The old names of Danes go back to pre-Christian pagan times, when the inhabitants of Denmark and other countries of Northern Europe worshiped a large number of pagan deities. The northern gods personified the forces of nature and the character traits of people, which was reflected in the personal names of that era. The name could indicate the occupation (Abeli - "shepherdess"), external feature (Silj - "blind"), geographical location (Magdalown - "from Magdal"), indicate the name of animals and birds (Kaja - "chicken, chicken"), surrounding phenomena (Pernill - "stone"), the names of deities (Torborg - "protection of Thor").
In the 7th century Christianity began to spread in the country, in the 10th century Catholicism finally became the state religion of Denmark, and later Lutheranism. The list of Danish female names is enriched with a significant number of religious names from the Bible and the calendar of Jewish, Roman, Latin and Greek origin, slightly changing under the influence of the Danish language (Agnessa - Anesa, Anezka). Sometimes one name formed several new variations (for example, derivatives from the Greek Margarita - Margrese, Martha, Meret, etc.), sometimes Danish female names came from male ones (Kirsten, Christine - Scandinavian analogues of the Greek Christina - "Christian"). Short forms of full names became new names: Katarina - Kaya.
Among the Danish names of girls there are many variants that have Scandinavian and Old Germanic roots common to the onomasticon of all the peoples of Northern Europe: for example, Ida is “hard-working”, Mette is the Scandinavian form of the name Margaret, Elga is a variant of the Old Norse name Helga (“holy”).
Beautiful names of Danes
There are quite bright, beautiful Danish female names in the national name book. The ancient northern names are majestic and shrouded in the mystery of ancient myths: Ingeborg (derived from the Old Norse Ingeborg - “born of the god of abundance Ing”), Alvilda - “battle of the elves”, Loviz - “famous warrior”, Tilda - “powerful in battle”. Some sonorous names indicate attractive personality traits: Olbert - "noble", Triad - "pure", Hell - "successful", Elke - "outstanding".
Popular female names in Denmark
Popular Danish female names are traditional national and Christian names. Of the ancient names, the most frequent are Ida, the Old Norwegian Freya (“mistress”), a short form of the name Ingeborg - Inge, among European Christian names Anna, Josephine, Laura, Camilla are in the lead. The fashion for names is also dictated by specific people: for example, the name Isabella has recently become popular in Denmark - in honor of the daughter of the crown prince of the country, Frederick.
Modern traditions
Modern Danish girl names are beautiful ancient names and Christian names - common European and adapted Danish, Scandinavian options. The Danes do not have complete freedom in choosing a name for a child: you can only use options from a special list of allowed names, if it is not included in the list, get permission from the church and registration authorities.A correctly chosen name has a strong positive impact on the character and fate of a person. It actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of character and state, improves health, removes various negative programs of the unconscious. But how do you pick the perfect name?
Despite the fact that there are interpretations in culture of what male names mean, in reality, the influence of the name on each boy is individual.
Sometimes parents try to choose a name before birth, making it difficult for the baby to form. Astrology and numerology of choosing a name have squandered all serious knowledge about the influence of a name on fate through the ages.
Calendars of Christmas time, holy people, without consulting a seeing, perspicacious specialist, do not provide any real help in assessing the influence of names on the fate of a child.
And the lists of ... popular, happy, beautiful, melodious male names completely turn a blind eye to the individuality, energy, soul of the child and turn the selection procedure into an irresponsible game of parents in fashion, selfishness and ignorance.
Beautiful and modern Danish names should first of all suit the child, and not the relative external criteria of beauty and fashion. Who don't care about your child's life.
Various characteristics according to statistics - positive features of the name, negative features of the name, choice of profession by name, the impact of the name on business, the impact of the name on health, the psychology of the name can only be considered in the context of a deep analysis of subtle plans (karma), energy structure, tasks for life and kind of a particular child.
