# Sverre

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sverre
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sverre.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverre
> Source revision: 1331101204
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

'''Sverre''', '''Sverrir''' or '''Sverri''' is a Nordic name from the [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) ''Sverrir'', meaning "wild, swinging, spinning".<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/sverre Behind the Name: Sverre]</ref> 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](/source/surname). Sverre may refer to:

==First name==
===Sverre===
*[Sverre of Norway](/source/Sverre_of_Norway) (c. 1145/1151 – 1202) 
*[Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway](/source/Prince_Sverre_Magnus_of_Norway) (born 2005)
*[Sverre Farstad](/source/Sverre_Farstad) (1920–1978), Norwegian speed skater
*[Sverre Fehn](/source/Sverre_Fehn) (1924–2009), Norwegian architect
*[Sverre Hassel](/source/Sverre_Hassel) (1876–1928), Norwegian polar explorer
*[Sverre Haugli (disambiguation)](/source/Sverre_Haugli_(disambiguation)), several people
*[Sverre Anker Ousdal](/source/Sverre_Anker_Ousdal) (1944–2026), Norwegian actor
*[Sverre Petterssen](/source/Sverre_Petterssen) (1898–1974), Norwegian meteorologist
*[Sverre Seeberg](/source/Sverre_Seeberg) (born 1950), Norwegian sports official
*[Sverre Steen](/source/Sverre_Steen) (1898–1983), Norwegian history professor
*[Sverre Stenersen](/source/Sverre_Stenersen) (1926–2005), Norwegian skier

===Sverri===
*[Sverri Sandberg Nielsen](/source/Sverri_Sandberg_Nielsen) (born 1993) a Faroese rower
*[Sverri Patursson](/source/Sverri_Patursson) (1871–1960), a Faroese writer

===Sverrir===
*[Sverrir Garðarsson](/source/Sverrir_Gar%C3%B0arsson), Icelandic
*[Sverrir Gudnason](/source/Sverrir_Gudnason), Swedish
*[Sverrir Hermannsson](/source/Sverrir_Hermannsson), Icelandic

==Last name==
*[Johan Sverre (actor)](/source/Johan_Sverre_(actor))
*[Johan Sverre (sports official)](/source/Johan_Sverre_(sports_official))

== References ==
<references/>

Category:Faroese masculine given names
Category:Norwegian masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
{{Surname}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sverre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverre) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverre?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.