Given name

Sølvi

Sølvi is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Sølvi comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Sǫlveig.

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Sølvi’s family of names

In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Sølvi has a related form in Solveig. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Sølvi has a related form in Sǫlveig.

Walk Sølvi’s family in the name graph

SølviSolviSölviSolveigSǫlveig

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Sølvi

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Similar names

If you love Sølvi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old Norse

Gylvi

Gylvi is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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50% boys · 50% girls

Old Norse

Narvi

Narvi is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

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40% boys · 60% girls

Old Norse

Salve

“sun” · “temple”

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29% boys · 71% girls

Old Norse

Ingleby

“Englishman” · “village, settlement”

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Old Norse

Swaby

“Swabian” · “farm, settlement”

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Old Norse

Blaby

“dark” · “farmstead”

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Old Norse

Gjøvik

“the deep bay”

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Old Norse

Iliffe

“ill, evil” · “life”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Sølvi’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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