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Alf
Alf <br>Algot <br>Ambjörn <br>Amund <br>Anders <br>Andreas <br>Arne <br>Arnvald <br>Arvi <br>Asmund <br>Assar <br>Astrad <br>Axel <br>Bengt <br>Björn <br>Björnvid <br>Bo <br>Bodel <br>Bror <br>Bryngel <br>Börje <br>Christer <br>Carl <br>Enevald <br>Erik <br>Ernst <br>
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Esbjörn <br>Eskil <br>Frenne <br>Fridmund <br>Germund <br>Gudmund <br>Gumme <br>Gunnar <br>Gunne <br>Gustaf <br>Göran <br>Gösta <br>Halvar <br>Hans <br>Harald <br>Helge <br>Henning <br>Hemming <br>Håkan <br>Inge <br>Ingemar <br>Isak <br>Ivar <br>Jeppe <br>Johan <br>Jöns <br>
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Amund
Jörgen <br>Jan <br>Karl <br>Klas <br>Knut <br>Lars <br>Lennart <br>Magnus <br>Matts <br>Matthias <br>Måns <br>Mårten <br>Nicolaus <br>Niklas <br>Nils <br>Olaus <br>Ola <br>Olof <br>Oscar <br>Otto <br>Paul <br>Per <br>Peter <br>Petrus <br>Povel <br>Pål <br>
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Anders
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Andreas
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Arne
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Arnvald
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Arvi
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Asmund
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Assar
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Astrad
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Axel
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Bengt
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Björn
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Bo
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Bodel
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Bror
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Bryngel
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Börje
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Christer
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Esbjörn
Påvel <br>Pär <br>Sibbe <br>Sigmund <br>Sjunne <br>Sone <br>Staffan <br>Stefan <br>Sten <br>Sture <br>Sune <br>Svante <br>Sven <br>Svenning <br>Sören <br>Tomas <br>Tore <br>Torkil <br>Torsten <br>Trued <br>Tue <br>Tuve <br>Truls <br>Wollmar <br>Åke <br>Östen <br>
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Frenne
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Fridmund
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Germund
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Gudmund
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Gumme
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Gunnar
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Gunne
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Gustaf
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Göran
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Gösta
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Halvar
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Hans
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Harald
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Helge
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Henning
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Hemming
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Håkan
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Inge
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Ingemar
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Isak
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Ivar
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Jeppe
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Johan
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FEMALE NAMES
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Anna <br>Bengta <br>Birgitta <br>Bodil <br>Boel <br>Brita <br>Borta <br>Cecilia <br>Christina <br>Cissela <br>Dordi <br>Dorotea <br>Elena <br>Elisabet <br>Ella <br>
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Jan
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Karl
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Klas
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Knut
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Lars
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Lennart
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Magnus
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Matts
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Matthias
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Måns
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Mårten
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Nicolaus
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Niklas
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Nils
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Olaus
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Ola
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Olof
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Oscar
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Otto
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Paul
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Per
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Peter
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Petrus
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Povel
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Påvel
Elna <br>Elsa <br>Gertrud <br>Greta <br>Gunnil <br>Gunnela <br>Hanna <br>Helena <br>Ingeborg <br>Ingegerd <br>Inger <br>Ingrid <br>Johanna <br>Karin <br>Karna <br>
 
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Sigmund
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Sjunne
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Sone
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Staffan
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Stefan
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Sten
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Sture
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Sune
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Svante
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Sven
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Svenning
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Sören
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Tomas
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Tore
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Torkil
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Torsten
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Trued
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Tue
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Tuve
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Katarina <br>Kerstin <br>Kristina <br>Lisa <br>Lisken <br>Lotta <br>Lotten <br>Lovisa <br>Maja <br>Malena <br>Margareta <br>Margit <br>Marit <br>Marna <br>Marta <br>


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Mathilda <br>Metta <br>Märeta <br>Nilla <br>Olu <br>Olug <br>Pernilla <br>Petronella <br>Rangela <br>Sigrid <br>Sissa <br>Sissela <br>Sofia <br>Stina <br>Troen <br>


Anna Elna Katarina Mathilda <br>Bengta Elsa Kerstin Metta<br>Birgitta Gertrud Kristina Märeta<br>Bodil Greta Lisa Nilla<br>Boel Gunnil Lisken Olu <br>Brita Gunnela Lotta Olug<br>Borta Hanna Lotten Pernilla<br>Cecilia Helena Lovisa Petronella <br>Christina Ingeborg Maja Rangela<br>Cissela Ingegerd Malena Sigrid <br>Dordi Inger Margareta Sissa<br>Dorotea Ingrid Margit Sissela<br>Elena Johanna Marit Sofia<br>Elisabet Karin Marna Stina <br>Ella Karna Marta Troen
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INTERCHANGEABLE FIRST NAMES  
<br>INTERCHANGEABLE FIRST NAMES  


In Sweden, it is not uncommon to call a person by an affectionate form of the given name, for example, (William-Bill). This may be confusing in research, where for example someone may be called Kjerstin in the birth record, but later is called Stina in another record. It really is not much of a problem, once we have learned to recognize these names. Some of the more common names are listed below:  
In Sweden, it is not uncommon to call a person by an affectionate form of the given name, for example, (William-Bill). This may be confusing in research, where for example someone may be called Kjerstin in the birth record, but later is called Stina in another record. It really is not much of a problem, once we have learned to recognize these names. Some of the more common names are listed below:  
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*''Otterbjörk'', Roland. Svenska förnamn: krotfattat namnlexikon ''(Swedish Given Names: A Brief Dictionary of Names)''. Stockholm, Sweden: Esselte Studium, 1979. (FHL book 948.5 D4o.)
*''Otterbjörk'', Roland. Svenska förnamn: krotfattat namnlexikon ''(Swedish Given Names: A Brief Dictionary of Names)''. Stockholm, Sweden: Esselte Studium, 1979. (FHL book 948.5 D4o.)


'''For Swedish Naming Practices''' [[Swedish naming practices|click here]]  
'''For Swedish Naming Practices''' [[Swedish naming practices|click here]]


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