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Modern discoveries

Contemporary choices across cultures

31 names

Danish · Hebrew

Axel

Father is peace, through Absalom

Top 100
Italian · Scandinavian

Mia

Short form of Maria; also Italian mine

Top 100
Hebrew · Old Norse

Ari

A lion

Familiar
Swedish · Danish · Old Norse · Chinese

Bo

To live, through the Norse Búi

Familiar
Irish · Old Norse

Finn

White; blessed in Irish

Familiar
Norwegian · Estonian

Kaia

Form of Katarina; ancient derivation uncertain

Familiar
Old Norse · Norwegian

Liv

Protection; also associated with life

Familiar
Old Norse

Odin

Inspired; frenzied; furious

Familiar
English · Old Norse

Sky

Sky

Familiar
English · German · Scandinavian · Greek

Thea

Short form of Dorothea, Theodora, Theresa or similar names

Familiar
Finnish

Lumi

Snow

Uncommon
Japanese · Finnish

Mika

Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Old Norse · Norwegian

Runa

Feminine form of Rune

Uncommon
Danish · Norwegian

Rune

Secret lore; rune

Uncommon
Swedish

Stellan

Meaning uncertain; possibly linked with calm

Uncommon
Danish · Old Norse

Viggo

War, through old Norse name compounds

Uncommon
Basque · Danish · Norwegian

Ane

Grace, through Anna

Rare gem
Danish · Old Norse

Bjarke

Danish pet form of Bjørn

Rare gem
Icelandic

Björk

Birch tree

Rare gem
Finnish · Old Norse

Eero

Ever ruler, through Eric

Rare gem
Finnish

Enni

Uncertain meaning; feminine form of Eino

Rare gem
Norwegian · Old Norse

Espen

Norwegian form of Asbjørn

Rare gem
Danish · Norwegian

Iben

Uncertain origin; associated with ebony

Rare gem
Finnish

Ilo

Joy; happiness

Rare gem
Swedish

Lova

Short form of Lovisa

Rare gem
Danish

Lykke

Good fortune; happiness

Rare gem
Swedish · Finnish

Ronja

Literary invention from a lake name

Rare gem
Norwegian · Old Norse

Sindre

Norwegian form of Sindri

Rare gem
Swedish · Norwegian

Tuva

Swedish and Norwegian form of Tove

Rare gem
Finnish

Valo

Light

Rare gem
Norwegian

Vilde

Norwegian short form of Alvilde

Rare gem
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