| | This article does not cite any references or sources. (May 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. | 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 - Nyårsdagen (no name)
- Svea
- Alfred
- Rut
- Hanna
- Trettondedag jul (no name)
- August
- Erland
- Gunnar
- Sigurd
- Hugo
- Frideborg
- Knut
- Felix
- Laura
- Hjalmar
- Anton
- Hilda
- Henrik
- Fabian
- Agnes
- Vincent
- Emilia
- Erika
- Paulus
- Botilda
- Göte
- Karl (*)
- Valter
- Gunhild
- 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. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
- Max
- Kyndelsmässodagen (no name)
- Disa
- Ansgar
- Agata
- Dorotea
- Rikard
- Berta
- Fanny
- Eugenia
- Yngve
- Evelina
- Agne
- Valentin
- Sigfrid
- Julia
- Alexandra
- Frida
- Gabriella
- Hulda
- Hilding
- Martina
- Torsten
- Mattias
- Sigvard
- Torgny
- Lage
- 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. ...
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Saint Valentine (also Valentinus) refers to one of several martyred saints of ancient Rome. ...
Saint Sigfrid (Sigfried, Siegfrid, Siegfried, Sigfridus) (Glastonbury, ?âVäxjö, 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 - Albin
- Ernst
- Gunborg
- Adrian
- Tora
- Ebba
- Ottilia
- Filippa
- Torbjörn
- Ethel
- Edvin
- Viktoria (*)
- Greger
- Matilda
- Kristofer
- Herbert
- Gertrud
- Edvard
- Josef
- Joakim
- Bengt
- Viktor
- Gerda
- Gabriel
- Marie bebådelsedag (no name)
- Emanuel
- Rudolf
- Malkolm
- Jonas
- Holger
- 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). ...
- Harald
- Gudmund
- Ferdinand
- Ambrosius
- Nanna
- Vilhelm
- Ingemund
- Hemming
- Otto
- Ingvar
- Ulf
- Julius
- Artur
- Tiburtius
- Olivia
- Patrik
- Elias
- Valdemar
- Olaus Petri
- Amalia
- Anselm
- Albertina
- Georg
- Vega
- Markus
- Teresia
- Engelbrekt
- Ture
- Tyko
- Mariana
| May For other uses of Timothy, see Timothy (disambiguation). ...
Petri outside Storkyrkan, Stockholm Olof Persson (sometimes Petersson; born January 6, 1493 in Ãrebro, 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 â 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 (×רק×ס, Greek: ÎάÏκοÏ) (1st century) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark and a companion of Peter. ...
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (appr. ...
- Valborg
- Filip
- Göta
- Monika
- Gotthard
- Sigmund
- Gustava
- Åke
- Jonatan
- Esbjörn
- Märta
- Charlotta
- Linnea
- Halvard
- Sofia
- Hilma
- Rebecka
- Erik
- Alrik
- Karolina
- Konstantin
- Henning
- Desideria
- Ragnvald
- Urban
- Vilhelmina
- Blenda
- Ingeborg
- Baltsar
- Fritjof
- Isabella
| June Walpurgis Night in Sweden. ...
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Rebekah (Rebecca or Rivkah) (רִ×Ö°×§Ö¸× Captivating, Enchantingly Beautiful, Noose or Snare, Standard Hebrew Rivqa, Tiberian Hebrew Riá¸qÄh) is the wife of Isaac. ...
- Gun, Gunnel
- Rutger, Roger
- Ingemar, Gudmar
- Solbritt, Solveig
- Bo
- Gustav, Gösta
- Robin, Robert
- Eivor, Majvor
- Börje, Birger
- Svante, Boris
- Bertil, Berthold
- Eskil
- Aina, Aino
- Håkan, Hakon
- Margit, Margot
- Axel, Axelina
- Torborg, Torvald
- Björn, Bjarne
- Germund, Görel
- Linda
- Alf, Alvar
- Paulina, Paula
- Adolf, Alice
- Johannes Döparens dag
- David, Salomon
- Rakel, Lea
- Selma, Fingal
- Leo
- Peter, Petra Petrus
- 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. ...
