Sverre

Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse Sverrir, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning".^[1] It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre may refer to:

First name

Sverre

• Sverre of Norway (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202)
• Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005)
• Sverre Farstad (1920–1978), Norwegian speed skater
• Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), Norwegian architect
• Sverre Hassel (1876–1928), Norwegian polar explorer
• Sverre Haugli (disambiguation), several people
• Sverre Anker Ousdal (born 1944), Norwegian actor
• Sverre Petterssen (1898–1974), Norwegian meteorologist
• Sverre Steen (1898–1983), Norwegian history professor
• Sverre Stenersen (1926–2005), Norwegian skier
• Sverre Seeberg (born 1950), Norwegian sports official

Sverri

• Sverri Sandberg Nielsen (born 1993) a Faroese rower
• Sverri Patursson (1871–1960), a Faroese writer

Sverrir

• Sverrir Garðarsson, Icelandic
• Sverrir Gudnason, Swedish
• Sverrir Hermannsson, Icelandic

Last name

• Johan Sverre (actor)
• Johan Sverre (sports official)