Sverre

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Sverrir, originally a byname, from sverra (“to swing around, spin”), thus meaning “trouble-maker”. Cognate with Faroese Sverri and Icelandic Sverrir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²svɛrːə/ === Proper noun === Sverre m (definite Sverren) a male given name from Old Norse ==== Usage notes ==== The name is an old royal name, most notably used by the Norwegian king Sverre Sigurdsson (1151–1202). === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Sverrir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 347 Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 8 582 males with the given name Sverre living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 1st April, 2023.