From a medieval form of any of the Old English names Ælfwine Æðelwine or Ealdwine.

Swedish male family names. The most common secondary patronyms in Sweden 2015 are. That is the reason that we in Sweden have so many family names ending with -son Andersson Svensson Larsson Nilsson Olsson Johansson Persson Karlsson Gustafsson Eriksson and so on As you probably understand there was literary hundreds of thousands of people living in Sweden that shared the exact same name during all periods of time. Lilly Pulitzer American socialite and fashion designer and Emily in Paris actress Lily Collins.

As a Scandinavian name it is derived from Alfvin an Old Norse cognate of Ælfwine. From Swedish dal Old Norse dalr meaning dale valley and man Old Norse maðr meaning man. The Scandinavian form of the English name Ivor.

Arrhenius Swedish Rare The name of two separate family linages with no relation between each other. Real farm names are sometimes used in Sweden as well although ornamental names. One family originates from Linköping Östergötland and probably got its name from Ancient Greek ᾰρρην árrhēn male taken from the last syllable of ancestors last name Kapfelman.

But sadly it was not given the seal of approval by my Swede and thus there are no little Kais in our family. This name is the Swedish and Low German form of Leonard. I still dont know why whenever I mention to a Swede my age that Kai is one of my all-time favorite Swedish male names I get a giggle or a funny look.

And what is the most common name for men in Sweden. Lillian Lilion Lily Lillie. Filter and advanced search among Old Swedish Names in our Name Finder.

It was revived in the 19th century in part from a surname that was derived from the Old English names. The Swedish version of. Alvin m English Swedish.