Svend
See also: svend
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Swedish Sven and Norwegian Svein.
Proper noun
Svend
- A male given name.
Derived terms
- (surnames) Svendsen
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 64 637 males with the given name Svend have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Norwegian
Etymology
From Danish Svend, as a variant of Svein.
Proper noun
Svend
- A male given name.
Related terms
- Svendsen