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[Surname] Help I know NOTHING about this name

by Erdal (guest)

8/1/2009, 11:42 PM

Hey guys... my grandmother was from germany and her maiden name was Geib which is as german as it gets but her mother's maiden name was Erdal and I know nothing about the name. I know its not German, and my first instinct because of the way it sounds is that its Turkish!!!

Erdal... Help!! Email me if you know anything on the name. ashleyingram86@gmail.com

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- Arie1207 +1

8/2/2009, 10:30 AM

I searched for the name on ancestry.com and it said Erdal is most likely Norwegian or Swedish.

- Jim Young (guest)

8/3/2009, 6:11 AM

Arie is right, this is a Norwegian surname. It is also a place name, there are five or more places called Erdal in Norway. Doubtless the DAL component means "valley".
However Erdal is also a Turkish surname with a different meaning, and possibly German too.

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