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Encyclopedia > Name days in Sweden

This is the old Swedish name day calendar, sanctioned by the Swedish Academy in 1901, with official status until 1972. Some days still refer to traditional or religious feasts rather than personal names. Some of the names below are linked to the original saints or martyrs from which they originate. A work group consisting of the Swedish Academy, publishers and others, agreed to adopt a new name day list in 2001, very similar to the old one but with more names. This list will be updated every 15 years. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 on the personal initiative of King Gustav III The Swedish Academy in Stockholm The Swedish Academy or Svenska Akademien, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is the current Swedish name day calendar, adopted in 2001 by a work group led by the Swedish Academy. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...


The list

January

  1. Nyårsdagen (no name)
  2. Svea
  3. Alfred
  4. Rut
  5. Hanna
  6. Trettondedag jul (no name)
  7. August
  8. Erland
  9. Gunnar
  10. Sigurd
  11. Hugo
  12. Frideborg
  13. Knut
  14. Felix
  15. Laura
  16. Hjalmar
  17. Anton
  18. Hilda
  19. Henrik
  20. Fabian
  21. Agnes
  22. Vincent
  23. Emilia
  24. Erika
  25. Paulus
  26. Botilda
  27. Göte
  28. Karl (*)
  29. Valter
  30. Gunhild
  31. Ivar

February The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. ... Svea is a Swedish female name. ... The name Ruth can refer to: The Book of Ruth, one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Octavian, see Octavian (disambiguation). ... For the 13th century saint, see Saint Anthony of Padua. ... For other uses, see Saint Agnes (disambiguation). ... Scenes from the Passion of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the History of His Relics, French 13th century vitreau Saint Vincent of Saragossa, (feast day: January 22) was born at Huesca and martyred under Diocletian, in 304, is the patron saint of Lisbon. ... Paul of Tarsus (b. ... Charlemagne (left) and Pippin the Hunchback. ... Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is the current Swedish monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. ...

  1. Max
  2. Kyndelsmässodagen (no name)
  3. Disa
  4. Ansgar
  5. Agata
  6. Dorotea
  7. Rikard
  8. Berta
  9. Fanny
  10. Eugenia
  11. Yngve
  12. Evelina
  13. Agne
  14. Valentin
  15. Sigfrid
  16. Julia
  17. Alexandra
  18. Frida
  19. Gabriella
  20. Hulda
  21. Hilding
  22. Martina
  23. Torsten
  24. Mattias
  25. Sigvard
  26. Torgny
  27. Lage
  28. Maria

In leap years February 24th was considered leap day with no name associated to it, thus moving the following February name days one day forward.
Candlemas (Russian: Sretenie, Spanish: Candelaria) is a Christian feast commemorating the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. ... For the city in Iowa, see St. ... Saint Valentine (also Valentinus) refers to one of several martyred saints of ancient Rome. ... Saint Sigfrid (Sigfried, Siegfrid, Siegfried, Sigfridus) (Glastonbury, ?–Växjö, 1045) was a Benedictine evangelist in Sweden; he converted king Olof in 1008. ... Saint Mary and Saint Mary the Virgin both redirect here. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

March

  1. Albin
  2. Ernst
  3. Gunborg
  4. Adrian
  5. Tora
  6. Ebba
  7. Ottilia
  8. Filippa
  9. Torbjörn
  10. Ethel
  11. Edvin
  12. Viktoria (*)
  13. Greger
  14. Matilda
  15. Kristofer
  16. Herbert
  17. Gertrud
  18. Edvard
  19. Josef
  20. Joakim
  21. Bengt
  22. Viktor
  23. Gerda
  24. Gabriel
  25. Marie bebådelsedag (no name)
  26. Emanuel
  27. Rudolf
  28. Malkolm
  29. Jonas
  30. Holger
  31. Ester

April HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria, Victoria Ingrid Alice Desirée, (born July 14, 1977), Duchess of Westregothia, is the heir apparent of Sweden, being the first-born child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and his commoner Queen Silvia. ... For other uses, see Saint Joseph (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Annunciation (disambiguation). ...

  1. Harald
  2. Gudmund
  3. Ferdinand
  4. Ambrosius
  5. Nanna
  6. Vilhelm
  7. Ingemund
  8. Hemming
  9. Otto
  10. Ingvar
  11. Ulf
  12. Julius
  13. Artur
  14. Tiburtius
  15. Olivia
  16. Patrik
  17. Elias
  18. Valdemar
  19. Olaus Petri
  20. Amalia
  21. Anselm
  22. Albertina
  23. Georg
  24. Vega
  25. Markus
  26. Teresia
  27. Engelbrekt
  28. Ture
  29. Tyko
  30. Mariana

May For other uses of Timothy, see Timothy (disambiguation). ... Petri outside Storkyrkan, Stockholm Olof Persson (sometimes Petersson; born January 6, 1493 in Örebro, died April 19, 1552 in Stockholm), better known under the Latin form of his name, Olavus Petri, was a clergyman, writer and a main character of the Protestant reformation in Sweden. ... Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 or 1034 – April 21, 1109) was an Italian medieval philosopher and theologian, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. ... Saint-George is a municipality with 695 inhabitants (as of 2003) in the district of Aubonne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Mark the Evangelist (מרקוס, Greek: Μάρκος) (1st century) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark and a companion of Peter. ... Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (appr. ...

