Synne

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Short form of SYNNØVE.

SYNN?VE   female   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of SUNNIVA.
SUNNIVA   female   Norwegian
Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift". This was the name of a legendary English saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and killed by the inhabitants.
FULL FORMS
NORWEGIAN: Sunniva, Synnøve
EQUIVALENTS
ANGLO-SAXON: Sunngifu
MEDIEVAL SCANDINAVIAN: Sunnifa
SWEDISH: Synnöve