Monday, April 14, 2008

Namesdays 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.

The list
January
February
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. March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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