Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...
''Sverrir'', meaning "wild, swinging, spinning".
Behind the Name: Sverre
/ref> 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
Sverre Sigurdsson ( non, Sverrir Sigurðarson) (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) was the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202.
Many consider him one of the most important rulers in Norwegian history. He assumed power as the leader of the rebel party ...
(c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202)
*Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005)
* Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater
* Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), Norwegian architect
* Sverre Hassel, Norwegian
* Sverre Anker Ousdal, Norwegian actor
* Sverre Petterssen, Norwegian
* Sverre Steen, Norwegian history professor
* Sverre Stenersen, Norwegian
* Sverre Seeberg, Norwegian
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 (25 February 1923 – 27 November 1990) was a Norwegian actor.
He was born in Kristiania. He originally took an architect's education in Copenhagen, but made his stage debut as an actor in 1951. He worked at Nationaltheatret from 195 ...
*Johan Sverre (sports official)
Johan Tidemann Sverre (7 October 1867 – 6 June 1934) was a Norwegian military officer and sports official.
Personal life
He was born in Fredrikstad as a son of Erik Olsen (1831–1918) and Josefine Andrea Nicolaysen (1839–1899), and brother o ...
References
Faroese masculine given names
Norwegian masculine given names
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