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Both Danish. Wondering what they meant. Can anyone help me out? Thanks.
We're all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars.
~Oscar Wilde.
We're all mad here
~The Cheshire Cat.
Viva la revolucion!
We're all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars.
~Oscar Wilde.
We're all mad here
~The Cheshire Cat.
Viva la revolucion!
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Dinesen is like English Denison 'son of Den(n)is' whose origin you'll find at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Dennis-family-history.ashx. The name Blix exists in Denmark so Blixen must be 'son of Blix' but I don't know the etymology of this name.
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Perhaps the name Blix is of Swedish origin, a variant of Swedish surname Blixt, meaning "lightning", a soldier's name or an ornamental name (http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Blixt-family-history.ashx).
The surname Blixen is also found in Sweden, and the surname Dinesen is also found in Norway mostly in region called Finnmark.
The surname Blixen is also found in Sweden, and the surname Dinesen is also found in Norway mostly in region called Finnmark.
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