Linguistic Archaeology: The Norwegians

A. Male Names

1. Adrian
2. Aleksander
3. Alexander
4. Alf
5. Alfred
6. Anders
7. Andre
8. Andreas
9. Arild
10. Arne
11. Arvid
12. Asbjørn
13. Bendik
14. Benjamin
15. Birger
16. Bjarne
17. Bjørn
18. Brage
19. Christian
20. Christoffer
21. Dag
22. Daniel
23. David
24. Dennis
25. Egil
26. Einar
27. Eirik
28. Eivind
29. Elias
30. Emil
31. Erik
32. Erlend
33. Erling
34. Eskil
35. Espen
36. Even
37. Filip
38. Finn
39. Frank
40. Fredrik
41. Frode
42. Geir
43. Gunnar
44. Håkon
45. Hans
46. Harald
47. Håvard
48. Helge
49. Henrik
50. Herman
51. Isak
52. Ivar
53. Jakob
54. Jan
55. Jarle
56. Jens
57. Jesper
58. Joachim
59. Joakim
60. Johan
61. Johannes
62. John
63. Jon
64. Jonas
65. Jonathan
66. Jørgen
67. Jørn
68. Josef
69. Jostein
70. Kåre
71. Karl
72. Kasper
73. Kenneth
74. Kevin
75. Kim
76. Kjell
77. Kjetil
78. Knut
79. Kristian
80. Kristoffer
81. Lars
82. Leif
83. Mads
84. Magne
85. Magnus
86. Marcus
87. Marius
88. Markus
89. Martin
90. Mathias
91. Mats
92. Morten
93. Nikolai
94. Nils
95. Odd
96. Oddvar
97. Ola
98. Olaf
99. Olav
100. Ole
101. Oliver
102. Oscar
103. Oskar
104. Ove
105. Øystein
106. Øyvind
107. Pål
108. Patrick
109. Paul
110. Peder
111. Per
112. Petter
113. Philip
114. Ragnar
115. Reidar
116. Roar
117. Robert
118. Robin
119. Roger
120. Rolf
121. Roy
122. Ruben
123. Rune
124. Sander
125. Sebastian
126. Sigurd
127. Simen
128. Simon
129. Sindre
130. Sivert
131. Sondre
132. Steffen
133. Stein
134. Steinar
135. Stian
136. Stig
137. Svein
138. Sverre
139. Terje
140. Thomas
141. Thor
142. Tobias
143. Tom
144. Tommy
145. Tor
146. Torbjørn
147. Tore
148. Trond
149. Trygve
150. Trym
151. Vegard
152. Vetle
153. Vidar
154. William


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
75  48%     77  50%    62  40%   50  32%       10    6%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
14    9%     5    3%       33  21%     13  8%        17  11%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
19  12%     25  16%    24  15%     34  22%      23  14%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
67  43%     11  7%       0     0%      81  52%       50  32%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
37  24%     19  12%     1   <1%      1   <1%        6      3%

