Given name

Swenja

Swenja is a feminine given name. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Swenja comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Swenja’s family of names

In German usage, Swenja has a related form in SVENJA. In German usage, Swenja has a related form in SVENJA.

Walk Swenja’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

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Old Norse

Dynja

Dynja is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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Irish

Eðna

Eðna is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Old Irish. It is used in Icelandic and Old Norse.

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Old English

Swainston

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old Norse

Bylgja

Bylgja is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

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>99% girls

Old Norse

Ylgja

“she-wolf”

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>99% girls

Old Norse

Swartby

“black town”

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Old Norse

Svensen

“son of Sven”

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Old Norse

Steinunn

“beloved of the stone”

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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