From: dan@solaris.astro.uu.se (Dan Kiselman)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: NameDay, revised Swedish list in 1993
Date: 30 Aug 92 19:33:59 GMT
Organization: UDAC, Uppsala, Sweden

In article <73690001@hpsad.sad.hp.com>, sam@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Vicky Hansen) writes:
|> There has been a lot of discussion about name days - is anyone willing to
|> post a list?

The Swedish list posted in this group before was the list from 1901. This
was a revised version of a still older version, everything originating
in the catholic days of saints.

In 1901 the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences had the publication
of almanacs as a privilige, so it was clear who decided which names should
be in the calender. (The Academy used the company Almqvist&Wiksell as 
publisher for almanacs.) The privilege was retracted in 1972 (or 1973?).
The largest publisher of almanacs today in Sweden is the Esselte corporation
(which had bought Almqvist&Wiksell). As such, they obviously think that
they are the successors of the Academy of Sciences and may decide
what the calender should look like.
 In 1986, thinking that the list of 1901 was getting
old, they introduced a new list for name days. Other almanac publishers 
followed after a while. The new list retained all the names
from 1901 but on each day there were two extra names. The choice of these
new names was critised by many people (quite justly, IMHO, the names were
sometimes ridiculous).

Now Esselte has presented another new list,
to be introduced in 1993. The new things in this list (compared with the 1901
 list) are:

1. Except for a few days of special significance, there are two names for
each day.

2. Almost all 1901 names are still there. Some rare and elderly names have
been discarded (Napoleon is gone, Tiburtius is still with us!). Some names
have been moved to new days.

3. In the 1901 calender, there were eight days without names (religious and
other holidays). In the new calender, there are only two: "ny}rsdagen" (New
Year's Day) and "juldagen" (Christmas Day).

4. Of three historical memorial days, only one is left: Gustav Adolf (6/6).
We have lost Olaus Petri (19/4) and Martin Luther (10/11).

Personally, I think the revision could have waited till the year 2001. 
These revisions need not to be done more often than each 100 years.
I think that the nice thing with the name days tradition is the feeling
of continuity with the old times, the farmer's year when things should
be done on particular name days, not numerical dates. 
Anyhow I am happy that the 1986 list is dead, but
I wonder how many calendar revisions the tradition of celebrating name days
("namnsdagar") can take.

A append the new list and apologise for possible typing errors (I did check
it a number of times).
As usual } == "a" with ring (aa), ] == "A" with ring (AA), { == "a" with two
dots (ae), | == "o" with two dots (oe), \ == "O" with two dots (OE).
I do not know whether Esselte will put the two names on each day in some
particular order. Here they are arranged alphabetically.

-- 
           Dan Kiselman, Uppsala Astronomical Observatory, Sweden
           dan@astro.uu.se
month   day
1        1      ny}rsdagen
1        2      Svea         Sverker
1        3      Alfred       Alfrida
1        4      Ritva        Rut
1        5      Hanna        Hannele
1        6      Baltsar      Kasper
1        7      August       Augusta
1        8      Erhard       Erland
1        9      Gunder       Gunnar
1       10      Sigmund      Sigurd
1       11      Hagar        Hugo
1       12      Frideborg    Fridolf
1       13      Knut     
1       14      Felicia      Felix
1       15      Laura        Liv
1       16      Hervor       Hjalmar
1       17      Anton        Tony
1       18      Hilda        Hildur
1       19      Henrik       Henry
1       20      Fabian       Sebastian
1       21      Agnes        Agneta
1       22      Veine        Vincent
1       23      Emelie       Emilia
1       24      Eira         Erika
1       25      Paul         P}l
1       26      Bodil        Boel
1       27      G|ta         G|te
1       28      Karl         Karla
1       29      Valter       Vilma
1       30      Gunhild      Gunilla
1       31      Ivar         Joar
2        1      Magda        Max
2        2      Marja        Mia
2        3      Disa         Hj|rdis
2        4      Anselm       Ansgar
2        5      Elise        Lisa
2        6      Dora         Dorotea
2        7      Dick         Rikard
2        8      Berta        Berthold
2        9      Betty        Fanny
2       10      Egil         Egon
2       11      Ingolf       Yngve
2       12      Evelina      Evy
2       13      Agnar        Agne
2       14      Tina         Valentin
2       15      Sigbritt     Sigfrid
2       16      Jill         Julia
2       17      Alexandra    Sandra
2       18      Frida        Fritz
2       19      Ella         Gabriella
2       20      Rasmus       Ruben
2       21      Hilding      Hulda
2       22      Marina       Marlene
2       23      Torsten      Torun
2       24      Mats         Mattias
2       25      Sigvard      Sivert
2       26      Torgny       Torkel
2       27      Lage         Laila
2       28      Maja         Maria
(In leap years ("skott}r"), 24 is called "skottdagen"
and the rest of the names for February are moved
one day forward.)
3        1      Albin        Inez
3        2      Erna         Ernst
3        3      Gunborg      Gunvor
3        4      Ada          Adrian
3        5      Tor          Tora
3        6      Ebba         Ebbe
3        7      Doris        Isidor
3        8      Saga         Siv
3        9      Ambj|rn      Torbj|rn
3       10      Edla         Ethel
3       11      Edvin        Elon
3       12      Viktor       Viktoria
3       13      Greger       Iris
3       14      Matilda      Maud
3       15      Christel     Kristoffer
3       16      Gilbert      Herbert
3       17      Gertrud      G|rel
3       18      Eddie        Edvard
3       19      Josef        Josefina
3       20      Joakim       Kim
3       21      Bengt        Benny
3       22      Viking       Vilgot
3       23      Gerd         Gerda
3       24      Gabriel      Rafael
3       25      Marion       Mary
3       26      Emanuel      Manne
3       27      Ralf         Raymond
3       28      Elma         Elmer
3       29      Jens         Jonas
3       30      Holger       Reidar
3       31      Ester        Estrid
4        1      Halvar       Harald
4        2      Gun          Gunnel
4        3      Ferdinand    Florence
4        4      Irene        Irja
4        5      Nanna        Nanny
4        6      Vilhelm      Willy
4        7      Irma         Mimmi
4        8      Ronja        Vanja
4        9      Ottilia      Otto
4       10      Ingvar       Ingvor
4       11      Ulf          Ylva
4       12      Gillis       Julius
4       13      Artur        Douglas
4       14      Tiburtius    Tim
4       15      Olivia       Olivier
4       16      Patricia     Patrik
4       17      Elias        Elis
4       18      Valdemar     Volmar
4       19      Ola          Olaus
4       20      Amalia       Amelie
4       21      Anneli       Annika
4       22      Alida        Allan
4       23      Georg        G|ran
4       24      Vega         Viveka
4       25      Mark         Markus
4       26      Terese       Teresia
4       27      Engelbrekt   Enok
4       28      Ture         Tyko
4       29      Kennet       Kent
4       30      Mariana      Marianne
5        1      Maj          Valborg
5        2      Filip        Filippa
5        3      Jack         John
5        4      Mona         Monika
5        5      Vivan        Vivianne
5        6      Marit        Rita
5        7      Lilian       Lilly
5        8      Ove          ]ke
5        9      Gideon       Jonatan
5       10      Elvira       Elvy
5       11      M{rit        M{rta
5       12      Charlotta    Lotta
5       13      Linnea       Nina
5       14      Lill         Lillemor
5       15      Sofia        Sonja
5       16      Hilma        Hilmer
5       17      Nora         Nore
5       18      Erik         Jerker
5       19      Majken       Majvor
5       20      Karolina     Lina
5       21      Conny        Konstantin
5       22      Hemming      Henning
5       23      Desire'e     Rene'e
5       24      Ivan         Yvonne
5       25      Urban        Ursula
5       26      Helmy        Vilhelmina
5       27      Beda         Blenda
5       28      Borghild     Ingeborg
5       29      Jean         Jeanette
5       30      Frej         Fritiof
5       31      Isa          Isabella
6        1      Runa         Rune
6        2      Roger        Rutger
6        3      Gudmar       Ingemar
6        4      Solbritt     Solveig
6        5      Bo           Boris
6        6      Gustav       G|sta
6        7      Robert       Robin
6        8      Eivor        Elaine
6        9      Petra        Petronella
6       10      Karsten      Kerstin
6       11      Berit        Bertil
6       12      Esbj|rn      Eskil
6       13      Aina         Eila
6       14      Heidi        H}kan
6       15      Mait         Margit
6       16      Axel         Axelina
6       17      Torborg      Torvald
6       18      Bjarne       Bj|rn
6       19      Germund      Jerry
6       20      Linda        Linn
6       21      Alf          Alva
6       22      Paula        Paulina
6       23      Adela        Adolf
6       24      Jan          Johan
6       25      David        Salomon
6       26      Gunni        Jim
6       27      Herta        Selma
6       28      Leo          Leoplod
6       29      Peter        Petrus
6       30      Elof         Leif
7        1      Aron         Mirjam
7        2      Rosa         Rosita
7        3      Adina        Aurora
7        4      Ulla         Ulrika
7        5      Agaton       Melker
7        6      Ronald       Ronny
7        7      Kaj          Klas
7        8      Kjell        Tjelvar
7        9      J|rgen       \rjan
7       10      Anund        Gunda
7       11      Eleonora     Ellinor
7       12      Herman       Hermine
7       13      Joel         Judit
7       14      Folke        Odd
7       15      Ragnhild     Ragnvald
7       16      Reine        Reinhold
7       17      Alexis       Alice
7       18      Fred         Fredrik
7       19      Sally        Sara
7       20      Greta        Margareta
7       21      Jane         Johanna
7       22      Madeleine    Magdalena
7       23      Emma         Emmy
7       24      Kristina     Stina
7       25      Jakob        James
7       26      Jesper       Jessika
7       27      Marta        Moa
7       28      Botvid       Seved
7       29      Olle         Olof
7       30      Algot        Margot
7       31      Elin         Elna
8        1      Per          Pernilla
8        2      Kajsa        Karin
8        3      Tage         Tanja
8        4      Arne         Arnold
8        5      Alrik        Ulrik
8        6      Sixten       S|lve
8        7      Dennis       Donald
8        8      Silvia       Sylvia
8        9      Roine        Roland
8       10      Lars         Lorentz
8       11      Sanna        Susanna
8       12      Clary        Klara
8       13      Gullvi       Hillevi
8       14      Bill         William
8       15      Stella       Stellan
8       16      Brynolf      Sigyn
8       17      Verner       Veronika
8       18      Helena       Lena
8       19      Magnus       M}ns
8       20      Bernhard     Bernt
8       21      Jon          Jonna
8       22      Henny        Henrietta
8       23      Signe        Signhild
8       24      Bartolomeus  Bert
8       25      Louise       Lovisa
8       26      Ejvind       \sten
8       27      Rolf         Rudolf
8       28      Gull         Gurli
8       29      Hampus       Hans
8       30      Albert       Albertina
8       31      Arvid        Vidar
9        1      Sam          Samuel
9        2      Justina      Justus
9        3      Alfhild      Alfons
9        4      Gisela       Glenn
9        5      Harriet      Harry
9        6      Esaias       Sakarias
9        7      Regina       Roy
9        8      Ally         Alma
9        9      Anita        Anja
9       10      Tord         Tove
9       11      Dagny        Daniela
9       12      Tyra         ]sa
9       13      Sture        Styrbj|rn
9       14      Ellida       Ida
9       15      Sigrid       Siri
9       16      Dag          Daga
9       17      Hildegard    Magnhild
9       18      Alvar        Orvar
9       19      Carita       Fredrika
9       20      Agata        Agda
9       21      Ellen        Elly
9       22      Maurits      Morgan
9       23      Tea          Tekla
9       24      Gerhard      Gert
9       25      K}re         Tryggve
9       26      Einar        Enar
9       27      Dagmar       Rigmor
9       28      Lennart      Leonard
9       29      Mikael       Mikaela
9       30      Helge        Helny
10       1      Ragna        Ragnar
10       2      Louis        Ludvig
10       3      Evald        Osvald
10       4      Frank        Frans
10       5      Bror         Bruno
10       6      Jennifer     Jenny
10       7      Birgitta     Britta
10       8      Nelly        Nils
10       9      Inger        Ingrid
10      10      Hadar        Helmer
10      11      Erling       Jarl
10      12      Ernfrid      Valfrid
10      13      Birgit       Britt
10      14      Helfrid      Manfred
10      15      Hedda        Hedvig
10      16      Fingal       Finn
10      17      Annette      Antonia
10      18      Lukas        Matteus
10      19      Tore         Torleif
10      20      Camilla      Sibylla
10      21      Birger       B|rje
10      22      Marika       Marita
10      23      Severin      S|ren
10      24      Eilert       Evert
10      25      Inga         Ingvald
10      26      Amanda       My
10      27      Ina          Sabina
10      28      Simon        Simone
10      29      Viola        Vivi
10      30      Elsa         Elsie
10      31      Edgar        Edit
11       1      Andre'       Andrea
11       2      Tobias       Toini
11       3      Diana        Hubert
11       4      Unn          Uno
11       5      Eugen        Eugenia
11       6      Gustav Adolf
11       7      Ingegerd     Ingela
11       8      Vanda        Vendela
11       9      Ted          Teodor
11      10      Martin       Martina
11      11      M}rten      
11      12      Konrad       Kurt
11      13      Krister      Kristian    
11      14      Emil         Mildred
11      15      Katja        Nadja
11      16      Edmund       Gudmund
11      17      Naemi        Nancy
11      18      Percy        Pierre
11      19      Elisabet     Lisbet
11      20      Pia          Pontus
11      21      Helga        Olga
11      22      Cecilia      Cornelia
11      23      Clarence     Klemens
11      24      Gudrun       Runar
11      25      Carina       Katarina
11      26      Linus        Love
11      27      Asta         Astrid
11      28      Malkolm      Malte
11      29      Sune         Synn|ve
11      30      Anders       Andreas
12       1      Oskar        Ossian
12       2      Beata        Beatrice
12       3      Carola       Lydia
12       4      Barbara      Barbro
12       5      Svante       Sven
12       6      Niklas       Nikolaus
12       7      Angela       Angelika
12       8      Vera         Virginia
12       9      Anna         Annie
12      10      Malena       Malin
12      11      Dan          Daniel
12      12      Alex         Alexander
12      13      Lucia
12      14      Sten         Stig
12      15      Gottfrid     Gotthard
12      16      Assar        Astor
12      17      Inge         Ingemund
12      18      Abraham      Efraim
12      19      Isak         Rebecka
12      20      Israel       Moses
12      21      Tom          Tomas
12      22      Natalia      Natanael
12      23      Adam     
12      24      Eva
12      25      juldagen
12      26      Staffan      Stefan
12      27      Hannes       Johannes
12      28      Benjamin     Rakel
12      29      Abel         Set
12      30      Gunl|g       ]sl|g
12      31      Sylvester