Astrid Lindgren Names!

General Name Discussion
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Here’s a list of the original Swedish names that have been used in [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren’s wonderful literature which I have loved since I was a small child.

I’d love to know what these names translate to in your languages- which names have the books and characters where you live?

Any favourites, name or character-wise?

I’m sure I forgot a few but here’s the list:

  • I think it’s quite interesting that there are quite a few repeats of names in her works, thoughts?

[name_f]Pippi[/name_f] (Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta)
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_m]Tommy[/name_m]
[name_m]Efraim[/name_m]

[name_f]Kerstin[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
Barbo
Björn
[name_m]Erik[/name_m]
[name_f]Viveka[/name_f]

[name_m]Emil[/name_m]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_m]Anton[/name_m]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
Krösa-[name_f]Maja[/name_f]
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m]

[name_m]Kalle[/name_m]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]-[name_f]Lotta[/name_f]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
Benka
[name_m]Einar[/name_m]
Jonte
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_m]Sixten[/name_m]
[name_m]Viktor[/name_m]

[name_f]Britta[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_m]Erik[/name_m]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_u]Lisa[/name_u]
[name_m]Lasse[/name_m]
Bosse
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_f]Maja[/name_f]
[name_m]Oskar[/name_m]
Agda
[name_m]Olle[/name_m]
[name_f]Kerstin[/name_f]
[name_m]Nils[/name_m]
[name_u]Lisa[/name_u]

[name_m]Nils[/name_m] [name_m]Karlsson[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertil[/name_m]

Lillebror ([name_m]Svante[/name_m])
[name_m]Karlsson[/name_m]
Bettan
Bosse
Fille ([name_m]Filip[/name_m])
[name_f]Gunilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Hildur[/name_f]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Krister[/name_m]

[name_f]Ronja[/name_f]
[name_m]Joen[/name_m]
Labbas
Fjosok
Lovis
Jutis
Knotas
Turre
Undis

[name_f]Mirabell[/name_f]

[name_f]Kajsa[/name_f] Kavat

Bosse ([name_u]Bo[/name_u] [name_m]Vilhelm[/name_m]) / [name_u]Mio[/name_u]
[name_f]Edla[/name_f]
[name_m]Jiri[/name_m]
Jossi
[name_u]Kato[/name_u]

[name_f]Lotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]

[name_m]Rasmus[/name_m]

Madicken ([name_f]Margareta[/name_f])
[name_f]Lisabet[/name_f] ([name_f]Elisabet[/name_f])
[name_f]Kajsa[/name_f]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_u]Alva[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]-[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Abbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
Mattis

[name_m]Melker[/name_m]
[name_u]Malin[/name_u]
[name_m]Johan[/name_m]
Niklas
[name_m]Pelle[/name_m]
[name_f]Nisse[/name_f]
Märta
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u] ([name_f]Teodora[/name_f])
[name_u]Freddy[/name_u] ([name_f]Fredrika[/name_f])
Tjorven ([name_f]Karin[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] [name_f]Josefina[/name_f])
Björn
Söderman
[name_f]Stina[/name_f]
[name_m]Krister[/name_m]
[name_m]Lennart[/name_m]

[name_m]Jonatan[/name_m]
[name_m]Karl[/name_m]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
Jossi
[name_m]Hubert[/name_m]
[name_m]Mattias[/name_m]
Katla
Tengil
Katla

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] it! I read [name_f]Pippi[/name_f], [name_f]Ronia[/name_f], and Children of Noisy Village. [name_f]Pippi[/name_f] and [name_f]Ronia[/name_f] were my favorites. I don’t have the books with me (mum’s attic) but I’ll see if I remember what their names were in the English books I have.

[name_f]Pippi[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippi[/name_f]- Pippilotta Provisiona Garbedina Dandeliona, had to look that one up!
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]- no change
[name_m]Tommy[/name_m]- no change
[name_m]Efraim[/name_m]- [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] (had to look that up, too, couldn’t remember if his name was changed)

[name_f]Ronia[/name_f] the Robber’s Daughter
[name_f]Ronja[/name_f]- [name_f]Ronia[/name_f]
and… I don’t recognize any of the other names. Her friend was [name_m]Birk[/name_m]. Oh, I looked it up and found this. No wonder I don’t recognize them, they’re quite different in some cases. I only remember [name_f]Ronia[/name_f] and [name_m]Birk[/name_m] really well.
[name_m]Joen[/name_m]- [name_m]Jep[/name_m]
Labbas- not sure, can’t remember or find it, who was this character? Maybe I’ll remember.
Fjosok- Foolok
Lovis- no change
Jutis- Jutto
Knotas- Knott
Turre- Tapper
Undis- no change

Children of Noisy Village (The Six Bullerby Children)
[name_f]Britta[/name_f]- no change
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]- no change
[name_u]Lisa[/name_u]- no change
[name_m]Olle[/name_m]- [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
the other names I either don’t remember or they’re too different for me to recognize as characters. [name_u]Lisa[/name_u]'s brothers were [name_m]Lars[/name_m] and [name_m]Pip[/name_m].

I also read Madicken, but I don’t remember it well at all. I think she was [name_f]Meg[/name_f] here. I do remember a [name_u]Matti[/name_u] and a [name_f]Mia[/name_f]… and a maid named [name_f]Alma[/name_f]. Gosh, what a trip down memory lane. Makes me want to dig though mum’s attic and find these books.

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I love [name_m]Emil[/name_m] and [name_f]Ronja[/name_f]! These are names very much identified with [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren in Iceland (she is very much loved here). I have only read [name_f]Ronja[/name_f] Ræningjadóttir in Icelandic, and I remember [name_f]Ronja[/name_f] is unchanged, her parents are named Matthías and Lovísa (both names I also love), and her friend is named Birkir. In most of these cases it is quite easy to ‘translate’ from Swedish to Icelandic.

