Solveig

Solveig is a female given name of Old Norse origin. It is most common in Norway, Sweden and Iceland. Its exact meaning and origin are uncertain.

Etymology

The name consists of two parts, where both parts have different theorized origins.

• Sol-
  • Old Norse salr "house, hall, home"
  • Old Norse sól "sun"
  • Old Norse sölr "sun-coloured, yellow"

• -veig
  • Old Norse veig "strength"
  • Old Norse víg "battle"
  • Old Norse vígja "to hallow"

Versions

Generally speaking, the most common version is Solveig. However, alternate versions are used in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Latvia and on the Faroe Islands.

Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish

• Sólveig
• Solvei
• Solveij
• Solveg

Icelandic

• Solveig
• Sólveig

Latvian

• Solveiga

German

• Solveigh

In fiction

Solveig is a central character in the play Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen. She sings the famous "Solveig's Song." Ibsen uses sun imagery in association to the character (scene 10, act 5), indicating that Ibsen may have favored the idea that the name is etymologically associated with the sun.

Notable people called Solveig

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• Solveig Kringlebotn
• Solveig Gulbrandsen
• Solveig Sollie
• Solveig Krey
• Solveig Dommartin
• Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen
• Sólveig Pétursdóttir
• Martin Solveig, a French DJ
• Solveig Heilo
• Solveig Enga

See also

• Gullveig
• Sól (Sun)

References

• Nordic Names - Solveig
• Behind the Name - Solveig