Svante

SVAN-teh, SVAN-tee

Swedish, short form of Svantepolk, Slavic

"holy people"

Svante Origin and Meaning

The name Svante is a boy's name meaning "holy people".

A jaunty, traditional name in Sweden's Top 100. Famous bearers include actor Svante Thunberg (Greta's father) and the father of physical chemistry Svante August Arrhenius. The name Svante is short for Svantepolk, the name of a Slavic nobleman who settled in Sweden in the 14th century.

Svante Popularity

• 93 Sweden 2021

Famous People Named Svante

• Svante Regent of Sweden
• Svante Sture Count of Stegeholm, grandson of the regent
• Svante August Arrhenius Swedish physical chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize
• Svante Bielke Lord High Chancellor of Sweden
• Svante Larsson Sparre Governor of Uppland
• Svante Svantesson Banér Governor of Uppland
• Svante Thuresson Swedish jazz musician
• (Lars) Svante Albert Lindqvist Marshal of the Realm of Sweden
• Svante Henryson Swedish composer and musician
• Svante Pääbo Swedish biologist
• Svante Janson Swedish mathematician
• Svante E. Cornell Swedish political scientist
• Svante Rasmuson Swedish Olympic pentathlete
• (Stig) Svante Stockselius Swedish journalist and TV executive