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Japanese-Norwegian names
Aina
Anna
Erika
Gina
Jo
Kai
Karen
Karin
Lena
Leo
Lina
Lisa
Maria
Marie
Marina
Mie
Runa
Sara
Additional Japanese-Norwegian results
Japanese names that may also be Norwegian words
The following names often appeared in Norwegian language web pages. That means that they are either Norwegian words, or names which are very familiar to Norwegian speakers.
Norwegian names that may also be Japanese words
These names often appeared in Japanese language web pages.
Fuzzy matches
These are names that would have been the same between the languages, if it hadn't been for a single character difference. Each entry shows an approximate match with the Japanese name on the left, and the Norwegian name on the right.
Featured in baby name books
Anna
Anna is a form of Hannah and Ann, meaning “grace” or a woman favored by God. In the Gospel of Luke, Anna is an elderly widow and prophetess at the Jerusalem temple who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Classic Biblical Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Erika
Erika is the feminine form of Eric, a Norse name meaning “everlasting ruler.”
Gina
Gina began as a short form of names like Regina (“queen”), Angelina, Georgina, or Virginia. Other meanings offered are Hebrew “garden,” Japanese “silvery,” and Greek “farmer.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names Made Easy
Jo
Jo serves as a short form of Joanna or Josephine, or of any other name that begins with Jo. Jo is also a feminine version of Joseph and carries the meaning “God will add.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, The Best Baby Names for Girls
Kai
Kai is most often linked to Hawaiian “sea,” and is rising, especially for boys. Kai is also Japanese for “forgiveness.”
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, The Best Baby Names for Boys, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Karen
Karen is a Danish or Scandinavian form of Katherine, meaning “pure.” Karen took hold in the U.S. in the 1920s and was top five through much of the 1960s, so it now sounds ordinary, like Susan and Lisa; singer Karen Carpenter is a famous bearer.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Lena
Lena is a variation of Helen meaning “bright one” or “light.” Lena began as a nickname for names like Helena and Magdalena; the related Lina is Arabic for a young palm tree.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Leo
Leo is Latin for “lion,” suggesting a lion’s strength and pride. Saint Leo, a pope, is credited with saving Rome from Attila the Hun; the name suits boys born under the sign of Leo and manages to be both strong and cute.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Lina
Lina is an Arabic name meaning “palm tree.” Lina is also a Greek-rooted form tied to Helen, meaning “light,” “a torch,” or “sunbeam.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Lisa
Lisa began as a short form of Elizabeth, Hebrew for “God is my oath” or “pledged to God.” Lisa rarely stood alone before the 1930s, then ruled as the top girl’s name through most of the 1960s before fading as parents turned to Liza or Libby.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
Maria
Maria is the Latin and Mediterranean form of Mary, meaning “bitter,” or “star of the sea.” Deeply traditional yet modern-sounding, Maria evokes The Sound of Music, West Side Story, and “Ave Maria”; it was also the name of a wife of Muhammad.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Marie
Marie is the French form of Mary, meaning “bitter.” Marie was the second most popular U.S. name in the 1920s and remains a middle ground between Mary and Maria.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Marina
Marina is Latin for “from the sea.” Marina is a fashionable Shakespearean name.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Runa
Runa is a Scandinavian name meaning “secret lore.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Sara
Sara is a form of Sarah, Hebrew for “princess” or “of royal status,” with relatives like Sadie, Zara, and Sarita.
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All of the suggested Japanese-Norwegian names on this page are matched solely on their written form — pronunciation may differ.