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Northern European boy names

42 replies

ArabeIIaFigg · 11/09/2021 06:22

We’re expecting a boy so my lists of girl names left over from DD have gone out the window. Any thoughts on the following, and any additional ideas?

I love:
Arthur (not in UK so popularity isn’t an issue)
Magnus
Gustav
Alaric (hormones?)
Wolfram
Otto (tricky as used by a close relative)

DH loves:
Knut (FFS)
Lars
Mads
Anders
(I don’t like any of them…)

Ideas? Please?

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Etinox · 11/09/2021 08:51

I discovered Torben (little bear) here this week and love it. Also
Arlo
Otto
Hans
As pp have said though, what’s your Scandi connection?

MotherOfCrocodiles · 11/09/2021 08:51

Tor
Jesper
Johannes
Otto
Aksel

Aozora13 · 11/09/2021 08:39

I love Torben and Caspar.

Mendingfences · 11/09/2021 08:35

Henrik
Isak
Aksel
Runar
Magnar
Jostein

meikyo · 11/09/2021 08:30

Access = accent!

meikyo · 11/09/2021 08:30

How about
Marten (has an access above the a, so pronounced Mohrten)
Severin
Julius

We have Swedish and Norwegian family and like all of these

KittenKong · 11/09/2021 08:24

Where do you live and do you have links to Scandinavia?

Ricekrispie22 · 11/09/2021 08:24

Ivan
Stellan
Arnie
Gunnar
Leif
Roscoe
Jenson

DuneFan · 11/09/2021 08:23

Alaric is lovely as is Lars. Eric maybe?

Agree that from a UK perspective Cnut is not workable Grin . Canute? (Not much better maybe!)

Jakob/Jacob, with the Yakob pronunciation?

Magnus makes me think of the TV presenter. Guess I'm showing my age there.

stormelf · 11/09/2021 08:18

Tor
Leif
Tyr

davidrosejumper · 11/09/2021 08:17

I like Magnus and Anders from your original selection. Knut would be a hard no from me as well for obvious reasons, and gave me a good giggle.

Scandinavian menfolk I know are called:

Nils
Thomas
Konstantin
Sven
Erik
Viktor
Trond ('Tron')
Björn
Jore (Yoh-ruh)

Zarene · 11/09/2021 08:04

I love Torben and Bror.

TheVanguardSix · 11/09/2021 08:00

Knut... it's just a swift nooo, isn't it? Grin

TheVanguardSix · 11/09/2021 07:53

Nils
Jan/Yann
Ansel or Anselm (I prefer Ansel)
Roland
Timo
Albin
Anton
Ulrich
Loic (Breton name as opposed to Northern European)
Joachim (Yoakim)- which is a biblical name but used in Europe DD11's best friend is a Dutch boy named Joachim, for example.

SeanChailleach · 11/09/2021 07:44

BIL wanted to call DNephew Knut spelt with a C. Changed his mind when he figured people who heard the name would write Newt. How about Lochlann or Olaf?

BubbleCoffee · 11/09/2021 06:39

I like Alaric and Magnus.

Erik
Oskar
Axel
Caspar
Emil
Henrik
Mattias

countrygirl99 · 11/09/2021 06:24

Matti
Kimi