Emily Walker
Cats are popular pets, and there are many different ways to name them.
If you’re looking for a unique name for your new kitty, why not consider a Scandinavian name?
These names are elegant and stylish, and they’re sure to make your cat stand out from the crowd.
Here are some of our favorite Scandinavian cat names. Enjoy!
| Names | Meanings |
| Edzard | Strong egde |
| Odin |
Daffodil yellow flowers
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| Bori |
One who is a father of the warrior
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| Peer |
Another name of Peter, a rock
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| Rosco |
A heathland of the deer
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| Lassen |
A Son of Lars. A son of a honorable and famous one
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| Khristos |
Khristos means Christ
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| Kasper |
Kaser means A treasured secret
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| Kasyn |
Kasyn name means He is Chaste
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| Asbjorn |
Old Norse – Divine Bear
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| Jakob |
Holder of the heel, name from the Old Testament
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| Ludvigs | Fame or war. |
| Olva |
Down hill of the families.
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| Nilsson |
Son of Nell or son of Neil.
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| Jokith |
Icelandic name meaning Glacier of ice
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| Aaren |
Lofty or inspired. it also means high mountain
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| Hendrick |
Rules his household
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| Denby |
One who is from Danish settlement
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| Klaus |
Klaus means The People’s Victory
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| Oswinn |
Name given to the friend of God
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| Larsen |
One who achived a great Victory
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| Toralf |
Supernatural powers of the thunder God
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| Erle |
Supernatural powers of the thunder God
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| Lief |
A person first in the line of ancestry, a heir
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| Gunner |
Bold Warrior or Battle Strong
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| Hendrixx |
Variation of Henry which means Estate ruler
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| Nanne |
Mercy or caring or passionate.
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| Canute | To tie in a knot |
| Astor |
One who is looking for a prey, Hawk and thunder
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| Kristian |
Kristian means Christian
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| Brynklie |
A man with an armour
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| Borghild |
A war in the fortifications
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| Erikson |
Son or Erik, ruler of the people.
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| Tem | A famous man |
| Bodie |
One who is sheltered
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| Fridtjof |
The one who stoles the harmony.
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| Quirinus |
Swedish name meaning spear
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| Burr |
A beautiful youth
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| Eudelme |
A grove of yew trees.
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| Borgny |
One who gladly helps
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| Oswin |
Name given to a God’s friend
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| Finn |
A ‘fair’ or ‘white’ person
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| Eudel |
From the yew tree valley.
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| Borge |
A helping person
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| Makaiden |
One who is known as a famous warrior
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| Jeppe |
The person who illegally holds the place of another person.
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| Osmin |
A person who is under God’s protection
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| Osca |
Heavenly combatant who always battle for God’s sake.
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| Bodine | To find shelter |
| Ebbe |
It means Brave like a Boar.
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| Janson | Son of Jan |
| Havard | High guardian |
| Esben | A divine bear. |
| Tord |
The Thunder God
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| Kristoffer |
Bearing Christ, Carrier of Christ, A variant form of Christopher and Kristopher
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| Britt | One of strenght |
| Broder |
To be someone’s brother
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| Hanson | Son of Hans |
| Jerker |
Old Norse – Ever Ruling, Island Ruler, Ever Ruler, A variant of Eric
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| Eric |
Ever or eternal ruler.
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| Names | Meanings |
| Gersemi | Precious as a gem and valuable as a jewel. |
| Laila |
Laila means Night
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| Nessarose |
The rose of the peninsula
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| Karlie |
Karlie means Free Woman
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| Etna |
The name of a 5th century Irish saint.
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| Rona |
Fame, Friend, Spear, Pike, White, Fair, Blessed, Holy, Fair Haired, A variant spelling of Rhona
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| Rakel |
A variant of Rachel
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| Jakobina |
May the Lord watch over her
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| Synnove |
A girl who was the Sun’s gift, To be gifted by the Sun
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| Smilla |
One who is always smiling a beautiful smile
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| Olga | The holy light |
| Dagmara |
Maiden, unmarried
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| Norell |
From the northern land or part.
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| Eslanda | Truth. |
| Erynne |
Feminized word used in poetry for referring to Ireland.
