Sverre
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Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse Sverrir, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". 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:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- male given name
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- name day
- March 9
- native label
- Sverre
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- S160
- Cologne phonetics
- 837
- Caverphone
- SFR111
- Commons category
- Sverre (given name)
- language of work or name
- Swedish
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- Sverre
- Sverri
- Sverrir
- Last name
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Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse Sverrir, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". 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== ===Sverre=== Sverre of Norway (c. 1145/1151 – 1202) Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 2005) Sverre Farstad (1920–1978), Norwegian speed skater Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), Norwegian architect Sverre Hassel (1876–1928), Norwegian polar explorer Sverre Haugli (disambiguation), several people Sverre Anker Ousdal (1944–2026), Norwegian actor Sverre Petterssen (1898–1974), Norwegian meteorologist Sverre Seeberg (born 1950), Norwegian sports official Sverre Steen (1898–1983), Norwegian history professor Sverre Stenersen (1926–2005), Norwegian skier
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