Sveinn

See also: sveinn

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Danish Svend, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sveitn/

  Rhymes: -eitn

  Homophone: sveinn

Proper noun

Sveinn m (proper noun, genitive singular Sveins)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Declension

Declension of Sveinn (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Sveinn
accusative	Svein
dative	Sveini
genitive	Sveins

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ (suain)

Etymology

Originally a byname, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”).

Proper noun

Sveinn m (genitive Sveins)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Danish: Svend
• Faroese: Sveinur
• Icelandic: Sveinn
• Norwegian: Svein, Sven
• Swedish: Sven
  • → German: Sven, Swen
  • → Estonian: Sven
  • → Latvian: Svens
• → Old English: Sweġn
  • → English: Sweyn
• → Finnish: Soini