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Solveig
Hi !!!WDYTO Solveig?I found it as character in Ibsen's opera 'Peer Gynt'.How is it perceived in Scandinavia nowadays?Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
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I like Solveig. I have a cousin named Solveig, who is in her late twenties, so I know I'm slightly biased.
I personaly think it is a timeless name, but I can imagine people viewing it as a dated name.
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I love Solveig, I don't think anyone would pronounce it correctly where I live so I could never use it. I think its gorgeous.
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I love it. I work with a five year old named Solveig, and it wears beautifully. Really suits her.
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For a long time (pre-internet research and nobody around to correct me) I pronounced it sole-veeg. Now I know its true pronunciation, here's my verdict: it is too much like Sylvie, which I don't like - I prefer SylviaAs a pronunciation, I prefer sole-veeg. It is more unique and sounds like no other name I know.
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My friend's mother was Solveig. She pronounced it with a G. I saw her tattoo and I commented on Solveig, pronouncing it with the Y and not the G. She was taken aback, she's never heard that.
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I think it's gorgeous!
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I’m not in Scandinavia but I like Solveig. I like Solvej (Sol-vi with a long i sound at the end) even more!
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I like the sound and what it looks like.
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it's dated, a typical name for someone around the age of 70, the middle age in sweden is 72.
it's not a name I like.
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