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Nordic Names and Meanings
Browse 29 Nordic names and surnames with their meanings and origins. Nordic heritage is found in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland. Names are clues, not proof of ancestry, because many families carry names shaped by migration, religion or history.
| Name | Meaning or origin |
|---|---|
| Andersen | “Son of Anders”: Danish and Norwegian patronymic. |
| Astrid | Divinely beautiful |
| Berg | Mountain |
| Bjorn | Bear |
| Eriksson | Son of Erik |
| Freya | Lady, Norse goddess |
| Gunnar | Warrior |
| Hansen | Son of Hans |
| Ingrid | Ing’s beauty, Norse |
| Johansson | “Son of Johan”: Swedish patronymic. |
| Jorgensen | Son of Jørgen, farmer |
| Karlsson | Son of Karl |
| Korhonen | Finnish surname |
| Larsen | Son of Lars |
| Leif | Heir, descendant |
| Lindqvist | Linden twig |
| Magnus | Great |
| Nielsen | Son of Niels |
| Nilsson | Son of Nils |
| Olaf | Ancestor’s descendant |
| Olsen | Son of Ole |
| Pedersen | Son of Peder |
| Ragnar | Warrior counsel |
| Sigrid | Beautiful victory |
| Solveig | Sun path |
| Sven | Young man, boy |
| Svensson | Son of Sven |
| Thor | Thunder, Norse god |
| Virtanen | Finnish surname from virta, stream |
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