Given name · also Old Norse
Svavar
Svavar is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Svavar comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Sváfarr, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᚨᛒᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic *Swēbaharjaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Svavar’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Svavar has a related form in Svafar. In Icelandic usage, Svavar has a related form in Svafi. In Icelandic usage, Svavar continues an earlier form in ᛊᚹᚨᛒᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Svavar
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