The theme of the compatibility of names (and not the characters of people) is an absurdity that turns inside out on the interactions of different people the internal mechanisms of the influence of a name on the state of its carrier. And it cancels the entire psyche, the unconscious, energy and behavior of people. It reduces the entire multidimensionality of human interaction to one false characteristic.
The meaning of the name has no literal effect. For example, Gadbrand (the sword of God), this does not mean that the young man will be strong, and the bearers of other names will be weak. The name can weaken health, block the heart center and he will not be able to give and receive love. On the contrary, it will help another boy to solve problems for love or power, it will greatly facilitate life and achieve goals. The third boy may not bring any effect at all, whether there is a name or not. Etc. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological and other characteristics.
The most popular Danish boy names of 2015 are also misleading. Despite the fact that 95% of boys are called names that do not make life easier. You can focus only on a specific child, deep vision and wisdom of a specialist.
The secret of a male name, as a program of the unconscious, a sound wave, vibration, is revealed by a special bouquet, primarily in a person, and not in the semantic meaning and characteristics of the name. And if this name destroys the child, then there would be no beautiful, melodious with a patronymic, astrological, blissful, it would still be harm, destruction of character, complication of life and aggravation of fate.
Below is a hundred Danish names. Try to choose a few, the most suitable in your opinion for the child. Then, if you are interested in the effectiveness of the impact of the name on fate, .
List of male Danish given names alphabetically:
Aij - ancestor
Amlet is a small village
Asger - the spear of god
Bendt - blessed
Bent - blessed
Brian - brown
Valentine - healthy, strong
Wilfred - the world of desires
Gadbrand - the sword of the god
Gregers - careful
Dagfinn - Finn
Jannik - good god
Jerrick - the future ruler
Jesper - value data
Gillis is a child
Jokum - established by God
Georgen - farmer
Jork the farmer
Jorn - farmer
Ib - displacer
Iver - archer
Jens - good god
Kjeld - boiler, kettle
Keld - boiler, kettle
Clemens - gentle and merciful
Kresten is a follower of Christ
Kristen is a follower of Christ
Christer is a follower of Christ
Christian is a follower of Christ
Kay - chicken
Lorits - from Lorentum
Loritz - from Lorentum
Mads is a gift from God
Mojens - big
Morten - from Mars
Nils - the victory of people
Nud - knot
Ol - heir, descendant
Olaf - heir, descendant
Peder - rock, stone
Preben - the first bear
Pool - small
Regner is a wise warrior
Svend - boy
Steen is a stone
Tarben - Thor's bear
Teej - hitting the target
Thorbjorn - Thor's bear
Torben - Thor's bear
Thorsten - Thor's stone
Troels - Thor's Arrow
Tew - thunder
Ulf - wolf
Flemming - from Flanders
Frederick - peaceful ruler
Froude - wise
In the section on the question What is the most common Danish surname? given by the author Neurologist the best answer is The most common surnames in Denmark. 1 Jensen JENSEN. 2 Nielsen NIELSEN. 3 Nansen HANSEN.
When it comes to surnames, classic surnames ending in -sen, such as Jensen, Nielsen, Hansen, and Andersen, still dominate.
In Denmark, the Law on Proper Names is very strict and in every possible way protects the future of children from momentary fantasies of parents. There is a list, it has 7000 allowed names, some for boys, others for girls, separately. If you want to give some other name to the baby, then you first need to get permission from the local priest and then go with this piece of paper to the registry office, and they will think about it. Creative variations on common names are also not allowed. "Asexual" names are rejected out of hand. You can’t use surnames as names, as Americans like to do. The Danes come up with up to 1100 unusual names a year, a fifth of them are prohibited from registration. There are also laws that protect old Danish surnames from being mangled.
In Denmark, they were not allowed to register names: Anus, Pluto and Manki (i.e. "monkey").
Allowed: Benji, Jiminiko, Molly and Fi.
