Etymology
Guldbagge is the Swedish name for Cetonia aurata, a beetle also known as rose chafer. The name of the award could also be interpreted as a play on the Swedish word skalbagge, which means beetle. The compound part skal, (meaning carapace or shell), has in the name Guldbagge been changed into guld (gold), giving the award a name that could be roughly translated into Golden Beetle or Golden Scarab.
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