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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.
Astrid Bjellebø Bayegan (born 1943), Norway's first female prost or dean; Cornelius Cruys, (1655–1727), first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet; Dagny Berger (1903–1950), Norway's first woman aviator; Kristoffer Clausen, media personality; Louise Kathrine Dedichen (born 1964), vice-admiral
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
Pages in category "Norwegian masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 276 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Norwegian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 890 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.
[1] [2] The oldest known Norwegian person was Maren Bolette Torp, who died in 1989, aged 112 years, 61 days. [3] The oldest Norwegian man ever was Herman Smith-Johannsen , credited for introducing cross-country skiing to Canada and North America, [ 4 ] who lived 111 years, 204 days between 1875 and 1987.
In Norway, Randi is a feminine name that emerged in the 1400s as a short form of Ragnfrid (Old Norse: Ragnfríðr). The original meaning in Old Norse is "God-lovable". Ragnfríðr was famously used about three different people in runic inscriptions from the Viking era.