Svein

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Sveinn, from sveinn (“boy, servant”). Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Icelandic Sveinn, Danish Svend, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /svɛɪːn/ (segmentation) IPA(key): /svɛɪːdn/ (palatalisation) IPA(key): /svɛɪːɲ/ === Proper noun === Svein m a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Sveina ==== Related terms ==== svein (“boy; servant; journeyman with diploma”) (see that for related given names) === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 345 Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 24 295 males with the given name Svein living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 5th January, 2022. == Old Norse == === Proper noun === Svein m accusative of Sveinn