Svea is a Swedish female name derived from the tribe called "Svear" or "

Swedes Swedes ( sv, svenskar) are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Nordic region, primarily their nation state of Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countr ...

," who came to conquer the land which is today's

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. The name was very popular in Sweden during the first half of the 20th century, and in the 2010s began to revive in popularity.

Mother Svea Mother Svea or ''Mother Swea'' (Swedish: ''Moder Svea'') is the female personification of Sweden and a patriotic emblem of the Swedish nation. Background Mother Svea is normally depicted as a powerful female warrior, valkyrie or shieldmaiden ...

is a

national personification A national personification is an anthropomorphic personification of a state or the people(s) it inhabits. It may appear in political cartoons and propaganda. Some early personifications in the Western world tended to be national manifestations ...

of Sweden. People named Svea include: * Svea (singer), Svea Virginia Kågemark (born 1999), a Swedish pop singer *

Svea Kristina Frisch Svea ''Kristina'' Frisch (15 June 1898 in Ramsberg, Örebro county
Svea Kristina Fr ...

, (1898–1991), known as Kristina Lindstrand, a Swedish actor, journalist, author, and poet *

Svea Holst Svea Holst (20 April 1901 – 28 April 1996) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1923 and 1987. Selected filmography * '' Nothing But the Truth'' (1939) * '' Kristin Commands'' (1946) * ''Crisis'' (1946) * '' ...

(1901–1996), a Swedish film actress *

Svea Josephy Svea Josephy is currently a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art (photography) at the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. She is best known for her work with "twin towns," where she draws parallels between settlements and suburbs ...

, (born 1969) a South African photographer *

Svea Köhrbrück Svea Köhrbrück (born 16 October 1993) is a German sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and pre ...

, (born 1993), a German sprinter *

Svea Norén Svea Placida Mariana Norén (5 October 1895 – 9 May 1985) was a Swedish figure skater. She won the silver medal in the ladies' singles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics behind fellow Swede Magda Julin. She qualified for the 1924 Games, but did ...

(1895–1985), a Swedish figure skater *

Svea Nordblad Welander Svea Goeta Nordblad Welander (24 July 1898 – 1985) was a Swedish composer, organist, teacher, and violist, who was born in Linhamm, Malmö, Malmo, to a family of nine children. In 1914, she began working as cinema pianist to save money for further ...

(1898–1985), a Swedish composer, organist, teacher, and violist

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