Sveinn

See also: sveinn

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Danish Svend, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sveitn/
    Rhymes: -eitn
    Homophone: sveinn

Proper noun

Sveinn m (proper noun, genitive singular Sveins)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Declension

Declension of Sveinn (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Sveinn
accusative Svein
dative Sveini
genitive Sveins

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Sveinn m (genitive Sveins)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Danish: Svend
  • Faroese: Sveinur
  • Icelandic: Sveinn
  • Norwegian: Svein, Sven
  • Swedish: Sven
  • → Old English: Sweġn
  • → Finnish: Soini
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