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<p>Sometimes reading a name in a record can be challenging. Other times you can read the name but may not be sure of the gender (based on the name alone.)<br />
Sometimes reading a name in a record can be challenging. Other times you can read the name but may not be sure of the gender (based on the name alone).<br> In the 1980s the Genealogical Society of Utah published a book called ''Scandinavian Records Extraction: An Instructional Guide,'' which included a list of 4,562 Nordic given names. Each given name has either the letter '''f''' (for female) or '''m''' (for male) to indicate the gender. Below is a copy of that list and names which have been added as they have been found in &nbsp;the records. Because it is a long list, you might want to use the Ctrl-F function to go directly to the section you need.
In the 1980s the Genealogical Society of Utah published a book called <i>Scandinavian Records Extraction: An Instructional Guide,</i> which included a list of 4,562 given names. Each given name has either the letter <b>f</b> (for female) or <b>m</b> (for male) to indicate the gender. Below is a copy of that list and names which have been added as they have been found in &nbsp;the records. Because it is a long list, you might want to use the Ctrl-F function to go directly to the section you need.</p>
 
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  == A ==
== A ==
 
</pre>
Aabraham m Aad m Aadluv f Aadolf m Aadru f Aage m
<p>Aabraham m Aad m  Aadluv f  Aadolf m Aadru f Aage m  Aagne m Aagot f Aagote f Aake m  Aalbj&oslash;nn m Aalmo m  Aamund m  Aane m  Aanen m  Aanon m  Aanond m  Aanund m Aapel m Aapo m Aappo m  Aarlaug f  Aarstein m  Aasa f  Aase f  Aasel f  Aashild f Aasilda f Aasille f  Aaslaug f  Aasle f  Aaslu f  Aasne f Aasni f  Aasny f  Aasol m  Aasta f  Aaste f  Aasuld m  Aasulv m  Aasvald m  Aatta m  Aattar m  Aatami m Aatto m Aavold m Abel m Abelone f  Abichel f  Abigael f  Abigail f  Abj&oslash;rg f  Abj&oslash;rn m Abraham m  Abram m Absalon m Ada f  Adalbert m  Adalvard m  Adam m  Adamina f Adela f  Adelheid f  Adelheit f Adelina f  Adelus m Adils m Adis f Adlov f  Adna m  Adne m  Adolf m  Adolfina f  Adolph m Adriana f Adser m Aeven m Afrid f  Afse m  Agad m  Agata f  Agate f  Agda f  Age m Aggrim m  Agina f Agmund m Agmmund m Agna f Agnar m Agne m  Agne f  Agnes f  Agneta f  Agnete f  Agunn f  Agvald m  Ahli f Aina f  Ajnes f  Ake m Aksel m  Alarik m  Albanus m  Albert m  Albertina f  Albin m  Albina f  Albinus m Alda f Aldis f  Ale m  Aleiv m Ales f Alet f  Aleth f  Alette f Alexander m  Alexandra f Alf m  Alfgot m Alfhild f  Alfred m  Alfrida f  Alfvin m  Algot m  Algut m  Alis f Alit f Alle m Alloug f  Alma f  Almar m  Almgeir m  Almgerd f Almstein m  Almund m Almveig f Alov f Alrik m Alrika f Alsine f Alt m  Alv m Alva f  Alvar m  Alvaren m Alvdis f  Alver m  Alvfinn m  Alvfinna f  Alvfrid f  Alvgaut m Alvgaute m  Alvgeir m  Alvgerd f  Alvgils m Alvgrim m Alvheid f Alvhild f Alvild f Alvilda f  