
Birger, Börje
Bleckert
Bodjer
Bogislaus
Borgar
Botvid
Bror
Dan
Daniel
David
Eberhard
Edvard
Efraim
Elias
Emanuel
Emund
Engelbert, Engelbrekt
Enok
Erik
Erland
Ernst
Esaias
Esbjörn
Esper
Evert
Fabian
Filip
Frans
Fredrik
Frenne
Gabriel
Georg, Göran
Germund
Gideon
Gillius
Gottfrid
Gregorius, Grils
Gudmund
Gummelius
Gunnar
Gustav, Gösta
Halvard
Harald
Henrik, Hemming
Herman
Hieronymus
Holsten
Hubert, Hugo
Håkan
Inge
Ingemar
Ingemund
Ingevald
Ingo
Ingolf
Isak
Israel
Jakob
Jeppe
Jeremias
Joakim, Jochum
Joel
Johannes, Johan, Jan, Hans, Johnny, Jon, Jöns
Jonas
Jonatan
Josef
Josias
Julius
Karl, Carolus
Klas
Klement
Knut
Konrad
Kristian, Kristiern
Kristoffer
Lager
Lars, Laurentius, Lorents
Leonard, Lennart
Levin
Linner
Ludvig
Magnus, Måns
Malcolm
Martin, Mårten
Mattias, Mattis
Melkior
Mikael
Nanne
Natanael
Nikolaus, Niklas, Nils
Noak
Olaus, Olof
Otto
Ovidius
Paulus, Pål
Petrus, Peter, Petter, Per
Polykarpus
Povel
Rael
Ramund
Reinhold
Robert
Roland
Rörik
Sakarias, Sakris
Salomon
Samuel
Sebastian
Seved
Simon
Stefan, Staffan
Sten
Sune
Svante
Sven
Tobias
Tomas
Torbjörn
Tore, Ture, Tuve
Torsten
Tyrs
Udd
Ulrik
Valentin
Valfrid
Vaste
Verner
Viktor
Vilhelm, Welam
Ygger
Zekiel
Ödjer
Önnar
Östen
Agneta, Neta, Agnes
Albertina
Altea
Andrea
Anna, Annika
Antonia, Antonetta
Apollonia
Arvelina
Aurora
Barbro
Beata
Benedicta, Bengta
Botilda
Brigitta, Britta
Cecilia, Sissa
Charlotta, Lotta
Cornelia
Didrika
Dorotea, Dordi
Ebba
Edela
Efrisina
Eleonora, Nora
Elisabet, Elsa, Lisa, Lisbeta, Lisebet, Lisken
Emerentia
Engel
Eriana
Erika
Eva
Filippina
Florentia, Florentina
Fredrika
Gertrud
Gosillja
Gunilla, Gunhild
Gustava, Gustaviana
Görel
Hedvig, Hedda
Helena, Elin
Henrika
Inga
Ingeborg
Ingegerd
Ingiäl
Ingrid
Jacobina, Jaquette
Johanna, Hanna, Jeana
Judit
Juliana, Julina
Justina
Karolina
Katarina, Kajsa, Karin, Karina
Klara
Kristina, Kristiana, Kerstin, Stina
Laurentia
Lena, Loena
Lovisa
Lucia
Lunetta
Magdalena, Malena
Malkina
Margareta, Märta, Greta
Maria, Maja, Marita
Mariana
Marta
Mectild
Nilla
Oliva, Oliviana
Petronella
Rakel
Ramborg
Rangilla
Rebecka, Becka
Regina
Salome
Sara
Sarona
Sibylla
Sigrid
Sofia
Susanna, Sanna
Svenborg
Tala
Teodosia
Teofila
Trogen
Tullia
Ulrika
Valborg
Vendela
Victoria
Vilhelmina
Abraham
Adam
Addick
Adolf
Albrekt
Alexander
Ambjörn
Amund
Anders, Andreas
Anton, Antonius
Aron
Arvid, Arve
August, Augustin, Augustinus
Axel
Bengt, Benedictus
Benjamin
Bertil
Birger, Börje
Bleckert
Bodjer
Bogislaus
Borgar
Botvid
Bror
Dan
Daniel
David
Eberhard
Edvard
Efraim
Elias
Emanuel
Emund
Engelbert, Engelbrekt
Enok
Erik
Erland
Ernst
Esaias
Esbjörn
Esper
Evert
Fabian
Filip
Frans
Fredrik
Frenne
Gabriel
Georg, Göran
Germund
Gideon
Gillius
Gottfrid
Gregorius, Grils
Gudmund
Gummelius
Gunnar
Gustav, Gösta
Halvard
Harald
Henrik, Hemming
Herman
Hieronymus
Holsten
Hubert, Hugo
Håkan
Inge
Ingemar
Ingemund
Ingevald
Ingo
Ingolf
Isak
Israel
Jakob
Jeppe
Jeremias
Joakim, Jochum
Joel
