Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
AAGE
Danish and Norwegian form of ÁKI.
ADRIAN
Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN). Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adr...
ABRAHAM
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (...
ADAM
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring...
ADOLF
From the Germanic name Adalwolf, which meant "noble wolf" from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and wulf. It was borne...
AGATHE
Cognate of AGATHA.
AGNAR
From the Old Norse name Agnarr, derived from agi "awe, terror" or ag "edge of a sword" combined with arr "warrior".
AGNES
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a v...
AGNETHA
Scandinavian variant of AGNES.
AINA (1)
Variant of AINO. It also means "always" in Finnish.
AKSEL
Variant of AXEL.
ALBERT
From the Germanic name Adalbert, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright". This name was comm...
ALEKSANDER
Cognate of ALEXANDER.
ALFRED
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel". Alfred the Great was a 9...
ALBIN
Form of ALBINUS.
ALEX
Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.
ALEXANDER
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defen...
ALEXANDRA
Feminine form of ALEXANDER. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name o...
ALF (1)
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf". In Norse legend this was the name of king, the suitor of a reluctant maiden named Alf...
ALF (3)
Short form of ADOLF.
ALFHILD
From the Old Norse name Alfhildr which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle". In Norse legend Alfhi...
ALV
Variant of ALF (1).
ALVA (1)
Feminine form of ALF (1).
AMANDA
In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS. However, it was not used during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century it was ...
AMUND
Derived from the Old Norse name Agmundr, from the element ag "edge of a sword" or agi "awe, terror" combined with mundr ...
ANDERS
Scandinavian form of Andreas (see ANDREW). A famous bearer was the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814-1874).
ANDOR (1)
From the Old Norse name Arnþórr, derived from the element arn "eagle" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see ...
ANDREAS
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW. It is also the form used in modern Greek, German and Welsh.
ANITA (1)
Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of ANA.
ANJA
Form of ANYA.
ANNA
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. Many later Old Testament translations, including...
ANNE (1)
French form of ANNA. In the 13th-century it was imported to England, where it was also commonly spelled Ann. The name wa...
ANNELIE
Short form of ANNELIESE.
ANDREA (2)
Feminine form of ANDREW. As an English name, it has been used since the 17th century, though it was not common until the...
ANNBJØRG
Variant of ARNBJØRG.
ANNETTE
French diminutive of ANNE (1). It has also been widely used in the English-speaking world, and it became popular in Ame...
ANNIKEN
Norwegian diminutive of ANNA.
ANSGAR
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and ger "spear". Saint Ansgar was a 9th-century missionary who tried to con...
ANTON
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANTONIA
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ARNE (1)
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle".
ARNFINN
Norwegian form of Arnfinnr, which was derived from the elements arn "eagle" and Finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
ARNBJØRG
Norwegian form of ARNBJÖRG.
ARNT
Norwegian form of AREND.
ARON
Polish, Croatian and Scandinavian form of AARON.
ARTHUR
The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements artos "bear" combined with viros "man"...
ARVID
From the Old Norse name Arnviðr, derived from the elements arn "eagle" and viðr "tree".
ASBJØRN
Norwegian and Danish form of ÁSBJÖRN.
ASGEIR
Norwegian form of ASGER.
ASTRID
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR. This name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), the author of 'Pippi Long...
AUDHILD
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and hildr "battle".
ASLAUG
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
ASTA
Short form of ASTRID.
AUGUST
German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of AUGUSTUS.
AXEL
Medieval Danish form of ABSALOM.
BAARD
Variant of BÅRD.
BARBARA
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by...
BÅRD
Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Bárðr, which was derived from the elements baðu "battle" and friðr "peace".
BEATA
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.
BENJAMIN
From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand". Benjamin in the O...
BENTE
Danish feminine form of BENEDICT.
BERGLIOT
Variant of BERGLJOT.
BERGLJOT
From the Old Norse name Bergljót, which was composed of the elements berg "protection, help" and ljótr "light".
BERIT
Variant of BIRGIT.
BERNT
Scandinavian form of BERNARD.
BERTIL
Scandinavian form of BERTILO or BERTHOLD.
BENEDIKTE
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of BENEDICT.
BERNHARD
German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of BERNARD.
BIRGER
From the Old Norse name Birgir, probably derived from bjarga meaning "help, save, rescue".
BIRGIT
Scandinavian variant of BIRGITTA.
BIRGITTE
Danish form of BIRGITTA.
BJARNE
Modern form of BJARNI.
