Scandinavian Girl Names

The modern descendants of Old Norse, worn down by a thousand years of Danish, Swedish and Norwegian. They read to English speakers as clean and uncluttered, which has more to do with their short vowels than with anything about Scandinavia.

Languages behind these names Old Norse Greek Latin Danish

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4 names, uncommon — 100 to 499 a year, in the United States

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Karina Karina means pure or beloved depending on which parent it takes, and neither has a settled meaning — Catherine's Greek original was never derived, and the Latin route gives a different sense entirely.
Scandinavian 363 in 2025
Erika Erika means ever-ruler, the feminine of Erik — and it is also the botanical name for heather, which is a separate Greek word that happens to match.
Scandinavian 213 in 2025
Ingrid Ingrid carries a god's name — Ing, the Norse deity the Swedish kings claimed descent from, joined to a word meaning beautiful.
Scandinavian 209 in 2025
Kristina Kristina means a follower of Christ, the Scandinavian and Slavic form of Christina.
Scandinavian 118 in 2025

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