Sven
See also: sven
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swedish Sven in the 20th century.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sven
- a male given name
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Sven
- a male given name
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sven
- a male given name
Derived terms edit
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Variant of Svein.
Proper noun edit
Sven
- a male given name
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Sveinn; borne by three medieval kings of Denmark. Cognate with Norwegian Svein and Danish Svend. Doublet of Soini.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sven c (genitive Svens)
- a male given name
Derived terms edit
- (surname) Svensson
- (surname) Svensdotter
References edit
- 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.