Sven

See also: sven

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Sven in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋɛn/, /sfɛn/

• Audio:

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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

Alternative forms

• Swen

Etymology

From Swedish Sven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svɛn/, /tsvɛn/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Sven

1. a male given name

Derived terms

• Svenja, Swenja

Norwegian

Etymology

Variant of Svein.

Proper noun

Sven

1. a male given name

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Sveinn; borne by three medieval kings of Denmark. Cognate with Norwegian Svein and Danish Svend. Doublet of Soini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svɛn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Proper noun

Sven c (genitive Svens)

1. a male given name

Derived terms

• (surname) Svensson
• (surname) Svensdotter

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] 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.

Anagrams

• vens