Solbritt
Meaning and origin
An early 20th century coinage from Sol- as in Solveig, by folk etymology interpreted as sol (“sun”) + Britt (“Bridget”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Solbritt (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 801 |
| 2000 | 795 |
| 2001 | 795 |
| 2002 | 790 |
| 2003 | 791 |
| 2004 | 786 |
| 2005 | 779 |
| 2006 | 773 |
| 2007 | 766 |
| 2008 | 757 |
| 2009 | 755 |
| 2010 | 746 |
| 2011 | 736 |
| 2012 | 724 |
| 2013 | 715 |
| 2014 | 709 |
| 2015 | 693 |
| 2016 | 672 |
| 2017 | 655 |
| 2018 | 647 |
| 2019 | 633 |
| 2020 | 616 |
Solbritt in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Solbritt.Hi! My name is Solbritt.
- Har du träffat Solbritt? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Solbritt? She started working here on Monday.
- Solbritt har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Solbritt has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Solbritts mamma är lärare.Solbritt's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Solbritts mamma is Solbritt's mum.
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Questions about Solbritt
How do you pronounce Solbritt in Swedish?
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What does the name Solbritt mean?
An early 20th century coinage from Sol- as in Solveig, by folk etymology interpreted as sol (“sun”) + Britt (“Bridget”).
How popular is Solbritt in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Solbritt in 2022. In 2020, 616 people in Sweden had Solbritt as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.