Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
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 (...
ACKE
Swedish short form of AXEL.
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...
AGNES
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a v...
AGNETA
Swedish variant of AGNES.
AGNETHA
Scandinavian variant of AGNES.
AINA (1)
Variant of AINO. It also means "always" in Finnish.
AGATA
Cognate of AGATHA.
AGDA
Swedish form of AGATHA.
ALBERT
From the Germanic name Adalbert, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright". This name was comm...
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...
ALVAR
From the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alfr "elf" and arr "warrior".
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 ...
ANDERS
Scandinavian form of Andreas (see ANDREW). A famous bearer was the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814-1874).
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.
ANNIKA
Swedish diminutive of ANNA.
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...
ANNETTE
French diminutive of ANNE (1). It has also been widely used in the English-speaking world, and it became popular in Ame...
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).
ARNBORG
Swedish form of ARNBJÖRG.
ARNE (1)
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle".
ARTUR
Form of ARTHUR.
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".
ASTRID
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR. This name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), the author of 'Pippi Long...
ASBJÖRN
Swedish form of ÁSBJÖRN.
ASLÖG
Swedish form of ASLAUG.
ASTA
Short form of ASTRID.
AUGUST
German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of AUGUSTUS.
AXEL
Medieval Danish form of ABSALOM.
BARBARA
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by...
BARBRO
Swedish form of BARBARA.
BEATA
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.
BENGTA
Swedish feminine form of BENEDICT.
BENJAMIN
From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand". Benjamin in the O...
BERIT
Variant of BIRGIT.
BERNT
Scandinavian form of BERNARD.
BERTIL
Scandinavian form of BERTILO or BERTHOLD.
BEATRICE
Italian form of BEATRIX. Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290) was the woman who was loved by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri....
BENGT
Swedish 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.
BJARNE
Modern form of BJARNI.
BODIL
From the Old Norse name Bóthildr, derived from bót "remedy" and hildr "battle".
BÖRJE
Variant of BIRGER.
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.
BJÖRN
From an Old Norse byname meaning "bear".
BJÖRNE
Diminutive of BJÖRN.
BO (1)
From the Old Norse byname Búi which was derived from Old Norse bua meaning "to live".
BOSSE
Swedish diminutive of BO (1).
BRITT
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA.
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...
CARIN
Variant of KARIN.
CAI (1)
Variant of KAI (1).
CAJSA
Variant of KAJSA.
CARINA (2)
Variant of KARINA.
CARITA
Derived from Latin caritas meaning "dearness, esteem, love".
CAROLINE
French feminine form of CAROLUS.
CATHARINA
Dutch and Swedish form of KATHERINE.
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...
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...
CAROLA
Feminine form of CAROLUS.
CAROLINA
Latinate feminine form of CAROLUS. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named fo...
CASPER
Dutch and Scandinavian form of JASPER. This is the name of a friendly ghost in a series of comic books.
CATRINE
Swedish variant of KATRINE.
CHARLOTTA
Swedish variant of CHARLOTTE.
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 ...
CLAES
Swedish short form of NICHOLAS.
CLARA
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few earl...
CHRISTER
Swedish and Danish diminutive of CHRISTIAN.
CHRISTIN
Variant of KRISTIN.
CHRISTINE
French form of CHRISTINA, as well as a variant in other languages.
CHRISTOFFER
Scandinavian variant of KRISTOFFER.
CILLA
Diminutive of CECILIA.
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.
DANNE
Diminutive of DAN (3).
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...
DOROTEA
Form of DOROTHEA.
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...
EDIT
Hungarian and Swedish form of EDITH.
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.
ELEONOR
Swedish variant of ELEANOR.
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 ...
EIRA (2)
Modern form of EIR.
ELEONORA
Cognate of ELEANOR.
ELIS
Swedish variant of ELIAS, as well as the Medieval English form.
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...
ELOF
From the Old Norse name Eileifr, which was derived from the elements ei "ever, always" and leifr "descendant, heir".
ELOV
Variant of ELOF.
ELSA
Short form of ELISABETH.
EMBLA
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to Old Norse almr "elm". In Norse mythology Embla and her husband Ask were the first ...
EMELIE
Swedish feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
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...
ELIAS
Cognate of ELIJAH. This is the form used in the Greek New Testament.
ELIN
Scandinavian and Welsh form of HELEN.
ELINA
Finnish and Swedish form of HELEN.
ELISE
Short form of ELIZABETH.
ELLINOR
Scandinavian form of ELEANOR.
EMANUEL
Form of EMMANUEL.
EMILIA
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMILIE
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
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...
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.
ERIC
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever, always" and ríkr "ruler". A notable bearer was Eirík...
ERICA
Feminine form of ERIC. It was first used in the 18th century. It also coincides with the Latin word for "heather".
ERIKA
Feminine form of ERIK. It also coincides with the word for "heather" in some languages.
ERLAND
From the Old Norse byname Erlendr, which was derived from örlendr meaning "foreigner".
ERLING
Means "descendant of the jarl", a derivative of the Old Norse word jarl meaning "chieftain, nobleman, earl".
ERNA (1)
Feminine form of ERNEST.
ESBJÖRN
Swedish variant form of ÁSBJÖRN.
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...
EVELINA
Latinate form of AVELINE. It was revived by the author Fanny Burney for the heroine of her first novel 'Evelina' (1778)....
FELICIA
Feminine form of the Latin name Felicius, a derivative of FELIX. In England, it has occasionally been used since the Mid...
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.
FILIPPA
Greek, Swedish and Italian feminine form 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).
FREDRIKA
Swedish and Finnish feminine form of FREDERICK.
FREJ
Danish and Swedish form of FREYR.
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".
FREDRIK
Swedish and Norwegian form of FREDERICK. This was the name of a 18th-century king of Sweden.
FREJA
Danish and Swedish form of FREYA.
FRIDTJOF
Variant of FRITJOF.
GABRIEL
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "God is my strong man", derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) "strong man, hero...
GABRIELLA
Feminine form of GABRIEL.
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).
GITTAN
Swedish diminutive of BIRGITTA.
GÖSTA
Swedish variant of GUSTAV.
GOTTFRID
Swedish form of GODFREY.
GRETA
Short form of MARGARETA. A famous bearer of this name was Swedish actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990).
GUDRUN
From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore". I...
GJORD
Contracted form of GUÐFRIÐR.
GÖRAN
Medieval Swedish form of GEORGE.
GÖSTAV
Swedish variant of GUSTAV.
GREGER
Swedish form of GREGORY.
GRY
Means "dawn" in Norwegian.
GUDMUND
From the Old Norse name Guðmundr which was derived from the elements guð "god" and mundr "protection".
GUN
Modern form of GUNNR.
GUNBORG
From the Old Norse name Gunnbjörg, derived from the elements gunnr "war" and björg "help, save, rescue".
GUNNAR
From the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior" (making it a cognate o...
GUNNEL
Swedish variant of GUNHILD.
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".
GUNILLA
Swedish variant of GUNHILD.
GUNNE
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element gunnr "war".