Trendy Swedish names

The meaning behind the names

Now let’s take a look at the meanings behind some of the names in these lists. 

Despite the name Lovis mainly being known in German-speaking countries as a boy’s name, this first name is also given to girls in Sweden. The name derives from “Luisa” and means “the famous fighter”. In the story ‘Ronja, the robber’s daughter’ by Astrid Lindgren, Lovis is the mother of Ronja. 

The name Ilian is the Swedish form of the name Aegidius and means “The shield bearer”. Anybody named Ilian can celebrate their Saint’s day on September 1st. 

Josua is the Swedish version of the name Jehoschua. This name means ‘The rescuer”. 

The name Nilas is the Scandinavian variant of Nils. It carries the meaning “Victory of the People”, a name usually given to boys, but is also used in Finland as a girl’s name.

Saga is a Swedish name given to girls. In Norse mythology Saga is the Goddess of history, fairytales and Legends.

Derived from the boy name Anneus, Anea is a Swedish name for girls. The name can be attributed several meanings, such as “the graceful”, “the gifted” or “the praised”. Anea seems to be a rather rare name and we’ve so far only printed a single copy of our baby book with this name.

Significantly more books were ordered with the name Finn. This popular given name is for both girls and boys and is sometimes written as Fynn. In Scandinavia, the name refers to the Old Norse name “Finnr”, which translates as “the Finn”.

Svea or Swea is the Swedish abbreviation of Svearike. The word Svearike directly translated means Sweden.In Sweden, there is a region called Svealand, which is characterized by beautiful natural landscapes.