Svenja

Svenja ( rarely also Swenja ) is a female first name.

Origin and Meaning

Svenja is a common especially in the German -speaking female form to Sven more information, see there. Around the year 1990 counted Svenja the most popular female name in Germany.

Alternatively, Svenja can be derived from the Old German word " svan " which means " swan "; it would be a short form to names like Swanhild.

The name Svenja has several meanings in different languages ​​like in

  • Old German: Svan = Swan
  • Nordic: young warrior
  • Germanic: young warrior -like
  • Swedish: Svenja = the Swedish

Name winners

  • Svenja Bazlen (* 1984), German triathlete
  • Svenja Flaßpöhler (* 1975), German philosopher, literary scholar and author
  • Svenja Huber ( born 1985 ), German handball player
  • Svenja Leiber (* 1975), German writer
  • Svenja Huth ( * 1991), German football player
  • Svenja Pages (* 1966), German actress
  • Svenja Schlicht ( * 1967 ), German swimmer
  • Svenja Schulze ( * 1968 ), German politician (SPD )
  • Svenja Spriestersbach (* 1981), German handball player
  • Svenja Würth (* 1993), German ski jumper
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