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Also known as Sven (given name), Sven (first name)

Sven is a Scandinavian masculine first name. In Old Norse the meaning was "young man" or "servant" and the original Old Norse spelling was sveinn.

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Given name.name
Sven
Given name.gender
Male
Given name.meaning
Young manyoung warrior
Given name.origin
Old Norse
Given name.variant forms
Svend, Svein, Sveinn
Given name.related names
Svenja (female form)

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native label
Sven
Soundex
S150
Cologne phonetics
836
Caverphone
SFN1111111
Commons category
Sven (given name)
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Sven is a Scandinavian masculine first name. In Old Norse the meaning was "young man" or "servant" and the original Old Norse spelling was sveinn.

Variants such as Svend are found in Danish and Norwegian. Another variant, Svein is used in Norway, the Low Countries, and German-speaking countries, and is cognate with the English surname Swain.

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