Meaning: Sun strength
The story
Solveig combines Norse elements for sun and strength in the reviewed reference. Ibsen used it for the heroine of Peer Gynt; the older strength-of-the-house gloss is not the derivation used here.
Nicknames
- Sol
Spellings & variants
- Solvej
- Solvig
Popularity
Rare gem
Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
Style
Origins
Solveig comes from Norwegian and Old Norse.
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