  1. Valborg
  2. Filip
  3. Göta
  4. Monika
  5. Gotthard
  6. Sigmund
  7. Gustava
  8. Åke
  9. Jonatan
  10. Esbjörn
  11. Märta
  12. Charlotta
  13. Linnea
  14. Halvard
  15. Sofia
  16. Hilma
  17. Rebecka
  18. Erik
  19. Alrik
  20. Karolina
  21. Konstantin
  22. Henning
  23. Desideria
  24. Ragnvald
  25. Urban
  26. Vilhelmina
  27. Blenda
  28. Ingeborg
  29. Baltsar
  30. Fritjof
  31. Isabella

June Walpurgis Night in Sweden. ... Look up Philip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Rebekah (Rebecca or Rivkah) (רִבְקָה Captivating, Enchantingly Beautiful, Noose or Snare, Standard Hebrew Rivqa, Tiberian Hebrew Riḇqāh) is the wife of Isaac. ...

  1. Gun, Gunnel
  2. Rutger, Roger
  3. Ingemar, Gudmar
  4. Solbritt, Solveig
  5. Bo
  6. Gustav, Gösta
  7. Robin, Robert
  8. Eivor, Majvor
  9. Börje, Birger
  10. Svante, Boris
  11. Bertil, Berthold
  12. Eskil
  13. Aina, Aino
  14. Håkan, Hakon
  15. Margit, Margot
  16. Axel, Axelina
  17. Torborg, Torvald
  18. Björn, Bjarne
  19. Germund, Görel
  20. Linda
  21. Alf, Alvar
  22. Paulina, Paula
  23. Adolf, Alice
  24. Johannes Döparens dag
  25. David, Salomon
  26. Rakel, Lea
  27. Selma, Fingal
  28. Leo
  29. Peter, Petra Petrus
  30. Elof, Leif

July Robert I, King of Scots, usually known as Robert the Bruce (July 11, 1274 – June 7, 1329, reigned 1306 – 1329), was, according to a modern biographer (Geoffrey Barrow), a great hero who lived in a minor country. ... St. ... This article is about the Biblical king of Israel. ... Headline text Headline text link titleLink titleItalic textBold text--128. ... This article is about the Biblical character. ... “St Peter” redirects here. ...

  1. Aron
  2. Rosa
  3. Aurora
  4. Ulrika
  5. Melker
  6. Esaias
  7. Klas
  8. Kjell
  9. Götilda
  10. Anund
  11. Eleonora
  12. Herman
  13. Joel
  14. Folke
  15. Ragnhild
  16. Reinhold
  17. Alexis
  18. Fredrik
  19. Sara
  20. Margareta
  21. Johanna
  22. Magdalena
  23. Emma
  24. Kristina
  25. Jakob
  26. Jesper
  27. Marta
  28. Botvid
  29. Olof
  30. Algot
  31. Elin

August The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin Aaron (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian ), or Aaron the Levite (flourished about 1200 B.C.), was, according to biblical accounts, one of two brothers who play a unique part in the history of the Hebrew people. ... Engraving of Sarah by Hans Collaert from c. ... This article is about the disciple of Jesus. ... This article is about Jacob in the Hebrew Bible. ...

  1. Per
  2. Karin
  3. Tage
  4. Arne
  5. Ulrik
  6. Sixten
  7. Arnold
  8. Sylvia (*)
  9. Roland
  10. Lars
  11. Susanna
  12. Klara
  13. Hillevi
  14. Ebbe
  15. Stella
  16. Brynolf
  17. Verner
  18. Helena
  19. Magnus
  20. Bernhard
  21. Josefina
  22. Henrietta
  23. Signe
  24. Bartolomeus
  25. Lovisa
  26. Östen
  27. Rolf
  28. Augustin
  29. Hans
  30. Albert
  31. Arvid

September Per is a common first name in Scandinavia. ... Her Majesty Queen Silvia (Silvia Renate Sommerlath), styled Her Majesty The Queen, was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg in Germany. ... Saint Lawrence (225 – 258) (Latin Laurentius, laurelled) was one of the seven deacons of Rome who were martyred under the persecution of Roman Emperor Valerian in 258. ... Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–August 21, 1153) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order. ... For other uses, see Bartholomew (disambiguation). ... “Augustinus” redirects here. ...

