"Sven" meaning in German

See Sven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /svɛn/, /tsvɛn/ Audio: De-Sven.ogg Forms: Swen [alternative]
Etymology: From Swedish Sven. Etymology templates: {{der|de|sv|Sven}} Swedish Sven Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Sven
  1. a male given name from Swedish Sven Wikipedia link: de:Sven Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names Derived forms: Svenja, Swenja
    Sense id: en-Sven-de-name-jKOHyHgn Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries
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