Siv

See also: siv and SIV

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Sif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːv/

  Rhymes: -iːv

Proper noun

Siv f

1. (Norse mythology) Sif.
2. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Siv: Sivjarson
• daughter of Siv: Sivjardóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Siv
accusative	Siv
dative	Siv
genitive	Sivjar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Siw (alternative spelling of the given name)

Etymology

From Old Norse Sif, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō.

Proper noun

Siv f

1. (Norse mythology) Sif, the wife of Thor.
2. a female given name from Old Norse, used since early 20th century

Related terms

• Sivka

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Siw

Etymology

From Old Norse Sif. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1871 as Sif.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːv

Proper noun

Siv c (genitive Sivs)

1. (Norse mythology) Sif.
2. a female given name

Related terms

• SIV (“mnemonic, acid in water”)

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 39 855 females with the given name siv living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Anagrams

• -vis, vis