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[Facts] Re: Thank you so much... (m)
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Yes, both Sven and Svend have got this kind of Danish glottal stop called "stød".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%B8d/ Satuhttp://www.nordicnames.de/
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They both do?Thank you for letting me know! Is there any variant of Sven that doesn't have a glottal stop?
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Yes they doYes, in Danish they both do have the stød. In Danish there are the variant forms Svende and Svenne (both pronounced SVEN-neh) without a stød. They are not very common though.
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