Sven
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[edit] Estonian
[edit] Etymology
From Swedish Sven.
[edit] Proper noun
Sven
- A male given name.
[edit] German
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From Swedish Sven.
[edit] Proper noun
Sven
- A male given name.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Etymology
Variant of Svein.
[edit] Proper noun
Sven
- A male given name.
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse Sveinn; borne by three medieval kings of Denmark. Cognate with Norwegian Svein and Danish Svend.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sven/
[edit] Proper noun
Sven
- A male given name.
[edit] Derived terms
- (surname) Svensson
[edit] References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 113 813 males with the given name Sven living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.