Solveig

See also: Sólveig

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian.

Proper noun

Solveig

1. a female given name.

Related terms

• Solvej, Solvejg

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Faroese

Proper noun

Solveig f

1. a female given name

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Solveig
Accusative	Solveig
Dative	Solveig
Genitive	Solveigar

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse salr (“house", "hall”) + víg (“strength”). Made popular by the heroine of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1867).

Proper noun

Solveig

1. a female given name.

Usage notes

• The most common given name of women born in Norway in the 1920s.

Related terms

• Sylvi, Sølvi

Descendants

• Latvian: Solveiga

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 18 787 females with the given name Solveig living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛj

Proper noun

Solveig c (genitive Solveigs)

1. a female given name borrowed from Norwegian.

Related terms

• Solvig