User:SvareJM/Sandbox/Nordic Given Names

Name Variations
Some caution must be exercised regarding the form of names found in the records. In many cases records were created by a person educated in another country or regions or taught to write by a person educated elsewhere. As in many cases we have no record of what a person called themselves, we are forced to rely on the records which tell us what the recorder considered was the correct form of a person’s name.

These name variants above are indicative of an important principle about names. In Sweden, it is not uncommon to call a person by an affectionate form of the given name. William, for example, in English-speaking countries is often know as Bill. This can be confusing in research, where for example someone may be called Kjerstin in the birth record, but later is called Stina in another record. Most names also have variant spellings. It really is not much of a problem, once you have learned to recognize these names. Some of the more common names and variants are listed below:

Male Names
Mattias, Mathias, Mattes, Mattis, Matthias, Mats, Matts Nicolaus, Nils, Niklas Olaus, Ola, Olof, Oluf, Olle, Olav Paulus, Paul, Pål, Påhl, Påfvel, Påfwel, Pofwel, Povel

This is not an all-inclusive, nor exclusive list. Some names may be found across cultures.

Female Names
Anna, Anika, Annicka, Aina, Ann, Anne, Anette, Annie Britta, Birgit, Birgitta, Brigitta, Brit, Brita Catharina, Catrina, Katrina, Trina, Cajsa, Kajsa, Cari, Carin, Kari, Karin, Karna, Katarina, Katinka, Katrin Cecelia, Ceselia, Cidza, Cissa, Citza, Sesla, Sessa, Siccla, Sidsa Sidse, Sidsela, Sidtse Sidtze, Sidtzela, Sissa, Sitza, Zidtza, Zissa, Zissela, Zitze Charlotta, Lotta, Lotten Christina, Kristina, Cherstin, Christin, Christine, Kerstin, Kirsti, Kjerstin, Kjersti, Kristin, Kristine, Christa, Stina Elisabetha, Elisabet, Elisa, Elise, Elsa, Else, Lisbet, Lisa, Lisken, Betty Johanna, Hanna Helena, Elena, Ellen, Eljena, Elin, Lena Karin see Catharina above Louisa, Lovisa Magdalena, Lena Maria, Maja, Maj, Mariana, Marianne, Marie, Marika, Marja, Mary, Mia, Majken Margareta, Margreta, Margit, Greta, Mareta, Maggie, Maret

Male Names
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Female Names
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Common Abbreviations

 * Surnames indicating gender
 * Term Replacement X for Christ