Sweden is one of the few countries in the world that has enacted laws that govern naming of children. Looking at Sweden female names, they are pretty and beautiful names that any girl would thank her parents for. Although there are laws for naming children in Sweden, the traditional naming system plays a major role when it comes to naming. For instance, Swedish surnames end with 'son', which is part of an obligatory culture to give all Swedish born citizens a surname. This article is mainly on Sweden female names and their meanings. You will definitely find a suitable name for your daughter in waiting.

Sweden names, especially first names, are always presentable. This is because the law does not allow offensive names, those causing discomfort or even unsuitable names, to be used in the country regardless of whether the name is being given to a child or an adult who wants to change his or her name.

Female names in Sweden

Adela: This name has a German Latin form, Adala. It means noble.
Agata: Has a Spanish and Italian-Latin form, Agatha. It means good.
Agda: Agatha is its Swedish-latin form. It means good.
Agneta: It means chaste or holy.
Barbara: It means strange or foreign.
Batilda: It means fight battle.
Benedikta: It means blessed.
Bothild: It means revenge.
Cajsa: It means pure.
Charlotta: It means a man
Dahlia: It is derived from a flower name. It means valley.
Emelie: It means rival.
Fredrika: It is a Swedish/ Norwegian feminine form of Fredrick. It means a peaceful ruler.
Freja: It means a lady or mistress.
Gard: It means enclosure or stronghold.
Gittan: It means one who is exalted.
Greta: Is a short form of Margareta from Sweden. It means pearl.
Gulla: It means war battle.
Helgi: It means holy or a person dedicated to gods.
Hillevi: It means a healthy battle maid.
Ide: It means industrious.
Ingegard: It means Ing’s enclosure.
Inghild: It means Ing’s worrior.
Jannike: It means God is gracious.
Kai: It means pure
Kristin: It means one who follows Christ.
Linn: It means twinflower.
Lovisa: It means a famous worrior.
Malin: One who is of Magdla.
Marna: One who belongs to the sea.
Mia: It means rebelliousness or obstinacy.
Mikaela: It is an exaltation of God brought out in form of a question “who is God like?”
Nilsine: It means people’s victor.
Oda: It means one who is deeply rich.
Ottalie: It means wealthy.
Pernilla: It means little rock.

Female Sweden names

Adahlia - This name means a flower or a noble person.
Agda – A person who is kind hearted with excellent qualities in relation building.
Bele – Is a person who roars
Briggeta – Is a female who is very strong
Caren – Is a woman who is pure and genuine
Duve – A woman with thrilling personality.
Edeltrude – One with extremely great strength
Egefride – A blessed and peace loving person
Filippa – An inspirational person
Haifa – One who is well shaped
Jannickle – It means gracious God
Linn – A flower name
Ros – A woman with rose qualities
Sissela – It means being blind
Tuva – Beautiful and charming lady.

List of old female names in Sweden

Names of Sweden female ladies can be put in different categories including the old female names in Sweden. Below is a list of names showing some of the old female names that you should know about:

Abelle
Abbleka
Acelia
Adalissa
Aghada
Agneta
Alguna
Barbara
Barbo
Barbara
Bencta
Clara
Constantia
Dorde
Dordi
Ebba
Edela
Edla
Fastrun
Fastvi

Felicia
Gerbog
Gerfridh
Hadhui
Hadwig
Haferdh
Ida
Iliana
Juliana
Jngeborg
Kadherin
Lena
Magga
Pernilla
Petronila
Radhborg
Ragna

Old female names in Sweden

Ragnborg
Ragnvi
Ragno
Rakel
Sara
Sibilla
Sigborg
Sighne
Stenfridh
Thiudhborg
Thora
Thorfridh
Thorgun
Ulfva
Unna
Valborg
Ybba

Names of female Sweden ladies

Ebba: Is among the very original Sweden names meaning queen of riches.
Hella: Hegla is it variant name. it means blessed or holy
Tilda: It is a traditional name though very popular today. It means battle and strength.
Britt: Is a short form of Brigitta Scandinavia.
Kajsa: It is a variant of the name Catherine meaning little Karin (pure).
Ronja: It means one who always brings victory.
My: This is the twelve letter from the Greek alphabet.
Tyra: A feminine version of Tyr meaning god of battle.
Svea: It means the realm of Svear.
Ingrid: It means ING is beautiful.
Liv: It means protection.
Sigrid: It is derived from two elements, sigri meaning victory and frior meaning beautiful.
Ida: Though it appears to be too feminine and quite delicate, its original meaning is work.
Siri: It means victory and beautiful.
Tuva: It means a bunch of grass.
Hedda: It means fight or war.
Astrid: It means strength.
Moa: Derived from the word moder which means mother in Sweden
Signe: It is one of the Swedish names with superb meaning. It means having a conquering perception.
Greta: It is derived from the word Griota which means stony stream.
Pia: It means the most beloved.
Gunhild: It is derived from Gunnhild, which is an Old Norse name with two elements gunnr and hildr. Gunnr means war while hildr means battle.

Top female names Sweden

There are female names in Sweden that most people prefer. This liking could be attributed to prettiness of the name or other factors like the naming system in Sweden. Below is a list of the top one hundred female first names starting from the most popular.

Maria
Elisabeth
Johanna
Anna
Kristina
Margareta
Eva
Birgita
Karin
Linnea
Marie
Ingrid
Sofia
Marianne
Kerstin
Lena
Helena
Sara
Emma
Katarina
Inger
Viktoria
Cecilia
Monica
Susanne
Elin
Jenny
Therese
Anita
Irene
Hanna
Louise
Carina
Ulla
Ingegerd
Ann
Gunilla
Viola
Linda
Helen
Ida
Malin
Annika
Matilda
Ulrika
Elsa
Josefin
Annette
Sofie
Barbro
Astrid
Anneli
Caroline
Alice
Julia
Siv
Kristin
Emelie
Karolina
Asa
Lisa
Camilla
Amanda
Madeleine
Yvonne
Britt
Erika
Agneta
Lovisa
Rut
Gun

Charlotte
Sandra
Rebecka
Berit
Frida
Maja
Alexandra
Ellinor
Isabelle
Jessica
Anna- Marie
Inga
Marta
Charlotta
Emilia
Ellen
Ebba
Ingeborg
Klara
Sonja

Birgit
Ann- Christin
Maj
Olivia
Pia
Gunnel
Mona
Lisbeth
Agnes.

Female names of Sweden

Affton – meaning evening or afternoon. Derived from river Afton.
Agata – a good person at heart and in mind.
Bim – is a mighty female of the sea.
Bodil – is one when in battle will always find remedy.
Carin – a little and dear lady
Christana – is a woman who follows Jesus Christ teachings
Edrit – kind hearted woman who is very talented
Effe – she is well spoken and tells the truth always
Germund – mankind protector
Haidi – a stranger
Leva – it means to live
Marikka – a woman with turbulent personality
Ronja – it means a daughter belonging to a robber.
Stina – a very good Christian

Sweden female names are quite good. From the options provided above, you have the freedom of choosing a name that suits your child best. Find one that represents who you want your child to turn out to be and bless your choice with a blissful heart.