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Hello,
I was wondering if someone could shed some light on the male name Tage. I believe that it is a Swedish cognate of Scanian Tyge (like Tyge Brahe), but it is very difficult to track down information about it specifically. All I can find is information on people who have had the name like Tage Danielsson and Tage Erlander. What is the meaning of Tage? What is it's heritage? Is it a "normal" name in Sweden or are there strong associations with it? Any and all information would be very helpful. Also, is it correct to say it "TAHG-eh"?
Thank you very much for helping out.
-- Kate
I was wondering if someone could shed some light on the male name Tage. I believe that it is a Swedish cognate of Scanian Tyge (like Tyge Brahe), but it is very difficult to track down information about it specifically. All I can find is information on people who have had the name like Tage Danielsson and Tage Erlander. What is the meaning of Tage? What is it's heritage? Is it a "normal" name in Sweden or are there strong associations with it? Any and all information would be very helpful. Also, is it correct to say it "TAHG-eh"?
Thank you very much for helping out.
-- Kate
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Tycho is not related to Tage
Tycho Brahe was Danish but Tycho is a Greek name.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
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Tycho Brahe was Danish but Tycho is a Greek name.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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Tage is a common name in Sweden, but not popular among children. It's Danish and related to the world "taga" (in modern Swedish; "ta"), which means "to take". It means "guarantor" or perhaps "durant".
Tage Danielson (comedian, author, but, alas, dead) is my idol!
Tage Erlander was a prime minister.
Oh, and it's pr. TAH-guh.
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the lights
~Albus Dumbledore
We have to invade Aghan...Afagahn...Afganh...Afghna...Affg...Iraq ~ Dubya
Tage Danielson (comedian, author, but, alas, dead) is my idol!
Tage Erlander was a prime minister.
Oh, and it's pr. TAH-guh.
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the lights
~Albus Dumbledore
We have to invade Aghan...Afagahn...Afganh...Afghna...Affg...Iraq ~ Dubya
This message was edited 3/7/2006, 1:37 PM
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