This is the old Swedish name day calendar, sanctioned by the

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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. It is intended that this list will be updated every 15 years. In the year of 2022 seven new names will be added . In Sweden, it is not uncommon for people to celebrate their name day. The tradition originated with the Calendar of Saints.

January

# Nyårsdagen (no name) #Svea #Alfred # Rut # Hanna # Trettondedag jul (no name) # August #Erland #

Gunnar Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior ...

#Sigurd #Jan #Frideborg #Knut #Felix #Laura # Hjalmar # Anton #Hilda #Henrik #Fabian # Agnes #

Vincent Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

#Emelie #Erika # Paulus #Botilda #Göte # Karl ( *) #Valter #Gunilla #Ivar

February

#Max # Kyndelsmässodagen (no name) #Disa # Ansgar #Agata #Dorotea #Rikard #Berta #Fanny #Eugenia #Yngve #Evelina #Agne #

Valentin Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule, terco". It comes from the Latin name ''Valentinus'', as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Latin America ...

Sigfrid Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...

#Julia #Alexandra #Frida #Gabriella #Hulda #Hilding #Martina #Torsten #Mattias #Sigvard #Torgny #Lage # Maria , Maja #(only in Leap Years)In leap years February 24 was considered leap day with no name associated to it, thus moving the following February name days one day forward.

March

#Ernst #Gunborg #Adrian #Tora #Ebba #Camilla #Filippa #

Torbjörn Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn (given name) are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the Old Norse and Icelandic name ''Þorbjörn'', meaning thunder (from the name Thor) and bear. Other variants of the name include the ...

#Ethel #Edvin #Viktoria ( *) Regina #Greger #Matilda #Kristoffer #Herbert #Gertrud # Edvard # Josef #Joakim # Bengt #Viktor #Gerda #Gabriel # Marie bebådelsedag (no name) #Emanuel #Rudolf #Malkolm #Jonas # #Holger #Ester, Noa

April

#Harald #Gudmund #Ferdinand #Ambrosius #Nanna #Vilhelm #Ingemund #Hemming #Otto #Ingvar #Ulf #Julius #Artur #Tiburtius #Olivia #Patrik #Elias #Valdemar # Olaus Petri #Amalia # Anselm #Albertina #

Georg Georg may refer to: * Georg (film), ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also

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#Vega # Markus #Teresia #

Engelbrekt Engelbrecht (or Englebrecht, Engelbrekt) is a common family name ( surname) of Germanic origin. The name ''Engelbrecht'' has multiple translations, including "Angel Glorious" and "Bright Angel". The Surname Database says the name is a Dutch varian ...

#Ture # Tove #Mariana

May

Valborg Walpurgis Night (), an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German ), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve), is the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess i ...

#Filip #Göta #Monika #Gotthard #Sigmund #Gustava #

Åke Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/Norwegian ...

#Bille #Esbjörn #Märta #Carlos #Linnea #Halvard #Sofia #Hilma # Rebecka #Erik #Alrik #Karolina #Konstantin #Henning # Desideria #Ragnvald #Urban #Vilhelmina #Blenda #Ingeborg #Baltsar #Fritjof #Isabella

June

#Gun, Gunnel #Rutger #Ingemar #Holmfrid #Bo #

Gustav Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media *Primeval (film), ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film *Gustav (film series), ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hu ...

#Robert # Salomon #Börje #Svante #Bertil #Eskil #Aina #Håkan #Justina #Axel #Torborg #Björn #Germund #Flora #Alf #Paulina #Adolf # Johannes Döparens dag # David #

Rakel Rachel ( he, רָחֵל, Modern: Raḥel, Tiberian: Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl), meaning " ewe", is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob. Ashkenazi Jewish matronymi ...

#Selma #Leo # Petrus #Elof

July

Aron Aron may refer to: Characters *Aron (comics), from the Marvel Universe comic ''Aron! HyperSpace Boy!'' *Aron (Pokémon), in the ''Pokémon'' franchise * Aron Trask, from John Steinbeck's novel ''East of Eden'' *Áron or Aaron, the brother of Mos ...

#Rosa #Aurora #Ulrika #Melker #Esaias #Klas #Kjell #Götilda #Anund #Eleonora #Herman #Joel #Folke #Ragnhild #Reinhold #Alexis #Fredrik #

Sara Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhal ...

#Margareta #Johanna # Magdalena #Emma #Kristina # Jakob #Jesper #Marta #Botvid #Olof, Olle # Algot #Helena, Elin

August

# Per #Karin #Tage #Arne #Ulrik #Sixten #Dennis #Sylvia ( *) #Roland #

Lars Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...

#Susanna #Klara #Hillevi #Ebbe #Stella #Brynolf #Verner #Helena #Magnus # Bernhard #Josefina #Henrietta #Signe # Bartolomeus #Lovisa #Östen #Rolf #Fatima,Leila #Hans #Albert #Arvid

September

#Samuel #Justus #Alfhild, Alva #

Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...

#Adela #Sakarias #Regina #Alma #Augusta #Tord #Dagny #Tyra #Ambjörn #Ida #Sigrid, Siri #Eufemia #Hildegard #Alvar #Fredrika #Lisa # Matteus #Maurits #Tekla #Gerhard #Signild #Einar #Dagmar #Lennart # Mikael #Helge

October

#Ragnar #Love, Ludvig #Evald #

Frans Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François''. One cognate of Frans in English is ''Francis''. Given name * Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplomat ...

#Bror #Jenny, Jennifer #

Birgitta Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name ''Brighid''. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit and Britta became common ...

#Nils #Ingrid #Helmer #Erling #Valfrid #Teofil #Manfred #Hedvig #Finn #Antoinetta #

Lukas Lukas is a form of the Latin name Lucas. Popularity In 2013 it was the ninth most popular name for boys in Australia. Meaning and different spellings * Amharic - Luqas (ሉቃስ) * Arabic - Luqa (لوقا) / Luqas (لوكاس) * Armenian - Ղ ...

#Tore # Sibylla (changed from Kasper in 1934) #Birger #Seved #Sören #Evert #Inga #Amanda #Sabina # Simon #Viola #Elsa #Edit

November

# Allhelgonadagen #Tobias, Tim #Hubert #Sverker (changed from Nore in 1905) #Eugen # Gustav Adolf #Ingegerd #Vendela #Teodor # Martin Luther # Mårten #Konrad #Christian #Emil #Leopold #Edmund #

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

#Magnhild # Elisabet #Pontus #Helga #Cecilia # Klemens #Gudrun #Katarina #Torkel # Astrid (changed from Estrid in 1907) #Malte #Sune # Anders

December

# Oskar #Beata #Lydia, Cornelia #Barbro #Sven # Nikolaus #Agaton #Virginia #Anna #Malin #

Daniel Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

#Alexander #

Lucia Lucia may refer to: Arts and culture * ''Lucía'', a 1968 Cuban film by Humberto Solás * ''Lucia'' (film), a 2013 Kannada-language film * '' Lucia & The Best Boys'', a Scottish indie rock band formerly known as ''LUCIA'' * "Lucia", a Swedish c ...

#Sten #Gottfrid #Assar #Inge # Abraham # Isak # Israel # Tomas #Natalie #

Adam Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

# Eva # Juldagen (no name) # Stefan—Staffan # Johannes # Menlösa barns dag (no name) # Abel #

Set Set, The Set, SET or SETS may refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Mathematics *Set (mathematics), a collection of elements *Category of sets, the category whose objects and morphisms are sets and total functions, respectively Electro ...

Sylvester Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a ...

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