Date
Name Svafa
Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Other Forms FormsSváfa, Sváva (Faroese)
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Meaning & History
Meaning uncertain, possibly "Swabian woman" or "woman from Schwaben" from Old Norse #svabar# "Swabians", from the name of a Germanic (Suebic) tribe which allegedly derived from Old German #swēba# "free, independent". In the Eddic poem 'Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar', this was the name of a Valkyrie who would be reborn as SIGRÚN.