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This is a list of Swedish place names in the United States. Many places in the United States, especially smaller ones, have been named after Sweden-related topics. Many places in the United States, especially smaller ones, have been named after Sweden-related topics.
Earl W. Bascom – (1906–1995) cowboy actor, worked with Roy Rogers, grandmother was Norwegian; Rowan Blanchard – American actress [3] Stan Boreson – "King of Scandinavian Humor" James Cagney – (1899–1986) American actor, first on stage, then in film, grandfather was of Norwegian descent
Evjen, John O. Scandinavian Immigrants in New York 1630–1674 (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1972) Flom, George T. A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States: From the Earliest Beginning Down to the Year 1848 (Iowa City, 1909) Hoobler, Dorothy, and Thomas Hoobler. The Scandinavian American Family Album (Oxford University Press ...
92 grandma names to consider. Struggling to find the perfect grandma nickname for the special woman in your life? Here are 92 names for grandma to consider. Grandma. Gran. Grandmom. Grammy. Granny ...
Names for Grandma in Different Languages You might consider honoring a part of your culture or heritage with a unique grandma name. Below is a sampling of words for "grandma" or "grandmother" from ...
Fritiof Fryxell, was an American educator, geologist and mountain climber, best known for his research and writing on the Teton Range of Wyoming; Lennart Heimer, was a Swedish-American neuroscientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Virginia. He was most noted for mapping circuits of the brain in ...
Much of the north of 9th century England was occupied by Norse invaders, who left behind descendants with Norse surnames. Norse invaders ruled much of northern England, in the 9th and 10th centuries, and left English surnames of Norse origin in the area now called the Danelaw.
aquavit, "a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds" [1] fartlek, "endurance training in which a runner alternates periods of sprinting with periods of jogging" [2] gantelope, "gauntlet" [3] glögg, "a hot spiced wine and liquor punch served in Scandinavian countries as a Christmas drink" [4]