Svein.
a male given name from Old Norse
Meaning & usage
a male given name from Old Norse
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn m, originally a byname based on the common noun sveinn (“boy, young man, servant”), from Proto-Germanic *swainaz (“relative, kinsman; young man; herder”). The deeper origin of the Proto-Germanic noun is uncertain. It may be connected with Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“oneself; one's own; separate”), or alternatively with *swīną (“swine”), through an earlier meaning “swineherd”. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Faroese Sveinur, Icelandic Sveinn, Danish Svend and Swedish Sven (“male given name”).
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