Solveig

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See also: Sólveig

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian Solveig.

Proper noun

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Solveig

  1. a female given name
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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Solveig f

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Solveig
Accusative Solveig
Dative Solveig
Genitive Solveigar

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse salr (house", "hall) + víg (strength). Made popular by the heroine of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1867).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Solveig

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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  • The most common given name of women born in Norway in the 1920s.
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Descendants

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  • Latvian: Solveiga

References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 18 787 females with the given name Solveig living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian Solveig.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛj

Proper noun

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Solveig c (genitive Solveigs)

  1. a female given name
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