SVAN

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element meaning 'swan' (bird)

Swans Image by Marek Szczepanek, licensed under Creative Commons

Old Norse

svanr = 'male swan'

Old Swedish

svan = 'swan'

Old Saxon

swan = 'swan'

Anglo-Saxon

swan = 'swan'

Old High German

swan = 'male swan'
swana = 'female swan'

Related Names

See Swana, Svanr and Sweneke

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BJÖRN	see Svanbjörn
BJÖRT	see Svanbjört
BORG	see Svanborg (Norse) and Swanburg (German)
DIS	see Svandís
EY	see Svaney
FRÍÐ	see Svanfríður
GEIR	see Svangeir
HEID	see Svanheiður
HILD	see Swanahilda (German)
HOLM	see Svanhólm
HVIT	see Svanhvít
LAUG	see Svanlaug
LILL	see Svanelille
MUND	see Svanmundur
NY	see Svaný
ROS	see Svanrós
RUN	see Svanrun
ÞOR	see Svanþór
ÞRUÐ	see Svanþrúður

First Element Forms

Sun-
Sva- Svan- Swana- Svane- Swano-
Svå- Svån-