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Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit of Norway's son has this name

Personal experiences with the name Sverre: | Edit

I have grown up with the name "Sver", pronounced Sv-Air. Its generally a lot easier for Americans/English speaking people to pronounce and say.

The American version of saying Sverre is pronounce Sv-Air-ee, which, yes, rhymes with Ferry. However I rarely heard that pathetic twist.

i named my son Sverre, for my morfar - when i explain the pronunciation, i say rhymes with Sara with a 'SV' & roll the Rs like in spanish. i dont like the 'ee', which innorwegain is the pronum=nciation for the letter 'i'. the american 'a' iis more similar sounding to the norwegian 'e' sound.

Nicknames for Sverre: | Edit

my son's nickname is 'scooter'

Meanings and history of the name Sverre: | Edit

From the Old Norse name Sverrir which meant "wild, swinging, spinning".

Famous real-life people named Sverre: | Edit

Sverre Fredheim (1907-1981) Born: Gran på Hadeland, Oppland, Norway. Died: 1981 St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
2 Time - U.S. Olympic Ski Jumper
Sverre Sigurdsson (Kong Sverre) (born 1151 (?), died 9. March 1202) king of Norway 1177–1202.
Sverre Magnus (born 3. December 2005) youngest son of crown prince Haakon & wife Mette-Marit, the couple's 2nd child, the crown princess's 3rd.
Sverre Brandt (1880-1962) Norwegian playwright
Sverre Lie (1888-1983) Norwegian soccer player
Sverre Farstad (1920-1978) Norwegian skater
Sverre Fehn (f 1924) Norwegian architect
Sverre Ingolf Haugli (1925-1986) Norwegian skater
Sverre Jervell (f 1943) Norwegian diplomat
Sverre Anker Ousdal (f 1944) Norwegian actor
Sverri Dahl (f 1954) Norwegian singer and musician
Sverre Tom Radøy (f 1954) Norwegian journalist for NRK (Norwegian broadcast company)
Sverre Knudsen (f 1955) Norwegian author and musician
Sverre Indris Joner (f 1963) Norwegian composer and musician
Sverre Henmo (f 1968) Norwegian children's author
Sverre Sætre (f 1972) Norwegian pastry chef
Sverrir Gunnarsson (f 1981) Icelandic soccer player
Sverre Haugli (f 1982) Norwegian skater
Sverrir Gardarsson (f 1984) Icelandic soccer player

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