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shazero
Starting member
USA
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 Posted - 13/08/2003 : 01:39:23
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Hello.
I have a question regarding a Norwegian name. Is there a Norge version of "John" and if so, what might it be?
Thanks for your help.
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shazero
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 13/08/2003 : 02:00:26
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OK, sorry, here is a bit of more info. The reason I'm asking is:
I'm trying to find info on my husband's Great Grandfather, Ole S. Lee. We *think* we may have the correct death record. It lists his fathers name as John Lee and mother Johanna Lee.
So far, we believe his full name to be Ole Syvertsen Lee. Which would lead me to believe his fathers name is Syvert, correct??? So now I wonder where the John comes from. And we don't have any idea what John's full name is. I am assuming the Lee would represent the farm name.
I won't deny it....I am almost starting to get confused!!
Hope someone has an idea....Thanks.
sha.
(This is linked to my first post, of July 24, 2003, Titled "Looking for family info of OLE S. LEE") |
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NancyC
Medium member
Norway
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Posted - 14/08/2003 : 23:20:09
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| I think you had better clarify if Ole's name was Syvertsen, or whether the S stands for something else. Normally, he would have used the patronym (name of his father + sen or son), and John would be the wrong name for his father in this case. You should also try to confirm whether the names of the parents are correct. The father could have had a double name, e.g. Syvert John, but most Norwegians have traditionally had only one given name. The last name Lee certainly comes from the name of the farm where the family lived in Norway, and it could originally have been spelled Li , Lie or Lid. |
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Need help with names
