
Sven
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- borrowed from .
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Proper noun
- borrowed from .
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Proper noun
- , from the Swedish cognate of Norwegian Svein.
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Etymology
, from , related to English swain; borne by three medieval kings of Denmark.
See also
Cognates in various languages:
- Danish: Svend
- Dutch: Sven
- Faroese: Sveinur
- German: Sven
- Icelandic: Sveinn
- Norwegian: Svein
- Old Norse: Sveinn
- Polish: Swen