Sven
[svɛn]Meaning
from Old Norse Sveinn, meaning "boy"
Background Story
Sven is a Scandinavian masculine given name that comes from the Old Norse name Sveinn, meaning "boy". In Old Norse the meaning was also given as "young man" or "servant", and the original spelling was sveinn. It was the name of kings of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, including the 10th-century Danish king Sven Forkbeard. Variants include Svend in Danish and Norwegian, Svein in Norway, the Low Countries and German-speaking countries, and Sveinn in Icelandic.
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