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Sven is a Scandinavian masculine first name. In Old Norse the meaning was "young man" or "servant" and the original Old Norse spelling was sveinn.^[1]

Variants such as Svend are found in Danish and Norwegian.^[1] Another variant, Svein is used only in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries, and is cognate with the English surname Swain.^{[citation needed]}

In medieval Swedish, sven or sven av vapen "sven of arms", is a term for squire. The female equivalent, Svenja, though seemingly Dutch and Scandinavian, is not common anywhere outside of German-speaking countries. Sven can also be spelled with a "w" - Swen - but is pronounced as Sven.^{[citation needed]}

The Icelandic version is Sveinn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsveitn̥]); the Faroese version is Sveinur (Faroese pronunciation: [ˈsvaiːnʊɹ]).

• Sven Einar Englund, Finnish composer
• Sven Epiney, Swiss television, radio host and editor
• Sven Grünberg, Estonian synthesizer and progressive rock composer and musician
• Sven August Körling, Swedish composer
• Sven Lõhmus, Estonian composer, producer and lyricist
• Sven Maes, Belgian producer
• Sven Martin, German keyboardist and sound-director
• Sven Nordström, Swedish organ builder
• Sven Regener, German musician and writer
• Sven Sachsalber, Italian performance artist
• Sven-Bertil Taube, Swedish singer and actor
• Sven Väth, German electronic music DJ/producer
• Sven Wollter, Swedish actor

• Sven Alkalaj, Bosnian politician
• Sven Arrestad, Norwegian temperance campaigner
• Sven Aspling, Swedish politician
• Sven Hulterström, Swedish politician
• Sven Lehmann, German politician
• Sven Lindgren, Swedish politician
• Sven Otto Littorin, Swedish politician
• Sven Mikser, Estonian politician
• Sven Ranck, Swedish statesman
• Sven Romanus, Swedish civil servant, Minister for Justice
• Sven Rydenfelt, Swedish economist and political writer

• Sven Andrighetto, Swiss ice hockey player (playing in NHL)
• Sven Axbom, Swedish footballer
• Sven Bartschi, Swiss ice hockey player (playing in NHL Vancouver Canucks)
• Sven Bender, German footballer (playing in Borussia Dortmund)
• Sven Butenschön, German ice hockey player
• Sven Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess Grandmaster
• Sven Coster, Dutch sailor
• Sven Davidson, Swedish tennis player
• Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football (soccer) manager
• Sven Fischer, German biathlete
• Sven Habermann, German-Canadian football (soccer) player
• Sven Hannawald, German ski jumper
• Sven Kaldre, Estonian basketball player
• Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater
• Sven Loll, East German judoka
• Sven Lundgren, Swedish athlete
• Sven Meinhardt, German field hockey player
• Sven Mikaelsson, Swedish alpine skier
• Sven Nylander, Swedish hurdler
• Sven Nys, Belgian cyclist
• Sven Ottke, German boxer
• Sven Riederer, Swiss athlete
• Sven Rydell, Swedish footballer
• Sven Schultze, German basketball player
• Sven Thorgren, Swedish snowboarder
• Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player
• Sven-Ole Thorsen, Danish actor, stuntman and athlete
• Sven Vermant, Belgian footballer

• Sven Allard (1896–1975), Swedish diplomat
• Sven Backlund (1917–1997), Swedish diplomat
• Sven Dahlvig, Swedish philatelist
• Sven Hassel, Danish-born soldier and writer
• Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer and geographer
• Sven O. Høiby, father of Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
• Sven Jaschan, German computer programmer
• Sven Lidman (clergyman) (1786-1845), Swedish priest and Orientalist
• Sven Markelius, Swedish architect
• Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer
• Sven Salander (1894–1965), Swedish Army lieutenant general

• Sven Hjerson, fictional Finnish detective
• "Svën Höek", an episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show
• Sven Holgersson, from the Voltron franchise
• Sven the Berserk, in the 1989 film Erik the Viking, played by Tim McInnerny
• Sven, the silent scorer sometimes appearing on the BBC radio show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
• "Sven from Swiss Cottage", a character used by Peter Cook when participating in radio phone-ins
• Sven – Rogue Knight, one of the many heroes featured in the custom Warcraft III map Defense of the Ancients, and its sequel Dota 2
• Sven, in the Witches of East End novel series by Melissa de la Cruz
• Sven Dufva, main character in the poem "Sven Dufva" of The Tales of Ensign Stål, written by J. L. Runeberg
• Sven Cal Bayang, from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer
• Sven "The Governator", in the movie Cars, voiced by Jess Harnell
• Sven, from the Georgia Nicolson book series by Louise Rennison
• Sven, Kristoff's pet reindeer in the movie Frozen
• Sven, the name of a puffin in Happy Feet Two
• Sven, a Nord character in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Sven and Ole, a character in a type of joke told by Scandinavian-Americans
• Sven Joergenson, Sven Pilson and Sven Johansson, from the series How I Met Your Mother
• Sven, the name of PewDiePie's pet wolf in his Minecraft YouTube series

• Son
• Swain (name)
• Swen
• Sweyn, a given name
• Swanson (surname)
• Svensson (son of Sven)
• Svante (name)
• Svendborg (city in Denmark)
• Swedenborg (Svendberg – surname)

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