Z       %
0     0%


Popularity of use
52% R:
50% E, R:
48% A, E, R:
43% N, A, E, R: Arne,
40% I, N, A, E, R: Einar,
32% S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Roar,
24% T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Stein, Steinar, Stian , Tor, Tore,
22% L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Elias, Lars, Nils, Ola, Ole,
21% D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Sander, Sindre, Sondre, Trond, Reidar, Erlend, Odd, Daniel, Dennis, Adrian, Anders, Andre, Andreas, Arild,
16% J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Terje, Jan, Jarle, Jens, Jon, Jonas, Jørn, Jostein,
15% K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Oskar, Kåre, Karl, Kjell, Kjetil, Kristian, Nikolai, Erik, Eskil, Isak, Aleksander, Eirik,
14% M, K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Simen, Simon, Tom, Joakim, Kim, Mads, Martin, Mats, Morten, Emil,
12% V, H, M, K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Vetle, Vidar, Thomas, Thor, Svein, Sverre, Øyvind, Sivert, Oliver, Ove, Oddvar, Olav, Kenneth, Kevin, Mathias, Johan, Johannes, John, Jonathan, Even, Håkon, Hans, Harald, Håvard, Henrik, Herman, Ivar, David, Eivind, Arvid,
11% G, V, H, M, K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Stig, Vegard, Ragnar, Roger, Jørgen, Magne, Geir, Helge, Erling, Dag, Egil,
9% B, G, V, H, M, K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Tobias, Torbjørn, Robert, Robin, Sebastian, Asbjørn, Bendik, Benjamin, Birger, Bjarne, Bjørn, Brage, Jakob,
8% F, B, G, V, H, M, K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Rolf, Steffen, Leif, Olaf, Kristoffer, Josef, Alf, Alfred, Finn, Frank, Fredrik, Frode,
7% P, F, B, G, V, H, M, K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Pål, Peder, Per, Petter, Philip, Jesper, Kasper, Espen, Filip,
6% U, P, F, B, G, V, H, M, K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Ruben, Rune, Paul, Sigurd, Gunnar, Knut, Magnus, Marius, Markus,
3% Y, C, U, P, F, B, G, V, H, M, K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: Trygve, Trym, Tommy, Patrick, Oscar, Roy, Christian, Christoffer, Joachim, Marcus, Øystein,
<1% W, X, Y, C, U, P, F, B, G, V, H, M, K, J, D, L, T, S, O, I, N, A, E, R: William, Alexander,
0% Q, Z


Conclusion: male norwegian culture begins at 43% with Arne. It slowly climbs through to a cultural peak at 12% before decline from 9% through to <1%. Male Norwegians belong to the R linguistic group like their ancestral Norse.


B. Female Names
1. Aase
2. Agnes
3. Amalie
4. Amanda
5. Andrea
6. Andrine
7. Ane
8. Anette
9. Anita
10. Ann
11. Anna
12. Anne
13. Åse
14. Aslaug
15. Astrid
16. Aud
17. Aurora
18. Beate
19. Bente
20. Berit
21. Birgitte
22. Bjørg
23. Bodil
24. Borghild
25. Brit
26. Britt
27. Camilla
28. Caroline
29. Cathrine
30. Cecilia
31. Cecilie
32. Celine
33. Charlotte
34. Dagny
35. Eli
36. Elin
37. Eline
38. Elisabeth
39. Elise
40. Ellen
41. Else
42. Emilie
43. Emma
44. Eva
45. Frida
46. Frøydis
47. Gerd
48. Grete
49. Grethe
50. Gro
51. Gudrun
52. Gunhild
53. Gunn
54. Gunvor
55. Guro
56. Hanna
57. Hannah
58. Hanne
59. Hedda
60. Hege
61. Heidi
62. Helene
63. Helga
64. Henriette
65. Hilde
66. Hjørdis
67. Ida
68. Inga
69. Ingeborg
70. Inger
71. Ingrid
72. Ingunn
73. Ingvild
74. Irene
75. Iselin
76. Janne
77. Jenny
78. Johanne
79. Jorunn
80. Julie
81. Kaja
82. Karen
83. Kari
84. Karin
85. Karoline
86. Kirsten
87. Kjersti
88. Klara
89. Kristin
90. Kristina
91. Kristine
92. Laila
93. Lene
94. Lillian
95. Linda
96. Line
97. Linn
98. Lisa
99. Lisbeth
100. Lise
101. Liv
102. Magnhild
103. Maja
104. Malene
105. Malin
106. Maren
107. Margit
108. Mari
109. Maria
110. Marianne
111. Marie
112. Marit
113. Marte
114. Martha
115. Marthe
116. Martine
117. Mary
118. Mathilde
119. May
120. Mette
121. Mia
122. Mina
123. Mona
124. Monica
125. Nina
126. Nora
127. Oda
128. Olga
129. Patricia
130. Pernille
131. Ragna
132. Ragnhild
133. Randi
134. Rebecca
135. Rebekka
136. Reidun
137. Rikke
138. Rita
139. Ruth
140. Sandra
141. Sara
142. Sarah
143. Sidsel
144. Signe
145. Sigrid
146. Silje
147. Siri
148. Sissel
149. Siv
150. Sofie
151. Solveig
152. Stine
153. Sunniva
154. Synne
155. Synnøve
156. Thea
157. Tina
158. Tiril
159. Tone
160. Tonje
161. Torill
162. Tove
163. Trine
164. Turid
165. Tuva
166. Unni
167. Victoria
168. Vigdis
169. Vilde
170. Wenche


