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Danish Names and Their Meanings

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Danish: Meaning of Names — Origin — Ideas for Baby Names

Name Meaning of Name Gender Origin
ABELLONA Danish form of Greek Apollonia the feminine form of Apollo name of the sun god.

 

AGNETA pure female danish

 

ALMETA pearl female danish

 

ANDREA feminine form of Anders (masculine) female danish

 

ANNELISE graceful light female danish

 

ANNEMETTE bitter pearl female danish

 

ARVADA eagle female danish

 

ASTRID divine strength female danish

 

BERGITTE BRITTA Danish form of Bridget (strong) female

 

BITTEN good female danish

 

CLADY Danish form of Claudia (lame) female danish

 

DAGMAR glory of the Danes female danish

 

DANA from Denmark female danish

 

DOROTHEA Danish form of Dorothy (God’s gift) female danish

 

EBBA strength female danish

 

ELSE Danish form of Scottish Ailsa which is either the diminutive of Elizabeth (pledge from God) or named for the island Ailsa Craig. female

 

EVA Danish form of Eve (life) female danish

 

FEDERIKKE feminine form of Frederik (peaceful ruler) female danish

 

GELSOMINA jasmine female danish

 

GJERTA protection female danish

 

GUDRUN wise female danish

 

GYTHA warring female danish

 

HANNE feminine form of Hans (God’s gift) female danish

 

HEDVIG name meaning unknown female danish

 

INGA INGER daughter of a hero female

 

INGEBORG Ing’s protection female danish

 

INGELISE Ing’s grace female danish

 

JENSINE God is generous female danish

 

KAREN KATRINE pure female

 

KIRSTEN KRISTINE Christian female

 

KOLINKA born to the conquering people female danish

 

LAILA night female danish

 

LARINE LARINA feminine form of Lars (laurel) female

 

LISBET LISE Danish form of Elizabeth (consecrated to God) female

 

MARGARETHE META Danish form of Margaret (pearl) female

 

NIELSINE feminine form of Neils (champion) female danish

 

PETRINE PEDRINE feminine of Pedar (rock) female

 

RIGMOR myth name female danish

 

SAFFI wise female danish

 

SIGRID victorious counselor female danish

 

SORINE SORINA feminine form of Sorin (of Thor) female

 

STINNE STINA Christian female

 

THORA THYRA feminine form of Thor (thunder) female

 

TRUDEL strong female danish

 

VIBEKE little woman female danish

 

WILHELMINE resolute protector female danish

 

ANDERS ANKER Danish form of Andrew (manly) male

 

AREN eagle male danish

 

AREND Danish form of Arnold (eagle) male danish

 

ARGUS vigilant male danish

 

AXEL vigilant male danish

 

BALDUIN Danish form of Bartholomew (farmer) male danish

 

BENT blessed male danish

 

BERDE BREDE glacier male

 

BODIL BREDE glacier male

 

BODIL BO commanding male

 

CAESAR long hair male danish

 

CHRISTIAN believes in Christ male danish

 

CHRISTIANSEN son of the Christian male danish

 

CHRISTOFFER Christ-bearer male danish

 

CHRISTOFFERSON son of Christoffer male danish

 

DANE from Denmark male danish

 

EJNAR warrior male danish

 

ENOK name meaning unknown male danish

 

ERIK powerful male danish

 

ESKILD name meaning unknown male danish

 

FRANS FRANZ free male

 

FREDERIK peaceful ruler male danish

 

FRITZ free male danish

 

GREGOS watchful male danish

 

HANS God’s gift male danish

 

HARALD war chief male danish

 

HENRIK HENNING Danish form of Henry (rules the home) male

 

HJALMAR name meaning unknown male danish

 

HOLGAR HOLGER name meaning unknown male

 

JAKOB Danish form of Jacob (supplanter) male danish

 

JENS JEN JOEN Danish form of John (God is gracious)

 

JORGEN farmer male danish

 

JOREN farmer male danish

 

JORIS farmer male danish

 

JORY farmer. male danish

 

JOSEF Danish form of Joseph (He adds) male danish

 

KARL manly male danish

 

KLAUS Danish form of Nicholas (people’s victory) male danish

 

KNUD kind male danish

 

KOLINKAR born to the conquering people male danish

 

LARS LAURITZ laurel male

 

MAGNUS great male danish

 

MIKKEL Danish form of Michael (God-like) male danish

 

MOGENS powerful male danish

 

NIEL champion male danish

 

NIELS NILES NILS son of Niel

 

OLAF OLE family male

 

PEDAR rock male danish

 

POUL little male danish

 

SOREN Danish form of Thor (thunder) male danish

 

SVEND young man male danish

 

TAGE day male danish

 

THOR myth name (god of thunder) male danish

 

ULRIK ruler of all male danish

 

VILHELM Danish form of William (determinedr r protector) male danish