Swedish first names are not lacking in charm, and appeal to parents in search of originality. For girls and boys, here are the most beautiful first names from Sweden!
Sweden is a country full of charm. Its culture is also very popular, and can be a source of inspiration for first names! Parents who follow the Scandinavian way of life and/or fans of Viking series or Swedish detective novels will be able to pay homage to a culture that seduces them, while those of Swedish origin will be able to testify to it through their child’s first name. Astrid, Sigrid or Freya for a girl, Isak, Arne or Ulrik for a boy… Swedish first names are numerous and correspond to all tastes, whether we like short or long, original or classic first names with a changing spelling. Discover our ideas of female and male Swedish first names.
Swedish female first names
Some swedish girl names can inspire parents looking for a classic French name, but with a variation that stands out. We can for example cite the first name Lotta, derived from Charlotte, Hanna for Anna, Nadja for Nadia, Agata for Agathe, Lucia for Lucie, Elin for Hélène, etc. Parents who like short female names will also be spoiled for choice, with Freya, Ulla, Sara, Tea, Tora, Marta, Hulda, Ylva… Since Swedish first names are not very common in France, they will appeal to families who like rare first names. Olga, Petra, Tilda, Frida, Vilma, Ottilia, Marika, Rebecka, Ingeborg, Maléna, or even Elvira are as many rare female first names from Sweden!
Swedish male first names
Berthold, Andreas, Tomas, Valter, Filip, Ivar, Julius, Kristian, Eilert, Albin, Holger, Finn… Boy names from Sweden do not miss ! Whether you like classic first names with changing spelling (Nikolaus, Erik, Gustav, Edmund, Gerhard…), rare first names (Evard, Jorgen, Ludvig, Anselm, Sten, Moses…), short first names (Ulf, Tobias, Pål, Viktor, Ragnar, Tyko…), there is bound to be a Swedish male first name that matches your desires!
List of Swedish names in 4 letters
Short names of Swedish origin seduce parents, who see many advantages in them: they are easy to remember, to learn to read and write… In short, they are all good and have a certain modernity. In Sweden, there are many first names in four letters that can appeal to future parents.
- For a girl, we can for example cite Tyra, Inga, Irma, Asta, Inez, Linn, Maud, Svea, Tora and Tove.
- For boys, the choice of four-letter Swedish first names is even wider: Agne, Bert, Elis, Göte, Måns, Otto, Nils, Stig…
What are some rare Swedish baby names?
Swedish culture being rather distant from French culture, many first names from Sweden are rare in France. Alrik, Bertil, Hakan, Evard, Niklas, Osvald and Stefan will appeal to parents looking for a rare male first name from Sweden. Among the rare and short first names of Swedish origin are the first names Viggo, Frans, Jakob, Glenn, Sven or Leif.
About the rare Swedish female names, we can evoke Ada, Ursula, Dahlia, Hilda, Nea, Judith, Harriet, Eléonora, Asta or even Beata. Parents looking for a rare first name that would be a variant of a French first name will be able to appreciate Viktoria, Henrika, Birgit, Ellinor, Karin, even Joséfina. Note that those who like mixed names can consider the Swedish names Stellan and Sigrid.
old swedish first names
First names of only Swedish origin are very rare. We can cite Gudmar, Götilda, Blenda and Svea for girls, as well as Torun, Sixten, Gösta and Holmfrid for boys. Other old Swedish names often come from Old Norse, with Björn, Torbjörrn and Gunnar for boys. Sometimes, the old names used in Sweden come from German (Gudrun, Gerta and Inga in female names and Konrad, Otto and Karl for male names), Latin, Greek or even French. We can then evoke the old first names Lars, Per, Bengt, Georg and Magnus for boys, and Lotta for girls.