Type Word Usage Old Norse Meaning & History Old Norse word meaning "boy, servant". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantsSvend, Sven(Danish) Sven(Dutch) Sven(Estonian) Soini(Finnish) Sven, Svenja(German) Sveinn(Icelandic) Svein, Sven(Norwegian) Sveinn(Old Norse) Sven(Swedish) Surname DescendantsSvendsen(Danish) Swanson(English) Svendsen, Svensen(Norwegian) Svenson, Svensson(Swedish)