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Help[Facts] So many bad name sites out there (a little warning)
I didn't really know where to put this, I hope it's OK to post it here.
This is one of few really GOOD name sites I have visited. Mostly you find cuddly-cute baby name sites that are about...22% correct. I can't UNDERSTAND where they get their "information" from, because so many things are just SO DARN WRONG.
I guess you can find LOTS of errors, but obviously I don't know the naming traditions in all cultures. Often, though, the Swedish (and, on the whole, Scandinavian) names are not very Swedish...
Adolphus - this is some kind of Latinized form of Adolf. And although Adolf used to be a common - even royal - name in Sweden, no one, absolutely NO ONE uses it today. You know why.
Alberik - OK, we have Alrik, but it's very rare.
Am and Ame - I guess they mean Arn and Arne. Arne is common. Arn is not commonly used.
Andenon - I've never seen this.
Ang - doesn't mean anything; not a name.
Antonetta - definitely not common.
Antonius - also old and Latinized. But Anton is common.
Annike - we usually use Annika.
Atali - never seen.
Basmus - have they misread Rasmus? I've never seen Basmus!
Beck - a surname. ONLY.
Berg - ditto.
Bergren - doesn't exist. Berggren exists, but it's a surname. ONLY.
Bergron - ditto.
Blasius - never used.
Blix - a surname. ONLY.
Borg - ditto.
Brand - not a name. Means "fire" or "conflagration".
Brigetta - it's spelled Birgitta.
Brite - it's spelled Brita, Britt or Britta.
Borr - means drill in Swedish. Definitely not a name.
Burr - this means either "big, curly hair" in Sweden, or it's something we say when we are cold, like "brrr!" It's definitely not a name!
Caesar - definitely not common.
Caren - the normal Swedish form is Karin.
Davin - no, but David is common.
Denholm - sounds like some kind of Americanized Swedish surname.
Dolph - yes, Dolph Lundgren is Swedish, but his name is taken. He was Christened Hans.
Dufvenius - a surname.
Fisk - means FISH. It's NOT a name!
Fredek - doesn't exist.
Frederek, Frederika - it's spelled Fredrik and Fredrika.
Gala - it means what it means in English - a gala. It can also mean "sound like a rooster". It's not used as a name.
Garth - definitely not Swedish.
Gorin - doesn't exist. But Göran is common.
Gudruna - must be a very old form. Nowadays it's spelled Gudrun.
Gunnef - doesn't exist. But Gunnel is common.
Hakana - doesn't exist. But Håkan is common. And spell it Håkan! "Hakan" means "the chin".
Hallen - means "the hall". Not a name.
Haylan - doesn't exit.
Humfrid - never seen.
Jaythen - sounds Hindi to me.
Jonam - never seen.
Kfister - it's spelled Krister.
Lang - a surname. ONLY.
Lucio - this is Italian.
Lunt - never seen.
Maklolm - it's spelled Malkolm.
Marira - it's spelled Maria.
Nansen - a Norwegian surname.
Quenby, Quinby - we don't have any names beginning with Q.
Ragnara - Ragnar is pretty common, but I've never seen a feminine version of it.
Rosel - looks German or Yiddish to me. Rosa is the usual Swedish form.
Samson, Simson - definitely not common.
Saul - have never seen it being used in Sweden.
Svav - doesn't mean anything. But Svava is used in Iceland.
Tait - never used.
Thorbiartl - looks like some old Icelandic name.
Tianna - never seen.
Tille - never seen.
Tobyn - never seen.
Torberta - probably extremely rare.
Toreth - never seen.
Torn - means tower. Definitely not a name.
Tosha - looks like Hindi to me.
Trind - means fat. Definitely not a name!
Tripper - well, this actually means the kind of "trips" you get from drugs. Definitely not a name!
Valbotg - it's spelled Valborg.
Valen - means either "the choices" or "the whale" in Swedish.
Valeraine - never seen.
Vallonia - well, many Swedes have Walloon heritage, but we don't use Vallonia as a name!
Veli - looks more Finnish to me.
Verochka - this is Russian. Ve use Veronika or Veronica.
Vilho - looks Finnish.
Viljami - Finnish. Swedes use Vilhelm.
Vince - we use Vincent, but it's not very common. We don't use Vince.
Virag - this is Hungarian.
Vishnu - this is a HINDU GOD!
