Danish

Proper noun

Svend

1. A male given name.

Derived terms

• (surnames) Svendsen

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 64 637 males with the given name Svend have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Danish Svend, as a variant of Svein.

Proper noun

Svend

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Svendsen

Danish

Noun

svend c (singular definite svenden, plural indefinite svende)

1. an apprentice or trainee; particularly in skilled trades

Inflection