Axel is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. The Finnish form of the name is Akseli. A French feminine form is Axelle.
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis.
Holst and von Holst are surnames. In Denmark and Norway they are of Medieval origin, meaning Holsatian. They may refer to:
Lindström or Lindstrøm is a Scandinavian surname used in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages. In English-speaking countries, the name is commonly spelled as Lindstrom. Notable people with the surname include:
Tobias is the transliteration of the Koinē Greek: Τωβίας, which is a Graecisation of the Hebrew biblical name טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, 'Yah is good'. With the biblical Book of Tobit being present in the Deuterocanonical books and Biblical apocrypha, Tobias is a popular male given name for both Christians and Jews in English-speaking countries, German-speaking countries, the Low Countries, and Scandinavian countries.
Andreas is a name usually given to males in Armenia, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland. The name derives from the Greek noun ἀνήρ anēr, with genitive ἀνδρός andros, which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century.
Hans is a Germanic male given name in Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish-speaking populations. It was originally short for Johannes (John), but is now also recognized as a name in its own right for official purposes. The earliest documented usage was in 1356 in Sweden, 1360 in Norway, and the 14th century in Denmark.
Lukas is an English form of the Greek name Λουκάς, which is Romanized as Loukas.
Svensson is the ninth most common Swedish family name, as of 2021 there are about 88,000 residents in Sweden with the name in the population register. The name is originally a patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Sven", or "Sven's son". Sven is a Nordic first name which is used throughout Scandinavia, Estonia and Germany. The name itself is Old Norse for "Young man" or "Young warrior."
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr.
Hanson is an Anglicized English surname of Scandinavian and German origin, created from the two words Hans and son. Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding like Hansson, shortened to Hanson. In this same example, an immigrant from Norway would have a different accent, resulting in the sound of Hans' sen, or Hanssen, shortened to Hansen.
Bjorn, Bjorne, Björn, Bjørn, Beorn or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear". In Swedish and Finnish, the nickname Nalle refers to Björn.
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin.
The name Kai has various origins and meanings in different cultures:
Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Greek: Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "favour" or "grace".
Mats is a given name, a Scandinavian and Estonian form of Matthew or Matthias, and may refer to:
Anton is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Antonius, and used in various languages. Notable people and characters with the name include:
Jens is a male given name and a Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Faroese and Frisian derivative of Johannes. It was the top given name for boys in Denmark in 2008.
Lindberg is a common European surname. Literally translated it means lime or linden tree - mountain. It originally comes from villages in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and is now very common in Sweden.
Ove is a Scandinavian given name. It is derived from the Old Danish name Aghi, itself probably a diminutive of the prefix Agh-, from the Germanic *aʒ-. The name Ove is earliest attested in 1434 in Scania.