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- Aron
- Rosa
- Aurora
- Ulrika
- Melker
- Esaias
- Klas
- Kjell
- Götilda
- Anund
- Eleonora
- Herman
- Joel
- Folke
- Ragnhild
- Reinhold
- Alexis
- Fredrik
- Sara
- Margareta
- Johanna
- Magdalena
- Emma
- Kristina
- Jakob
- Jesper
- Marta
- Botvid
- Olof
- Algot
- 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. ...
- Per
- Karin
- Tage
- Arne
- Ulrik
- Sixten
- Arnold
- Sylvia (*)
- Roland
- Lars
- Susanna
- Klara
- Hillevi
- Ebbe
- Stella
- Brynolf
- Verner
- Helena
- Magnus
- Bernhard
- Josefina
- Henrietta
- Signe
- Bartolomeus
- Lovisa
- Östen
- Rolf
- Augustin
- Hans
- Albert
- 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 â 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 (1090âAugust 21, 1153) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order. ...
For other uses, see Bartholomew (disambiguation). ...
âAugustinusâ redirects here. ...
- Samuel
- Justus
- Alfhild
- Moses
- Adela
- Sakarias
- Regina
- Alma
- Augusta
- Tord
- Dagny
- Tyra
- Ambjörn
- Ida
- Sigrid
- Eufemia
- Hildegard
- Alvar
- Fredrika
- Agda
- Matteus
- Maurits
- Tekla
- Gerhard
- Signild
- Enar
- Dagmar
- Lennart
- Mikael
- Helge
| October Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ...
Matthew the Evangelist (×ת×, Gift of the LORD, Standard Hebrew and Tiberian Hebrew: Mattay; Septuagint Greek: ÎαÏθαίοÏ, 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. ...
- Ragnar
- Ludvig
- Evald
- Frans
- Bror
- Jenny
- Birgitta
- Nils
- Ingrid
- Helmer
- Erling
- Valfrid
- Teofil
- Manfred
- Hedvig
- Fingal
- Antoinetta
- Lukas
- Tore
- Sibylla (changed from Kasper in 1934)
- Birger
- Seved
- Sören
- Evert
- Inga
- Amanda
- Sabina
- Simon
- Viola
- Elsa
- Edit
| November Saint Francis of Assisi (September 26, 1181 â 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 (×××§×, 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 ש××¢×× hearkening; listening, Standard Hebrew Å imÊ¿on, Tiberian Hebrew Å imʿôn), was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus: little is recorded of him aside from his name. ...
- Allhelgonadagen
- Tobias
- Hubert
- Sverker (changed from Nore in 1905)
- Eugen
- Gustav Adolf
- Ingegerd
- Vendela
- Teodor
- Martin Luther
- Mårten
- Konrad
- Kristian
- Emil
- Leopold
- Edmund
- Napoleon Gabriella
- Magnhild
- Elisabet
- Pontus
- Helga
- Cecilia
- Klemens
- Gudrun
- Katarina
- Torkel
- Astrid (changed from Estrid in 1907)
- Malte
- Sune
- 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. ...
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Gustav II Adolf (9 December 1594 â 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 â February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. ...
Saint Martin of Tours (Latin: Martinus), (316/317 â 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 â 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...
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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: ÎνδÏÎαÏ, Andreas), called in the Orthodox tradition Protocletos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the elder brother of Saint Peter. ...
- Oskar
- Beata
- Lydia
- Barbro
- Sven
- Nikolaus
- Agaton
- Virginia
- Anna
- Malin
- Daniel
- Alexander
- Lucia
- Sten
- Gottfrid
- Assar
- Inge
- Abraham
- Isak
- Israel
- Tomas
- Natanael
- Adam
- Eva
- Juldagen (no name)
- Stefan
- Johannes
- Menlösa barns dag (no name)
- Abel
- Set
- Sylvester
| For other uses, see Nicholas. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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John the Apostle (Greek ÎÏάννηÏ, 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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