Swedish culture is full of beautiful names for little girls. Rare, with meaning, short, starting with certain letters… Our selection of female Swedish first names!
In terms of decoration, fashion and lifestyle in general, everything Scandinavian inspires. And if it was also the case of first names? Sweden offers a whole range of pretty little female names, which will appeal to parents looking for a first name with Scandinavian sounds! Whether you like short or long, rare and/or original first names, starting with a particular letter… There is bound to be a Swedish female given name who can please us!
The most common female Swedish first names
here are the 30 first names of Swedish origin the most given in France last year:
What are some rare Swedish girl names?
Many are the Swedish first names for girls which are rarely attributed in France. One can cite for example Astrid, Adah, a derivative ofEdith, Ingebord derived from the name of the Germanic goddess Inge, Harriet or Ester. Some rare swedish female first names stick to the trend of first names ending in A, like Carola, Dahlia, Frida, Gerda, Hilda, Ida, Inga, Irma, Marta, Nea, Olga, Petra, Sonja, Tilda, Ulla, Ulrika, Ursula or Vilma. Lillemor, Matilda, Malin, Hulda, Janne, Joséfina, Judith, Doris, Eléonora, and Aurora are also beautiful and rare Swedish names for little girls.
Old names of Swedish origin for a baby girl
Very few first names have an exclusively Swedish origin. We can nevertheless cite a few, such as Blenda, named after a heroine of a Swedish legend, Gudmar, Götilda and Svea for a girl. It must be said that the first names used in Sweden find their origins rather in Old Norse, which comes to us from the first writings of a Scandinavian language at the time of the Middle Ages. But, the Scandinavians were also very inspired by first names from other languages, in particular from German (Gudrun, Gerta, Inga…) and Latin, but also from French with Lotta, which is a derivative of Charlotte.
Swedish female names with beautiful meanings
Some parents attach great importance to the meaning of their child’s nickname. As for Swedish names for girls, discover those that have a nice meaning:
| Anita | Anita is a variant of Hannah, it means “grace” |
| Britta | This first name of Celtic origin means “strength”. |
| Dagmar | “Dad” means “day” and “mar” means “bright, famous” |
Ester | Of Hebrew origin, this first name means “star”. |
| Elin | This first name means “sunshine”, it is a Scandinavian variant of Hélène |
| Greta | Derived from the first name Marguerite, it means “pearl”. |
| Helga | This first name with Norse origins means “holy, blessed”. |
| Katja | This variant of Catherine means “the pure” |
| Lisbet | This first name is derived from Elisabeth and means “God is fullness”. |
| Mirjam | Mirjam is pronounced like Myriam. It means “beloved” or “the beloved” |
Nanna | Nanna is the goddess of joy, peace and the moon in Viking mythology. It means “brave mother” |
| Pernilla | This first name has a very cute meaning since it means “little pebble”. |
| pia | Coming from Latin, this name means “pious” |
| Ragna | The name Ragna means “goddess” |
| Sigrid | Sigrid is a derivative of Victoria, meaning “victorious” |
| Solveig | This name means “the path of the sun” |
| turid | This name means “Thor is handsome” |
| Vanja | Vanja means “God be gracious”, it’s a mixed name |
| Vilma | Vilma is a derivative of Guillaume, coming from the German terms “will” (“will”) and “helm” (“protection”) |
| ylva | This first name comes from Norse and is derived from the masculine given name Ulf. He means “wolf” |
Short female names from Sweden, in 5 letters
Short first names are on the rise! Those looking for a Swedish five-letter first name for their daughter are spoiled for choice: Agata, Agnes, Beata, Berit, Bodil, Erika, Gerda, Greta, Hanna, Hilda, Hulda, Irene, Jonna, Julia, Linda, Lotta Maria, Marta, Nadja, Naima, Ritva… All are very pretty! Special mention to the first name Freja, named after a Nordic goddess. We also like Frida, of Germanic origin and which means “noble and peace”, Inger, also of Germanic origin and which means “loved, beautiful”, as well as Aslög, a Viking first name sometimes also spelled Aslaug.
lucia is also a five-letter Swedish girl name. Derived from the Latin “lux”, it means “light”. In Sweden, Saint Lucia’s Day (Sankta Lucia in Swedish, therefore) takes place on December 13 each year, the first day from which the sun sets later than the day before and marks the start of the Christmas season. .
Swedish girl names by letter
We like some sounds more than others, so it’s perfectly normal to want to find them in our child’s first name! In S, in T, in U, in K… Discover the most beautiful Swedish names for girls.
Swedish female names in S
Many Swedish female names start with an S, and some will appeal to parents who like names ending in A: Sabina, Sandra, Sara, Sibylla, Silvia, Syvlia, Sissela, Stella, Selma, Sofia, Sophia, Susanna… The choice is vast! If we find certain first names well known by us in Sweden, like Simone, others have more Sandinavian sounds, as is the case with Sigbritt, Signe, Signhild, Siv and Solbritt.
T-shaped
There is also a lot of choice on the side of Swedish first names for girls starting with a T. We can cite variants of first names known in France, such as Téa, Terese, Teresa, Tanja and Teodora. Other female Swedish names in T have beautiful sounds, such as Tilda, Tyra, Tekla, Toini, Tora, Torborg, Terun, Tove, Turid or even Tyra.
U-shaped
THE female names in U from Sweden are Ulla, which means “power”, Ulrika which means “heritage” and “king”, as well as Ursula, “bear”.
In K
On the side of the Swedish first names in K, we find variants of first names that we know in France. Like Caroline with Karolina, Karine with Karine, Carla with Karla, Catherine with Katarina, Clara with Klara, Christina with Kristina and Christine with Kerstin. Kim is a mixed given name used in Sweden. Kajsa is a Swedish given name ending in K. which may be a diminutive of Katherine and Karolina.