Swantje

Swantje is a female given name .

variants

Swaantje, Zwaantje, Zwantje, Svantje, Swantje

Origin and meaning

Swantje is the Frisian short form of first names with Swan ( swan ) such as B. Schwanhild , but is also an independent name meaning little swan or daughter of the swans .

Some forms of the name (especially Swantje ) are derived from the swan fighters , Valkyries from Germanic mythology. Swan maidens are therefore air spirits in the shape of swans who would shed their plumage to bathe in lonely waters. They stand for untouchedness, purity and elegance.

name day

August 28th

Well-known namesake

• Swantje Hartmann (* 1973), German politician ( CDU )
• Swantje Henke (* 1971), German actress
• Gro Swantje Kohlhof (* 1994), German actress
• Swantje Lichtenstein (* 1970), German writer
• Swantje Scharenberg (* 1965), German sports historian
• Swantje Volkmann (* 1967), German cultural scientist
• Svantje Wascher (* 1972), German actress, presenter and voice actress

Also is

• Swaantje a character from Hermann Löns ' novel The Second Face and
• Swaantje Swantenius a pseudonym of Hanna Fueß .