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Danish/Scandi baby names!

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cambridgecoral · 07/04/2024 17:34

Looking for inspiration! DH is Danish.
We've already a DS with a fairly common Danish/Swedish name.
Would love some suggestions, both boys and girls.
Left-field suggestions which may not have made it into the most popular rankings lists.
Might go for a common one as the primary name, and a more radical choice for middle name :-)

Tak! ❤️

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MumChp · 08/04/2024 00:12

theduchessofspork · 07/04/2024 23:47

I’m mystified as to why Thora hasn’t been revived in the Uk along with Edith, Ada, Enid, Stella etc. Fabulous name. it’s pronounced Tora though in Denmark is it?

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@theduchessofspork

Yes Tora/Thora and Tor/Thor sound very much alike in Danish.

Enko · 08/04/2024 00:01

Depends on what sort of vibe you are going for
I too love Lykke but find it so hard in English we didn't name our dd this name..

We did use Margrethe and Sørine for middlenames. (I am Danish btw)

I love Regitze but again. Hard on English

For boys name I adore Søren never met a bad Søren..

Vibe
Vibeke
Helle
Lotte
Ida
Lena
Elvira

Jens
Niels
Mikkel
Axel
Eywind
Johan

Super traditional Danish names no Brit wl see as Danish are. Christian and Frederick..

If going down the Royal line there are some amazing names
Leonora Christine
Ulrikka
Sophia Magdalena
Frederikke
Thyra
Dagmar
Ingeborg
Alexandrine

And got to mention
Knud and Ingolf

theduchessofspork · 07/04/2024 23:47

MumChp · 07/04/2024 22:30

@theduchessofspork

Yes Thora is the feminine to Thor. Not used a lot. 14 girls were named Thora in 2022.

Torben is very rare in young boys and so is Sanna in girls.

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I’m mystified as to why Thora hasn’t been revived in the Uk along with Edith, Ada, Enid, Stella etc. Fabulous name. it’s pronounced Tora though in Denmark is it?

MumChp · 07/04/2024 23:03

MattDamon · 07/04/2024 17:57

Fridolina.

@MattDamon

1 person in Denmark is named that :)

MumChp · 07/04/2024 23:00

We relocated to Denmark a few years ago.

In my youngst daughter's year at primary school we have names like Julia, Kamille, Esther, Alba, Nora, Noah, Villads, William, Jonathan, Sofus, Samuel, Saga, Alva, Astrid, Carl, Alexander, Otto, Sarah, Silje, Alma, Selma, Vidar, Christian, Vitus, Nikolai, Willum, Mikkel, Nohr, Valdemar, Ludvig, Asbjørn, Alberte, Sofia, Anker, Emma, Alba, Luna, Arthur, Clara, Dagmar, Freja, Frida, Emil, Ellen, Felix, Vilma, Frederikke, Jakob, Rebekka, Isabella, Hjalte, Frederik, Julius, Andreas, Liva, Lukas, Maja, Mille, Vilfred, Solvej, Oskar, Sigurd, Vigga, Emily, Vilde, Josephine, Viola, Maiken.

And of course nanes from other cultures. Our daughter has a very common British name.

MumChp · 07/04/2024 22:39

ChanelNo19EDT · 07/04/2024 18:34

Eben

Is that old fashioned now?

@ChanelNo19EDT

Ebbe? It's on the rise from being a granddad Nanette to a young boy bane again. 182 boys was named Ebbe in 2022.

InferiorDesign · 07/04/2024 22:38

Freya
Lars
Hans

MumChp · 07/04/2024 22:36

Gardencentrevoucher · 07/04/2024 21:00

Erna
Ebba
Tordis
Mette
Inga
Katrine

Niels
Karsten
Erik
Mads

@Gardencentrevoucher

Quite oldfashion names in Denmark. Most found around people 45-55 yo.

MumChp · 07/04/2024 22:34

This link in English should be useful. You can se the most popular given first names in Denmark and you can see how many people have the name in Denmark. Often young people and older people aren't called by the same kind of names. I think it is the same trend in many countries.

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/borgere/navne/navne-til-nyfoedte

Names of newborn children

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/borgere/navne/navne-til-nyfoedte

MumChp · 07/04/2024 22:30

theduchessofspork · 07/04/2024 22:23

Sanna

Torben

Is Thora Danish?

@theduchessofspork

Yes Thora is the feminine to Thor. Not used a lot. 14 girls were named Thora in 2022.

Torben is very rare in young boys and so is Sanna in girls.

MumChp · 07/04/2024 22:26

pinkpale · 07/04/2024 21:25

Fieka

@pinkpale

It's not a name in Denmark

theduchessofspork · 07/04/2024 22:23

Sanna

Torben

Is Thora Danish?

pinkpale · 07/04/2024 21:25

Fieka

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 07/04/2024 21:15

www.dst.dk/da/Statistik/nyheder-analyser-publ/nyt/NytHtml?cid=46820#:~:text=Fornavne%20%2D%20nyf%C3%B8dte%202022,1.000%20nyf%C3%B8dte%20piger%20navnet%20Ella. is a link to the 50 most popular names for both boys and girls in Denmark.

LeoTheLeopard · 07/04/2024 21:04

I like Mette a lot.
The only Danes I know are Rasmus and Pia

Gardencentrevoucher · 07/04/2024 21:00

Erna
Ebba
Tordis
Mette
Inga
Katrine

Niels
Karsten
Erik
Mads

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cambridgecoral · 07/04/2024 20:55

arlequin · 07/04/2024 20:49

Alma is so sweet!

Alma is lovely but something similar in extended family! 🙄

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thisfilmisboring123 · 07/04/2024 20:54

Linnea

HurryupHenry · 07/04/2024 20:53

Lars is the bestest name ever. I imagine Lars as being really cool and suave.

arlequin · 07/04/2024 20:49

Alma is so sweet!

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cambridgecoral · 07/04/2024 19:45

Whatisityoucantface · 07/04/2024 19:26

I met a baby girl Freydis recently, which has really grown on me. It’s great!
I also like Leif for a boy

Freydis is cool!
Leif is nice, but so often mispronounced 😂

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cambridgecoral · 07/04/2024 19:44

FayCarew · 07/04/2024 19:19

What sort of 'scandi' do you like? What sort of vibe? Will the child be half-British, and where will you be living?
Apologies for posting a link but the Danish people I know and are adults so the names are probably dated or they aren't particularly Danish (e.g. Caroline, Chris).
Not sure a non-Danish Scandinavian name would go down well with your in-laws.

We're living in the UK. The in-laws won't mind anything - they didn't even give their own children Danish names! Just standard English ones 😂

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Arcticlife · 07/04/2024 19:44

Astrid
Pernille

Magnus

Whatisityoucantface · 07/04/2024 19:26

I met a baby girl Freydis recently, which has really grown on me. It’s great!
I also like Leif for a boy

FayCarew · 07/04/2024 19:19

What sort of 'scandi' do you like? What sort of vibe? Will the child be half-British, and where will you be living?
Apologies for posting a link but the Danish people I know and are adults so the names are probably dated or they aren't particularly Danish (e.g. Caroline, Chris).
Not sure a non-Danish Scandinavian name would go down well with your in-laws.