Talk:Sven

German? Swedish? - No, Old Norse
Sven is not an "Old German" name. It is a scandinavian name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.58.37.47 (talk) 14:15, 21 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes and No. The language from which the name originated is Old Norse. It is a Germanic name, as most of Scandinavia, Germany and England is hisotrically Germanic terriotiry and most languages in this area such as German, Dutch, Swedish, and English are Germanic languages that are all related.

Old Norse was mutually intelligible with Old English, Old Saxon and Old Low Franconian. It gradually evolved into the modern North Germanic languages: Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.
 * In short, its a nordic name, stemming from an ancient Germanic language and is now commonly found throughout Germany, the Benelux, Switzerland, Austria and Scandinavia. See the Old Norse article for further information. Best Regards,  Signature brendel  21:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

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Estonia
If the name is used in Estonia, this should be shown on the map. 84.179.22.170 (talk) 12:21, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Map makes no sense
Really?? More common in Austria than in Sweden? That is ridiculous. Bataaf van Oranje (talk) 20:46, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Meaning
Sven, Svein just mean "pig", the etimology given in the article is ridiculous. 82.161.30.183 (talk) 20:44, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Pewdiepie’s dog Sven
Guys they don’t want Sven added here so please stop adding him to this page. I’d also like to apologize for when I originally added him to this page. InfinityMastered (talk) 00:36, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Why can’t he be put under “fictional characters”? B0ssguy300 (talk) 00:54, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Put him under Fiction characters lol please!! SpicySpaceMango (talk) 18:33, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Put him under Fiction characters lol please!! SpicySpaceMango (talk) 18:33, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 August 2019
Add Felix Kjellburg's Dog, named Sven from his Minecraft YouTube series to the list under "Fictional Characters" Lasklo (talk) 14:21, 20 August 2019 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on 22 August 2019
Sven is the name of a dog in Pewdiepie's Minecraft series. Bizdogo (talk) 15:08, 22 August 2019 (UTC)


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Not Scandanavian variant of Stephen/Steven

 * Specific text to be added or removed: The name can also be a Scandinavian variant of Stephen / Steven.
 * Reason for the change: This is simply untrue. Stephen/Steven is of Greek origin, derived from Stephanos, and meaning wreath or crown. Sven is an Old Norse name meaning young man or young warrior. They are completely unrelated. The Scandinavian variation of Stephen/Steven is Stefan. Stefan and Stephen/Steven share the same origin and have the same meaning.
 * References supporting change:

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Nilsplofgren (talk • contribs) 14:57, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done References 2 & 3 did not support a link of the two names. The websites on name "Sven" doesn't support a link either. The claim in the Wikipedia article is unsourced. So, I have made the requested changes as requested. Thank you! &#8212;CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 07:09, 9 September 2022 (UTC)