Sveinn
See also: sveinn
Icelandic
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Danish Svend, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSveinn m (proper noun, genitive singular Sveins)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Declension
editOld Norse
editAlternative forms
edit- ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ (suain)
Etymology
editOriginally a byname, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”).
Proper noun
editSveinn m (genitive Sveins)
- a male given name
Descendants
editCategories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/eitn
- Rhymes:Icelandic/eitn/1 syllable
- Icelandic terms with homophones
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic male given names
- Icelandic male given names from Old Norse
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse proper nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse given names
- Old Norse male given names