Sweden hasn’t just given IKEA to the world. The land is also home to some of the most beautiful, sweet, and adorable baby names you’ll ever hear. In fact, most of the popular names in America have Swedish variations, albeit with a Scandinavian flair.
In Sweden, a baby is given one or more given names and a surname. Sweden is quite strict when it comes to names. There’s a Swedish naming law that approves the names desired by parents. Parents need to submit a form with the desired name within three months of the birth of the child. The first name will not be approved if it can cause embarrassment to the child in the future or if they are not suitable as first names.
This law was passed in 1982 to prevent the non-aristocratic families from giving their children names reserved for the noble and aristocratic families. The following year, the law was revised a bit to allow men to adopt their wife’s or partner’s name and women to adopt their husband’s name.
Let’s take a look at some of the most famous Swedish names of all time. MomJunction has arranged the names according to their traditional gender usage and meaning to help you pick the perfect Swedish name.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Adam | Man, earth | Boy | |||
Alexander | Defender of Mankind | Boy | |||
Alice | Truth, gracious, reality | Girl | |||
Alicia | Of Noble Birth | Girl | |||
Astrid | A Girl who is divinely beautiful | Girl | |||
Ebba | It means strong . | Girl | |||
Elias | One who believes Yahweh is the Lord | Boy | |||
Ella | One who is a beautiful fairy; one who enjoys life | Girl | |||
Freja | Referring to a Lady or a Mistress; a Goddess of beauty | Girl | |||
Hugo | intelligence | Boy | |||
Liam | A worrior of strong will | Boy | |||
Lilly | Lilly as a Lily flower, pure and beautiful one | Girl | |||
Lucas | One who gives light | Boy | |||
Noah | Relaxation, restful, harmony, calm. | Unisex | |||
Oliver | The one who represents the emblem of peace or olive tree. | Boy | |||
Olivia | The one who is closer to olive tree. | Girl | |||
Oscar | Noorali the brightness of Ali, the nimble of Ali. | Boy | |||
Saga | The all-seeing one | Girl | |||
William | Will or Desire to Protect | Boy | |||
Wilma | From Wilhelmina, a female variant of William, which means Will or desrire to protect | Girl | |||
Acke | My father is for peace | Boy | |||
Adahlia | A noble person or a flower | Girl | |||
Affton | Afternoon or evening, from the river Afton | Girl | |||
Agata | One who is good at heart and mind, pure, kind, gentle and a nature lover. | Girl | |||
Agda | A kind hearted person with good relationship building qualities and zealous to perfection. | Girl | |||
Alvinia | A dearly loved white individual having gregarious personality, versatile nature and Code of Honour | Girl | |||
Ame | German - Eagle; Scandinavian - The Eagle Rules | Boy | |||
Andreas | Form of Andrew; creative, outgoing and manly | Boy | |||
Andrine | Female form of Andreas; a defender of men | Girl | |||
Aninna | Answer My Prayer; God has Favored Me; She who rules over heaven and earth | Girl | |||
Annali | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; | Girl | |||
Annalies | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Annaliese | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Annalisa | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Anneli | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Annelie | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali; Grace; Favor | Girl | |||
Anneline | God is gracious one and he has answered the prayers | Girl | |||
Annelis | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali; Grace; Favor | Girl | |||
Annelisa | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Annely | Hebrew - God was gracious; God has shown favor; Pure; Chaste; Grace; It is a variation of Anna; | Girl | |||
Annica | Sweetness of Face; Favor; Grace; A variant of Anna | Girl | |||
Annika | Variation of Anna, which means Grace | Girl | |||
Aron | Giant, tall mountain; one who is exalted and lofty | Boy | |||
Atalie | Swedish word meaning pure | Girl | |||
Aurela | A beautiful golden dawn; royal throne | Girl | |||
Axelina | They are defender of men | Girl | |||
Baldhere | It is a variation of the name Balder. It also means ' a bold and courageous army.' | Boy | |||
Bele | One who roars | Girl | |||
Bim | A mighty woman of the ocean,sea | Girl | |||
Blida | A very gentle woman | Girl | |||