Svend

Svend is a Danish male given name .

Origin and meaning of the name

Svend is the Danish form of the German and Scandinavian first name Sven , derived from the Old Norse surname Sveinn , which means boy . The first name also occurs occasionally in Norway , although the main Norwegian form of the name is Svein .

Name bearer

• Svend Asmussen (1916–2017), Danish jazz musician, singer and film actor
• Svend Auken (1943–2009), Danish social democratic politician
• Svend Borberg (1888–1947), Danish writer
• Svend Estridsen (≈1020–1074), King of Denmark
• Svend Fleuron (1874–1966), Danish writer
• Svend Fochler (* 1966), German soccer player
• Svend Foyn (1809-1894), Norwegian whaling and shipping magnate
• Svend Gade (1877–1952), Danish director, set designer and screenwriter
• Svend Grundtvig (1824–1883), Danish literary scholar and folklorist
• Svend Hansen (* 1962), German prehistoric archaeologist
• Svend Aage Jensby (* 1940), Danish politician
• Svend Johannsen (1903–1978), Danish minority politician in Schleswig-Holstein
• Svend Åge Madsen (* 1939), Danish writer
• Svend Martinsen (1900–1968), Norwegian wrestler
• Svend Erik Møller (1909–2002), Danish architect
• Svend Noldan (1893–1978), German painter and documentary film director
• Svend Pri (1945-1983), Danish badminton player
• Svend Riemer (1905–1977), German-American sociologist
• Svend Robinson (* 1952), Canadian politician
• Svend Smith (1907–1985), Danish phonetician
• Svend Stouge (* 1942), Danish geologist
• Svend Tveskæg (≈965–1014), King of Denmark
• Svend Wad (1928-2004), Danish lightweight boxer
• Svend Weihrauch (1899–1962), Danish silversmith
• Svend Wiele (* 1981), former German ice hockey player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Svend on www.behindthename.com (English)
2. ↑ Sven with etymological derivation on www.behindthename.com (English)