Hello again! Today we will talk about beautiful Swedish female names. In contrast to the selection, where we mainly cited statistical data for 2011 and 2012 and did not talk about their significance.
In this collection, we will talk about female names of Scandinavian origin and their meanings!
Begin!
- AGATA: Italian and Spanish form of the name, derived from the Latin Agatha, which means "good, kind."
- ADELA: Latin form of Germanic Adala means "noble". Used by Danes and Swedes.
- AGDA: Swedish form from Latin Agatha means "good, kind".
- AGNETA: Danish and Swedish form from Greek Hagne, means "chaste, holy."
- AGNETTA: Variation from Swedish Agneta, also meaning "chaste, holy."
- ALVA: Swedish feminine form of the old Norse name Alf, meaning "Elf".
- ANIKA: Variation of the Swedish name Annika, meaning "sweet, graceful".
- ANNALISA: Danish and Swedish variation of the name from the Scandinavian Annelise, meaning: "graceful, gracious" and "God is my oath"
- ANNBORG: Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Arnbjorg meaning "protected by an eagle".
- ANNEKA: A variant of the Swedish Annika meaning "sweet, graceful".
- ANNIKA: The Swedish version is from the German Anniken, meaning "sweet, graceful".
- ARNBORG: Swedish form of old Norwegian Arnbjorg, meaning "protected by an eagle".
- ARNBORG: Old form from Swedish Arnborg, meaning "protected by an eagle".
- OSA: Swedish form of Icelandic Ása, meaning "God".
- ÅSLÖG: Swedish form of Old Norse Áslaug, meaning "God betrothed woman".
- ASRID: The Swedish version is from the Scandinavian Astrid, meaning "Divine Beauty".
- AUDA: The Swedish version is from Old Norse Auðr, meaning "Very fertile, rich".
- BAREBRA: An old Swedish form of the name from the Greek Barbara, meaning "foreign, unfamiliar".
- BATILDA: Swedish form of Old Germanic Bathilda, meaning "to fight".
- BENEDIKTA: Swedish feminine form of Scandinavian name Benedikt, meaning "Holy".
- BENGTA: Feminine form of the Swedish name Bengt, meaning "Blessed".
- BOTHILD: Swedish form of Scandinavian Bodil, meaning "Rematch".
- CAJSA: A variant derived from the Swedish Kajsa, meaning "Pure".
- CHARLOTTA: Swedish form of French Charlotte, meaning "Man".
- DAHLIA: An English name derived from the name of a flower, from the surname of the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl, meaning "valley", hence "Dal's Flower" or "Valley Flower".
- EMELIE: Swedish form of the English name Emily, meaning "Competing".
- FREDRIKA: Feminine form of Norwegian/Swedish Fredrik, meaning "peaceful ruler".
- FREJA: Danish and Swedish form of Old Norse Freyja, meaning "lady, mistress".
- FROJA: Old Swedish form of Old Norse Freyja, meaning "lady, mistress".
- GARD: Swedish form of the Old Norse name Gerðr, meaning "enclosing, citadel".
- GERDI: Danish and Swedish form of Old Norse Gerðr, meaning "enclosing, citadel".
- GERDY: Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Gerðr, meaning "enclosing, citadel".
- GITTAN: Swedish pet name from Scandinavian Birgitta, meaning "exalted".
- GRETA: Short form of Danish/Swedish Margareta meaning "pearl".
- GULLA
- GULLAN: Diminutive name from the Danish-Swedish Gunilla, meaning "Battle".
- GUNILLA: Danish and Swedish variant of the Scandinavian Gunhild, meaning "Battle".
- HELGI: Swedish pet name from Icelandic Helga, meaning “saint; dedicated to the gods”, like the male Helgi.
- HILLEVI: Finnish and Swedish form from German Heilwig.
- IDE: Danish and Swedish form of Icelandic Iða, meaning "industrious".