BJARTE
From the Old Norse byname Bjartr, which meant "bright".
BJØRN
Danish and Norwegian form of BJÖRN.
BODIL
From the Old Norse name Bóthildr, derived from bót "remedy" and hildr "battle".
BIRGITTA
Most likely a Scandinavian form of BRIDGET via the Latinized form Brigitta. Alternatively it could be a feminine derivat...
BJOERN
Variant of BJÖRN or BJØRN.
BJØRG
Derived from Old Norse björg meaning "help, save, rescue".
BORGHILD
Derived from the Old Norse elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle". In Norse mythology she was the wife of Sigm...
BRIT
Norwegian short form of BIRGITTA.
BRITT
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA.
BRYNHILD
Norwegian form of BRYNHILDR.
BRYNJAR
Derived from the Old Norse elements bryn "armour" and arr "warrior".
BRITA
Diminutive of BIRGITTA.
BRITTA
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA.
CAJ
Variant of KAI (1).
CAMILLA
Feminine form of CAMILLUS. This was the name of a legendary warrior maiden of the Volsci, as told by Virgil in the 'Aene...
CAI (1)
Variant of KAI (1).
CARINA (2)
Variant of KARINA.
CAROLINE
French feminine form of CAROLUS.
CATHRINE
Scandinavian form of KATHERINE.
CECILIA
Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind". Saint Cecilia wa...
CECILIE
Norwegian, Danish and Czech form of CECILIA.
CHARLOTTE
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. A notable bearer was Charlotte ...
CARL
German form of CHARLES. Two noteworthy bearers of the name were the German mathematician Carl Gauss (1777-1855), who mad...
CASPER
Dutch and Scandinavian form of JASPER. This is the name of a friendly ghost in a series of comic books.
CHRISTIAN
From the medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS). In England it has been in use since the M...
CHRISTINA
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN. This was the name of an early, possibly legendary, saint who was ...
CHRISTEN (1)
Variant of KRISTEN (1).
CHRISTIN
Variant of KRISTIN.
CHRISTINE
French form of CHRISTINA, as well as a variant in other languages.
CHRISTOFFER
Scandinavian variant of KRISTOFFER.
CLEMENS
Original Latin form of CLEMENT, as well as the German, Dutch and Scandinavian form.
DAG
Derived from Old Norse dagr meaning "day".
DAGMAR
From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid". This was the name adopted by the po...
DAGNY
From the Old Norse name Dagný, which was derived from the elements dagr "day" and ný "new".
DAN (2)
Short form of DANIEL.
DAGFINN
From the Old Norse name Dagfinnr, which was composed of the elements dagr "day" and Finnr "Sámi, person from Finland".
DAGRUN
From the Old Norse name Dagrún, which was derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and rún "secret lore".
DAN (3)
From the Old Norse byname Danr meaning "a Dane". This was the name of several semi-legendary Danish kings.
DANIEL
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in...
DAVID
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the s...
DIANA
Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS). Diana was a Rom...
DOROTHEA
Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and...
EA (2)
Short form of names ending in ea.
EBBA (1)
Feminine form of EBBE.
EBBE
Diminutive of EBERHARD and other names beginning with the Germanic element ebur meaning "wild boar". In Scandinavia it i...
EDITH
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "wealth, fortune" and gyð "war". It was popular among An...
EILERT
Frisian and Scandinavian form of EGILHARD.
EIRIK
Norwegian form of Eiríkr (see ERIC).
EDVARD
Form of EDWARD.
EDVIN
Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian form of EDWIN.
EGIL
From the Old Norse name Egill, a diminutive of names that began with the element agi "awe, terror". This was the name of...
EINAR
From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements ein "one, alone" and arr "warrior". This name shares the same ...
EINDRIDE
Derived from the Old Norse name Eindriði, possibly from the elements ein "one, alone" and ríða "to ride".
EIR
Means "mercy" in Old Norse. This was the name of a Norse goddess of healing and medicine.
EIRA (2)
Modern form of EIR.
EIVIND
Variant of ØYVIND.
ELEONORA
Cognate of ELEANOR.
ELISABET
Scandinavian and Finnish form of ELIZABETH. It is also used in Spain alongside the traditional form Isabel.
ELISABETH
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH. It is also a variant English form, reflecting the spelling used in the Authorized Ve...
ELLA (2)
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El. It can also be a short form of names ending in ell...
EMBLA
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to Old Norse almr "elm". In Norse mythology Embla and her husband Ask were the first ...