  1. Samuel
  2. Justus
  3. Alfhild
  4. Moses
  5. Adela
  6. Sakarias
  7. Regina
  8. Alma
  9. Augusta
  10. Tord
  11. Dagny
  12. Tyra
  13. Ambjörn
  14. Ida
  15. Sigrid
  16. Eufemia
  17. Hildegard
  18. Alvar
  19. Fredrika
  20. Agda
  21. Matteus
  22. Maurits
  23. Tekla
  24. Gerhard
  25. Signild
  26. Enar
  27. Dagmar
  28. Lennart
  29. Mikael
  30. Helge

October Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... Matthew the Evangelist (מתי, Gift of the LORD, Standard Hebrew and Tiberian Hebrew: Mattay; Septuagint Greek: Ματθαίος, Matthaios), most often called Saint Matthew, is an important Christian figure, and one of Jesus Twelve Apostles. ... Guido Renis archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Sta. ...

  1. Ragnar
  2. Ludvig
  3. Evald
  4. Frans
  5. Bror
  6. Jenny
  7. Birgitta
  8. Nils
  9. Ingrid
  10. Helmer
  11. Erling
  12. Valfrid
  13. Teofil
  14. Manfred
  15. Hedvig
  16. Fingal
  17. Antoinetta
  18. Lukas
  19. Tore
  20. Sibylla (changed from Kasper in 1934)
  21. Birger
  22. Seved
  23. Sören
  24. Evert
  25. Inga
  26. Amanda
  27. Sabina
  28. Simon
  29. Viola
  30. Elsa
  31. Edit

November Saint Francis of Assisi (September 26, 1181 – October 3, 1226) was a Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. ... Italic textSaint Birgitta, also known as St. ... Luke the Evangelist (לוקא, Greek: Loukas) is said by tradition to be the author of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, the third and fifth books of the New Testament. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The apostle Simon, called Simon the Zealot in Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13; and Simon Kananaios (Simon signifying שמעון hearkening; listening, Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn), was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus: little is recorded of him aside from his name. ...

  1. Allhelgonadagen
  2. Tobias
  3. Hubert
  4. Sverker (changed from Nore in 1905)
  5. Eugen
  6. Gustav Adolf
  7. Ingegerd
  8. Vendela
  9. Teodor
  10. Martin Luther
  11. Mårten
  12. Konrad
  13. Kristian
  14. Emil
  15. Leopold
  16. Edmund
  17. Napoleon Gabriella
  18. Magnhild
  19. Elisabet
  20. Pontus
  21. Helga
  22. Cecilia
  23. Klemens
  24. Gudrun
  25. Katarina
  26. Torkel
  27. Astrid (changed from Estrid in 1907)
  28. Malte
  29. Sune
  30. Anders

December The festival of All Saints, also sometimes known as All Saints Day, All Hallows or Hallowmas (hallows meaning saints, and mas meaning Mass), is a feast celebrated in the honour of all the saints, known and unknown. ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... Gustav II Adolf (9 December 1594 – 6 November 1632 O.S.), widely known by the Latinized name Gustavus (II) Adolphus and sometimes as Gustav Adolf the Great (Swedish: ), was King of Sweden from 1611 until his death. ... Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. ... Saint Martin of Tours (Latin: Martinus), (316/317 – November 11, 397 in Candes) was a bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. ... Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, changed his name to Napoléon Bonaparte)[1] (15 August 1769; Ajaccio, Corsica – 5 May 1821; Saint Helena) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from... St. ... Pope Clement I, the bishop of Rome from roughly 88-98 AD who is also called Clement of Rome and Clemens Romanus, is considered to be the fourth pope, after Anacletus, according to Catholic tradition. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Saint Andrew (Greek: Ανδρέας, Andreas), called in the Orthodox tradition Protocletos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the elder brother of Saint Peter. ...

  1. Oskar
  2. Beata
  3. Lydia
  4. Barbro
  5. Sven
  6. Nikolaus
  7. Agaton
  8. Virginia
  9. Anna
  10. Malin
  11. Daniel
  12. Alexander
  13. Lucia
  14. Sten
  15. Gottfrid
  16. Assar
  17. Inge
  18. Abraham
  19. Isak
  20. Israel
  21. Tomas
  22. Natanael
  23. Adam
  24. Eva
  25. Juldagen (no name)
  26. Stefan
  27. Johannes
  28. Menlösa barns dag (no name)
  29. Abel
  30. Set
  31. Sylvester

For other uses, see Nicholas. ... This article is about the Biblical figure called Daniel. ... Saint Lucy of Syracuse, also known as Saint Lucia, Santa Lucia, or Saint Lukia, (traditional dates 283-304) was a rich young Christian martyr who is venerated as a Saint by Catholic and Orthodox Christians. ... “Abram” redirects here. ... Look up Thomas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Michelangelos Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel. ... Michelangelos Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel. ... Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... “St. ... John the Apostle (Greek Ιωάννης, see names of John) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. ... The Holy Innocents by Giotto di Bondone. ...

External link

  • List of all the names (Often 2 a day) Note that this page is in Swedish, but the months have similar names.


 

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