Sven

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Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Sven in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋɛn/, /sfɛn/
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  • Hyphenation: Sven
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Proper noun

Sven

  1. a male given name

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish Sven.

Proper noun

Sven

  1. a male given name

German

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Swedish Sven.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sven

  1. a male given name

Derived terms

Norwegian

Etymology

Variant of Svein.

Proper noun

Sven

  1. a male given name

Swedish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn; borne by three medieval kings of Denmark. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Icelandic Sveinn, Danish Svend, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, and English Sweyn. Doublet of Soini.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sven c (genitive Svens)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Derived terms

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 113 813 males with the given name Sven living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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