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JamesH
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USA
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 Posted - 03/11/2015 : 06:17:17
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There is a surprisingly good explanation of Norwegian naming patterns in the Anaconda Standard (Montana) newspaper of November 3, 1907:
BRIDE COME FROM NORWAY
Baret Barbo travels to Butte to meet old sweetheart and has a church wedding.
Michael Barbo, a Butte carpenter, and Miss Baret Barbo were united in marriage last evening [November 2nd, 108 years ago to the day] in the Norwegian Independent church, Rev. P. Pedersen officiating. Michael and Baret were sweethearts back in Norway, and Michael came to America to prepare a home for the girl who promised to be his bride. That was some years ago, but time did not enter into their plans, and when Michael had a home he sent for Baret, and she arrived in Butte a few weeks ago.
The peculiarity of Norwegian names gives the bride and groom the same surnames, but Barbo is the name of country village, or farm settlement, perhaps of three of four families, where Michael and Baret were born and raised. Under the Norwegian custom they took the name of their "farm".
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Edited by - JamesH on 03/11/2015 06:19:11 |
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