Solveig name meaning
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What does Solveig mean?
Majorly used in Faroese, Norwegian, Scandinavian, German, Finnish, Greenlandic, Danish, English, Swedish, Icelandic and French unheard-of, Solveig has origin in Old Norse and Nordic, meaning of Solveig is "House, Hall, Strength, Path of the Sun or Struggle" is used for baby girls.
Solveig is variant form of Sǫlveig. Also Sǫlveig is another transcription of SOL;VEIG. Solveig is German and Scandinavian cognate of Solveig.
How do I pronounce Solveig?
One syllabled Solveig is most commonly pronounced as SOLE-vay with emphasis on first SOLE syllable. The name can also be pronounced as s(o)-lveig or sol-veig.
Variants of Solveig
How popular is the name Solveig?
Solveig is a familiar baby name in France, it has been in use since 1950 and was able to reach the top 700 names. In 1974, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 614 on girl names chart when 77 babies were named Solveig.
Over 1525 babies in France have been named Solveig. The moniker is an uncommon baby name in United States, although it has been in use since 1909 but could not make beyond the top 2000.
There are over 878 babies that have been given the name Solveig in United States.
But Solveig is a popular baby name in Norway where every 1 in 300 have the name as well as in Sweden.
At least, 40000 people globally have carried Solveig as their given name according to our evaluation.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5233 | 24 |
| 2022 | 4359 | 32 |
| 2021 | 4298 | 32 |
| 2020 | 5649 | 21 |
| 2019 | 5298 | 24 |
| 2018 | 6774 | 17 |
| 2017 | 6274 | 19 |
| 2016 | 5791 | 22 |
| 2015 | 6029 | 21 |
| 2014 | 6203 | 20 |
Facts
Solveig in Nordic countries
| Countries | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 49 | 54 |
 | 0 | 3045 |
What numerology tells about Solveig?
You are fully devoted to the people you care for but to get to this point with a person, it takes a lot of time and effort. You always hope your intuition is wrong and give people a chance to earn your trust. Reason behind your depressive episodes that occur occasionally is being way too sensitive. To focus on unproductive things such as hanging around late make you feel like you are losing precious time.
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- Ludo - Originated from Germanic, Ludo is principally used in English, Danish and Finnish is aimed at baby boys. Ludo is German form of Lude
- Vika - Vika's meaning is A Bird, Wind or God's Power used for both sexes that originated from Latin is used principally in Russian, Hindi and Finnish
- Mirko - Originated from Old Slavic and Slavonic, Offbeat Mirko is a boy name, Mirko means "Famous or Great" is used in Italian, Slavic and Swedish
- Agnete - Meaning of Agnete is The Pure or The Chaste has its origin in Old Greek and is used chiefly in Finnish and Scandinavian is used for baby girls
- Milko has its origin in Hebrew and Latin languages is a boy name, principally used in Slavic and Slavic, Milko means "Inspired By a Ancient Roman Sex or Wetteifernde"
Famous people named Solveig
- Solveig Krey, Norwegian naval officer
- Solveig Pedersen, former Norwegian cross-country skier
- Solveig Fiske, bishop in the Church of Norway
- Solveig Hoogesteijn, noted Venezuelan motion picture writer
- Solveig Kloppen, Norwegian journalist, actress and TV hostess
- Solveig Hellquist, Swedish Liberal People's Party politician
- Solveig Kringlebotn, internationally known Norwegian operatic soprano
- Solveig Gulbrandsen, Norwegian footballer currently playing for Kolbotn of the Toppserien
- Solveig Dommartin, French actress
- Solveig Sollie, Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party
- Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen, first person to be born and raised south of the Antarctic Convergence
- Solveig Slettahjell, Norwegian jazz singer, known for her soulful
- Solveig Melkeraaen in Flink Pike as Director
- Solveig Andersson in Thriller - en grym film as Actress
- Solveig Walking in A Few Best Men as Actress
- Solveig Andreassen in tvMiniSeries Benoni & Rosa as Actress
- Solveig Gladvedt portrayed central role of Claire Staalhammer in 1918 drama, romance movie Revolutionens datter.
- Solveig Hedengran played minor character of N in 1928 drama movie Ådalens poesi.
- In 1929, Solveig Oderwald-Lander characterized the role of His Daughter in comedy flick Hallo! Afrika forude!.
Lists having Solveig
- Girl names beginning with S
- American Girl Names
- English Girl Names
- Norse Girl Names
- Danish Girl Names
- Finnish Girl Names
- French Girl Names
- German Girl Names
- Norwegian Girl Names
- Swedish Girl Names
- Popular Girl Names in Norway (1938)
- Baby Names that mean House
- Baby Names that mean Hall
- Baby Names that mean Strength
- Baby Names that mean Path
- Baby Names that mean Sun
- Baby Names that mean Struggle
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Danmarks Statistik, https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/borgere/navne