Etymology of Kven

The origin of the name Kven is unclear. The name appears for the first time in a 9th-century Old English version, written by King Alfred of Wessex, of a work by the Roman author Orosius, in the plural form Cwenas.

The term is used today by Norwegian Kvens and some Tornedalians.

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