Sween

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginOld Norse svíð →
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Meanings

proper nounSween (plural Sweens)

plural Sweens

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Old Norsesvíð“land cleared by burning”
  2. EnglishSween

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, reduced form of McSween. * As a Norwegian surname, variant of Sveen, from Old Norse svíð (“land cleared by burning”), from svíða (“to burn”).

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Anagrams

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APA

Sween. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sween

MLA

“Sween.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sween. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sween,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sween.

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