English
Sven
Sven comes from Old Norse Sveinn.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Sveinn
- SwedishmodernSven
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Old Norsec. 800–1350Sveinn
- SwedishmodernSven
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
Earliest quotation: 2022, Sarah DeWeerdt, Barcelona-style “superblocks: “For many cities, the urban layout allows similar urban…”
Every English word from Old Norse Sveinn
Today it means
name A male given name from Swedish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Sveinn / Sven