Spelled the same, but (usually) with slight pronunciation difference:
- Axel--English, AK-sel; Scandinavian, AHK-sel
- Albert--English, AL-bert, Scandinavian, AHL-behrt
- Alexander--English, al-eks-AN-der; Scandinavian, ahl-eks-AHN-der
- Alfred--English, AL-fred; Scandinavian, AHL-fred
- August--English & Scandinavian, AW-gust
- Carl--English & Scandinavian, KAHRL
- Christian--English, KRIS-chen, KRIS-tyen; Scandinavian, KREES-tyahn
- Daniel--English, DAN-yel; Scandinavian, DAHN-yel
- David--English, DAY-vid; Scandinavian, DAH-vid
- Elias--English, eh-LYE-ahs; Scandinavian, eh-LEE-ahs
- Erik--English & Scandinavian, EHR-ik
- Finn--English & Scandinavian, FIN
- Gabriel--English, GAY-bree-el; Scandinavian, GAH-bree-el
- Gunnar--English, GUN-nar; Scandinavian, GOON-nar
- Herman--English, HER-man; Scandinavian, HEHR-man
- Hugo--English, HYOO-goh; Scandinavian, HOO-goh
- Jacob--English, JAY-kob; Scandinavian, YAH-kob
- Jonas--English, JOH-nas; Scandinavian, YOH-nahs
- Jonathan--English, JON-ah-than; Scandinavian, YOH-nah-thahn
- Kai--English & Scandinavian, KYE
- Kevin--English & Scandinavian, KEV-in
- Linus--English, LYE-nus; Scandinavian, LEE-nus
- Marcus--English & Scandinavian, MAHR-kus
- Martin--English & Scandinavian, MAHR-tin
- Otto--English & Scandinavian, OT-toh
- Philip--English & Scandinavian, FIL-ip
- Robert--English, ROB-ert; Scandinavian, ROH-bert
- Roger--English, ROJ-er; Scandinavian, ROH-gehr
- Samuel--English, SAM-yel; Scandinavian, SAHM-wel
- Sebastian--English, seh-BAST-yen; Scandinavian, seh-BAHST-yahn
- Simon--English, SYE-mon; Scandinavian, SEE-mon
- Thomas--English & Scandinavian, TOM-ahs
- Tobias--English, toh-BYE-as; Scandinavian, toh-BEE-ahs
- Vincent--English, VIN-sent; Scandinavian, VEEN-sent
One-two letter difference:
- Aaron--English, EHR-on; Aron--Scandinavian, AH-rahn
- Antony--English, AN-toh-nee; Anton--Scandinavian, AN-tahn
- Christopher--English, KRIS-toh-fer; Christoffer--Scandinavian, kris-TOF-fehr
- Edward--English, ED-ward; Edvard--Scandinavian, EHD-vahrd
- Edwin--English, ED-win; Edvin--Scandinavian, EHD-vin
- Frederick--English, FRED-er-ik; Fredrik--Scandinavian, FREH-drik
- George--English, JORJ; Georg--Scandinavian, yeh-OHR [Sweden], gee-OHR
- Harold--English, HEHR-ohld; Harald--Scandinavian, HAH-rahld
- Henry--English, HEN-ree; Henrik--Scandinavian, HEN-rik
- Isaac--English, EYE-zak; Isak--Scandinavian, EE-sahk
- Jasper--English, JAS-per; Jesper--Scandinavian, YES-pehr
- Lucas--English, LOO-kas; Lukas--Scandinavian, LOO-kahs
- Matthias--English, mah-THYE-as; Mathias--Scandinavian, mah-TEE-ahs
- Oscar--English, OS-kar; Oskar--Scandinavian, OHS-kahr
- Osmond--English, OZ-mund; Åsmund--Scandinavian, AWS-mun
- Oswald--English, OZ-wahld; Osvald--Scandinavian, OHS-vahld
- Patrick--English, PAT-rik; Patrik--Scandinavian, PAH-trik
- Paul--English, PAWL; Pal--Scandinavian, PAHL
- Peter--English, PEE-ter; Peder--Scandinavian, PEH-der
- Ralph--English, RALF; Ralf--Scandinavian, RAHLF
- Reuben--English, ROO-ben; Ruben--Scandinavian, ROO-ban
- Richard--English, RICH-ard; Rikard--Scandinavian, RIK-ahrd
- Solomon--English, SOL-o-mon; Salomon--Scandinavian, SAH-loh-mon
- Steven--English, STEE-ven; Stefan--Scandinavian, STEH-fahn
- Theodore--English, THEE-oh-dohr; Theodor--Scandinavian, TEE-oh-dohr
- Victor--English, VIK-tor; Viktor--Scandinavian, VIK-tohr
- Walter--English, WAHL-ter; Valter--Scandinavian, VAHL-tehr
Larger difference, but still recognizable:
- Andrew--English, AN-droo; Anders--Scandinavian, AHN-dehrs
- Francis--English, FRAN-sis; Frans--Scandinavian, FRAHNS
- John--English, JAHN; Jan--Scandinavian, YAHN
- Michael--English, MYE-kel; Mikkel--Scandinavian, MEEK-kel
- Neil--English, NEEL; Njal--Scandinavian--NYAHL
- Nicholas--English, NIK-oh-lahs; Niklas--Scandinavian, NIK-lahs
- Oliver--English, OL-ih-ver; Alvar--Scandinavian, AHL-vahr
- William--English, WIL-yam; Vilhelm--Scandinavian, VIL-helm
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