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Solveig

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See also: Sólveig

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Solveig.

Proper noun

Solveig

  1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Solveig f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Solveig: Solveigarson
  • daughter of Solveig: Solveigardóttir

Declension

More information singular, indefinite ...

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse salr (“house", "hall”) + víg (“strength”). Made popular by the heroine of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1867).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Solveig

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

  • The most common given name of women born in Norway in the 1920s.

Descendants

  • Latvian: Solveiga

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 18 787 females with the given name Solveig living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Solveig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsǔːlvɛj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛj

Proper noun

Solveig c (genitive Solveigs)

  1. a female given name

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