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Sven
Pronunciation
Swedish:[ˈsvɛ̌nː]
Gender
Male
Origin
Word/name
Old Norse
Meaning
Young man young warrior
Other names
Variant form(s)
Svend, Svein, Sveinn
Related names
Svenja (female form)
Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend, in Norwegian Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries, and is cognate with the English name Swain. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "servant". The original spelling in Old Norse was sveinn.[1]
Many northern European rulers have carried the name including Sweyn Forkbeard (Sven Gabelbart, died 1017). An old legend relates the pagan king Blot-Sven ordered the execution of the Anglo-Saxon monk Saint Eskil.
In medieval Swedish, sven or sven av vapen "sven of arms", is a term for squire. The female equivalent, Svenja, though seemingly Dutch and Scandinavian, is not common anywhere outside of German-speaking countries. Sven can also be spelled with W, Swen, but is pronounced as Sven.
The Icelandic version is Sveinn (Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈsveitn̥]); the Faroese version is Sveinur (Faroese pronunciation:[ˈsvaiːnʊɹ]).
^Litteraturselskab, Det Danske Sprog- og. "Dansk Navneleksikon". ordnet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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