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Re: Svante (Swedish regent)
by Evaria
8/9/2005, 7:26 AM
in reply to a message by Frank
It is probably a male name of Slavic origin meaning "holy". One of the main Slavic gods is called Svantevid ("holy ruler"). A famous person bearing that name is Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1903.
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Svante (Swedish regent)  ·  Frank  ·  8/9/2005, 6:49 AM
•Re: Svante (Swedish regent)  ·  Satu  ·  8/9/2005, 12:15 PM
•Re: Svante (Swedish regent)  ·  Frank  ·  8/11/2005, 9:00 PM
•Re: Svante (Swedish regent)  ·  Ylva  ·  8/9/2005, 7:50 AM
•Re: Svante (Swedish regent)  ·  Frankk  ·  8/12/2005, 5:39 AM
•Re: Svante (Swedish regent)  ·  Evaria  ·  8/9/2005, 7:26 AM
•Re: Svante (Swedish regent)  ·  Frankk  ·  8/11/2005, 9:02 PM