Sverre
Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse Sverrir, meaning "wild, swinging, spinning".[1] It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre may refer to:
- First name
- Sverre of Norway (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202)
- Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005)
- Sverre Braastad
- Sverre Farstad
- Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), Norwegian architect
- Sverre Hassel
- Sverri Sandberg Nielsen (born 1993) a Faroese rower
- Sverre Anker Ousdal, Norwegian actor
- Sverri Patursson (1871–1960), a Faroese writer
- Sverre Petterssen
- Sverre Steen, Norwegian history professor
- Sverre Stenersen
- Sverre Seeberg
- Last name
- The variant Sverrir
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