swan
Swan is a term for
- Swans , genus of birds
- Swan (butterfly) , genus of the bearded moth
- Swan (constellation) , also Northern Cross
- Swan ( heraldic animal) , heraldic animal in heraldry
- Swan (symbol) , for Martin Luther
Geographic objects
- Swan (river) , tributary of the Dniester in Ukraine
- Schwan, district of the city of Herrnhut , Görlitz district, Saxony
Companies
- Schwan-Stabilo , manufacturer of writing implements
- Schwan Food Company , multinational frozen food company
Swan is the family name of the following people:
- von Schwan , also: von Swan , von Swaan and von Schwaan , old noble family with lines in Mecklenburg, Pomerania, Braunschweig and Denmark
- Alexander Schwan (1931–1989), German political scientist
- Anton Schwan (1903–1964), German politician
- Christian Friedrich Schwan (1733–1815), German publisher and bookseller
- Eduard Schwan (1858–1893), German Romanist
- Erich Philipp von Schwan (around 1660–1738), also: von Swan and von Swaan ; Elector of Hanover Major General and City Commander of Hann. Münden, see Erich Philipp von Schwaan
- Gesine Schwan (* 1943), German university professor, SPD candidate for the office of Federal President in 2004 and 2009
- Hartmut Schwan (* 1951), German judge and honorary professor
- Heinrich Christian Schwan (1819–1905), German-American Lutheran theologian
- Heribert Schwan (* 1944), German writer and author
- Ivyann Schwan (born 1983), American actress
- Johann Friedrich Schwan (1729–1760), well-known robber captain from Württemberg
- Johannes V. Schwan († 1540), German provost of Heidenfeld
- Michael Schwan (* 1939), German rower
- Olof Schwan (1744–1812), Swedish organ builder
- Robert Schwan (1921–2002), German football manager
- Severin Schwan (* 1967), Manager and CEO of Hoffmann-La Roche
- Stephan Schwan (* 1960), German psychologist
- Werner Schwan (1917–2002), German geologist
- Wilhelm Schwan (1884–1950/1960), German politician (KPD)
- Wilhelm Schwan (copper engraver) , traceable in Braunschweig between 1621 and 1643
- Wolf Schwan , German cameraman
See also:
- The Swan (feature film by Charles Vidor )
- The swan (Andantino grazioso from the Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns )
- The dying swan (choreography by Michel Fokine )
- Golden Swan (disambiguation)
- Black Swan (disambiguation)
- White swan
- To the swan
- Swantje
- Swan
- Schwahn
- Swaan
- Schwann
- de zwaan (the swan), nickname of the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam
Wiktionary: Swan - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
