Svein
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Sveinn, from sveinn (“boy, servant”). Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Icelandic Sveinn, Swedish Sven, and Danish Svend.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Svein m
- a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Sveina
Related terms
- svein (“boy; servant; journeyman with diploma”) (see that for related given names)
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 345
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 24 295 males with the given name Svein living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 5th January, 2022.
Old Norse
Proper noun
Svein m
- accusative of Sveinn