Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse Sverrir, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning".[1] It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre may refer to:
First name edit
Sverre edit
- Sverre of Norway (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202)
- Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005)
- Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater
- Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), Norwegian architect
- Sverre Hassel, Norwegian
- Sverre Anker Ousdal, Norwegian actor
- Sverre Petterssen, Norwegian
- Sverre Steen, Norwegian history professor
- Sverre Stenersen, Norwegian
- Sverre Seeberg, Norwegian
Sverri edit
- Sverri Sandberg Nielsen (born 1993) a Faroese rower
- Sverri Patursson (1871–1960), a Faroese writer
Sverrir edit
- Sverrir Garðarsson, Icelandic
- Sverrir Gudnason, Swedish
- Sverrir Hermannsson, Icelandic
Last name edit
References edit
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