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Thanks for that fascinating bit of Scandinavia surname trivia, Satu. Yes, I can see how people might get bored with so many "-sons".
I wonder how many of these newly created surnames reflect New Age ideals? Are you finding many combined nature names among them, Satu? As in Scandinavian equivalents of, say, "Starhawk" and "Wolfmoon"?
-- Nanaea
I wonder how many of these newly created surnames reflect New Age ideals? Are you finding many combined nature names among them, Satu? As in Scandinavian equivalents of, say, "Starhawk" and "Wolfmoon"?
-- Nanaea
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Stiernhöök exists since 1649. Johan Olsson, jurist scholar, became nobilitated in that year and took the name Stiernhöök. There is nothing of new-age-nonsense to it, though. It is a typical nobility-name.
Stjärna = 'star'
Hök = 'hawk'
Names that nobilitated persons took often contained elements like:
Krona = 'crown'
Lejon = 'lion'
Lilje = 'lily'
Gyllen = 'golden'
Sparre = 'spar'
Svärd = 'sword'
Stjärna 'star'
Örn = 'eagle'
etc, etc,
and this style was frequently imitated by others, non nobilitated persons.
http://www.lysator.liu.se/runeberg/sbh/b0530.html
Stjärna = 'star'
Hök = 'hawk'
Names that nobilitated persons took often contained elements like:
Krona = 'crown'
Lejon = 'lion'
Lilje = 'lily'
Gyllen = 'golden'
Sparre = 'spar'
Svärd = 'sword'
Stjärna 'star'
Örn = 'eagle'
etc, etc,
and this style was frequently imitated by others, non nobilitated persons.
http://www.lysator.liu.se/runeberg/sbh/b0530.html
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Hi Nanaea,
Yes, most of these invented names are combined nature names. Beside those -son names combined nature names is the most common surname-group. You'll find lots of "real" (I mean "not-invented") names there like e.g.
Granqvist (spruce + branch)
Sjöholm (lake/sea + island)
Malmsten (ore + stone)
Ekström (oak + river, stream)
etc.
The invented names very often follow that model, but there are many invented names which are combinations of a "made-up"-word and a real word like:
Plejblom ("plej" [which doesn't mean anything!] + blossom)
Plejbris ("plej" + breeze)
Plejbygd ("plej" + district, countryside)
Plejhav ("plej" + sea, ocean)
Plejkullen ("plej" + the hill)
Plejrönn ("plej" + mountain ash)
Plejskog ("plej" + forest, wood)
Regards, Satu
Yes, most of these invented names are combined nature names. Beside those -son names combined nature names is the most common surname-group. You'll find lots of "real" (I mean "not-invented") names there like e.g.
Granqvist (spruce + branch)
Sjöholm (lake/sea + island)
Malmsten (ore + stone)
Ekström (oak + river, stream)
etc.
The invented names very often follow that model, but there are many invented names which are combinations of a "made-up"-word and a real word like:
Plejblom ("plej" [which doesn't mean anything!] + blossom)
Plejbris ("plej" + breeze)
Plejbygd ("plej" + district, countryside)
Plejhav ("plej" + sea, ocean)
Plejkullen ("plej" + the hill)
Plejrönn ("plej" + mountain ash)
Plejskog ("plej" + forest, wood)
Regards, Satu
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