Sverre
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Sverrir, originally a byname, from sverra (“to swing around, spin”), thus meaning “trouble-maker”. Cognate with Faroese Sverri and Icelandic Sverrir.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sverre m (definite Sverren)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Usage notes
The name is an old royal name, most notably used by the Norwegian king Sverre Sigurdsson (1151–1202).
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Sverrir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 8 582 males with the given name Sverre living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 1st April, 2023.