EMIL
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
EMMA
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal". It was intro...
ELI (3)
Spanish, Norwegian and Danish short form of ELISABET or ELIN.
ELIAS
Cognate of ELIJAH. This is the form used in the Greek New Testament.
ELIN
Scandinavian and Welsh form of HELEN.
ELISE
Short form of ELIZABETH.
ELLINOR
Scandinavian form of ELEANOR.
ELSE
Short form of ELISABETH.
EMANUEL
Form of EMMANUEL.
EMILIA
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMILIE
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
ENDRE (2)
Norwegian short form of EINDRIDE.
ENOK
Scandinavian form of ENOCH.
ERIK
Scandinavian form of ERIC. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. King Erik IX of Sweden (12th centur...
ERLEND
Variant of ERLAND.
ERNA (2)
Means "brisk, vigourous, hale" in Old Norse. This was the name of the wife of Jarl in Norse legend.
ERNST
German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of ERNEST.
ESBEN
Variant of ASBJØRN.
ESPEN
Variant of ASBJØRN.
ERIKA
Feminine form of ERIK. It also coincides with the word for "heather" in some languages.
ERLE (1)
Feminine form of JARL.
ERLING
Means "descendant of the jarl", a derivative of the Old Norse word jarl meaning "chieftain, nobleman, earl".
ERNA (1)
Feminine form of ERNEST.
ESTHER
Possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess ISHTAR....
EVA
Latinate form of EVE. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin O...
EVEN
Variant of ØYVIND.
FELIX
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-centu...
FILIP
Cognate of PHILIP.
FINN (2)
From the Old Norse name Finnr which meant "Sámi, person from Finland".
FOLKE
Short form of various Old Norse names that contain the element folk meaning "people", and thus a cognate of FULK.
FRANS
Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FRIDA
Germanic name, originally a short form of other feminine names containing the Germanic element frid meaning "peace". Thi...
FRITJOF
From the Old Norse name Friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief".
FRODE
From the Old Norse name Fróði, which was derived from fróðr meaning "learned, wise".
FREDRIK
Swedish and Norwegian form of FREDERICK. This was the name of a 18th-century king of Sweden.
FRIDTJOF
Variant of FRITJOF.
FRØYA
Norwegian form of FREYA.
GABRIEL
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "God is my strong man", derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) "strong man, hero...
GEIR
Derived from the Old Norse element geirr meaning "spear".
GERD (2)
Derived from Old Norse garðr meaning "enclosure". In Norse myth Gerd was a fertility goddess, a frost giantess who was t...
GERDA (2)
Latinized form of GERD (2).
GERHARD
German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of GERARD.
GINA
Short form of GEORGINA, REGINA, LUIGINA, and other names ending in gina. It can also be used as a diminutive of VIRGINIA...
GEORG
Form of GEORGE. This name was borne by the German idealist philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831).
GODTFRED
Norwegian form of GODFREY.
GØRAN
Medieval Norwegian form of GEORGE.
GREGERS
Danish and Norwegian form of GREGORY.
GRETE
German, Danish and Norwegian short form of MARGARET.
GRETHE
Short form of MARGRETHE.
GRO
Norwegian form of GRÓA.
GUDBRAND
From the Old Norse name Guðbrandr meaning "god's sword", derived from the elements guð "god" and brandr "sword".
GUDRUN
From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore". I...
GULBRAND
From the Old Norse name Gulbrandr, a variant of Guðbrandr (see GUDBRAND).
GJURD
Contracted form of GUÐFRIÐR.
GRY
Means "dawn" in Norwegian.
GUDMUND
From the Old Norse name Guðmundr which was derived from the elements guð "god" and mundr "protection".
GUNN
Modern form of GUNNR.
GUNNAR
From the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior" (making it a cognate o...
GUNVOR
From the Old Norse name Gunnvör meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vor "vigilant, cautious".
GUSTAV
Possibly means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff". However, the ro...
GULL
Short form of various Scandinavian names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".
GUNDA
Short form of names containing the Germanic element gund which means "war".
GUNHILD
From the Old Norse name Gunnhildr, derived from the elements gunnr "war" and hildr "battle".
GUNNE
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element gunnr "war".
GUNNHILD
Variant of GUNHILD.
GUNNVOR
Variant of GUNVOR.
HÅKON
Modern Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Hákon, which meant "high son" from há "high" and konr "son, descendant". Thi...