Given name
Sveinn
“a youthful man; a lad”
Sveinn is a variant of Sven. One interpretation is “a youthful man; a lad.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sveinn is a variant of Sven. One interpretation is “a youthful man; a lad.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sveinn is a variant of Sven. An origin associated with Sven is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
Sveinn’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Sveinn shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Sven. In Old Norse usage, Sveinn has a related form in ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ. Sveinn has a related form in Sven.
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Around the world
Sveinn has relatives in 10 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sveinn
- Sveinn BjörnssonIcelandic politician, 1st President of Iceland (1881-1952)
- Sveinn PálssonIcelandic physician and naturalist1762–1840
- Sveinn Ólafur GunnarssonIcelandic actorborn 1976
- Sveinn IngvarssonIcelandic athletics competitor1914–2009
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