Sven
m.
Old Norse sveinn 'boy, servant', Old English swān 'herdsman, swineherd, peasant'.
The name of an 11th C king of Denmark, England, and Sweden, two 11th C kings of Norway, an 11th C king of Denmark, and a 12th C king of Denmark.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1279–80 Swayn (gen) WaHR-SK p. 56
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1383 Sweno (nom) SRA-vol2 no. 1901
- Old Swedish
- ● 1383 Sweens (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1940,
Swen ibid. no. 1900
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sven". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Sven.