Svante
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About Svante
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.
Pronounced SVAHN-tuh.
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- Svante
Regent of Sweden
- Svante Sture
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- 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