| The name Solveig is of Old Norse origin. Solveig is a central character in the play Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen. She sings the famous "Solveig's Song." Ibsen uses sun imagery in association to the character (scene 10, act 5), indicating that Ibsen may have favored the idea that the name is etymologically associated with the sun. Some sources claim the meaning to be "woman of the house" or "House of power". |