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Pages in category "Norwegian masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 277 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Norwegian given names" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bendik (given name) I.
Pages in category "Norwegian feminine given names" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Norwegian masculine given names (277 P) S. ... Pages in category "Scandinavian masculine given names" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total.
Norwegian surnames were originally patronymic and similar to the surnames used in modern Iceland, consisting of the father's name and one of the suffixes "-sen"/"-son" (son) or "-datter"/"-dotter" (daughter), depending on the person's gender. Unlike modern surnames (family names), they were specific to a person and were not transferred to a ...
Young women took employment as maids in Amsterdam, while young men took employment as sailors. Large parts of the Dutch merchant fleet and navy came to consist of Norwegians and Danes. Most took Dutch names, leaving no trace of Norwegian names in the later Dutch population. [citation needed]
also: People: By gender: Men: By nationality: Norwegian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Norwegian men . Articles on individual men should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Odd, a name of Old Norse origin (Oddr), the 11th most common male name in Norway. It is rarely used in other countries, though sometimes appearing in other Nordic countries. In Old Norse the word means sharp end of an arrow or edge of blade. An Icelandic and Faroese form of the name is Oddur.