Sverre
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Sverre is a Norwegian name from the Old Norse
Sverrir, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It can also be a surname
, Sverre may refer to:
First name
Last name
The variant Sverrir
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Sverrir, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It can also be a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, Sverre may refer to:
First name
- Sverre of NorwaySverre of NorwaySverre Sigurdsson was king of Norway from 1177 to 1202. He married Margareta Eriksdotter, the daughter of the Swedish king Eric the Saint, by whom he had the daughter Kristina Sverresdotter....
(c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) - Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005)
- Sverre Braastad
- Sverre FarstadSverre FarstadSverre Farstad was a speed skater representing Sportsklubben Falken, Trondheim, as part of the Falken Trio also including Henry Wahl and Hjalmar Andersen. Farstad won one Olympic gold medal and one European Championship in his three-year international career.He was born in Lademoen, Trondheim.-Pre...
- Sverre FehnSverre FehnSverre Fehn was a Norwegian architect. The architect’s highest international honour came in 1997, when he was awarded both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal.-Life:...
(1924–2009), Norwegian architect - Sverre HasselSverre HasselSverre Helge Hassel was a Norwegian polar explorer and one of the first five people to reach the South Pole.- Biography :...
- Sverre Anker OusdalSverre Anker OusdalSverre Anker Ousdal is a Norwegian actor born in Flekkefjord, Norway.-Biography:Ousdal made his debut in 1965 at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen...
, Norwegian actor - Sverre PetterssenSverre PetterssenSverre Petterssen was a Norwegian meteorologist, prominent in the field of weather analysis and forecasting, and an international leader in meteorology.-Early life:...
- Sverre SteenSverre SteenSverre Steen was a Norwegian historian, a professor at the University of Oslo, and known to the public through his radio series Langsomt ble landet vårt eget...
, Norwegian history professor - Sverre StenersenSverre StenersenSverre Stenersen was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who dominated the event throughout the 1950s. His biggest triumphs were winning individual golds both at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...
- Sverre Seeberg
Last name
- Johan Sverre (actor)Johan Sverre (actor)Johan Sverre was a Norwegian actor.He was born in Kristiania. He originally took an architect's education in Copenhagen, but made his stage debut as an actor in 1951. He was a prolific actor working at Nationaltheatret from 1951 to 1956, Riksteatret from 1956 to 1965, Trøndelag Teater from 1966 to...
- Johan Sverre (sports official)Johan Sverre (sports official)Johan Tidemann Sverre was a Norwegian military officer and sports official.-Personal life:He was born in Fredrikstad as a son of Erik Olsen and Josefine Andrea Nicolaysen , and brother of Ole Sverre...
- Ole Sverre
The variant Sverrir
- Sverrir GarðarssonSverrir GarðarssonSverrir Gardarsson is an Iceland footballer, currently playing for FH.Garðarsson has previously played in Norway for Molde FK and in Sweden for GIF Sundsvall.-External links:...
- Sverrir GudnasonSverrir GudnasonSverrir Gudnason, born September 12 1978, is a Swedish actor of Icelandic origin. He starred in the 2007 television series Up to struggle.Gudnason moved with his family to Tyresö, Sweden in 1990 when his father found work as a professor at KTH....
- Sverrir HermannssonSverrir HermannssonSverrir Hermannsson is an Icelandic politician, businessman, and banker. Beginning in politics as a member of the Independence Party, he was Speaker of the Althing from 1979 to 1983....