Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries, and is cognate with the English name Swain. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young warrior". The original spelling in Old Norse was sveinn. Many northern European rulers have carried the name including Sweyn I of Denmark (Sven Gabelbart). An old legend relates the pagan king Blot-Sven ordered the execution of the Anglo-Saxon monk Saint Eskil. In medieval Swedish, "sven" (or "sven av vapen" (sven of arms)) is a term for squire. The female equivalent, Svenja, though seemingly Dutch and Scandinavian, is not common anywhere outside of German-speaking countries. Sven can also be spelled with W, Swen, but is pronounced as Sven. The Icelandic version of Sven/Svend is Sveinn (); the Faroese version is Sveinur (). Entertainment and music Sven Einar Englund, Finnish composer Sven Epiney, Swiss television, radio host and editor Sven Grünberg, Estonian synthesizer and progressive rock composer and musician Sven August Körling, Swedish composer Sven Lõhmus, Estonian composer, producer and lyricist Sven Maes, Belgian producer Sven Martin, German keyboardist and sound-director Sven Regener, German musician and writer Sven Sachsalber, Italian performance artist Sven-Bertil Taube, Swedish singer and actor Sven Väth, German electronic music DJ/producer Sven Wollter, Swedish actor Svein Berge, Norwegian electronic musician, half of the duo Royksopp Politics Sven Alkalaj, Bosnian politician Sven Arrestad, Norwegian temperance campaigner Sven Aspling, Swedish politician Sven Hulterström, Swedish politician Sven Lindgren, Swedish politician Sven Otto Littorin, Swedish politician Sven Mikser, Estonian politician Sven Ranck, Swedish statesman Sven Romanus, Swedish civil servant, Minister for Justice Sven Rydenfelt, Swedish economist and political writer Sveinn Björnsson, Iceland's first president Sports Sven Andrighetto, Swiss ice hockey player (playing in NHL) Sven Axbom, Swedish footballer Sven Bartschi, Swiss ice hockey player (playing in NHL Vancouver Canucks) Sven Bender, German footballer (playing in Borussia Dortmund) Sven Butenschön, German ice hockey player Sven Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess Grandmaster Sven Coster, Dutch sailor Sven Davidson, Swedish tennis player Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football (soccer) manager Sven Fischer, German biathlete Sven Habermann, German-Canadian football (soccer) player Sven Hannawald, German ski jumper Sven Kaldre, Estonian basketball player Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater Sven Loll, East German judoka Sven Lundgren, Swedish athlete Sven Meinhardt, German field hockey player Sven Nylander, Swedish hurdler Sven Nys, Belgian cyclist Sven Ottke,