Svein

svein Norwegian Bokmål Svein,no:Svein Alternative forms nb Sven Svend Svenn Etymology nb non Sveinn m, originally a byname based on the common noun non sveinn boy, young man, servant, from nb gem-pro *swainaz relative, kinsman; young man; herder. The deeper origin of the Proto-Germanic noun is uncertain. It may be connected with nb ine-pro *s(w)e- oneself; one's own; separate, or alternatively with gem-pro *swīną swine, through an earlier meaning “swineherd”.“Svein” in Store norske leksikon. Compare nn Svein, fo Sveinur, is Sveinn, da Svend and sv Sven male given name. Pronunciation nb /sʋæɪn/ [sʋæɪ̯n] nb æɪn 1 nb svein nb Svein Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Old Norse Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Svein is 3 December, shared with nb Sveinung. The spelling nb Svein reached its highest level of use in Norway in 1945–1949 and is considerably more common than the variants nb Sven, nb Svend and nb Svenn. On the basis of 19th-century census records, the name was especially common in Telemark. Statistics In 2022, 23,861 men in Norway had nb Svein as their only given name or as the first of several given names, making it the eighth most frequently borne male given name in Norway. References Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*swainaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 390. Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (2013), Norsk personnamnleksikon, 3rd edition, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. Anagrams nb einsv visne Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Etymology From nn non Sveinn, from non sveinn boy, servant. Cognate with fo Sveinur, is Sveinn, da Svend, sv Sven, en Sweyn, and fi Soini. Pronunciation nn /svɛɪːn/ nn /svɛɪːdn/ segmentation nn /svɛɪːɲ/ palatalisation Proper noun nn proper noun m nn male Old Norse Sveina Related terms nn svein boy; servant; journeyman with diploma see that for related given names References 345 m 24 295 1940s 5th January 2022 Old Norse Proper noun non proper noun form m non Sveinn acc