- JANNIKE: Feminine form of Swedish Jannik meaning "God is merciful".
- KAI: A variant of the Swedish Kaj meaning "pure".
- KAIA: A variant of the Swedish/Danish name Kaja meaning "pure".
- KAJ: Short form of Swedish Katerina meaning "pure".
- KAJA: Danish and Swedish pet name of the Scandinavian name Katharina, meaning "pure".
- KAJSA: A diminutive form of the Swedish Kaj, meaning "pure".
- KARIN: Short form of Swedish Katerin, meaning "pure".
- CATARINA: Swedish form of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure". This name is also used in Germany, Hungary, and many Slavic countries.
- KATERIN: An old Swedish name, derived from the Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure".
- KATERINA: The Swedish form is from Scandinavian Katharina, meaning "pure".
- KATINA: Short form of Swedish Katarina, meaning pure.
- KERSTIN: Swedish form of the Latin name Christina, meaning "believer" or "Christ's follower".
- KIA: A diminutive name from the Swedish Kerstin, meaning "Believer" or "Christ's Investigator".
- KJERSTIN: Norwegian or Swedish form of the Latin name Christina, meaning "Believer" or "Christ's Investigator".
- krista: Swedish diminutive of the Latin Kristina, meaning "believer" or "Christ follower".
- LINN: Short name from Swedish Linnéa, meaning "twin flower".
- LINNEA: Swedish form of Latin Linnaea, meaning "twin flower".
- LOTTA: Short form of Swedish Charlotta.
- LOVISA: Feminine version of the Swedish name Love, meaning "famous warrior".
- MALIN: Swedish name derived from the Latin Magdalena.
- MARGARETA: Danish and Swedish variant of the Scandinavian name Margaretha, meaning "Pearl".
- MARIT: Norwegian and Swedish form of the name from the Greek Margarites, meaning "Pearl".
- MARNA: Swedish form of the Roman Marina, meaning "From the sea".
- MÄRTA: Swedish form of the English name Margaret, meaning "Pearl".
- MIA: Danish and Swedish pet name from the Latin Maria, meaning "stubbornness" or "their rebellion."
- MIKAELA: feminine form of the name Mikael, meaning "Who is like God?"
- MY: Swedish pet name from Latin Maria meaning "stubbornness" or "their rebellion."
- NEA: Short form from Swedish Linnéa.
- NILSINE: Feminine form of the Swedish name Nils, which means "Winner"
- ÖDA: Swedish form of the Old Norse name Auðr, meaning "deeply rich".
- OTTALIE: Swedish form of German Ottilia meaning "Abounding".
- OTTILIE: A variant of the Swedish name Ottalie, meaning "Abounding".
- PERNILLA: Swedish form of Roman-Latin Petronilla meaning "little rock/stone"
- RAGNILD: Swedish variant of the Scandinavian name Ragnhild, meaning "combat adviser".
- REBECKA: Swedish form of Greek Rhebekka.
- SASSA: A diminutive form of the Swedish name Asrid, meaning "Beautiful God"
- SOFIA: Variation from the Greek name Sophia, meaning "wisdom, common sense." This form of the name is widely used throughout Europe by Finns, Italians, Germans, Norwegians, Portuguese and Swedes.
- SOLVIG: Swedish form of the Old Norse name Solveig, meaning "strong house, dwelling".
- SUSANN: Swedish form of Scandinavian name Susanna, meaning "Lily".
- SVANHILDA: Swedish variant of the Scandinavian name Svanhild.
- SVEA: Swedish name derived from Svea rike ("Empire of the Swedes").
- TERESIA: Germanic and Swedish form of the Spanish Teresa.
- THORBJÖRG: Swedish variation of the Icelandic Torbjörg, meaning "Protection of Thor".
- THORBORG: Danish and Swedish variation of the Icelandic Torbjörg, meaning "Protection of Thor".
