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Sverrir

“wild, swinging, spinning”

masculineLatin script

[ˈsvɛrːɪr] · Icelandic

Origin: Old Norse
3 language contexts: Danish Icelandic Old Norse
Follow the evidence: 8 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Sverrir

Sverrir is a masculine given name documented in Danish, Icelandic and Old Norse. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Sverrir. It is a form of Sverre, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “wild, swinging, spinning”.

2 source accounts

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “wild, swinging, spinning”

From Old Norse Sverrir.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: SverreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (fr): SverreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16

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Proto-Indo-European originSource-reported“spinning, swinging,”

Meaning: “spinning, swinging,”

From a word meaning "spinning, swinging," according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to hiss, ring, whistle”); see also svarmr.

Sources for this account (1)

Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Sverrir is used

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Denmark

Language records

Documented as a given name in Danish.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Sverrir Gudnason
born 1978
Swedish actor
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q22340417CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: SverreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (fr): SverreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Sverrir

2 source accounts

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “wild, swinging, spinning”

From Old Norse Sverrir.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: SverreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (fr): SverreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16

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Proto-Indo-European originSource-reported“spinning, swinging,”

Meaning: “spinning, swinging,”

From a word meaning "spinning, swinging," according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to hiss, ring, whistle”); see also svarmr.

Sources for this account (1)

Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Sverrir is used

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Denmark

Language records

Documented as a given name in Danish.

Explore Denmark

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q22340417CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SverrirCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: SverreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (fr): SverreCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Sverrir

Old Norse origin

Where Sverrir is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Sverrir Gudnason

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Sverre

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Sverrir

Old Norse origin

Where Sverrir is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Sverrir Gudnason

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Sverre

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page