Sveinn

See also: sveinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Sveinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sveitn/

  Rhymes: -eitn

  Homophone: sveinn

Proper noun

Sveinn m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Sveinn
m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Sveinn
accusative	Svein
dative	Sveini
genitive	Sveins

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Old Norse

Etymology

Originally a byname, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”).

Proper noun

Sveinn m

1. a male given name.

Related terms

• Danish: Svend
• Estonian: Sven
• Faroese: Sveinur
• Finnish: Soini
• German: Sven, Swen
• Icelandic: Sveinn
• Latvian: Svens
• Norwegian: Svein, Sven
• Swedish: Sven