Siv
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Siv f
- (Norse mythology) Sif.
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Siv: Sivjarson
- daughter of Siv: Sivjardóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Siv |
Accusative | Siv |
Dative | Siv |
Genitive | Sivjar |
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- Siw (alternative spelling of the given name)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Sif, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō.
Proper noun edit
Siv f
- (Norse mythology) Sif, the wife of Thor.
- a female given name from Old Norse, used since early 20th century
Related terms edit
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Sif. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1871 as Sif.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Siv c (genitive Sivs)
- (Norse mythology) Sif.
- a female given name
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 39 855 females with the given name siv living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.