means.. ruler or conquerer.... from the word
Sweden... Svea was the first queen of
Sweden and '
sweden' literally means svearike or svea's kingdom
Mother Svea, or Moder Svea, is a national emblem of
Sweden. Normally depicted as a powerful shieldmaiden with one or two lions, her name, Svea, is a Swedish female name which derives from svea an old plural genitive form meaning "of the Swedes" as in Svea rike meaning "kingdom of the Swedes", an older form of Sverige, the Swedish name for
Sweden.