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
89   52%     87  51%    97  57%   27  15%       16    9%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
14  8%       12  7%       32   18%     3    1%        32  18%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
28  16%     12  7%      13   7%       51  30%      28  16%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
79  46%     2    1%       0      0%     72  42%       36  21%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
44  25%    12    7%       1    <1%      0     0%        7      4%

Z       %
0     0%



Popularity of use
57% I:
52% A, I:
51% E, A, I:
46% N, E, A, I: Nina, Ane, Ann, Anna, Anne
42% R, N, E, A, I:
30% L, R, N, E, A, I: Irene, Line, Linn,
25% T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Rita, Tina, Tiril, Trine, Anette, Anita, Eli, Elin, Eline, Ellen, Laila, Lene, Lillian,
21% S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Sara, Siri, Sissel, Stine, Elise, Else, Åse, Aase, Lisa, Lise, Line, Linn,
18% D, G, S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Signe, Sigrid, Ragna, Inga, Inger, Ingrid, Agnes, Aslaug, Ida, Sidsel, Sandra, Astrid, Linda, Andrea, Andrine, Frida,
16% M, H, G, S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Sarah, Thea, Ragnhild, Magnhild, Malene, Malin, Maren, Margit, Mari, Maria, Marianne, Marie, Marit, Marte, Martha, Marthe, Martine, Mathilde, Mette, Mia, Mina, Grethe, Hanna, Hannah, Hanne, Hedda, Hege, Heidi, Helene, Helga, Henriette, Hilde, Emilie, Emma, Amalie, Amanda,
15% O, M, H, G, S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Tone, Torill, Nora, Oda, Olga, Sofie, Mona, Monica, Aurora, Gro,
9% U, O, M, H, G, S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Turid, Unni, Reidun, Ruth, Gudrun, Gunhild, Gunn, Guro, Aud, Ingunn,
8% B, U, O, M, H, G, S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Beate, Bente, Berit, Birgitte, Bodil, Borghild, Brit, Britt, Elisabeth, Ingeborg, Lisbeth,
7% V, K, J, C, B, U, O, M, H, G, S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Victoria, Vigdis, Vilde, Tuva, Tove, Tonje, Solveig, Sunniva, Siv, Silje, Rebecca, Rebekka, Rikke, Liv, Maja, Janne, Johanne, Jorunn, Julie, Kaja, Karen, Kari, Karin, Karoline, Kirsten, Kjersti, Klara, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Ingvild, Camilla, Caroline, Cathrine, Cecilia, Cecilie, Celine, Charlotte, Eva, Gunvor, Hjørdis,
4% Y, V, K, J, C, B, U, O, M, H, G, S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Synne, Synnøve, Mary, May, Frøydis, Jenny, Dagny,
1% P, Y, V, K, J, C, B, U, O, M, H, G, S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Patricia, Pernille,
<1% W, P, Y, V, K, J, C, B, U, O, M, H, G, S, T, L, R, N, E, A, I: Wenche,
0% Q, X, Z

Conclusion: female Norwegian culture begins at 46% Nina, Ane, Ann, Anna, and Anne. This is followed by a cultural band gap at 42%. At 30% female culture recovers with: Irene, Line, and Linn.
At 16% a huge cultural peak occurs. This is followed by decline from 15%-9% with the beginnings of cultural recovery at 8%. A cultural peak occurs at 7%, and then female culture begins to decline through 4% to <1%. The female Norwegians belong to the I linguistic group, unlike norse females who belong to the R linguistic group. Have Norse females gone extinct (at least culturally)?