Johannes, Johan, Jan, Hans, Johnny, Jon, Jöns
Jonas
Jonatan
Josef
Josias
Julius
Karl, Carolus
Klas
Klement
Knut
Konrad
Kristian, Kristiern
Kristoffer
Lager
Lars, Laurentius, Lorents
Leonard, Lennart
Levin
Linner
Ludvig
Magnus, Måns
Malcolm
Martin, Mårten
Mattias, Mattis
Melkior
Mikael
Nanne
Natanael
Nikolaus, Niklas, Nils
Noak
Olaus, Olof
Otto
Ovidius
Paulus, Pål
Petrus, Peter, Petter, Per
Polykarpus
Povel
Rael
Ramund
Reinhold
Robert
Roland
Rörik
Sakarias, Sakris
Salomon
Samuel
Sebastian
Seved
Simon
Stefan, Staffan
Sten
Sune
Svante
Sven
Tobias
Tomas
Torbjörn
Tore, Ture, Tuve
Torsten
Tyrs
Udd
Ulrik
Valentin
Valfrid
Vaste
Verner
Viktor
Vilhelm, Welam
Ygger
Zekiel
Ödjer
Önnar
Östen
Agneta, Neta, Agnes
Albertina
Altea
Andrea
Anna, Annika
Antonia, Antonetta
Apollonia
Arvelina
Aurora
Barbro
Beata
Benedicta, Bengta
Botilda
Brigitta, Britta
Cecilia, Sissa
Charlotta, Lotta
Cornelia
Didrika
Dorotea, Dordi
Ebba
Edela
Efrisina
Eleonora, Nora
Elisabet, Elsa, Lisa, Lisbeta, Lisebet, Lisken
Emerentia
Engel
Eriana
Erika
Eva
Filippina
Florentia, Florentina
Fredrika
Gertrud
Gosillja
Gunilla, Gunhild
Gustava, Gustaviana
Görel
Hedvig, Hedda
Helena, Elin
Henrika
Inga
Ingeborg
Ingegerd
Ingiäl
Ingrid
Jacobina, Jaquette
Johanna, Hanna, Jeana
Judit
Juliana, Julina
Justina
Karolina
Katarina, Kajsa, Karin, Karina
Klara
Kristina, Kristiana, Kerstin, Stina
Laurentia
Lena, Loena
Lovisa
Lucia
Lunetta
Magdalena, Malena
Malkina
Margareta, Märta, Greta
Maria, Maja, Marita
Mariana
Marta
Mectild
Nilla
Oliva, Oliviana
Petronella
Rakel
Ramborg
Rangilla
Rebecka, Becka
Regina
Salome
Sara
Sarona
Sibylla
Sigrid
Sofia
Susanna, Sanna
Svenborg
Tala
Teodosia
Teofila
Trogen
Tullia
Ulrika
Valborg
Vendela
Victoria
Vilhelmina
Replies
Florentia is so pretty. I don't recall encountering it before.
Out of the others, I like:
Adam
Alexander
Anders, Andreas
Anton
Aron
August
Axel
Daniel
David
Elias
Erik
Esaias
Gabriel
Gideon
Henrik
Holsten
Joel
Josias
Karl
Konrad
Lars
Magnus
Malcolm
Melkior
Niklas, Nils
Otto
Roland
Simon
Stefan
Tobias
Ulrik
Viktor
Andrea
Annika
Antonia
Apollonia
Aurora
Eleonora, Nora
Elisabet, Elsa, Lisa
Erika
Eva
Helena, Elin
Juliana, Julina
Karolina
Katarina, Kajsa, Karina
Klara
Laurentia
Lena
Lovisa
Lucia
Magdalena, Malena
Greta
Maja
Mariana
Oliviana
Rebecka, Becka
Sara
Sofia
Susanna, Sanna
Teodosia
Victoria
Out of the others, I like:
Adam
Alexander
Anders, Andreas
Anton
Aron
August
Axel
Daniel
David
Elias
Erik
Esaias
Gabriel
Gideon
Henrik
Holsten
Joel
Josias
Karl
Konrad
Lars
Magnus
Malcolm
Melkior
Niklas, Nils
Otto
Roland
Simon
Stefan
Tobias
Ulrik
Viktor
Andrea
Annika
Antonia
Apollonia
Aurora
Eleonora, Nora
Elisabet, Elsa, Lisa
Erika
Eva
Helena, Elin
Juliana, Julina
Karolina
Katarina, Kajsa, Karina
Klara
Laurentia
Lena
Lovisa
Lucia
Magdalena, Malena
Greta
Maja
Mariana
Oliviana
Rebecka, Becka
Sara
Sofia
Susanna, Sanna
Teodosia
Victoria
This message was edited 3/19/2011, 9:39 AM