User talk:Sven Lieven

Liewen/Lieven
Hi! I'm curious about why you change spellings from Liewen to Lieven? The sources appear to show Liewen as the correct spelling. Sjö (talk) 10:23, 4 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Lieven is a more fitting spelling. “Liewen” is the archaic, phonetic spelling of that name. It’s a bit similar to Swensk/Svensk and Swerige/Sverige. I hope I have clarified my decision! Sven Lieven (talk) 12:21, 4 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I think that it is a very bad idea to modernize the spelling to anything other than what the sources say, but I haven't been able to find any WP guidelines on the subject. I'll follow the discussion at sv:Wikipedia:Kommentarer om administrationen av Wikipedia and await the consensus there. Sjö (talk) 11:27, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I agree with you, it should not be completely modernized, but I do think it's not unreasonable to mention the name Lieven as the 'archname' so to speak, emphasizing the unity of the house. I don't mean to act like I to know it all but there are also instances of 'Liewens' going back to 'Lieven'. This is the the case concerning the Russian line, which sprang forth from the sons of baron Otto Heinrich Andreas von Lieven of Eksjö. Sven Lieven (talk) 11:50, 6 April 2024 (UTC)