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<u>Male Names</u> | <u>Male Names</u> | ||
Andreas, Anders, Andres, Andors<br>Johannes, Johan, Jan, Jän, Janne, Jean, Jön, Jon, Jöns, Jonas<br>Hans, Hasse<br>Laurentius, Lars, Lasse<br>Magnus, Måns, Mons<br>Nicolaus, Nils, Niklas, <br>Olous, Ola, Olof, Oluf, Olle<br>Paulus, Paul, Pål, Påhl, Påfvel, Påfwel, Pofwel, Povel<br>Petrus, Peter, Peder, Pehr, Pär, Per, Petter, Pelle, Päder, Pähr | Andreas, Anders, Andres, Andors<br>Johannes, Johan, Jan, Jän, Jaen, Janne, Jean, Jön, Jon, Jöns, Jonas, Jens, Joen, John, <br>Hans, Hasse<br>Laurentius, Lars, Lasse<br>Magnus, Måns, Mons<br>Nicolaus, Nils, Niklas, <br>Olous, Ola, Olof, Oluf, Olle<br>Paulus, Paul, Pål, Påhl, Påfvel, Påfwel, Pofwel, Povel<br>Petrus, Peter, Peder, Pehr, Pär, Per, Petter, Pelle, Päder, Pähr | ||
<u>Female Names</u> | <u>Female Names</u> | ||
Anna, Anika, Annicka<br>Catharina, Catrina, Katrina, Trina, Cajsa, Kajsa <br>Charlotta, Lotta, Lotten<br>Christina, Kristina, Cherstin ,Kerstin, Kjerstin, Kjersti, Christa, Stina, <br>Elisabetha, Elisabet, Elisa, Elise, Elsa, Lisbet, Lisa, Lisken<br>Johanna, Hanna<br>Helena, Elena, Ellen, Eljena, Elin, Lena<br>Karin, Kari<br>Louisa, Lovisa<br>Magdalena, Lena <br>Maria, Maja, Metta<br>Margareta, Margreta, Margit, Greta, Mareta | Anna, Anika, Annicka, Aina, Ann, Anne, Anette, Annie | ||
Britta, Birgit, Birgitta, Brigitta, Brit, Brita<br>Catharina, Catrina, Katrina, Trina, Cajsa, Kajsa, Cari, Carin, Karin, Karna, Katarina, Katinka, Katrin<br>Charlotta, Lotta, Lotten<br>Christina, Kristina, Cherstin, Christin, Christine, Kerstin, Kirsti, Kjerstin, Kjersti, Kristin, Kristine, Christa, Stina, <br>Elisabetha, Elisabet, Elisa, Elise, Elsa, Else, Lisbet, Lisa, Lisken, Betty, <br>Johanna, Hanna<br>Helena, Elena, Ellen, Eljena, Elin, Lena<br>Karin, Kari<br>Louisa, Lovisa<br>Magdalena, Lena <br>Maria, Maja, Metta<br>Margareta, Margreta, Margit, Greta, Mareta | |||
When baptized, children were usually given one name. Prominant or well-to-do families sometime gave their chidren two names or even three. The name may be that of a parent or other relative. A traditional way of naming children was as shown below, but it is important to know that this pattern was not always followed and was less common in some areas of Sweden. | When baptized, children were usually given one name. Prominant or well-to-do families sometime gave their chidren two names or even three. The name may be that of a parent or other relative. A traditional way of naming children was as shown below, but it is important to know that this pattern was not always followed and was less common in some areas of Sweden. | ||