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HelpRe: More old unusual Swedish names (edited to add more)
in reply to a message by Pie
Many forms of Naomi has been used in Sweden - Naimi, Naemi, Naima, Noomi, Nomi, Nåmi - although the name has never been fairly common. I think Nomi is very cute.
Vasti has been used as a Swedish form of Vashti, but compared to Ester, it has never become common.
The only thing I can find about Aixa is that it's an Asturian version of Aisha, but it seems unlikely that a Swedish woman would get a Muslim name. Maybe her father was a scholar?
No idea about Yrby. Yr means "dizzy" in Swedish, but you can also talk about "snöyra", blowing snow or a snowstorm, and "festyra", the frenzy of a party. By means village.
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
Vasti has been used as a Swedish form of Vashti, but compared to Ester, it has never become common.
The only thing I can find about Aixa is that it's an Asturian version of Aisha, but it seems unlikely that a Swedish woman would get a Muslim name. Maybe her father was a scholar?
No idea about Yrby. Yr means "dizzy" in Swedish, but you can also talk about "snöyra", blowing snow or a snowstorm, and "festyra", the frenzy of a party. By means village.
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
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