Solveig

Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈsûːɻ.ʋæi̯/ (Norwegian) /ˈsǔːl.vɛj/ (Swedish) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

From an Old Norse name, which was derived from the elements sól "sun" and veig "strength" [1] [2] [3] . This is the name of the heroine in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (1876).

Related Names

Rootssól + veig
VariantsSølvi, Sylvi (Norwegian) Sylvi, Solvig (Swedish) Solvej (Danish)
Other Languages & CulturesSólveig (Icelandic) Solveiga (Latvian) Solveiga (Lithuanian) Sólveig (Old Norse)
Same SpellingSólveig

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange complex serious

Name Days

Estonia: September 3
Norway: September 1
Sweden: June 4
  1. Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.
  2. Cleasby, Richard and Gudbrand Vigfusson. An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874), entry sól, available from https://old-norse.net/html/s.php#sól.
  3. Cleasby, Richard and Gudbrand Vigfusson. An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874), entry veig, available from https://old-norse.net/html/v.php#veig.

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