Swedish Names and Naming Practices
| Names | Naming Practices | |||
| Author / Editor | Title | Publication data / Comment | L | M |
| Naming Practices | ||||
| SweGGate | *** StarGuide on Naming practices *** | E | H | |
| Olsson Nils William | Some Notes on Swedish Names | >Go> . Very good article ! | E | I |
| Hans Högman | Surname practices in earlier times | >Go> . Long article | E | I |
| Barbara Price | Swedish Naming Patterns | Ancestry Magazine Personal experiences | E | I |
| SweGGate | Expressing relationships in Swedish | (and suggestion for our communication) | E | H |
| SweGGate | Common name changes | Guide and Examples | E | H |
| RSV | Swedish "Personnummer" =Personal ID number. | Unique # for every citizen since 1947. | S | I |
| RSV | Modern rules for names | RSV .. (RSV = Swedish "IRS") | S | I |
| Normering | Normative spelling of Swedish given names by Släktforskarförbundet | Recommended standard spelling of various name forms to use in genealogical records. IMPORTANT ! | S | I |
| Auktorisering | Authentication of names by Royal Swedish Library | Recommended standards for linking a name to an individual. In Swedish only but links to international versions. IMPORTANT ! | B | I |
| Names | ||||
| Namnarkivet | = Name Archive | Given names used in Sweden, incl immigrant names. Notes about meaning and origin. Statistics. USEFUL ! | S | I |
| SHM (Historiska) | Origin and meaning of given names | Government museum site. Name search. Very good and reliable ! | S | I |
| Svenska Akademin (Swedish Academy) |
Official list of Namnsdagar
(Name's Days) Every day in the almanac has 1-2 names connected. |
In Sweden many people do a small
celebration on their Name's Day(s). Alphabetical list (NOTE: dates are "day.month"). Origin/meaning of names (Almanac names only) |
S | I |
| Patricia Adams | Nordic Names (+links) | >Go> | E | I |
| Middle ages | SOFI is publishing very detailed reports on every known given name from the period ca 1000-1500. So far they covered A - G (A-F on line). Has lots of lit. references for known persons. Very detailed and useful but only in Swedish. | S | I | |
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