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Aase
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Divine; of the gods |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Agot
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good, kind |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Åse
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goddess; 'of the gods' or divine |
Norwegian, Scandinavian |
Girl |
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Aune
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fortunate, blessed (associated with wealth/good fortune) |
Finnish, Norse, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Beate
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Blessed; fortunate |
Latin, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Brynje
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coat of mail; mail shirt; armor |
Norse, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Eina
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Possible meanings: 'one, unity' (from Old Norse/Germanic 'ein'); in Japanese the meaning depends on kanji (commonly elements like 'excellent', 'flower' or 'beauty'); also used as a regional/variant form of Aina. |
Basque, Catalan, Germanic, Japanese, Norse, Norwegian |
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Eline
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bright, shining; torch |
Dutch, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Emelie
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from Latin aemulus, meaning 'rival' or 'emulating; industrious' |
Danish, French, Latin, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Geirbjorg
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Spear-protector (from Old Norse geirr 'spear' + bjǫrg 'help, protection') |
Norse, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Grete
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Pearl |
Danish, Estonian, German, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Gunn-Rita
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From Old Norse 'Gunn' meaning 'war, battle' + 'Rita' (short for Margarita/Margaret) meaning 'pearl' - roughly 'battle pearl'. |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Guri
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{'Norwegian': "Diminutive of Old Norse names (e.g., Guðríður/Gudrun) with elements related to 'guð' (god) - broadly a divine/godly association", 'Hebrew': "From גּוּר (gur) meaning 'young lion' or 'cub'", 'Punjabi/Indian': "Used as a short form of names beginning with 'Gur-' (root related to 'guru' - teacher/master)"} |
Hebrew, Indian, Norwegian, Punjabi |
Girl |
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Guro
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From Old Norse guð (god) + rún (secret, rune) - often interpreted as "divine secret" or "rune of the gods." |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Henie
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Diminutive of Henrietta/Henriette, from Germanic elements heim ‘home’ + ric ‘ruler’ - “home ruler.” |
Dutch, Germanic, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Hildegunn
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From Old Norse hild 'battle' + gunn 'war' - 'battle woman/warrior' |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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In Norwegian: Yngvild
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From Old Norse Yngvi (the god Ing/Freyr) + hildr (“battle”) - “Yngvi's battle” or “battle of Ing” |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Ingalill
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'Little Inga' or 'Ing's little one' (compound of Ing + lill meaning 'little') |
Norwegian, Swedish |
Girl |
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Ingjerd
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Derived from Old Norse Ing (the god Ing/Frey) + gerðr (enclosure/protection) - 'protected by Ing' or 'Ing's enclosure'. |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Ingvill
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Generally interpreted as 'Ing's will' or 'will/desire of Ing' (Ing/Yngvi is a Norse deity); sometimes associated with 'battle' when linked to -hild. |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Iselin
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Pledged to God (via connection to Isabel/Isabella); used as a Scandinavian diminutive/variant |
Norwegian, Scandinavian |
Girl |
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Janikke
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God is gracious |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Jannikke
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Derived from Johanna/Jan - 'God is gracious.' |
Dutch, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Jorgine
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farmer, earth-worker |
Danish, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Jorun
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From Old Norse elements jór "horse" + unn "love" - "lover of horses" or "beloved horse" |
Norse, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Jorunn
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From Old Norse elements jór (horse) + unn (love, beloved) - roughly “horse lover” or “lover of horses.” |
Norse, Norwegian |
Girl |
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Kiersti
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Follower of Christ / Christian |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Kine
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Pet form of Kristine/Christine, meaning "follower of Christ" or "anointed" |
Norwegian, Scandinavian |
Girl |
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Kjellbjørg
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From Kjell ('kettle, helmet') + Bjørg ('help, protection') - roughly 'helmet-protector' or 'protected by the helmet'. |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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Kjersti
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Christian / follower of Christ |
Norwegian |
Girl |
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