Alvin m Alvina f Alvkell m Alvlaug m  Alvlaug f  Alvleiv f  Alvljot m  Alvmod m Alvny f Alvrek m  Alvrun f Alvtjov m  Alvvor f Amalia f Amanda f Amandus m Amba f  Ambe m  Ambern m Ambj&oslash;r f Ambj&oslash;rg f Ambj&oslash;rn m Ambj&ouml;rn m Amborg f  Ambrosius m Ammund m Amos m Amund m  Amunde m  An m  Ana f Ananias m Anar m Anbj&oslash;nn m  Anbj&oslash;r f  Anbj&oslash;rg f Andbj&oslash;rn m Andbj&ouml;rn m Anders m Andi f Andor m  Andora f  Andrea f  Andreas m  Andrietta f Andrine f  Andris m  Ane m  Ane f Aneus m  Anfast m  Anfinn m  Anfred m  Anfri f  Angrim m  Angunna f Anicka f  Anika f Anike f  Anja f Anl&oslash;v m Ann f  Anna f  Annabrita f Annagreta f Annakajsa f Annalena f  Annalisa f  Annamaja f  Annanias m  Annastina f  Anne f Anni f  Annicka f  Annicken f Annik f  Annika f  Annikki f Annille f  Annvor f  Anny f  Anon m Ansgar m Ansgaria f Anshelm m  Ansten m  Ante m Antero m Anton m Antonia f  Antonius m Antrei m Antti m Anttu m Antun m  Anulf m Anun m  Anund m  Anve m  Anver m  Appelone f  Appolonia f  Aqvilina f  Arald m  Arcadius m  Are m  Aren m Arenbj&oslash;rg f Arenbj&oslash;rn m Arent m  Arfvid n  Ari f  Ariel m  Arild m  Arinmod f  Arlaug f  Arn m  Arna f  Arnald m  Arnar m  Arnberg m  Arnbj&oslash;rg f Arnbj&oslash;rn m Arndis f  Arne m  Arnelf f  Arnfast m  Arnfin m  Arnfinn m  Arnfinna f  Arnfred m  Arnfrid f  Arnfr&oslash;d m Arngaut m  Arngeir m  Arngerd f  Arngrim m  Arngun f  Arngunn f Arnheid f  Arnhild f Arni f  Arnild f  Arnilda f  Arnkatla f Arnke m Arnkell m  Arnlaug f Arnlaug m Arnleiv m  Arnleiv f  Arnljot m  Arnljot f  Arnmod m Arnny f  Arnodd m  Arnold m  Arnolda f  Arnolf m  Arnolv m  Arnstein m  Arnsten m  Arnt m  Arntjov m  Arntor m  Arntora f  Arntrud f  Arnulf m  Arnvald m  Arnvid m Aron m Arstein m Arthur m  Arvast m Arve m  Arvid m  Arvida f Asa f Asberg m  Asbj&oslash;r f Asbj&oslash;rg f Asbj&oslash;rn m Asbor f Asbrand m  Asdis f Ase m  Ase f  Aseline f  Asfinn m  Asfrid f  Asfr&oslash;d m Asgaut m Asgaute m Asgeir m Asger m  Asgerd f  Asgest m  Asgot m  Asgrim m  Ashild f Asjei m Asjer f  Askatla f Askaut m Aske m  Askel m  Askell m Askild m Askjell m  Asla f Aslak m  Aslaug m  Asle m  Asle f  Asleik m  Asleiv m Aslek m  Aslov f Asl&oslash;v f Asmar m Asmod m Asmund m Asmund m Asne f Asny f  Asodd m  Asolv m  Asov m  Assar m  Asser m  Assur m  Asta f Aste m Aste f  Astein m  Astor m  Astrad m Astrid f  Astrud f Astulf m  Astvid m  Asunn f Asuv m  Asvald m  Asvard m  Asve f  Asver m  Asvid m Asvor f  Ate m Atfrid f Atfr&oslash;d m Atgeir m  Atla f Atlaak m  Atlak m  Atle m  Atta m  Atte m Atvard m  Atvor f  Aubjor f Aud f Auda f  Audar m  Audberg m  Audbj&oslash;rg f Audbj&oslash;rn m Audden m Aude m  Aude f  Auden m Audfinn m  Audgard m  Audgaut m Audgeir m  Audgerd f  Audgils m  Audgrim m  Audgunn f  Audhild f  Audkell m  Audleiv m Audmund m Audni f Audny f  Audolv m Audstein m Audun m  Audvalde m Audvid m Auen m Auer m  Auge m  Augund m August m Augusta f Augustinus m  Augustus m  Aurelius m  Auver m  Avald m  Avalde m  Avar m  Avard m  Avida f  Avle m  Axel m  Axelina f</p>