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| Rigmor |
Rich, Powerful, Ruler, Spirit, Courage, Maid, A variant is Rigmora
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| Somerild |
One who is a traveler in the summer
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| Carina | She who is dear |
| Sigrun |
To achieve secret victories
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| Esabell |
Somebody who has been devoted to god.
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| Lynnea |
A name of a flower
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| Eyre |
One who lives at the gravel bank river
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| Lisana |
My God is perfection
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| Rhetta |
Advice, Speaker, A variant of Reta and a spelling variant is Rheta
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| Britta |
She is of strenght
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| Carianne |
A mericul and pure woman
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| Petronella |
Country bumpkin, Old Greek – Rock, Stone, A variant of Petronia, A variant of Petra
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| Nessa |
Peninsulas, outcrop, point, cliff.
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| Karalyn |
Karalyn name means Pure, True or Bright
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| Pernilla |
Old Greek – Rock, Stone, A variant of Petra
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| Karalee |
Karalee name means Pure, Fair
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| Kristina |
A woman of Christian faith
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| Susannah |
She is just like the lily flower
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| Dagmar | A mother |
| Oddlaug |
Means derived of water.
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| Erikka |
A feminized word which means a ruler.
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| Tonje |
One who cant be labelled with a price
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| Gefjun |
The person who provides prosperity.
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| Silka |
A dim-sighted woman. Short of Cecilia
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| Uzma |
Grand, Greatest, Supreme, Ultimate
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| Gulla |
Yellow or divine sea.
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| Lise |
Swedish form of the name Lisa
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| Erilyn |
A combination of two words Eric and Lynn.
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| Sunnie |
She is the Sun’s gift
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| Erica |
Forever strong or ever queenly.
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| Annika |
Variation of Anna, which means Grace
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| Freyja |
A name given to the lady of love, beauty and death
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| Elna |
A creative as well as creative person
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| Else |
This is used as an abbreviation of Elisabeth or it can also mean one who is noble.
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| Oddveig |
Moksha is a Sanskrit word that means salvation or to be relieved.
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| Brigid |
A Celtic goddess of poetry and fire
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| Erika |
A feminized form of the name Eric meaning someone who rules the world.
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| Synne |
She who is of the Sun
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| Dahlia |
Dwells in the valley
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| Gerd |
A plot of ground where plants are cultivated.
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| Kristin |
Kristin means She Who Follows Christ
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| Nysse |
Spell variant of Mohammad that means the graceful of all.
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| Kajsa |
The name Kajsa means Pure
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| Eirny |
One who is born of new healing and is fresh
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| Hanne |
Grace, charm, elegance
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Norwegian Cat Names
| Names | Meanings |
| Flosi |
Saga name of a Chieftain
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| Finn | Wanderer |
| Rane | Queen, pure |
| Arvid |
Tree of the eagle
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| Tregul |
Tree gold, amber
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| Brynjar | Warrior in armor |
| Forseti |
God of justice, peace and truth
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| Colden | Coal town |
| Fritjof |
One who steals peace
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| Agnar | Sharp |
| Kari | Chaste, pure |
| Kolr | Black/coal |
| Bausi | Proud |
| Modi | God of rage |
| Búri | The first God |
| Linnea |
Lime tree, national flower of Sweden
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| Vegard | Protection |
| Colby |
Town of darkness
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| Vidar |
Fighter in the woods
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| Fiske | Fish |
| Reidun | Nest, lovely |
| Hillevi | Happy in war |
| Svart | Black |
| Mikkel | God-like |
| Astrid | Divine beauty |
| Finn | Wanderer |
| Borgny | Help/new |
| Einar | Warrior, leader |
| Tollak | Play, game |
| Bestla |
An ancient Frost Giantess
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| Kleng | Claw, has claws |
| Else |
My god/perfection
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| Sif |
Wife of Thor, had beautiful hair
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| Aricin |
Son of the eternal king
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| Benedikte | Blessed |
| Lovise |
Renowned warrior
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| Fricka |
Mother of all, protectress of children
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| Asta | Divine beauty |
| Máni | God of moon |
| Sassa | Divine beauty |
Check the full list of Norwegian cat names
Swedish Cat Names
| Names | Meanings |
| Egonia | Edge of a sword |
| Egefride |
A peace loving individual who is blessed
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| Sire |
A victorious woman
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| Teresia | The harvester |
| Elvan |
This name basically means colours.
