Soldier Name

Soldier names are used in Sweden. They derive from nicknames used amoung soldiers. They remind us of younger versions of Old Norse bynames.

Some examples for soldier names are:

• Blixt (Swedish blixt = 'lightning')
• Eld (Swedish eld = 'fire')
• Fogel (Swedish fågel = 'bird')
• Häger (Swedish häger = 'heron')
• Lång (Swedish lång = 'long')
• Orm (Swedish orm = 'snake')
• Rapp (Swedish rapp = 'quick')
• Rask (Swedish rasch = 'quick')
• Stark (Swedish stark = 'strong')
• Strid (Swedish strid = 'fight', 'dispute')
• Ståhl (Swedish stål = 'steel')
• Svärd (Swedish svärd = 'sword')
• Tjäder (Swedish tjäder = 'capercaillie')
• Trana (Swedish trana = 'crane')
• Uggla (Swedish uggla = 'owl')
• Ål (Swedish ål = 'eel')
• Älg (Swedish älg = 'elk')