Vivien - no, we use Vivianne.
Yocheved - this is Hebrew.
This is one of few really GOOD name sites I have visited. Mostly you find cuddly-cute baby name sites that are about...22% correct. I can't UNDERSTAND where they get their "information" from, because so many things are just SO DARN WRONG.
I guess you can find LOTS of errors, but obviously I don't know the naming traditions in all cultures. Often, though, the Swedish (and, on the whole, Scandinavian) names are not very Swedish...
Adolphus - this is some kind of Latinized form of Adolf. And although Adolf used to be a common - even royal - name in Sweden, no one, absolutely NO ONE uses it today. You know why.
Alberik - OK, we have Alrik, but it's very rare.
Am and Ame - I guess they mean Arn and Arne. Arne is common. Arn is not commonly used.
Andenon - I've never seen this.
Ang - doesn't mean anything; not a name.
Antonetta - definitely not common.
Antonius - also old and Latinized. But Anton is common.
Annike - we usually use Annika.
Atali - never seen.
Basmus - have they misread Rasmus? I've never seen Basmus!
Beck - a surname. ONLY.
Berg - ditto.
Bergren - doesn't exist. Berggren exists, but it's a surname. ONLY.
Bergron - ditto.
Blasius - never used.
Blix - a surname. ONLY.
Borg - ditto.
Brand - not a name. Means "fire" or "conflagration".
Brigetta - it's spelled Birgitta.
Brite - it's spelled Brita, Britt or Britta.
Borr - means drill in Swedish. Definitely not a name.
Burr - this means either "big, curly hair" in Sweden, or it's something we say when we are cold, like "brrr!" It's definitely not a name!
Caesar - definitely not common.
Caren - the normal Swedish form is Karin.
Davin - no, but David is common.
Denholm - sounds like some kind of Americanized Swedish surname.
Dolph - yes, Dolph Lundgren is Swedish, but his name is taken. He was Christened Hans.
Dufvenius - a surname.
Fisk - means FISH. It's NOT a name!
Fredek - doesn't exist.
Frederek, Frederika - it's spelled Fredrik and Fredrika.
Gala - it means what it means in English - a gala. It can also mean "sound like a rooster". It's not used as a name.
Garth - definitely not Swedish.
Gorin - doesn't exist. But Göran is common.
Gudruna - must be a very old form. Nowadays it's spelled Gudrun.
Gunnef - doesn't exist. But Gunnel is common.
Hakana - doesn't exist. But Håkan is common. And spell it Håkan! "Hakan" means "the chin".
Hallen - means "the hall". Not a name.
Haylan - doesn't exit.
Humfrid - never seen.
Jaythen - sounds Hindi to me.
Jonam - never seen.
Kfister - it's spelled Krister.
Lang - a surname. ONLY.
Lucio - this is Italian.
Lunt - never seen.
Maklolm - it's spelled Malkolm.
Marira - it's spelled Maria.
Nansen - a Norwegian surname.
Quenby, Quinby - we don't have any names beginning with Q.
Ragnara - Ragnar is pretty common, but I've never seen a feminine version of it.
Rosel - looks German or Yiddish to me. Rosa is the usual Swedish form.
Samson, Simson - definitely not common.
Saul - have never seen it being used in Sweden.
Svav - doesn't mean anything. But Svava is used in Iceland.
Tait - never used.
Thorbiartl - looks like some old Icelandic name.
Tianna - never seen.
Tille - never seen.
Tobyn - never seen.
Torberta - probably extremely rare.
Toreth - never seen.
Torn - means tower. Definitely not a name.
Tosha - looks like Hindi to me.
Trind - means fat. Definitely not a name!
Tripper - well, this actually means the kind of "trips" you get from drugs. Definitely not a name!
Valbotg - it's spelled Valborg.
Valen - means either "the choices" or "the whale" in Swedish.
Valeraine - never seen.
Vallonia - well, many Swedes have Walloon heritage, but we don't use Vallonia as a name!
Veli - looks more Finnish to me.
Verochka - this is Russian. Ve use Veronika or Veronica.
Vilho - looks Finnish.
Viljami - Finnish. Swedes use Vilhelm.
Vince - we use Vincent, but it's not very common. We don't use Vince.
Virag - this is Hungarian.
Vishnu - this is a HINDU GOD!
Vivien - no, we use Vivianne.
Yocheved - this is Hebrew.
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