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| Sven |
One who is a Boy, a chap
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| Lexandra |
Form of the name Alexandra meaning Defender of men
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| Emma |
The meaning of this name is universal whole.
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| Rubert |
One who has the glorious light
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| Anneli |
Graced with God’s Bounty, Favor, Beautiful, Graceful Meadow, A variant of Annali
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| Brigetta |
A very strong female
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| Signe | To bring victory |
| Oliver |
The one who represents the emblem of peace or olive tree.
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| Eija |
Happy and bright person who is studious natured
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| Anneline |
God is gracious one and he has answered the prayers
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| Olander |
The one who is having a quick and penetrating intelligence.
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| Astrid |
A Girl who is divinely beautiful
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| Halen | Hall |
| Kerry |
The name Kerrstin means Christian
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| Jager |
To chase or to hunt.
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| Adam | Man, earth |
| Lucas |
One who gives light
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| Stig | To be on a path |
| Eina |
A guardian of properity, beautiful eyes
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| Bodil |
One who finds remedy in a battle
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| Ella |
One who is a beautiful fairy, one who enjoys life
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| Eilhard |
Egde of sword, hardy and loves fellow men
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| Annika |
Variation of Anna, which means Grace
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| Rikke |
A might and rich ruler
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| Annelie |
Graced with God’s Bounty, Favor, Beautiful, Graceful Meadow, A variant of Annali, Grace, Favor
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| Bore |
He is like the north wind
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| Olof |
Remnant, left over, vestige, artefact.
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| Aurela |
A beautiful golden dawn, royal throne
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| Jannicke | Gracious God |
| Freja |
Referring to a Lady or a Mistress, a Goddess of beauty
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| Sixten |
A victory firm as a stone
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| Ebba |
It means strong .
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| William |
Will or Desire to Protect
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| Malena |
A scandinavian name, woman from the tower
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| Rosel |
A woman of roses
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Check the full list of Swedish cat names
Icelandic Cat Names
| Names | Meanings |
| Hella | A quaint, small town in Iceland. |
| Hengil |
A volcanic mountain range in Iceland.
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| Púki |
Means ‘little devil’, which will be very appropriate for some boy cats.
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| Laki |
A cool series of volcanic craters.
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| Kristín |
Another cool-sounding common name in Iceland.
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| Gulfoss |
A majestic waterfall located in Iceland.
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| Vogar |
A small town in Iceland that I think works as a nice name.
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| Bjarki |
Means ‘bear cub’ which works well for cats that resemble little bears.
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| Foss |
The Icelandic word for ‘waterfall’.
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| Svala |
A famous Icelandic pop singer.
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| Flóki |
Old Norse word meaning ‘tuft of hair’.
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| Frida |
A Nordic word from the Viking age meaning ‘peace’.
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| Geir |
An Icelandic word for ‘spear’.
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| Mosfellsbaer |
A town in Iceland that makes for a cool name!
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| Snúður |
A bun, but I think it’s a cool-sounding word. It’s pronounced “snoo-thur”.
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| Hekla |
An impressive-looking volcano.
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| Gierá |
A river in Iceland that originated from glaciers.
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| Elska |
Means ‘my love’, how cute!
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| Björk |
One of the most famous Icelandic female pop singers.
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| Màna |
Means ‘Monday’.
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| Brandsson |
A strong Norse name meaning ‘swordblade’.
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| Esjan |
A volcanic mountain range in Iceland.
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| Astrid |
A Nordic word from the Viking age meaning ‘beautiful’.
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| Fiskur | Means ‘fish’. |
| Helga |
A popular Icelandic name.
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| Selja |
Another waterfall – as you can tell, Iceland is pretty famous for its waterfalls.
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| Hai |
One of the tallest waterfalls in Iceland, and a pretty cool-sounding name.
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| Gunnar |
Another popular name that I think sounds cool.
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| Baldur |
A Norse and Icelandic name that means ‘prince’.
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| Jón |
Most popular male name in Iceland.
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| Anna |
Most common female name in Iceland.
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| Viktor |
I know a cat called Viktor, I’m not sure the owners know it means ‘winner’ in Icelandic though.
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| Nenna |
Means ‘can’t be bothered’, the meaning is not ideal but it sounds good to say and no one will know!
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| Magnus |
A powerful name in Iceland meaning ‘great’.