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== B ==
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<p>(Note: &nbsp;B and P</p>
<p>may be interchanged)</p>
<p>Baal m <br />
Baar m <br />
Baard m <br />
Baargni f <br />
Babba f <br />
Balde m <br />
Bald&oslash;y f<br />
Baldrek m <br />
Baldrun f <br />
Baldvald m <br />
Balthasar m <br />
Baltzar m <br />
Barak m <br />
Barakias m <br />
Barbra f <br />
Barbro f <br />
Barbru f <br />
Bard m<br />
Bardo m <br />
Barek m <br />
Barnabas m <br />
Barste m <br />
Bartolemeus m<br />
Baruk m <br />
Basse m <br />
Baste m <br />
Bastian m <br />
Baug m <br />
Bauge m <br />
Baugeid f <br />
Baugheid f<br />
Beata f<br />
Beate f<br />
Begga f <br />
Begge f<br />
Beint m <br />
Belest m <br />
Bella f<br />
Benct m<br />
Bendik m <br />
Bendiks m <br />
Bendikte f<br />
Benedikt m <br />
Benediktus m<br />
Bengt m<br />
Bengta f <br />
Benjamin m<br />
Bent m<br />
Bente f <br />
Bera f <br />
Berau m <br />
Berau m <br />
Berdor <br />
Berener m <br />
Berent m<br />
Beret f <br />
Bereta f <br />
Berg m <br />
Bergdis f<br />
Berge m<br />
Berger m <br />
Bergfinn m<br />
Bergfrid f <br />
Berghild f <br />
Bergit f <br />
Bergje m <br />
Berglaug f <br />
Bergleiv m <br />
Bergljot m <br />
Bergljot f <br />
Bergmund m <br />
Bergny f <br />
Bergolv m <br />
Bergstein m <br />
Bergsvein m <br />
Bergtor m <br />
Bergtora f<br />
Bergtrud f <br />
Berg&oslash;y f <br />
Berit f <br />
Berje m <br />
Berna f<br />
Bernhard m<br />
Bernhardina f <br />
Bernhild f <br />
Bernt m<br />
Berret m<br />
Berret f<br />
Bersvend m<br />
Berta t <br />
Berte f <br />
Berte m <br />
Berteus m<br />
Bertha f<br />
Berthe f <br />
Bertel m<br />
Bertil m <br />
Bertila f <br />
Bertin m <br />
Bertinus m <br />
Berto m <br />
Bertold m<br />
Bertolda f <br />
Bertor m <br />
Berul m<br />
Beruld m <br />
Besse m<br />
Betti f <br />
Betty f <br />
Bierte m <br />
Biger m <br />
Billa f<br />
Bina f<br />
Birge m <br />
Birger m <br />
Birgit f <br />
Birgitta f <br />
Birna f <br />
Birthe f <br />
Bjare m<br />
Bjarghild f <br />
Bjarglaug f <br />
Bjargmund m <br />
Bjargolv m <br />
Bjargstein m<br />
Bjargtor m<br />
Bjarg&oslash;y f<br />
Bjarke m <br />
Bjarna f <br />
Bjarnar m <br />
Bjarndis f <br />
Bjarne m <br />
Bjarnfinn m<br />
Bjarnfrid f <br />
Bjarnfr&oslash;d m<br />
Bjarngerd f <br />
Bjarngrim m <br />
Bjarnheden m <br />
Bjarnheid f<br />
Bjarnhild f<br />
Bjarnlaug f<br />
Bjarnleiv m <br />
Bjarnmod m<br />
Bjarnny f <br />
Bjarnolv m <br />
Bjarnrun f<br />
Bjarntor m<br />
Bjarntora f <br />
Bjarntrud f <br />
Bjarnveig f<br />
Bjart m <br />
Bjarte m<br />
Bjartmar m<br />
Bjartolv m <br />
Bjart&oslash;y f<br />
Bjedne m <br />
Bjermund m<br />
Bjerne m<br />
Bjermund m<br />
Bjerne m <br />
Bjerte m <br />
Bjolv m<br />
Bjug m<br />
Bj&oslash;nn m<br />
Bj&oslash;nne m<br />
Bj&oslash;nnild m <br />
Bj&oslash;nolf m<br />
Bj&oslash;rg f<br />
