Solveig
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See also: Sólveig
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Solveig.
Proper noun
Solveig
- a female given name
Related terms
Faroese
Proper noun
Solveig f
- a female given name
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Solveig |
| accusative | Solveig |
| dative | Solveig |
| genitive | Solveigar |
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse salr (“house", "hall”) + víg (“strength”). Made popular by the heroine of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1867).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Solveig
- a female given name
Usage notes
- The most common given name of women born in Norway in the 1920s.
Related terms
Descendants
- Latvian: Solveiga
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 18 787 females with the given name Solveig living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Solveig.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Solveig c (genitive Solveigs)
- a female given name