Svein

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Sveinn, from sveinn (“boy, servant”), with similar meaning in modern Norwegian. Cognate with Swedish Sven and Danish Svend.

Proper noun

Svein

  1. A male given name.

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 26 305 males with the given name Svein living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
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