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| Jorsa |
The longest river in Iceland.
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| Köttur |
Means ‘cat’ in Icelandic.
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| Sigrún |
A cool-sounding Icelandic name.
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Finnish Cat Names
| Names | Meanings |
| Silja | Blind |
| Maki | Hill |
| Santeri |
Defender of mankind
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| Juuso |
God shall add another
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| Enrica | Ever powerful |
| Urho | Brave |
| Lahja | Gift |
| Rupu | Behold, a son |
| Teemu |
Victory of the people
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| Thor | Thunder |
| Terje | Of Thor’s spear |
| Kirsi | Believer |
| Sigrath | Winning advisor |
| Manni | Man |
| Valto | Ruler |
| Tero | Man |
| Säde | Ray of light |
| Fanni |
Woman from France
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| Aaroni | Light bringer |
| Esa | God delivers |
| Katri | Female |
| Sanna | Lily |
| Pasi | Royal |
| Mika | Who is as God |
| Harri | Home ruler |
| Liisa |
Consecrated by God
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| Oiva | Splendid |
| Pekka | Stone |
| Louhi | Trance |
| Luukas | From Lucania |
| Miia | Rebellious |
| Sepi | From Sebastos |
| Geir | Spear |
| Alina | Light |
| Inka | Foremost one |
| Alvar | Elf warrior |
| Hannele | Favour, grace |
| Iima | Air |
| Asta | Strength |
| Eleonoora | Foreign |
| Suvi | Summer |
| Jaana | Rebellious |
| Lius | Light |
| Edvard | Wealthy guard |
| Heikki |
Ruler of the estate
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| Raimo |
Protected counsel
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| Aino | The only one |
| Teija | Gift of God |
Check the full list of Finnish cat names
Danish Cat Names
| Names | Meanings |
| Bjorn | This unique name means “bear” |
| Lisbet |
This name from Denmark means “promise of God”
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| Frans | Meaning “free” |
| Kirstine |
Meaning “Christian woman”
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| Soren |
This unique name from Denmark means “stern”
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| Dorothea |
Meaning “gift of God”
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| Kirsten |
Of Danish origin, this name means “Christian”
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| Kresten |
Meaning “Christian man”
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| Hagen |
Meaning “the highest son”
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| Palle |
This Scandinavian boys name means “tiny, petite”
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| Birger |
Meaning “one who helps”
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| Frode |
This boys name from the Viking Age name means “wise and clever”
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| Embla |
Of Danish origin, this name means “elm tree”
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| Rolf |
Of Danish origin, this boys name means “legendary wolf”
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| Hemming |
Meaning “changing shapes”
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| Agneta | Meaning “pure” |
| Arvada |
This unique name means “eagle”
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| Alberte |
Meaning “noble and bright”
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| Nikolai |
Meaning “people’s triumph”
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| Edvin |
This Scandinavian name means “rich or wealthy friend”
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| Christer |
This Danish baby name means “Christian man”
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| Grete | Meaning “pearl” |
| Franz | Meaning “free” |
| Arne |
This boys name has Old Norse origin from the Viking Age and means “eagle, ruler”
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| Belinde |
Meaning “very beautiful”
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| Oluf |
This boys name of Danish origin means “descendant of”
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| Jerrik |
Meaning “King forever”
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| Svante |
This Danish name means “celebrating people”
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| Ellinor |
Meaning “sympathy, compassion”
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| Christen |
Meaning “Christian man”
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| Alfred |
This sweet boys name means “elfin counsellor”
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| Gregers |
Meaning “awake or watchful”
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| Hella |
Meaning “divine woman”
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| Jensine |
This Danish girls’ name means “God is generous”
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| Johan |
Meaning “God is gracious”
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| Margareta |
This girls’ name of Danish origin means “pearl”
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| Knud |
Meaning “knot” and is the Danish form of the Old Norse name Knutr
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| Bendt |
Meaning “the blessed one”
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| Astrid |
This quirky name from the Viking Age means “beautiful goddess”
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| Karyn |
This Danish baby name means “pure”
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Check the full list of Danish cat names
So there you have it – a list of some of the most popular Scandinavian cat names. If you’re looking for a unique name that will make your kitty stand out from the rest, there are plenty of Nordic cat names that might be perfect for your kitten!
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