Bj&oslash;rgolv m<br />
Bj&oslash;rgu m<br />
Bj&oslash;rgulf m<br />
Bj&oslash;rn m<br />
Bj&oslash;rna f<br />
Bj&oslash;rne m<br />
Bj&oslash;rner m<br />
Bj&oslash;rnhild f<br />
Bj&oslash;rnmund m<br />
Bj&oslash;rnolv m<br />
Bj&oslash;rnvald m<br />
Bj&ouml;rn<br />
Bj&ouml;rnvid m<br />
Blanceflor f<br />
Blandina f<br />
Blenda f <br />
Blid m <br />
Blida f<br />
Bo m <br />
Bodde m <br />
Boddvar&nbsp;m <br />
Bodel f <br />
Bodel m <br />
Bodgeir m <br />
Bodger m<br />
Bodil f <br />
Bodlaug m<br />
Bodleik m <br />
Bodmod m<br />
Bodolv m<br />
Bodvald m<br />
Bodvar m Bodvild f<br />
Boe m<br />
Boel f <br />
Boga f<br />
Boge m<br />
Bogei f <br />
Boggei f <br />
Bokke m<br />
Bol f <br />
Boletta f<br />
Boline f<br />
Bolla f <br />
Bonde m<br />
Bordor m<br />
Borgar m<br />
Borgarr m<br />
Borgela f<br />
Borgella f<br />
Borghild f<br />
Borgilda f<br />
Borgny f<br />
Borgtor m<br />
Borgvard m<br />
Boril m<br />
Bortinus m<br />
Borni f<br />
Boste m<br />
Bot m<br />
Bote m <br />
Botella f<br />
Bothild f<br />
Botild f<br />
Botilda f<br />
Botmar m<br />
Botmund m<br />
Botolv m<br />
Bottel m<br />
Bottolf m<br />
Botulf m<br />
Botvid m<br />
Bot&oslash;y f<br />
Boville f<br />
Boye m<br />
Boyine f<br />
Brand m<br />
Brandalv m<br />
Branddis f<br />
Brande m<br />
Brandolv m<br />
Brandtrud f Bratt m<br />
Brede m<br />
Brid f<br />
Bride f<br />
Bridget f<br />
Bridt f<br />
Brigida f<br />
Brigitta f<br />
Briita f<br />
Brit f<br />
Brita f<br />
Britt f<br />
Brodde m<br />
Broder m<br />
Broderick m<br />
Brondolv m<br />
Brongel m<br />
Bror m<br />
Brun m<br />
Brune m<br />
Brunte m<br />
Brunulf m<br />
Bryndis f<br />
Bryngard m <br />
Bryngeir m<br />
Bryngel m <br />
Bryngeld m<br />
Bryngerd f<br />
Bryngild f<br />
Brynheid f<br />
Brynhild f<br />
Brynil m<br />
Brynild f <br />
Brynild m <br />
Brynilda f<br />
Brynilla f<br />
Brynllle f <br />
Brynjar m<br />
Brynjel m<br />
Brynj&oslash;l m<br />
Brynjolv m <br />
Brynjul m <br />
Brynjuld m <br />
Brynjulf m<br />
Brynjulv m <br />
Brynleiv m <br />
Brynnel m <br />
Brynold m <br />
Brynolf m <br />
Brynte m<br />
Brynvald m <br />
Brynveig f <br />
Brynyl m <br />
Brytteva f</p>
<p>Br&oslash;nla f<br />
Butolf m<br />
Butul m <br />
Butulf m <br />
Byleiv m <br />
Byrge m <br />
Byrra m<br />
B&auml;ngt m <br />
B&auml;ngta f<br />
B&oslash;dvild f<br />
B&oslash;ie m<br />
B&oslash;lok m<br />
B&oslash;rdor m<br />
B&oslash;rge m<br />
B&oslash;rger m<br />
B&oslash;rild m<br />
B&oslash;rro m<br />
B&oslash;ru m<br />
B&oslash;ruv m<br />
B&oslash;se m<br />
Br&oslash;nil m<br />
Br&oslash;nild f<br />
Br&oslash;nj&oslash;l m<br />
Br&oslash;nla f<br />
B&ouml;re m<br />
B&ouml;rje m<br />
B&ouml;rjina f<br />
B&ouml;rta f<br />
B&ouml;rtha f<br />
B&aring;rdel m</p>
<p>B&aring;tel m</p>
<p><br />
== C == <a href="Names beginning with C can also begin with K">Names beginning with C can also begin with K</a></p>
<p>Cajsa f <br />
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