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View Name: Solveig


SOLVEIG
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Norwegian, Swedish
PRONOUNCED: SOL-vay (Norwegian)   [key]
Meaning & History
From an Old Norse name which was derived from the elements sól "sun" and veig "strength". This is the name of the heroine in Hendrik Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt' (1876).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Sølvi, Sylvi (Norwegian), Solvig, Sylvi (Swedish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Sólveig (Ancient Scandinavian), Solvej (Danish)
Popularity
Norway  ranked #60 
SEE ALSO
SÓLVEIG


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