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Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Surnames of Scandinavian origin" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 ...
This meant that most families until modern times did not have surnames. Scandinavian patronyms were generally derived from the father's given name with the addition of a suffix meaning 'son' or 'daughter' or by occupation like Møller - ( Miller ) naming tradition remained commonly used throughout the Scandinavian countries during the time of ...
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Surnames of Swedish origin" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total.
Pages in category "Swedish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 752 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the 17th and the 18th centuries, the surname was only rarely the original family name of the ennobled; usually, a more imposing new name was chosen. This was a period which produced a myriad of two-word Swedish family names for the nobility; very favoured prefixes were Adler– (German for 'eagle'), Ehren– (German for 'honor', Swedish ära ...
Peterson/Petersen [1] is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter." The given name Peter is derived from the Greek πέτρος (petros), meaning "rock" or "stone," and has been a popular name choice throughout history due to the Christian apostle Peter.
"Lars" is derived from the Roman name "Laurentius", which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel." [ 6 ] There are various spellings. As a surname, Larson may refer to the following notable people:
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 ...