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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 1980's the Genealogical Society of Utah published a book called Scandinavian Records Extraction: An Instructional Guide which included a list of 4,562 given names. Each given name is listed by the letter '''f''' (for female) or '''m''' (for male) to indicate the gender. Below is a copy of that list. Because it is a long list, you might want to use the Ctrl-F function to go directly to the section you need. <br>
In the 1980's the Genealogical Society of Utah published a book called Scandinavian Records Extraction: An Instructional Guide which included a list of 4,562 given names. Each given name is listed by the letter '''f''' (for female) or '''m''' (for male) to indicate the gender. Below is a copy of that list. Because it is a long list, you might want to use the Ctrl-F function to go directly to the section you need. <br>  


== A  ==
== A  ==
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== C  ==
== C  ==
[[Names beginning with C can also begin with K]]


Cajsa f <br>Caisa f <br>Calla f <br>Cari f <br>Carin f <br>Carl m <br>Carla f <br>Carna f <br>Carola f <br>Carolina f <br>Caroline f <br>Carolus m<br>Catharina f<br>Catrina f<br>Casper m<br>Cecilia f <br>Cecilie f<br>Charlotta f <br>Chrisman m<br>Christen m <br>Christer m<br>Christian m <br>Christiana f<br>Christina f <br>Christine f <br>Christman m<br>Christoffer m <br>Christopher m <br>Cidsel f<br>Cilla f <br>Cissa f <br>Cissela f  
Cajsa f <br>Caisa f <br>Calla f <br>Cari f <br>Carin f <br>Carl m <br>Carla f <br>Carna f <br>Carola f <br>Carolina f <br>Caroline f <br>Carolus m<br>Catharina f<br>Catrina f<br>Casper m<br>Cecilia f <br>Cecilie f<br>Charlotta f <br>Chrisman m<br>Christen m <br>Christer m<br>Christian m <br>Christiana f<br>Christina f <br>Christine f <br>Christman m<br>Christoffer m <br>Christopher m <br>Cidsel f<br>Cilla f <br>Cissa f <br>Cissela f  
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