Svein

Last updated
Sweyn.jpg

Svein is a Norwegian masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include:

Contents

Rulers

Politicians, civil servants and businessmen

Academics

Athletes

Artists and entertainers

Other

See also

Related Research Articles

Axel is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. The Finnish form of the name is Akseli. A French feminine form is Axelle.

The surname Angell may refer to:

Sven is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries, and is cognate with the English name Swain. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young warrior". The original spelling in Old Norse was sveinn.

Robert, Rob, Bob, or Bobby Thomas may refer to:

Tore is a Scandinavian masculine name. It is derived from the Old Norse name Þórir, itself from an older reconstructed form Þórvér, which is composed of Þórr meaning thunder, and vér meaning priest or warrior. So Thor's Priest, Thunder Priest, Thor's Warrior, or Thunder Warrior. The most famous person by this name is probably Tore Hund, who killed Olaf II of Norway at the Battle of Stiklestad. Approximately 18,000 people in Norway are named Tore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul (given name)</span> Name list

Paul is a common Latin masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul – or its variations – can be a given name or surname.

Berg is a surname of North-European origin. In several Germanic languages, the word means "mount", "mountain", or "cliff".

Christiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared by less than 1% of the population.

Gunter or Günter may refer to:

Events in the year 1996 in Norway.

Events in the year 1943 in Norway.

Events in the year 1985 in Norway.

Events in the year 1957 in Norway.

Events in the year 1956 in Norway.

Aage is a Danish masculine given name and a less common spelling of the Norwegian given name Åge. Variants include the Swedish name Åke. People with the name Aage include:

Alain is widely used as a personal name and is the French form of Alan but also exists in English-speaking countries:

Jean-Claude is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Gerd is a common Germanic name. As a masculine name it is a shortened form of Gerhard and Gerardus. As a feminine name it may be a form of Gerda or Gertrud. See also Gert.

Petter is a predominantly Scandinavian masculine given name, found mostly in Norway and Sweden and to a much lesser extent in Denmark. It is a cognate of the name Peter.

Ove is a Scandinavian given name. It is derived from the Old Danish name Aghi, itself probably a diminutive of the prefix Agh-, from the Germanic *aʒ-. The name Ove is earliest attested in 1434 in Scania.