Sven

Sven ( rarely also Swen ) is a male first name.

Origin and Meaning of the Name

Sven derives sveinn from the Norse word, meaning " young man ", " boy ".

Dissemination

In the first half of the 20th century, the name Sven was not widespread in Germany. His popularity rose sharply. In the seventies he was a few times among the ten most common boy name of the vintage. Then his popularity declined considerably at first gradually, starting in the late nineties back.

Name-day

Well-known bearers of the name

Sven

  • Kings of Denmark Sven I. " Forkbeard " (* 965, † 1014), from 986 King of Denmark
  • Sven II Estridsson (around 1020-1074 ), from 1047 the Danish King
  • Sven III. Ridges ( * before 1120, † 1157 ), from 1146/47 King of Denmark

Swen

  • Swen Enderlein (1978-2004), German Enduro athletes
  • Swen König ( born 1985 ), Swiss football goalkeeper
  • Swen Brock Pape ( born 1960 ), German graphic artist
  • Swen Schulz ( born 1968 ), German politician ( SPD)
  • Swen Sundberg (* 1974), German triathlete

Variants

  • Male: Svend ( Danish form), Svein (Norwegian form), Sveinn ( Icelandic form), Swen ( verde lish border spelling), Svenne, Suen (Japanese spelling in Latin characters )
  • Female: svende, Svenja ( German only ), Suenja
  • Surname ( patronym ): Svensson
Sven Epiney Sven Fischer Sven Giegold Sven Hannawald Sven Kramer Sven Nykvist Sven Ottke Sven Regener
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