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Scandi girls without the 'a'

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mulliganmarie · 14/06/2024 11:33

Hi!
A new little girl due soon, Scandinavian heritage. Would love some name suggestions which don't end in 'a.'
Scandi preferred but not essential.
We've lots of the Eva/Ava/Freya-esque type names in the family, would like to avoid that kind of flavour if possible :-)
Thanks!

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ButtonMoonBlanketSky · 16/06/2024 22:29

Heidi
Amalie
Karoline
Lena

MyblackVWTiguan · 16/06/2024 22:22

Hanne

Enko · 16/06/2024 22:17

mulliganmarie · 14/06/2024 12:24

Thanks!
How would you pronounce Helene?

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Really bad at phonetic spelling but
Heh-LEH-Nuh

Just English speakers tend to over pronounce the u sound the e is fairly soft.

greglet · 15/06/2024 10:55

Silje
Pernille

Huskyfat · 15/06/2024 05:56

Alix

Enko · 14/06/2024 23:40

Lene
Helle
Lotte
Mette
Vibeke
Regitze
Trine
Katrine
Oline
Grete

RitaN · 14/06/2024 23:34

Hjordis!

Yarp25 · 14/06/2024 22:46

Signe
Tove
Elke

NoHeavenNoMore · 14/06/2024 22:37

Tove

kathryn77 · 14/06/2024 22:11

Tove

DanceMumTaxi · 14/06/2024 22:10

Nor

SkaneTos · 14/06/2024 22:08

One of my favourite Scandinavian names is the Danish name Søs, diminutive for "Søster", which means sister. But it might be a tricky name to use if you live in an English-speaking country, with the "ø".

MumChp · 14/06/2024 15:09

Tone
Malin
Rigmor
Gry
Alberte
Katrine
Jorun
Marie

SkaneTos · 14/06/2024 15:02

Agnethe/Agnes
Liv (means "life" in Swedish, the original Norse meaning is "shield".)
Linn
Tove (connected to the Norse god Thor)
Majken/Maiken/Mayken
Iben
Ragnhild
Frideborg
Bodil/Boel (from the Norse name Bothildr)

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mulliganmarie · 14/06/2024 12:25

SleepingStandingUp · 14/06/2024 12:20

Oh,but Lagertha has an a and is the coolest

Lagertha is cool - how would you pronounce that?

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mulliganmarie · 14/06/2024 12:24

user1492757084 · 14/06/2024 12:05

Estelle
Ingrid
Silvie
Caroline
Benedikte
Josephine
Sophie
Charlotta
Sandrine
Sibyl
Kirsten
Katarin
Astrid
Lilian
Helene

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Thanks!
How would you pronounce Helene?

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SilverBranchGoldenPears · 14/06/2024 12:22

Ingalöv
Solveig
Malin

SleepingStandingUp · 14/06/2024 12:20

Oh,but Lagertha has an a and is the coolest

Moreteaandchocolate · 14/06/2024 12:14

My favourites are-
Astrid
Elise
Iris
Halle
Lene
Liv

user1492757084 · 14/06/2024 12:05

Estelle
Ingrid
Silvie
Caroline
Benedikte
Josephine
Sophie
Charlotta
Sandrine
Sibyl
Kirsten
Katarin
Astrid
Lilian
Helene

SnowFrogJelly · 14/06/2024 11:55

Inngeborg

SilverSimca · 14/06/2024 11:54

I like Astrid which has already been mentioned, also Elin.
Other, non A ending names - Imogen, Edith, Jasmine.

TheStateOfTheArt · 14/06/2024 11:54

Heli

CJ0374 · 14/06/2024 11:53

Charlotte
Birgit
Kersten/Kirsten
Karine

CuloGrande · 14/06/2024 11:53

I really wanted Elin for DD