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These are some of the names translated in the portuguese versions:

Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta - Pippilotta Comilança Veneziana [name_f]Bala[/name_f]-de-Goma Filhefraim Meialonga
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] - Aninha/[name_f]Anika[/name_f]
[name_m]Tommy[/name_m] - [name_m]Tom[/name_m]

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Thanks for the great list! I haven’t read many [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren books, but I like what I have read. I actually have a cousin named [name_f]Ronja[/name_f] :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Annika[/name_f] - beautiful, one of my faves
[name_m]Efraim[/name_m] - I like this name, though I prefer the [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m] spelling.
[name_f]Kerstin[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Kirsten[/name_f], though I’ve heard that it’s constantly misspelled as [name_f]Kristen[/name_f].
[name_f]Britta[/name_f] - I really love this name :slight_smile: I don’t even care that it’s a water filter.
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] - super cute, I’d love to meet a little [name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabell[/name_f] - beautiful, love this name
Madicken - interesting and pretty at the same time

[name_m]Lukas[/name_m] - love this name
[name_m]Anders[/name_m] - like this one a lot, great refresh of a classic
[name_m]Oskar[/name_m] - love it!
[name_m]Mattias[/name_m] - lovely name :slight_smile:
Fille ([name_m]Filip[/name_m]) - I think this spelling would be too problematic, but I do love [name_m]Philip[/name_m].
[name_m]Krister[/name_m] - interesting one.
Jutis - is this pronounced like [name_m]Judas[/name_m]?
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m] - I really want to meet one, very cool

[name_m]Bertil[/name_m] - this is an interesting one. [name_u]Bertie[/name_u] and [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] put together. Sorta cute :slight_smile: Is this a male or a female name?

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Interesting thread!

I read most of these books in Dutch.
I recognize many of the names, but not all of them. So I only included the ones I remember/found online within a couple minutes :wink:

[name_f]Pippi[/name_f] (Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta) - [name_f]Pippi[/name_f] (Pippilotta Victualia Rolgordijna Kruizemuntina Tafelkledia [name_m]Efra[/name_m]ïmsdochter) - apparently they added two names? The rest are literal translations
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] - same
[name_m]Tommy[/name_m] -same
[name_m]Efraim[/name_m] -same

[name_m]Emil[/name_m] - Michiel
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] - same
[name_m]Anton[/name_m] - same
[name_f]Alma[/name_f] - same
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - same
[name_f]Lina[/name_f] - same

[name_m]Kalle[/name_m] - same
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]-[name_f]Lotta[/name_f] - same
[name_m]Anders[/name_m] - same

[name_f]Britta[/name_f] - same
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] - same
[name_u]Lisa[/name_u] - same
[name_m]Lasse[/name_m] - same
Bosse - same
[name_m]Olle[/name_m] - same

Lillebror ([name_m]Svante[/name_m]) - [name_m]Erik[/name_m]
[name_m]Karlsson[/name_m] - same

[name_f]Ronja[/name_f] - same

Bosse ([name_u]Bo[/name_u] [name_m]Vilhelm[/name_m]) / [name_u]Mio[/name_u] - same
his friend was Bengt, nn Benka, that’s all I can find. Never read this one.

[name_f]Lotta[/name_f] - same
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_f]Maria[/name_f] - same
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m] -same

[name_m]Rasmus[/name_m] - same

Madicken ([name_f]Margareta[/name_f]) - Madieke
[name_f]Lisabet[/name_f] ([name_f]Elisabet[/name_f]) - [name_f]Liesbeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Kajsa[/name_f] - same
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m] - same
[name_u]Alva[/name_u] - same
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]-[name_f]Ida[/name_f] - same
[name_f]Abbe[/name_f] - [name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - same

[name_m]Melker[/name_m] - same
[name_u]Malin[/name_u] - same
[name_m]Johan[/name_m] - same
Niklas - [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Pelle[/name_m] - same
Märta - [name_f]Marta[/name_f]
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u] ([name_f]Teodora[/name_f]) - same
[name_u]Freddy[/name_u] ([name_f]Fredrika[/name_f]) - same
Tjorven ([name_f]Karin[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] [name_f]Josefina[/name_f]) - Mops, other names are the same
Söderman - Zuiderman
[name_f]Stina[/name_f] - same

[name_m]Jonatan[/name_m] - [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Karl[/name_m] - [name_u]Karel[/name_u]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f] - same
Jossi - [name_f]Jossie[/name_f]
[name_m]Hubert[/name_m] - same
[name_m]Mattias[/name_m] - [name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
Katla - same
Tengil - same
Katla - same

Seems like most stayed the same. Kind of random that they changed just a couple of them. Especially [name_m]Emil[/name_m] to Michiel surprises me, since [name_m]Emil[/name_m] (spelled Emiel/[name_m]Emile[/name_m]) is a fairly common name in Belgium.

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I love [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren’s books, and I’ve read most of them more than once. The names I like the most from her books are:

[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] - I adore this name and I think it’s mostly because of my love for [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] in the [name_m]Emil[/name_m] books (and movies).
[name_m]Emil[/name_m]
Björn
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]/[name_u]Alva[/name_u]
[name_m]Lasse[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonatan[/name_m] - I 100 % associate this name with the oldest brother in The Brothers Lionheart. I like the name and love the character!
[name_m]Mattias[/name_m]
[name_m]Kalle[/name_m]

All of these names are the same in my country. The only difference is that Björn is Bjørn instead :stuck_out_tongue: