Majvor
Meaning and origin
An early 20th century coinage from Maj + the Old Norse element -vor as in Eivor.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Majvor (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,391 |
| 2000 | 2,382 |
| 2001 | 2,368 |
| 2002 | 2,342 |
| 2003 | 2,304 |
| 2004 | 2,287 |
| 2005 | 2,260 |
| 2006 | 2,233 |
| 2007 | 2,207 |
| 2008 | 2,170 |
| 2009 | 2,139 |
| 2010 | 2,105 |
| 2011 | 2,063 |
| 2012 | 2,015 |
| 2013 | 1,965 |
| 2014 | 1,922 |
| 2015 | 1,864 |
| 2016 | 1,807 |
| 2017 | 1,755 |
| 2018 | 1,718 |
| 2019 | 1,663 |
| 2020 | 1,602 |
Majvor in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Majvor.Hi! My name is Majvor.
- Majvor har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Majvor has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Majvor kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Majvor is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Majvors mamma är lärare.Majvor's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Majvors mamma is Majvor's mum.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Majvor
How do you pronounce Majvor in Swedish?
In IPA, Majvor is /ˈmajvʊr/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Majvor mean?
An early 20th century coinage from Maj + the Old Norse element -vor as in Eivor.
How popular is Majvor in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Majvor in 2022. In 2020, 1,602 people in Sweden had Majvor as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.