Estonian

Proper noun

Sven

1. A male given name.

German

Alternative forms

• Swen

Etymology

From Swedish Sven.

Proper noun

Sven

1. A male given name.

Derived terms

• Svenja, Swenja

Norwegian

Etymology

Variant of Svein.

Proper noun

Sven

1. A male given name.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Sveinn; borne by three medieval kings of Denmark. Cognate with Norwegian Svein and Danish Svend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sven/

Proper noun

Sven

1. A male given name.

Derived terms

• (surname) Svensson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 113 813 males with the given name Sven living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Swedish

Noun

sven c

1. (archaic) a young man, especially if still a virgin or unmarried; a boy
2. (historical) a male servant
3. (historical) an apprentice; a journeyman

Declension

Related terms

• Sven
• svendom
• svensexa

References

1. ↑ sven in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
2. ↑ sven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)