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| KatieD | My neice is expecting soon and would like to name her daughter something Norwegian. I am wondering if someone could give us some ideas. What are popular names for girls in Norway today? Any help would be appreciated.
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| Svanhild | Hi,
Try this site: http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/navn
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| Borge | If you are looking for some real old Norse names, check in this article that I wrote about Norwegian names. It has a small section about how to construct Norse names:
http://www.norwayheritage.com/ships/names.htm
Børge Solem |
| hannedyveke | Most popular names for girls in Norway, in 2001, was Julie and Ida. But they also used names like TSara, Thea, Emilie, Maria, Ingrid, Nora, Hanna etc.
I think the most "Norwegian name" for a girl is Kristin. I`t s realy a old name, and a pretty one.... (My daugthers name is Helene Kristin)
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| Uff Da | My daughter named her daughter Gurine after her great grandma. Some others are Talina, Guri, Bertine or Bertina.
Lori Lauen |
| Borge | Here is another site with Norwegian names. When going to the site scroll down to:
Her er navneleksikonet:
Gutter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z Æ Ø Å
Jenter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z Ø Å
Then "Jenter" is girls, you click the letters to get names staring by the letter. There is also and explanation (in Norwegian) of what the name means.
http://www.dinbaby.com/show.asp?xSideId=2737
Børge Solem |
| James E Heg | In my family the names SIGRID and SIRI were used and cherished. I asked my friend, Erik Bye, about the name SIRI, as one of my Norwegian friends had so named his daughter. Here is Erik's reply:
"As for the name SIRI, the Oslo University tells me the name derives from Old Norse (Viking) language. It is an abbreviation of the name SIGRID, which is a combination of SIGR=victory and ID=beautiful. SIRI, then, is not a country nickname (as I had been told) but a fairly common name in Norway. meaning 'lovely or beautiful woman who gives you victory (in life or battle).' It is, like many ancient female names, really a martial name. SIGRID is still common, but many have shortened it to SIRI. Many modern SIRIs don't know its Viking origin."
Good luck in your search and good luck to your niece and her daughter.
Jim Heg
Erik Bye is a friend of mine. |
| Borge | Sigrid seams to be the feminine for of SIGURD then, which means victor or protector. My youngest son is called Sigurd 
Børge Solem |
| Siri | My name is Siri,and I'm proud of it
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