- THORFRIDH
- THORRIDH: Old Swedish form of the Old Norse name Torríðr, meaning "Thor's beauty".
- TORBJORG: Old Swedish form of the Old Norse name Torbjörg, meaning "Protection of Thor".
- TORHILDA: Swedish and Norwegian variation of the Scandinavian name Torhild, meaning "Fight of Thor."
- TOVA: Swedish variation of the Scandinavian name Tove, meaning "Thor" or "Thunder."
- TYRI: Swedish variant of Old Norse Tyri, meaning "Host of Thor".
- ULVA: Swedish form of Icelandic Úlfa, meaning she-wolf.
- VALDIS: Swedish and Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Valdís, meaning "Goddess of the Fallen in Battle".
- VALLBORG: Swedish version of the Scandinavian name Valborg, meaning "Saving the fallen in battle."
- VENDELA: Feminine form from Norwegian/Swedish Vendel, meaning "moving, wandering", referring to the migrating Slavs in the 6th century.
- VIVA: Norwegian and Swedish short name from Scandinavian Vivianne, meaning “alive; lively".
- VIVEKA: Swedish form of the Germanic name Wibeke, meaning "War".
To be continued…
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Modern parents are looking for beautiful, original and meaningful names for their children. In their search, they turn not only to the national traditions of naming, but also to. This circumstance contributes to the growing popularity of modern Danish names for boys and girls. Their unusual sound and deep inner meaning cannot but attract contemporaries. Oswald, Christian, Svenn, Ditte, Eric - the beauty and non-triviality of these Danish names makes them widely in demand both in Denmark and among residents of other countries.
The Danes themselves deeply honor the national traditions of naming. The most popular in them are traditional male and female Danish names. Fashion for the exotic has little effect on their choice. Most Danes make their choice in favor of the classics.
How to choose a Danish name for a boy or girl
Russian-speaking parents who want to choose a beautiful female or male Danish name for their child should pay special attention to such a factor as pronunciation. It may cause certain difficulties. The thing is that some sounds of the Danish language have no analogues in Russian. In view of this, when translating a name, it is not always possible to preserve the original sound.
In addition to pronunciation, one must also take into account such important criteria as content. The meaning of modern Danish names and surnames can be associated with the phenomena themselves. In some cases, it indicates certain human virtues, in others - plants, animals, jewelry, natural phenomena, etc. Among the modern Danish names for girls and boys, there are those whose content is related to religion, history, literature, etc.
List of modern Danish boy names
- Jens. Short for Yohaness = "Yahweh is merciful"
- Jesper. Translated into Russian means "motley stone"
- Yorn. Danish male name meaning "farmer"
- Sorten. Corresponds to the name Martin = "belonging to Mars"
- Christian. Interpreted as "Christian"
- Magnus. Danish male name meaning "great"
- Niklas. From the ancient Greek "victor of people"
- Seren. Translated into Russian means "severe"
- Henrik. Danish boy name which means "head of the house"
- Eric. Interpreted as "eternal ruler"
List of the most beautiful Danish names for girls
- Bente. Short for Benedict = "blessed"
- Gretel. Translated into Russian means "pearl"
- Inger. Danish girl name which means = "dedicated to Freyr"
- Jette. Variant of the name Henriette = "wealthy mistress"
- Josephine. Interpreted as "Yahweh will reward"
- Laura. Danish female name. Meaning "winner"
- Lena. Translated into Russian means "light"
- Lone. Diminutive of Apollonius = "belonging to Apollo"
- Pia. Danish girl name meaning "pious"
- Helga. Translated into Russian means "sacred"
The most common male and female Danish names
- In recent years, Danish male names such as Peter, Jens, Lars and Henrik have become most common.
- Boys are also often named Seren, Niklas, Kristian and Jorn.
- Among the female population in Denmark, the most popular names are Kristen, Hane, Mette, Helle, Susanna and Inge.
