Given name
Svenja
“a youthful man; a lad”
In German use, Svenja is a feminine form of Sven. One interpretation is “a youthful man; a lad.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Svenja is a feminine form of Sven. One interpretation is “a youthful man; a lad.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Svenja is a feminine form of Sven. An origin associated with Sven is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Svenja is a feminine form of Sven.
Svenja’s family of names
In German usage, Svenja is a feminine form of Sven. In German usage, Svenja has a related form in SWENJA. In German usage, Svenja has a related form in SWENJA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Svenja
- Svenja SchulzeGerman politicianborn 1968
- Svenja HuthGerman footballerborn 1991
- Svenja JungGerman actressborn 1993
- Svenja HahnGerman politicianborn 1989
- Svenja WürthGerman nordic combined skier and ski jumperborn 1993
- Svenja BrunckhorstGerman basketball player (born 1991)
- Svenja SchlichtGerman swimmerborn 1967
- Svenja FölmliSwiss association football playerborn 2002
- Svenja Bazlentriathleteborn 1984
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