Given name
Sulev
“thaw; pleasant”
Sulev is a masculine given name. It is used in Estonian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sulev possibly goes back to a word meaning “thaw; pleasant.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sulev’s family of names
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sulev
- Sulev NõmmikEstonian actor, dancer and theatrical director (1931-1992)
- Sulev KeedusEstonian film director (born 1957)
- Sulev OllEstonian writer and journalist (born 1964)
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