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Scandinavian Names for Girls

Scandinavian names for baby girls hail from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, but NOT Finland despite its geographical proximity to the Scandinavian countries. These Scandinavian names for girls have become more visible and fashionable in recent years, with the new popularity of Scandinavian books such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series and television shows like Borgen.

If you're in search of a Scandinavian name for your baby girl, browse the following masterlist. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Indu

Meaning: moon

Origin:Hindi
3290
Urso

Meaning: bear

Origin:Italian from Latin
2648
Ilya

Meaning: the Lord is my God

Origin:Russian variation of Elijah
577
Arno

Meaning: eagle

Origin:German
887
Emre

Meaning: friend

Origin:Turkish
970
Argo Argo is commonly used as a masculine name of...
Origin:Greek mythology name
939
Imre

Meaning: strength

Origin:Hungarian, from German
1408
Alvy The name Alvy is an old but magical name tha...
Origin:German
17275
Ecru Ecru is a word known to be used to describe ...
Origin:Color name
5508
Anka

Meaning: grace

Origin:Polish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
3659
Arla

Meaning: early

Origin:Swedish
1194
Esti

Meaning: star

Origin:Short form of Esther or Estelle, Persian
336
Ilsa

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:German variation of Elizabeth
1297
Elva

Meaning: leader of the elves

Origin:Irish
1093
Edna

Meaning: rejuvenation, delight

Origin:Hebrew
705
Andy The name Andy is of English origin. The mean...
Origin:Diminutive of Andrew
2326
Andy The name Andy is of English origin. The mean...
Origin:English
5959
Avri Avri is a gender-neutral name that came from...
Origin:English or Hebrew, spelling variation of Avery or feminine short form of Avraham
5871
Iyla

Meaning: moonlight

Origin:Hindi
1769
Ylva

Meaning: wolf

Origin:Feminine variation of Ulf, Scandinavian
3797