At a Glance
- Meaning
- The Swabian woman
- Origin
- Old Norse, from a Germanic tribal name
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- SVAH-vah
Svava is an Old Norse, from a Germanic tribal name girl's name meaning “the Swabian woman”. It appears in our list of 175+ *Powerful* Norse Girl Names From Viking Lore.
Meaning & Origin of Svava
Meaning: The Swabian woman.
Origin: Old Norse, from a Germanic tribal name.
A common claim: the soother Actually: Svava is sometimes read as 'the soother,' but the name's actual root traces to 'Swabian' — referring to the Germanic Suebi people — not to soothing or calming.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Svava
SVAH-vahIPA /ˈsvɑː.vɑ/
Popularity of Svava
Svava doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Svava
Similar Names
Böðný (Bodnyr) · Geirþrúðr (Geirthrud) · Loftheiðr (Loftheid) · Friðný (Fridny) · Véný (Vény) · Gunnlaug (Gunnlaugr)
