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This page allows students to listen to the pronunciation of the 100 most popular female names in Norway. The data come from http://www.ssb.no/navn/fornavn-kvinner-100.html Statistics Norway, Statistisk sentralbyrå.

 

  • The table below lists names alphabetically.
  • The number to the left of the names shows the relative popularity.
  • You will need a sound plugin - QuickTime or MediaPlayer, etc. Most are free downloads.
  • There is a second page for male names.

Female names

Click each name to hear it pronounced.  

68. Anette

32. Anita

38. Ann

20. Anna

  1. Anne

93. Aslaug

  8. Astrid

35. Aud

19. Bente

11. Berit

10. Bjørg

90. Bodil

86. Brit

75. Britt

39. Camilla

91. Cathrine

72. Cecilie

63. Eli

30. Elin

17. Elisabeth

29. Ellen

23. Else

  9. Eva

13. Gerd

55. Grete

51. Grethe

70. Gro

61. Gunn

87. Gunvor

26. Hanne

37. Hege

22. Heidi

58. Helene

14. Hilde

31. Ida

67. Ingeborg

  2. Inger

  6. Ingrid

97. Ingunn

66. Irene

79. Janne

94. Jenny

48. Jorunn

69. Julie

73. Karen

  3. Kari

33. Karin

96. Karoline

56. Kirsten

77. Kjersti

18. Kristin

49. Kristine

46. Laila

57. Lene

82. Lillian

28. Linda

59. Line

74. Linn

99. Lisbeth

65. Lise

  5. Liv

83. Malin

95. Margit

64. Mari

36. Maria

15. Marianne

43. Marie

  4. Marit

81. Marte

98. Mary

62. May

54. Mette

41. Mona

47. Monica

16. Nina

21. Ragnhild

12. Randi

40. Reidun

89. Rita

42. Ruth

85. Signe

76. Sigrid

34. Silje

71. Siri

50. Sissel

80. Siv

  7. Solveig

52. Stine

78. Synnøve

100. Therese

25. Tone

88. Tonje

84. Torill

24. Tove

60. Trine

44. Turid

53. Unni

92. Vigdis

27. Wenche

45. Åse

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