Sweyn


Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
7 famous people named Sweyn found on Wikipedia.

Meanings

Sweyn is a Scandinavian masculine given name which may refer to:
Kings:
Sweyn Forkbeard (960–1014), King of Denmark, England, and Norway as Sweyn I
Sweyn or Svein Knutsson (c. 1016–1035), King of Norway as Sweyn II
Sweyn II of Denmark (1019–1074/76), King of Denmark
Blot-Sweyn or Sweyn the Sacrificer (died 1087), pagan King of Sweden
Sweyn III of Denmark (1125–1157), King of Denmark
Others:
Sweyn Haakonsson (died c. 1016), an earl and co-ruler of Norway from 1000 to c. 1015
Sweyn Godwinson (c. 1020–1052), Earl of Herefordshire, brother of Harold Godwinson, last Anglo-Saxon king of England
Sweyn the Crusader (c. 1050-1097), Danish participant in the First Crusade, son of Sweyn II of Denmark
Sweyn Asleifsson (c. 1115–1171), a Viking who appears in the Orkneyinga Saga

Famous People: 7 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Sweyn I of Denmark 0960 King of Denmark, England, and Norway
2 Sweyn II of Denmark 1020 Danish king
3 Sweyn III of Denmark 1125 King of denmark
4 Sweyn Godwinson 1020 Anglo-Saxon Earl
5 Sweyn Asleifsson 1115 Viking who appears in the Orkneyinga Saga
6 Sweyn Haakonsson Earl of the house of Hlaðir and co-ruler of Norway
7 Sweyn the Crusader Danish crusader