Siw as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Siw

What is the meaning of the name Siw ?

The baby name Siw is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced SEEV (IPA: /siːv/).

Siw is Norse in Origin.

Siw is a Scandinavian feminine given name, a modern Swedish and Norwegian spelling of Siv, which descends from Old Norse Sif, the golden-haired wife of the god Thor. The Old Norse noun sif denotes "affinity" or "relationship by marriage," and by extension "bride," tracing back to Proto-Germanic sibjo, related to the English word sibling and the notion of kinship and peace. The name therefore conveys ideas of marital bond, family ties, and harmony.

As a given name, Sif appears in medieval lore, while Siv/Siw gained favor during the Nordic name revivals and rose to everyday use in the mid-20th century, especially in Sweden and Norway. The Siw spelling is well known through figures like singer Siw Malmkvist. Variants include Siv (the most common form) and Sif (Iceland and Denmark); diminutives are rare, though mid-century Scandinavian compounds such as Siv-Anita or Siv-Britt occur.