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View Name: Sven


SVEN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Scandinavian, German, Dutch
PRONOUNCED: SVEN (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Old Norse byname Sveinn which meant "boy".
Related Names
VARIANTS: Svend (Danish), Svein (Norwegian)
FEMININE FORM: Svenja (German)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Sveinn (Ancient Scandinavian), Svend (Danish), Soini (Finnish), Svein (Norwegian)
Popularity
Croatia  ranked #54 
Netherlands  ranked #20 
Slovenia  ranked #97 



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